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1. Accton Ethernet Print Server User s Guide EtherDuo PS EN2024 6 CheetahPrint Power 3003 EP3003 PAN 9570220006 FCC Statement This device complies with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CE Marking Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Copyright 1998 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Document Version 1 1 All trademark and trade names are the properties of their respective owners Important Safety Instructions 1 Unplug this device from its power source before cleaning Use only a slightly dampened cloth for cleaning Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Avoid using this product near water Exposure to water poses an electric shock hazard Do not place this device on an unstable surface The device may fall causing serious damage to the device This device should only be used with the power supply type specified on the marking label If you are not sure of type of your local power supply consult your dealer or local power company Do not pinch crimp or otherwise damage the power cord If exposed to foot traffic ensure tha
2. 0100 L1_PROUT P1 Port used by Logical Printer 1 0101 L1_PREST Pre string LP 1 0102 L1_POSTR Post string LP 1 0103 L1_CHGLF No Convert LF to LF CR 108 0120 L2_PROUT P1 0121 L2_PREST 0122 L2_POSTR 0123 L2_CHGLF No 0140 L3_PROUT P1 0141 L3_PREST 0142 L3_POSTR 0143 L3_CHGLF No 0160 L4_PROUT P1 0161 L4_PREST 0162 L4_POSTR 0163 L4_CHGLF No 0180 L5_PROUT P1 0181 L5_PREST 0182 L5_POSTR 0183 L5_CHGLF No 0200 L6_PROUT P1 0201 L6_PREST 0202 L6_POSTR 0203 L6_CHGLF No 0220 L7_PROUT P1 0221 L7_PREST 0222 L7_POSTR 0223 L7_CHGLF No 0240 L8_PROUT P1 0241 L8_PREST 0242 L8_POSTR 0243 L8_CHGLF No 2000 NOP_MODE PS 2001 NFREthil Enable 2002 NFR802 2 Enable 2003 NFR802 3 Enable 2004 NFRSNAP Enable 2101 NFS_NAME 2102 N_NOTIFY No 2103 N_FREQ 1 2110 NDS_TREE 2111 NCONTEXT 2901 NR_NAME1 2902 NR_NAME1 2503 NR_NAME1 Appendix B Configuration File Format P1 P2 P3 if exist Port used by Logical Printer 2 Text 15 hex Pre string LP 2 Text 15 hex Post string LP 2 Yes No Convert LF to LF CR P1 P2 P3 if exist Port used by Logical Printer 3 Text 15 hex Post string LP 3 Yes No Convert LF to LF CR P1 P2 P3 if exist Port used by Logical Printer 4 Text 15 hex Pre string LP 4 Text 15 hex Post string LP 4 Yes No Convert LF to LF CR P1 P2 P3 if exist Port used by Logical Printer 5 Text 15 hex Pre string LP 5 Text 15 hex Post string LP 5 Yes No
3. 38400 bps 1 or 2 None Odd Even Tor 8 Hardware XON XOFF None Both Hardware amp XON XOFF Chapter 4 Novell NetWare This Chapter describes how to configure and use the Print Server in the Novell NetWare environment This section describes the checks and decisions to be made before proceeding with configuration under NetWare e NetWare 2 2 NetWare 3 1x or NetWare 4 x e NetWare PCONSOLE V1 21 or higher in the file server e NetWare Print Server V1 22 or higher remote printer mode only e DOS 3 3 or higher on workstations e Hardware installation must be completed Operating Modes Two operating modes are possible Print Server and Remote Printer Print Server mode is faster and uses fewer resources than Remote Printer mode but occupies a user login slot Remote Printer mode does not use a login slot Print Server mode should be used if possible Print Server Mode The Print Server emulates NetWare PSERVER When activated the device will perform the following operations e Login to specified NetWare file server s e Poll the specified print queues e If there are print jobs in the print queues then the Print Server will send them to the printer s Remote Printer Mode The Print Server emulates a NetWare Remote Printer After the unit is activated it will perform the following operations e Connect to NetWare PSERVER e Receive the print jobs sent by PPERVER e Convert the packet format to a ac
4. Configuration is now complete You will be able to print to the printer attached to the Print Server by selecting the printer you just installed Once configured printing to the printers attached to the Print Server is the same as printing with the printer attached directly to your local LPT port Simply select File Print When the Print screen appears select the appropriate printer and options and click OK 71 Chapter 8 Management Tools This chapter describes the general purpose management tools provided with your Print Server Your Print Server is shipped with a variety of software programs to assist you to configure and manage the device and printers attached to it Software which is specific to a particular platform is discussed in the relevant chapter The general purpose management programs explained in this chapter are as follows Ap TCPIIP NetBEUI TCP IP NetBEUI wor peenar FT TCP IP NetBEUI Browser I P Internet Printing Configuration Program Wpconfig C P Configure Printer Please note the following restrictions e Internet Printing and SNMP are supported only on model EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 e WebAdmin is supported only with EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 This section covers the installation and operation of the BiAdmin management program This program will run only on Windows 95 or Windows NT Installation 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM into your drive 2 Run the Setup
5. Configuration is now complete You will be able to print to the printer attached to the Print Server by selecting the printer you just installed Windows for Workgroups 1 From the command prompt type NET USE LPTn SCXXXXXX P1 Where n is a number from to 3 indicating the parallel port you wish to redirect to the Print Server SCXXXXXX is the Print Server s default name found on the bottom of the unit P1 is the port on the Print Server to which the printer is attached 70 Windows Peer to Peer This command will redirect print jobs from the parallel port to the Print Server port Note Using only port 1 with the SMB protocol is strongly recommended 2 Return to Windows and double click the Printer icon in the Control Panel 3 Select the printer driver for the printer attached to the Print Server from the list of Installed Printers or click Add gt gt to install a new driver 4 Click Set As Default Printer 5 Click Connect to open the Connect dialog box 6 Click Network 7 From the Device Name list select the local port LPT1 LPT3 which you redirected to the Print Server in step 1 8 In the Path field select the print server that was entered in step 1 For example select SC123456 P1 9 Check the Reconnect at Startup box then click OK to close the Connect Network Printer dialog box 10 Click OK to close the Connect dialog box and Close to close the Printer Dialog
6. Figure 43 WebAdmin Port Status If the printer is bi directional and is not busy it can be configured by clicking the Configuration button See Printer Configuration on page 80 for details 84 Management Tools These options allow you to configure the current Print Server System Allows you to change the device name and to set the LAN protocol s used by the current device Only the Connected Protocol referred to on page 86 and your LAN protocol should be enabled Note By default all protocols are enabled This allows operation in any environment but degrades performance Netware Configure NetWare with this icon See NetWare Specific Settings on page 22 for configuration details TCP IP Use Settings IP Addresses to initially assign an IP address and this button for any subsequent changes See IP Address Configuration on page 25 for details AppleTalk See AppleTalk Settings on page 8 for details of these configuration settings NetBEUI Allows NetBEUI Windows SMB changes to be made For details see NetBEUI Settings on page 77 Serial Port Configure the serial port if one is fitted Check your serial printer to see what settings should be used Logical Port Logical ports printers can be used under NetWare see page 24 or Unix see page 27 SNMP See Preparing the Print Server for SNMP on page 47 for details of the settings available from this button This column of buttons allows you to
7. In this example output destined for LPT 1 is redirected to Print Queue Pl For CAPTURE usage and options see your NetWare documentation 20 Novell NetWare This section describes the configuration settings which can be altered in your Print Server To make changes use PSCONFIG or the programs described in Chapter 8 Management Tools Configuration using PSCONFIG To use PSCONFIG to change the device settings the procedure is as follows 1 Run PSCONFIG a list of Print Server units will appear 2 Select the Print Server you want to setup then press ENTER 3 Select Change Configuration A list of category configurations will appear 4 Select the category you want to edit then press ENTER 5 Select the item you want to edit and press Enter If you are prompted to enter a character string enter a string 6 Change any other items you wish The ESC key will return you to main menu to select another category if you wish 7 Select Execute Change and press ENTER to save the configuration changes to the Print Server General Device Settings The following configuration changes can be made regardless of which Network protocol or operating systems is being used e Get Print Server Information e Reset Print Server e Restore Default Configuration e Change the Print Server s name e Change the device password e Disable Enable network protocols e Get Printer Status idle off line printing e Logical Pri
8. Remote Printer Mode Status For each logical printer there will be a status entry The status will be one of the following Connected No action required Unable to find server Load NetWare Print Server Connecting to Server Wait and check if the NetWare Print server is loaded Printer not Defined Install the Print Server as a remote printer of a NetWare print server Check NetWare to see if the Print Server is ready If it is not check the error message and perform the required corrective action Check the NetWare Print Server s name If it is over 20 characters rename it using no more than 20 characters My Print Server cannot print the jobs sent to the print queue Try the following 1 Check if the printer attached to the Print Server is on line 2 Check if your Print Server is logged into the file server See Problem 3 3 Check the current status of the queue Run PCONSOLE and select Print Queue Information Then select the queue and select Current Queue Status See if there are three YES s If not set them to YES 4 Check if the NetWare printer number is correct 0 parallel port 1 of the Print Server 1 parallel port 2 of the Print Server 97 Print Server User s Guide Problem No 6 Solution No 6 Problem No 7 Solution No 7 Problem No 8 Solution No 8 Problem No 9 Solution No 9 Problem No 10 Solution No 10 98 2 serial port or parall
9. SNMP MIB The Print Server MIB needs to be installed on each management station using the Import Compile commands of your SNMP management program Check your management program for details on this procedure 48 TCP IP Features Telnet can be used to monitor the status of the printers attached to the Print Server Operation Establish a connection to the Print Server by starting your Telnet program and providing the IP Address of the Print Server No port number is required The will respond with Welcome to Print Server From the resulting prompt 3 commands are possible e Help Show brief help e Monitor show printer status e Exit leave telnet Monitoring The Monitor command will show the status of the printer on each port as shown in the following example P1 STATE Idle YPE Parallel PRINTER STATUS Out Of Paper P2 STATE Printing YPE Parallel PRINTER STATUS On Line BYTES SERVICED 75264 OCCUPIED BY LPD SP STATE Idle TYPE Serial PRINTER STATUS Offline Gl The display is updated once per second Chapter 7 Windows Peer to Peer This chapter describes operation in a Windows Peer to Peer Networking environment Operating Systems Windows 95 Windows NT 4 0 Windows NT 3 51 or Windows for Workgroups LAN Protocols For Windows 95 or NT the following protocols are supported e TCP IP e NetBEUI e Windows SMB
10. Server Message Block In Windows for Workgroups the following protocols are supported e NetBEUI e Windows SMB Server Message Block The procedures for each situation are described in the following sections The following steps must be carried out e Software Installation e Device configuration e Software configuration Software Installation Software installation must be carried out on every Windows 95 or Windows NT workstation intended to use the Print Server s printers 1 Run the SETUP program in the Driver ptp_95nt folder on the CD ROM 2 At the Select Components window select the TCP IP protocol 3 Once TCP IP is selected the Select Components screen will present 2 options e Install Device Driver e Install SETBOX Program The Device Driver needs to be installed on all workstations The SETBOX program is only used to assign IP Addresses to the Print Server If you are using the BiAdmin management program you do NOT need SETBOX at all Otherwise SETBOX should be installed only on the system administrator s PC Complete the installation as normal Reboot your system when setup is complete Mi e The Setup program will do the following 50 Windows Peer to Peer e Create the following icons Readme Uninstall and Setbox if the Setbox installation option was selected e Add the driver prtserv dll to the Windows System directory Win 95 or Windows System32 directory Windows NT e Add the Uninstall
11. Use PCONSOLE to create and assign the required printers and queues as detailed in the Remote Printer Mode section Run PSCONFIG and select Set to NetWare Remote Printer Mode Enter the correct NetWare print server names in the print server name fields then select Execute Setup 23 Print Server User s Guide Logical Printers Logical Printers can be used to create a Virtual printer For example to create a Landscape printer you could define a Logical Printer as follows Pre string Printer Control codes to switch the printer to Landscape mode Post string Printer Control codes to reset the printer restoring the default settings Another logical printer could be used to print Unix format text files properly by converting Unix style LF Line Feeds to DOS style LF CR Line Feed Carriage Return pairs In the NetWare Print Server mode the Print Server supports 3 logical printers for models with 1 parallel port and 8 logical printers for other models Configuring NetWare PCONSOLE must be used to create new logical printers and assign print queues to the printers When creating logical printers be sure to select printer numbers greater than 7 from the Configured Printer listing In NetWare all printer numbers greater than 7 are logical printers Remember that selecting printer 8 corresponds to Logical printer L1 selecting printer 9 corresponds to Logical printer L2 and so on up to printer 15 which corresponds to Logi
12. c Select Set to NetWare Print Server Mode d Enter data as follows NDS Tree name Tree name recorded in step i Print Server NDS Context As recorded in step 1 d e Select Execute Setup Novell NetWare Novell Remote Printer Mode Remote Printer Assignments In remote printer mode the following assignments should be used where SCxxxxxx 1s the device name Parallel 1 Remote Parallel LPT1 SCXXXXXX Parallel 2 Remote Parallel LPT2 SCxxxxxx_P2 Parallel 3 Remote Parallel LPT3 SCxxxxxx_P3 Remote Serial COM1 SCxxxxxx_SP Remote Printer Mode in NetWare 2 x 3 x Follow the steps listed below to configure the Print Server to Novell Remote Printer mode 1 Create Queues Follow the steps below to create queues for the Print Server If using existing queues go to Step 2 a Run PCONSOLE program b Select Print Queue Information or skip to step 2 a if you do not need to add new queues c Press INS key to add a new queue d Type a queue name and press ENTER e Repeat Steps c and d until you have the desired number of queues 2 Assign printers a Run PCONSOLE select Print Server Information b Select a NetWare Print Server c Select Print Server Configuration d Select Printer Configuration e Select printers that show Not Installed Enter the correct data in the Name and Type Fields Refer to Remote Printer Assignments on page 17 g Press Esc then select Yes h Rep
13. look like the following SNMP Configuration Selected Device 50162347 SysContact set Bridges SysLocation P305 Configuration Iter Figure 35 SNMP Configuration If a Management Station M1 M4 is selected the bottom part of the screen will look like the following example M1 Manager IP Address 203 fro 212 fan Community String public Che Permission C Read Only Read Write C NotAccessible Figure 36 SNMP Management Station If a Trap T1 T4 is selected the bottom part of the screen will change The following example is for T1 78 il Management Tools Trap Receive IP Address Community String Trap Option Enable C Disable Ea fa public Mas Severity 1 Be pie far 2 Figure 37 SNMP Trap Configuration Logical Port Configuration Menu equivalent Configuration Logical Port Logical printers can be used in the NetWare environment see page 24 and under UNIX see page 27 This option allows you to configure each logical printer Serial Port Configuration Menu equivalent Configuration Serial Port Check your serial printer to see what settings should be used Selecting this option will show the following screen Serial Port Configuration Menu Equivalent None Selected Device 50120699 Baud Rate Stop Bits m Data Bits e 1 o gt c s 300 4600 co ce C 600 9600 1200
14. Click on any button or link to update it or use your Browser s Refresh command The picture on the home screen doesn t change The picture is an animated GIF Older Browsers do not support animated GIFs Appendix A Specifications External Power Adapter One RS 232 male DB 9 connector EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 External Power Adapter 12V DC Parallel Port Three Centronic female DB 25 connectors Ethernet cables 10BaseT 100BaseT Shipping Humidity 105 Print Server User s Guide 106 Parallel Port Pin Assignments Pin Signal Name Direction e iea ropie s Ce ioes ropne d Co oer rore Appendix A Specifications Serial Port Specifications Interface RS 232 Baud Rate bps 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400s Protocol Hardware XON XOFF None Both Parity Even Odd None Data Bits Tor 8 Stop Bits lor2 Connector Male DB 9 Cable lt 15 meters Pin Purpose Direction 1 Carrier Detect CD To server 2 Receive Rx To server 3 Transmit Tx To printer 4 Data Terminal Ready To printer 5 Signal Ground GND None 6 Data Set Ready DSR To server 7 Request to Send RTS To printer 8 Clear to Send CTS To server 9 Ring Indicator RI To server 805900 100905000000000 2000 i A DCD Y 0 GND RXD TXD TX BEB RxD GND CTS DSR DSR RTS OND CTS ea DTR Figure 46 Serial cable pinouts Apple LaserWriter 107 Appendix B Configuration Fi
15. Convert LF to LF CR P1 P2 P3 if exist Port used by Logical Printer 6 Pre string LP 6 Text 15 hex Post string LP 6 Convert LF to LF CR Port used by Logical Printer 7 Text 15 hex Pre string LP 7 Post string LP 7 Convert LF to LF CR Port used by Logical Printer 8 Text 15 hex Pre string LP 8 Text 15 hex Post string LP 8 Yes No Convert LF to LF CR PS RP NetWare mode Print Server PS or Remote Printer RP Ethernet Il frame type 802 2 frame type 802 3 frame type SNAP frame type Master file server Notification by node address Polling queue interval NDS Tree Name NDS context NetWare Print Server for parallel port 1 NetWare Print Server for parallel port 2 NetWare Print Server for serial port 109 Print Server User s Guide 2504 NR_NAME1 3000 AP_ZONE 3001 AP_TYPE1 LaserWriter 3002 AP_TYPE2 LaserWriter 3003 AP_TYPE3 LaserWriter 3004 AP_TYPE4 LaserWriter 3101 AP_PCOMM1 No 3102 AP_PCOMM2 No 3103 AP_PCOMM3 No 3104 AP_PCOMMA4 No 4000 IP_ADDR 0 0 0 0 4001 GATEWAY 0 0 0 0 4002 MASK 0 0 0 0 4010 TCP_INT 2 4011 TCP_CNT 254 4100 MAIL_IP 0 0 0 0 4101 MAIL_ACC 4102 MAIL_PAS 4103 MAIL_INT 0 4104 MAIL_BAN No 4105 MAIL_RED 4106 MAIL_POR P1 4107 MAIL_EVR No 4108 MAIL_NOT No 4109 MAIL_MOD 5000 SMBGNAME 5001 SMBDROP No 5002 SMBDELAY 0 6000 CONTACT 6001 LOCATION 6011 M1_IP 0 0 0 0 6012 M1_ACCP Not Accessible 6013 M1_CSTR 6021 M2_IP 0 0 0 0 6022 M2_ACCP Not Acces
16. Uninstall and Setbox if the Setbox installation option was selected e Add the driver prtserv dll to the Windows System directory Win 95 or Windows System32 directory Windows NT e Add the Uninstall program to the Windows directory e Add Uninstall information files the Setbox program if installed and the Readme file to the installation directory Windows for Workgroups The following procedure will install the Pserver program This program is required on every Windows for Workgroups system requiring access to the Print Server s printers 1 Run the Setup program in the Driver Ptp_wfw directory on the CD ROM 2 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation It is not necessary to reboot your system 3 The Setup program will e Copy all program files to the installation directory e Copy Uninstall information files and UNINST16 EXE to the installation directory e Create a Program Group Print Server containing an icon for the Pserver program 4 Because the Pserver program needs to be loaded to access the Print Server s printers it is recommended that you copy the Pserver icon to your Start Up group It will then be loaded every time you start Windows Software Configuration Windows 95 NT 4 0 This procedure must be carried out on every workstation requiring access to the Print Server s printers The Print Server driver must be installed first The process is identical in Windows 95 and Windo
17. an error log file recompile PSfilter Also check the Troubleshooting section of the Psfilter TXT file for your system The String Before Job and or String After Job settings in the Logical Printers don t work properly e Check the length of the control strings No string can exceed 15 characters e Check that the control strings are in HEX 101 Print Server User s Guide Problem When printing from some software applications such as Power No 1 Point it takes a long time and the print out is incorrect Solution The problem is due to the printer being configured to Start printing No 1 after the first page is spooled To change this setting 1 Go to Control Panel 3Printers and click on your printer 2 Then select File gt Properties gt Details 3 When the Details screen appears click the Spool Settings button 4 When the Spool Settings dialogue box appears choose Start printing after last page is spooled and click OK Problem While adding my printer as instructed in Windows 95 I received No 2 a message stating that Printer could not be found Solution Some printer drivers when configured as Local Printer will poll the No 2 printer to see if 1t is connected Since the printer is networked the printer can not be detected To fix this perform the following 1 Select Network printer when asked How is the printer attached to your computer 2 Then when prompted for Network Path or Queue name ente
18. and Microsoft Windows gt Easy Installation The Print Server makes adding printers or plotters to your network simple The EN2024 6 EtherDuo PS supports both 10Base2 and 10BaseT connections while the CheetahPrint Power supports both 10BaseT and 100BaseT With both models the auto sensing LAN interface means that there is no need to set jumpers or perform software configuration to select the network interface used gt Compact Size This allows the Print Server to be used even where space is limited gt Remote Management Tools A variety of software tools are provided In most environments both the Print Server and attached bi directional printers can be configured remotely gt SNMP Support The EP3003CheetahPrint Power 3003 can act as a SNMP agent with it own MIB This allows TCP IP users to monitor configure and troubleshoot the Print Server using their existing SNMP management tools gt Internet Printing Using TCP IP the EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 can be configured to allow clients suppliers colleagues and others to print to one of your printers from anywhere on the Internet You should find the following items packaged with your Print Server If any items are missing contact your dealer immediately e The Print Server e Power Adapter e One CD ROM containing all support programs and this manual This manual covers the following Print Server models EN2024 6 EtherDuo PS 2 Parallel Ports 1 Serial Port E
19. and current tree that the user logs on to The printer names will be set to dv_P1 dv_P2 dv_P3 and dv_SP where dv is the device default name and P1 P2 P3 and SP indicate the port Example 1 Bindery Environment Quickset SC 123456 UN Marketing FS Net311 In this example unit SC123456 has been setup as a Novell Print Server Its new name is Marketing and its Master File Server is Net311 Example 2 NDS Environment Quickset SC123456 UN Marketing In this example SC123456 has been renamed Marketing and setup as a Novell Print Server in the current NDS network Novell Remote Printer Mode In NetWare Remote Printer mode Quickset uses the following settings Ethernet 802 2 frame type Enable Ethernet 802 3 frame type Enable Ethernet SNAP frame type Enable Ethernet II frame type Enable Set attached NetWare Print Server as the specified server Set NetWare Operation Mode Remote Printer Mode Set the Print Server name as specified in the parameter list Serial Port Configuration is as follows if the serial port exists Baud rate 9600 Data bits 8 Stop bits 1 Parity none Protocol hardware Note The Quickset program configures all the Print Server s printer ports to service the same NetWare print server To configure the ports to service different NetWare print servers refer to Attach to more than one NetWare Print Server on page 23 12 Novell NetWare Syntax Novell Remote Printer Mode Bindery Based
20. attached to the bottom of the Print Server unit It will be in the form SCxxxxxx SC followed by 6 digits This name will be needed during configuration Note During configuration you will be able to change the device name The new name MUST NOT contain any spaces or blanks Connect the Printer Cables Connect the printer or plotter cable s to the appropriate port s on the Print Server unit Parallel port cables should be less than 3 meters long Note Leave the Print Server powered OFF while connecting it to the Printer s and the LAN Connect the Network Cable e Connect the network cable BNC or UTP to the proper connector on the Print Server The Print Server will automatically recognize whichever connector is used e Set the 10 100BaseT Switches as described in Chapter 1 if your model supports this feature Whenever possible use the auto negotiation setting If the auto negotiation fails the 10 100BaseT Link LED will not light when the device is powered up In this case check the cable then press the reset button If the 10 100BaseT Link LED still does not light disable the auto negotiation function and manually set switches 2 and 3 Connect the Power Adapter Cable Plug in the power adapter cable Check the Power and Status LED indicators on the top of the unit When the Red Status indicator LED goes out and the Green Power indicator LED remains lit or flashes the Print Server is ready VIM Use only the Power S
21. cC 19200 m Protocol Parity C 2400 C 38400 Hardware None C Xon Xoff C Even C Both C Odd Figure 38 Serial Port Configuration Refresh Select this icon to update the Print Server device listing after changing the name or IP Address Exit Menu Equivalent Help Exit Exit the Bi Admin program Remember to save any changes to the device before you exit 79 Print Server User s Guide Setto Default Set to Default This button appears on many screens Clicking it replaces the on screen values with the default settings They are NOT saved until you click Save to Device To set ALL device values to the default use the menu option nitDevice Restore Factory Default Save to Device Clicking this will write any changed configuration information to the device updating the Print Server s NVRAM configuration file You should then use the InitDevice menu option to Reset the device Printer Configuration Clicking the Configuration button in the Printer Status window will reveal a window like the following example This button will be grayed out if the printer does not support this option or if the printer is busy printing GP 9 HP LaserJet 4 Plus Environment Variable Variable Value Read Only MANUALFEED OFF No MPTRAY FIRST Yes ORIENTATION PORTRAIT No PAGEPROTECT AUTO No PAPER A4 No PERSONALITY AUTO No RESOLUTION 600 No RET MEDIUM No TIMEOUT 300 No rALTeAnnAr tn ix Figure 39 Printer Configu
22. e g pserv_2 pserv_3 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 until all ports have been added 63 Print Server User s Guide 6 Install the correct printer for each port When prompted with the following Create Printer screen ensure that the appropriate Print to option is selected for each printer Create Printer Printer Name bro 1260 Driver Brother HL 1260 Description Pinto Pre demo_p2 O Share this PrintServer PrintServ_3 Share Name Location Figure 22 Create Printer NT 3 51 PtP Configuration is now complete You can now print using the printers attached to the Print Server Windows for Workgroups m The Setup program installs the Pserver utility which is used to configure and manage the Print Server printer and print jobs It must be installed on all PCs intending to print using the Print Server Before printing both Pserver and Window Control Panel must be configured Pserver will transfer the print job through the network to the Print Server and then to the printer The process is as follows e A print queue is created for each port during configuration e When a user prints the job is sent to Windows Print Manager e When Print Manager is finished spooling the print file Pserver fetches the print job and stores it in the appropriate queue using a name generated by Pserver e Pserver sends the print job to the correct Print Server printer when the printer is free Pserver Main Screen Pserv
23. must support the POP3 and SMTP protocols The Internet Printing System uses these protocols and the most common E Mail formatting standards e MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions e Base64 Encoding for mail attachments EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 e TCIP IP Protocol The LAN on which the EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 is installed must use the TCP IP protocol e Mail Server Access The EP3003 Print Server must be able to access the Mail Server using a single IP address e Mail Account The EP3003 Print Server must have a Mail Account Users print by sending an E Mail to this mail account User Client Requirements e Internet Connection Either through a LAN or dial up e E Mail address This is used to notify the user that their print job has been done or if there any problems e Printer Driver Users must have a printer driver which matches the printer connected to the remote Internet Print Server e Print Capture Software To print more than plain text users require InterNet Printing Port software to capture the print job and convert it into an E Mail attachment The InterNet Printing Port software is available for the following operating systems e Microsoft Windows 95 e Microsoft Windows NT 3 51 or later TCP IP Features Internet Mail Printing Configuration The BiAdmin program see Chapter 8 Management Tools can be used to set the following entries on the TCP IP screen FTP can also be used the numb
24. print job Pserver Configuration Before you can print using the printers connected to your Print Server both Pserver and Windows must be configured To configure Pserver follow the instructions below 1 Start the Psever utility by clicking on its Icon 65 Print Server User s Guide 2 Select the Printer Menu and choose Add 3 TheAdd Printer screen will appear see example below Add Printer Port Retry Interval Device Name om sc283533 40 110 Seconds Select Device Port Name 283533P1 Location Central Building R1101 Enable Banner PostScript Figure 24 Pserver Add Printer 4 Enter the configuration information as described below Device Name Click Browse and select the correct Print Server The name should not be changed it is only visible when configuring the device Select Device Port Select the Print Server port that the printer is connected to e g Parallel port 1 Port Name On multi port devices each port must have a unique name 8 alpha numeric characters The Port Name will be shown in the Printer s properties Use a name which indicates the port used e g Par_1 Location Enter the location of the Print Server Enable Banner Select this option to enable a banner page The Banner page contain the value in the User Name field PostScript If using a PostScript Printer and banner page is enabled enable this option Not enabling this option will cause errors in the print
25. select a layout option the document does not print and no error message appears e EPS files created from within Freehand cannot be used in other programs e Selecting the Unlimited Downloadable Fonts option in the Page Setup option dialog box results in a PostScript error 93 Print Server User s Guide Aldus PageMaker 4 2a e You cannot scale EPS images in documents printed using the Layout option in the Page Setup dialog box Aldus Persuasion 2 1 2 e When you print a document that contains gradient fill patterns the document is printed with solid patterns instead of gradients e Documents that contain EPS graphics may not print correctly if you select 2 Up or 4 Up printing Canvas 3 0 6 e Printing with substituted fonts may result in incorrect line layout Informed Manager 1 3 5 e Shaded headings in a document may not print correctly Some documents will print with extra pages MacDraft 2 1 e When you print using the Cut Marks option a PostScript error results Microsoft PowerPoint e In PowerPoint version 2 01f you cannot import an EPS file created with the Apple LaserWriter 8 1 1 driver that has been saved without preview information e When importing EPS files you may need to increase the memory allocated to the application Microsoft Works 3 0 e Printing documents that have rotated objects with rounded corners results in a PostScript error More 3 1 e When creating EPS files with the Apple LaserWriter
26. shows the current Printer Status Printerlnfo Displays the device ID for each of the supported ports PSIPXStatistics IPXPrintJobServiced Number of NetWare jobs serviced IPXBytesServiced Number of NetWare data bytes serviced IPXEtherllPacketReceived Number of IPX packets received of Ethernetll frame type IPX8022PacketReceived Number of IPX packets received of Ethernet 802 2 frame type IPX8023PacketReceived Number of IPX packets received of Ethernet 802 3 frame type IPXSnapPacketReceived Number of IPX packets received of Ethernet 802 2 SNAP frame type IPXEtherllPacketSend Number of IPX packets sent of Ethernetll frame type IPX8022PacketSend Number of IPX packets sent of Ethernet 802 2 frame type IPX8023PacketSend Number of IPX packets sent of Ethernet 802 3 frame type IPXSnapPacketSend Number of IPX packets sent of Ethernet 802 2 SNAP frame type PSAppleTalkStatistics Object Description APPrintJobServiced Number of AppleTalk jobs serviced APBytesServiced Number of AppleTalk bytes serviced APPacketReceived Number of packets received by AppleTalk APPacketSend Number of packets sent by AppleTalk PSTcpipStatistics Object Description IPPrintJobServiced Number of TCP IP Jobs serviced IPBytesServiced Number of TCP IP bytes serviced IPPacketReceived Number of packets received by TCP IP IPPacketSend Number of packets sent by TCP IP PSControl group Object Description ResetPrinterServer Reset reboot the device RestoreFactoryDefaul
27. this option to change the device name and to set the LAN protocol s supported by the Print Server The protocol used by your LAN as well as the Connected Protocol described above should be enabled To improve performance any other protocols should be disabled Diagnostics menu Print Test Page Use this option to print a test sheet from the selected Print Server port The test print out will include status information Control Menu Abort Mail Print Job This option allows you to cancel a print job which has been received though the Internet Printing feature and is currently printing This can be used to terminate a print job which is not printing correctly 81 Print Server User s Guide WebAdmin is supported only on model EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 WebAdmin must be installed on a supported WEB server and a compatible WEB browser used run the WebAdmin program System Requirements Print Server EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 Server Operating Systems Microsoft Windows NT 3 51 and 4 0 Workstation and Advanced Server Intel or Intel Compatible processors Web Servers Microsoft Internet Information Server IIS 1 0 and 2 0 Internet Browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 0 3 0 and above Netscape Navigator 2 0 3 0 amp above Server Installation 1 Run the SETUP program in the Utility Webadmin directory on the CD ROM 2 Follow the on screen instructions 3 By default the installation progra
28. value in the User Name field PostScript If using a PostScript Printer and banner page is enabled enable this option Not enabling this option will cause errors in the print job 55 Print Server User s Guide User Name The user or work group name to be printed on the banner page Retry Interval Sets how often Windows will poll the Print Server to establish a connection when the printer is busy Values range from 40 110 seconds 6 When finished click OK and the follow the on screen instructions to finish adding a printer as normal Configuring Additional Ports If you are installing a multi port Print Server device you must add additional ports and printers Follow the steps below 1 Select the newly added printer using Printer Manager Then go to the Printer menu and select Properties The following Printer Properties screen will appear Printer Properties Driver Description Print to O Share this Share Name Location Figure 12 Printer Properties NT 3 51 PtP 2 In the Print to dialogue box select Other and click OK The Print Destinations screen will appear Available Print Monitors Digital Network Port Local Port PrintServer Other Figure 13 Print Destinations NT 3 51 PtP 3 Select PrintServer and click OK The Configure PrintServer window shown previously will appear 4 Enter the configuration information as for the first port Ensure that you select a different P
29. will set all values back to zeros 51 Print Server User s Guide Software Configuration Windows 95 NT 4 0 This procedure must be carried out on every workstation requiring access to the Print Server s printers The Print Server driver must be installed first The process is identical in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4 0 The sample screens are from Windows 95 Before proceeding check the following e Print Server is ON and configured if using TCP IP e Printer s connected to the Print Server and on line e LAN is operational and using the appropriate protocol either TCP IP or NetBEUI First Port Configuration Go to Start Settings Printers Invoke the Add Printer Wizard Select the Local printer My Computer on NT option Choose the Printer Model on the Print Server s first port Select PrintServer as the port in the Select Port screen IS Select the Configure Port button The following Configure Print Server screen will appear Configure PrintServer En Port Retry Interval IP Address 50 secs Select Device Port gt gt Parallel 1 Banner 7 Enable Banner FT PostScript User Name Cancel Figure 7 TCP IP Configuration Win95 PtP 6 Enter the configuration information as detailed below IP Address Enter the IP address that was assigned to the Print Server Select Device Port Select the Print Server port that the printer is connected to e g Parallel port 1 52
30. 1_CSTR Text 7 Community String 6114 T1_ENAB Disable Enable Disable Trap receive station 1 6121 T2_IP 0 0 0 0 IP Address Trap 2 Address 6122 T2_S 0 Severity Level 6123 T2_CSTR Text 7 Community String 6124 T2_ENAB Disable Enable Disable Trap receive station 2 6131 T3_IP 0 0 0 0 IP Address Trap 3 Address 6132 T3_S 0 Severity Level 6133 T3_CSTR Community String 6134 T3_ENAB Disable Enable Disable Trap receive station 3 6141 T4_IP 0 0 0 0 Trap 4 Address 6142 T4_S 0 Severity Level 6143 T4_CSTR Community String 6144 T4_ENAB Disable Enable Disable Trap receive station 4 111 Appendix C SNMP MIB PSSystemConfig group Object PrintServerName NetwareProtocol TcpipProtocol AppleTalkProtocol NetbeuiProtocol Description The name of the Print Server Default is SCxxxxxx Netware Protocol Stack Status TCP IP Protocol Stack Status AppleTalk Protocol Stack Status Netbeui Protocol Stack Status PSLogicalPrinterConfig group Object LP1PhysicalPort LP1PreString LP1PostString LP1LFChange LP2PhysicalPort LP2PreString LP2PostString LP2LFChange LP3PhysicalPort LP3PreString LP3PostString LP3LFChange LP4PhysicalPort LP4PreString LP4PostString LP4LFChange LP5PhysicalPort LP5PreString LP5PostString LP5LFChange LP6PhysicalPort LP6PreString LP6PostString LP6LFChange LP7PhysicalPort LP7PreString LP7PostString LP7LFChange LP8PhysicalPort LP8PreString LP8PostString LP8LFChange Descriptio
31. 31 T3_IP 6141 T4_IP Up to 4 Trap Receiving Stations can be entered 47 Print Server User s Guide Management Station Settings For each Management Station the following fields are available Access Permission 6012 M1_ACCP 6022 M2 6032 M3 6042 M4 Community String 6013 M1_CSR Options are Read Only Read Write Not Accessible Leaving this blank will disable management by this station 6023 M2 6033 M3 6043 M4 Trap Receiving Station Settings For each Trap Receiving Station the following fields are available Community String 6113 T1_CSTR 6123 T2 6133 T3 6143 T4 Leaving this blank will disable management by this station Use this option to Enable Disable Trap Receiving by this station Trap Enable 6114 TI_ENAB 6124 T2 6134 T3 6144 T4 In this version all traps are level 1 Levels 2 and 3 will be implemented in future versions Trap Severity 6112 T1_S 6122 T2 6132 T3 6142 T4 Print Server MIB The Print Server MIB contains 96 objects that have been divided into 13 distinct groups including one trap according to their functions Below is a listing of the MIB groups as they are seen in the MIB PSSystemConfig PSIpxStatistics PSLogicalPrinterConfig PSAppletalkStatistics PSNetwareConfig PST cpipStatistics PSTcpipConfig PSControlConfig PSAppletalkConfig PSSerialConfig PSNetbeuiConfig Traps PSStatus A complete listing of all MIB objects is contained in Appendix C
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33. 8 1 1 driver be sure you have enough disk space to hold the file QuarkXPress 3 11 e You cannot print EPS files that contain certain TrueType fonts e Using Calibrated Color results in a PostScript error Studio 8 and Studio 32 e For EPS files and the Apple LaserWriter 8 1 1 driver you must select the QuickDraw Printer option 94 Troubleshooting Problem My Print Server prints garbage No 1 Solution Follow the following steps to identify the problem No 1 1 Print a diagnostic file using PSCONFIG program a Run PSCONFIG and select your Print Server from the list Then select Print Diagnostic Report b Select each port in turn and print a diagnostic report c Check to see if the diagnostic report printed OK If the diagnostic report printed OK the problem may be caused by incorrect system configuration Go to Step 2 If the diagnostic report printout is not OK check your printer If your printer is OK call your dealer 2 Print a test text file and a test graphic file If the text file prints correctly but the graphic file prints garbage then specify NT no tabs option for NPRINT or CAPTURE commands and print again If both print incorrectly go to step 3 3 Temporarily disable the Print Server servicing the print queue following the step by step instructions below NetWare 2 x and 3 x a Run PCONSOLE Select Print Queue Information select the print queue that the Print Server services select Current Queue S
34. Aa 88 Menu Options ec 89 ii Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Hardware csccccccssscssscssscsssssccsssscssscssscssscsssssssscssscsssssssnssnessnesesessessseness 90 Printing General ooonooonoonnonnnonononnnonnnconaconaconnccnncconnconcconccoocnoon cono conaconononnss 91 Printing AppleTalk oooonooonoonnoonnconnconaconnconnccnnncnnccnccnoccnon cono cona cono conoconnss 92 Printing Net Ware oooocooonooononononnonanoonaconaconaconnccnnccnnnccncconc conc cocn cono conaconononnss 95 Printing UNIX o ccccocnoocnoonnonnnconnconaconacinnccanccnnncnnccnon cono cona cono cononconaconaccnccn nooo 100 Printing WindoOWS ccooocooonoonnconaconnconnncnnncnnncnnconn conc coca cono cononconaconaccnnccn ness 102 Internet Print O ccsvessecvadceveseovedssensscoceceocensesvesocsonssecdecsesssosnessoctsccsedscswes 103 MOZA 104 Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Configuration File Format Appendix C SNMP MIB 111 Chapter Introduction This chapter provides an overview of your Print Server s features Congratulations on the purchase of your new Print Server This device was designed to provide a simple and efficient network printing solution It is packed with features including gt Versatility The Print Server supports up to five protocols NetWare TCP IP SMB Service Message Block AppleTalk EtherTalk and NetBEUI It features two Ethernet interface ports and operating system support includes Unix Novell
35. Address at the default value of 0 0 0 0 its sequence for finding an address is as follows e DHCP e BOOTP e RARP See Dynamic IP Address Configuration on page 29 for more details Other Configuration Settings When assigning the IP Addresses you should also check the following configuration settings The default name will be in the form SCxxxxxx SC followed by 6 numbers This can be changed The new name MUST NOT exceed 19 characters nor include any spaces Device Name 0001 BOX_NAME TCP Session Retry Interval 4010 TCP_INT Sets how long the Print Server should wait before retrying a TCP IP connection which is lost Allowable values are from 0 to 255 seconds with 2 as the default TCP Session Retry Count 4011 TCP_CNT Sets how many attempts at reconnection will be made After that the TCP IP session will be terminated Allowable values are from 0 to 255 with 254 as the default Serial Port Setup Baud Rate bps Allowable values are 300 600 1200 2400 0030 BAUDRATE 4800 9600 19200 38400 Stop bits Allowable values are 1 or 2 0031 STOPBITS Parity Allowable values are NONE ODD EVEN 0032 PARITY Data bits Allowable values are 7 or 8 0033 DATABITS Handshake Allowable values are NONE HARDWARE 0034 HANDSHAK XON XOFF BOTH 26 TCP IP Logical Printer Setup Physical Port Print Server Port to which the printer is attached 0100 L1_PROUT P1 to P3 for parallel ports and SP fo
36. BAT file The AUTOEXEC BAT is in CA root directory of drive C and can be edited with Notepad If AUTOEXEC BAT does not exist create it with Notepad NET USE LPTn SCXXXXXX P1 This is the same command used in step 1 By placing it in AUTOEXEC BAT it will be executed every time you start your computer Configuration is now complete You will be able to print to the printer attached to the Print Server by selecting the printer you just installed Windows NT E To add a printer using SMB under Windows NT 1 From the command prompt type NET USE LPTn SCXXXXXX P1 Where n is a number from 1 to 9 indicating the parallel port you wish to redirect to the Print Server SCXXXXXX is the Print Server s default name found on the bottom of the unit P1 is the port on the Print Server to which the printer is attached This command will redirect print jobs from the parallel port to the Print Server port Note Using only port 1 with the SMB protocol is strongly recommended 2 Return to Windows and open Print Manager 3 Select the Printer menu and choose Create Printer 4 Type a name and a description in the Printer Name and Description fields 5 Select your printer type and install the correct driver for the printer attached to the Print Server 6 From the Print to list select the print server entered in step 1 For example select SC123456 P1 7 Close Print Manger
37. Before printing using the Print Server s printer is possible the printer must be created or added in the Windows environment The following section explains how this is done Windows 95 1 From the command prompt type NET USE LPTn SCXXXXXX P1 Where n is a number from 1 to 9 indicating the parallel port you wish to redirect to the Print Server SCXXXXXX is the Print Server s default name found on the bottom of the unit P1 is the port on the Print Server to which the printer is attached This command will redirect print jobs from the parallel port to the Print Server port Note Using only port 1 with the SMB protocol is strongly recommended 2 Return to Windows Select the My Computer icon then select Printer 3 Select Add Printer The Add Printer Wizard will guide you through the installation Follow the Wizard s instructions When asked How is the printer attached to your computer be sure to select Local Printer wat ni 2 Do not select Network Printer Selecting Network MZ S Printer will disable printing When prompted for the port to use for this printer select the parallel port which is being redirected to the Print Server The port used in the Net Use command E E When the installation is complete the Wizard offers you a test print out Choose Yes then click on Finish 69 Print Server User s Guide 6 Add the following into your AUTOEXC
38. Before you begin please note the following information Novell Printer Numbers NetWare printer numbers match device ports as follows Printer number 0 Parallel Port 1 Printer number 1 Parallel port 2 Printer number 2 Parallel port 3 OR the serial port Assigning users to printer queues If new printer queues are created users needing to use the print queues may need to be designated as queue users by using PCONSOLE Print Server Mode in NetWare 2 x 3 x Follow the steps listed below to configure the Print Server in NetWare print server mode 1 Create Queues If you are setting up the Print Server for use with existing queues proceed to Step 2 a Log into a NetWare file server as a SUPERVISOR or as a user with SUPERVISOR rights b Run PCONSOLE program c Select Print Queue Information or skip to step 6 if you do not need to add new queues d Press Ins key to add a new queue e Type a queue name and press ENTER Repeat Steps d and e until you have the desired number of queues 2 Add a Novell print server Follow these steps to inform NetWare that a print server exists a From the PCONSOLE Main Menu select Print Server Information b Press Ins key to add a new print server c Enter your desired print server name 3 Assign printers Follow these steps to associate the NetWare printer objects with the Print Server s printer ports a Select the Print Server just ad
39. File Server Quickset Name R UN P Q1 W Q2 X Q3 Y QS Z FS F NDS Network Quickset Name R UN P Q1 W Q2 X Q3 Y QS Z Parameter Name The default Print Server name as displayed on the bar code label on the bottom of the unit R is the name of the NetWare print server that the Print Server will connect to Po The new name of the Print Server W X Y and Z are the names of the queues to be serviced by parallel ports 1 to 3 and the serial port respectively If you do not enter W X Y or Z then P1 P2 P3 and SP are the default names of queues for parallel ports 1 to 3 and the serial port respectively F is the name of the file server that the NetWare print server R logs onto Example 1 Bindery Environment Quickset SC123456 PS1 UN Marketing FS Net311 In this example Print Server SC123456 has been setup as a remote printer that is attached to the NetWare print server PS1 on the Net311 file server Example 2 NDS Environment Quickset SC123456 PS1 UN Marketing In this example Print Server SC123456 has been setup as a remote printer that is attached to the NetWare print server PS1 Its new name is Marketing 13 Print Server User s Guide After using PCONSOLE to configure the Novell server the device must be configured This section uses PSCONFIG to perform this task but the other programs described in Chapter 8 Management Tools could be used instead Novell Print Server Mode
40. Logical printer number L1 L3 or L1 L8 to server service this queue Type of print spooler on Use default value AIX Version xxx remote server Ensure the logical printers are configured in the Print Server Refer to Logical Printers on page 27 Print using the following command lp d printer queue file_name Where printer_queue is one of the entries used in Vame of queue to add file_name is the file you wish to print 31 Print Server User s Guide LPD on System V _ _ KA _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ ______0PDOa DR Before beginning LPD Setup ensure that an IP Address has been assigned to the Print Server Keep the following points in mind e The remote host name is the name of the Print Server e The remote printer name is the print queue name for the Logical Printer Logical printers also need to be configured on the Print Server itself See page 27 e If your UNIX asks for the LPD type be sure to identify the service type as BSD The Print Server s LPD protocol meets BSD system standards e Inthe sample commands shown printer_name is the name of the Print Queue serviced by the Print Server and Spooler_directory is the name of the directory used to spool the print jobs Procedure Action Sample Command lusr lib Ipshut Stop Print Services Add a System Printer lusr lib Ipadmin p printer_name v dev null Restart the Print Services lusr lib Ipsched Enable printing to the new enable pri
41. New Driver Capture Printer Port End Capture Figure 8 Printer Details Win95 PtP Select Add Port and the following Add Port screen will appear 53 Print Server User s Guide Add Port MEW Select the type of port you want to add Network Specify the network path to the printer Browse Other Click the type of port you want to add Local Port Figure 9 Add Port Win95 PtP 1 Select Other as the type of port you want to add and select PrintServer from the port list as shown above 2 Then click OK and the Configure PrintServer window will appear 4 Enter the configuration information as for the first port Ensure that you select a different Print Server port each time and assign a unique name to that port e g pserv_2 for parallel port 2 5 Repeat steps 3 4 and 5 until all Print Server ports have been added 6 Install the correct printer for each port When prompted with the following screen ensure that you select the port to which the printer is connected Click the port you want to use with this printer and then click Next Available ports i Communications Port COM2 Communications Port FILE Creates a file on disk Printer Port PrintServer arserv 3 PrintServer prserver PrintServer Configure Part Figure 10 Select Port Win95 PtP Configuration is now complete you can now print using the printers attached to the Print Server 54 Windows Peer to Pee
42. P3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 3 Parallel Ports 100BaseT support Print Server User s Guide The EN2024 6 EtherDuo PS provides 1 RS 232 serial port and 2 parallel ports all ports can be used simultaneously Two Ethernet interface ports BNC and UTP are also provided O gt o gt o W e D soosoonc noz O 2 m in of in mf Om EtherDuo PS Accton 3 Figure 1 EN2024 6 EtherDuo PS Description Parallel Port 1 Parallel Port 2 Serial Port Reset Push Button 10BASE 2 BNC Connector 10BASE T UTP Link LED 10BASE T UTP Connector 9V Power port Green Activity LED Red Status LED Introduction The EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 s UTP connector supports both 10BaseT and 100BaseT The 3 bi directional parallel ports support simultaneous printing O 2 mu Im mi Im oo in on a i Accton CheetahPrint Power 3003 5 10 100 Fast Ethernet Print Server 0 gt O y O gt Activity Status EP3003 Figure 2 EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 Item Description Parallel Port 1 Parallel Port 2 Parallel Port 3 12V Power port 10 100BASE T Connector 10 100BASE T Link LED 10 100BASE T Switches See the following table for details Reset Button Green Activity LED Red Status LED 6000000000 Print Server User s Guide There are two LED indicators on the top on the Print Server unit The red LED is t
43. PCONFIG can be run from any Windows PC that has IPX and SPX protocols loaded For Windows 95 or NT the BiAdmin Program is recommended because WPCONFIG does NOT support the following features e Printer Configuration e SNMP Configuration e Internet Printing AEEA 1 Run the SETUP program in the Utility Wpconfig directory on the CD ROM 2 Follow the on screen instructions The Setup program will automatically create a WPCONFIG group containing two icons WPCONFIG and Readme Using WPCONFIG When run WPCONFIG searches the network for all active Print Servers listing them as shown below Configuration Diagnostics 2 Parallel 1 Serial SC030724 HI C120699 2 Parallel 1 Serial SC888888 2 Parallel 1 Serial C555521 1 Parallel C555522 1 Parallel C555524 1 Parallel JR_RP 1 Parallel DA Figure 45 WPCONFIG Main Screen 87 Print Server User s Guide The icons provide status information as well as access to the selected Print Server settings If an icon is grayed out that option is unavailable For example the serial port is grayed out on units without a serial port BG EU A AY N Z al Device Information This presents configuration information about the Print Server in a scrollable read only list Printer Port Status Shows current printer status On line printing off line for all ports NetWare Configure NetWare with this icon See NetWare Specific Settings on p
44. Print Server e Only command line FTP programs can be used FTP programs which attempt to browse the file system are NOT supported Using FTP 1 Start your FTP client from the command prompt GUI interface FTP clients are NOT supported and connect to the Print Server using its IP Address e g ftp 203 70 212 155 Note If your system has been configured as described in Unix Host Configuration on page 28 you can connect using the Print Server s name rather than the IP Address 2 The Print Server will respond with Print Server Ready and prompt for User Enter the device name If you have not previously assigned a name you must use the default name shown on the sticker on the base of the unit 3 You will now be prompted for the device password If no password has been assigned just press ENTER to continue Files The following files will appear on the Print Server when it is acting as an FTP host Purpose CONFIG Configuration file Read Write get put DEFAULTC Reset device to default Read get configuration 39 Print Server User s Guide Commands es Only the following commands are implemented Commands are usually case sensitive Where the command requires a parameter the parameter is shown in italics dir List files as shown in the previous table get FILENAME Retrieve a file The only files that can be retrieved are CONFIG and PSINF Using GET with the other files will
45. Script Printer and banner page is enabled enable this option Not enabling this option will cause errors in the print job 62 Windows Peer to Peer User Name The user or work group name to be printed on the banner page Retry Interval Sets how often Windows will poll the Print Server to establish a connection when the printer is busy Values range from 40 110 seconds 6 When finished click OK and the follow the on screen instructions to finish adding a printer as normal Configuring Additional Ports If you are installing a multi port Print Server device you must add additional ports and printers Follow the steps below 1 Select the newly added printer using Printer Manager Then go to the Printer menu and select Properties The following Printer Properties screen will appear Printer Properties Driver Description Print to O Share this Share Name Location Figure 20 Printer Properties NT 3 51 PtP 2 Inthe Print to dialogue box select Other and click OK The Print Destinations screen will appear Available Print Monitors Digital Network Port Local Port PrintServer Other Figure 21 Print Destinations NT 3 51 PtP 3 Select PrintServer and click OK The Configure PrintServer window shown previously will appear 4 Enter the configuration information as for the first port Ensure that you select a different Print Server port each time and assign a unique name to that port
46. See page 41 for details Otherwise check the Address with the ping command ping NAME You should receive a response If you get a Timeout message the above procedure has failed 29 Print Server User s Guide Printing Configuration There are 4 printing methods to choose from All are explained in the following section Select whichever is the most convenient in your environment 4 30 LPD LPD is a standard print method for most UNIX systems The benefit of this method is that it eliminates the need to install additional software on the host The problem is that in most cases the LPD protocol sends out the data file before the control file The Print Server will print the data file immediately ignoring any print options set in the control file To solve this problem use PSfilter instead PSfilter PSfilter is a proprietary print method provided with the Print Server The benefit of this method is that it provides many print options such as banner print copies and so on To use PSfilter a C compiler must be installed on every UNIX host so that the PSfilter source code can be compiled into executable code and installed on the UNIX host FTP File Transfer Protocol FTP is also a standard print method in most UNIX systems but it is NOT recommended except as a test and back up method of printing LPD and PSfilter work well with a large number of users because they both employ print queue processes FTP does not implement a p
47. Solution This problem occurs in some programs Try downloading the fonts No 5 contained in the EPS file before printing the saved EPS file Problem I can t select the Remaining from item in the print dialog box No 6 Solution If you have selected the Layout value 2 Up or 4 Up you cannot No 6 access the Remaining from item Choose other selections Problem A cover page prints either on the first or the last page of the No 7 document Solution Select one of these solutions No 7 e Turn the cover page feature off e Insert extra page breaks in your document to avoid the cover page 92 Problem No 8 Solution No 8 Problem No 9 Solution No 9 Problem No 10 Solution No 10 Problem No 11 Solution No 11 Troubleshooting printing on the first or last page of your document e Install the Apple LaserWriter 7 driver You are having trouble printing with the Apple LaserWriter 8 driver Why do I have trouble printing with the LaserWriter 8 Your application software may not be compatible with the LaserWriter 8 driver or your system may not meet the requirements of the LaserWriter 8 driver Use the Apple LaserWriter 7 driver instead How come the colors on my printed output do not match the colors on my computer screen When the printer receives a color file it tries to match the printed output color to the color on the computer screen Sometimes the printer cannot match up the colors as close
48. Windows Peer to Peer Port Name Each port must have a unique name 8 alpha numeric characters The Port Name will be shown in the Printer s properties Use a name which indicates the port used e g Par_1 Enable Banner Select this option to enable a banner page The Banner page contain the value in the User Name field PostScript If using a PostScript Printer and banner page is enabled enable this option Not enabling this option will cause errors in the print job User Name The user or work group name to be printed on the banner page Retry Interval Sets how often Windows will poll the Print Server to establish a connection when the printer is busy Values range from 40 110 seconds 7 Follow the on screen instructions to finish adding a printer as normal Configuring Additional Ports If you are installing a multiple port Print Server you must add additional ports and printers To do so follow the steps below 1 3 Go to the Printers folder and click on the printer just added Then select File Properties The Properties screen will appear For Windows NT 4 0 select the Ports tab For Windows 95 select the Details tab and the following screen will appear HP LaserJet IIISi Properties General Details Sharing Paper Graphics Fonts Device Options Cg HPLaserJetiliSi Print to the following port orserver PrintServer Add Port Delete Port Print using the following driver HP LaserJet IIISi y
49. _ _ _ __ ___ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ z_ Before continuing ensure that an IP Address has been assigned to the Print Server Remember the following e The remote host name is the name of the Print Server e The remote printer name is the logical printer L1 L3 or L1 L8 on the Print Server e Ifasked for the LPD type enter the service type as BSD e In the sample commands shown printer_name is the Print Queue serviced by the logical printer on the Print Server and Spooler_dir is the name of the directory used to spool the print jobs Procedure Action Sample Command Create a spooling directory mkdir usr spool Spooler_dir Set spooling daemon as owner chown daemon usr spool Spooler_dir of this directory Create read write permissions chmod 775 usr spool Spooler_dir Give permissions to LPD chgrp daemon usr spool Spooler_dir processes Add remote printer s See Adding Remote Printers on page 32 Start Ipc print mechanism Ipc start printer_name 33 Print Server User s Guide Printing using LPD For LPD printing instructions refer to your UNIX manual The following example is for a BSD system lpr P printer name filename Where printer_name is the name of the Print Queue defined on the Unix host filename is the name of the file you wish to print Example lpr P Marketing etc hosts In the above example the etc hosts file is sent to the printer queue Marketing It will then be sent to the logical printer associate
50. activate a command as follows get DEFAULTC Set the Print Server back to its default configuration get RESET Reset the Print Server This also terminates the current connection get PASSRESET Clear password no password get SETIP Set the current IP address as a static IP address Wann Do NOT use the SETIP command if the device has an IP Address assigned by a DHCP server This will eo cause an Address conflict put CONFIG Copy the file CONFIG to the device overwriting the existing CONFIG file Details of the format of CONFIG files are contained in Appendix B Configuration File Format Note After using the put CONFIG command to write a new configuration file to the device you should issue a get RESET command The red LED should then go on while the unit is resetting When the red LED goes OFF and the green LED starts flashing the unit is ready A RESET will terminate the current connection put PASSWORD Copy the file PASSWORD to the Print Server giving it a new password Passwords can be up to 19 bytes in length put filename Ln Copy the file filename to the printer connected to Logical Port n where n is a Logical Port number This will print the file quit Terminate the current FTP session Other FTP Commands The other FTP commands are not implemented and will usually return the error message Invalid command 40 TCP IP Features Example Initial Configuration 1 Connect to the Print Serve
51. age 22 for details TCP IP Initial configuration for TCP IP must be done with BiAdmin or SETBOX later changes can be made here See ZP Address Configuration on page 25 for details AppleTalk See AppleTalk Settings on page 8 for details of these configuration settings NetBEUI NetBEUI Windows SMB changes can be made using this icon Normally there is no need to make any changes See NetBEUI Settings on page 77 for details Logical Printers Logical printers can be used under NetWare see 24 or Unix see page 27 Serial Port Configure the serial port if one is fitted Check your serial printer to see what settings should be used Refresh Update the Print Server listing This is required after changing the device name or IP Address Exit Exit WPCONFIG Help Show WPCONFIG version information Set to Default Button This button is on most configuration screens This will restore current screen values to their factory defaults 88 Management Tools Save to Device Button This button is on most configuration screens This will save any changes to the device Menu Options Configuration Menu SS System Allows you to change the device name and to set the LAN protocol s used by the current device Only the IPX and your LAN protocol should be enabled Note By default all protocols are enabled This allows operation in any environment but degrades performance Reset Device This should be
52. am This program requires Windows 95 or Windows NT See Chapter 8 Management Tools for details WebAdmin Management Program This runs on an NT Server and is accessed by a WEB browser See Chapter 8 Management Tools for details FTP File Transfer Protocol With FTP you copy the configuration file from the device edit it and send it back Further information on using FTP is on pages 39 to 41 IP Address Configuration In the TCP IP environment IP addresses are essential The Print Server requires the following IP Addresses to be entered The entry in brackets shows the line number and token in the device s configuration file IP Address 4000 IP_ADDR Device IP Address See the following section Gateway Address 4001 GATEWAY If your network segment has a router enter the router address here If there is no router leave the address as 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 4002 MASK If the Gateway Address above is 0 0 0 0 the Subnet Mask should also be left at 0 0 0 0 If you have a router enter the Subnet mask for the segment to which the Print Server is attached 25 Print Server User s Guide Device IP Address Normally the Print Server is assigned a static IP Address using either BiAdmin or WebAdmin To assign an IP address using FTP some host configuration is necessary to allow connection to a device without an IP Address See ZP Address Configuration on page 28 for details If you leave the device IP
53. ar in the printer list as shown in the example below 67 Print Server User s Guide Cancel iH currently Brother HL 600 series on Specific Printer Options Brother HL 600 series on CAMAPSVRAQALEENOB PRN Drientation Portrait O Landscape Paper Size Letter81 2x11in Source Sheet Feeder Figure 27 Print Setup WfW Configuration is now complete You can now print using the printers attached to the Print Server Please remember the following points e Pserver must be loaded e Use Pserver to manage your print queue not the Windows Print Manager Once configured printing to the printers attached to the Print Server is the same as printing with the printer attached directly to your local LPT port Simply select File Print When the Print screen appears select the appropriate printer and options and click OK Note In Windows for Workgroups use Pserver to manage your print jobs rather than Windows Print Manager Windows Peer to Peer This section describes configuration and operation using Windows SMB Server Message Block Device Configuration If you are using Windows SMB no device configuration is required Software Installation Under Windows SMB no software installation is required However if you wish to manage the Print Server or monitor the attached printers you can install one of the program described in Chapter 8 Management Tools PC Configuration
54. ar_1 Enable Banner Select this option to enable a banner page The Banner page contain the value in the User Name field PostScript If using a PostScript Printer and banner page is enabled enable this option Not enabling this option will cause errors in the print job User Name The user or work group name to be printed on the banner page 59 Print Server User s Guide 7 Retry Interval Sets how often Windows will poll the Print Server to establish a connection when the printer is busy Values range from 40 110 seconds Follow the on screen instructions to finish adding a printer as normal Installing Additional Ports If you are installing a multiple port Print Server you must add additional ports and printers To do so follow the steps below 1 Go to the Printers folder and click on the printer just added Then select File Properties The Properties screen will appear For Windows NT 4 0 select the Ports tab For Windows 95 select the Details tab and the following screen will appear HP LaserJet IIISi Properties 3 60 General Details Sharing Paper Graphics Fonts Device Options CH HP LaserJet isi Print to the following port orserver PrintServer Add Port Delete Port Print using the following driver HP LaserJet IIISi y New Driver Capture Printer Port End Capture Figure 16 Printer Details Win95 PtP Select Add Port and the following Add Port s
55. cal printer L8 Configuring the Print Server To define pre string post string and the physical output port of a logical printer perform the following steps 1 Run the PSCONFIG program 2 Select Change Configuration 3 Select Logical Printer Configuration and set the following items for each logical port Logical Printers are numbered from L1 to L3 for models with a single parallel port and L1 to L8 for other models Physical Port Select the physical port for this Logical Printer P1 to P3 for parallel ports SP for the serial port String Before Job The printer control string in Hex to be sent to the printer before each print job String After Job The printer control string in Hex to be sent to the printer after each print job Convert LF to If ON LF line feed characters are changed to CR LF CR LF carriage return line feed If OFF no conversion is done Note The maximum size of a printer control string is 15 characters 24 Chapter 5 TCP IP This Chapter explains how to configure and use the Print Server in the TCP IP environment The Print Server can work with most UNIX systems and Windows NT 3 5 or later Software required is e TCP IP telnet ftp option BOOTP rarp e Either LPD NT Unix or C Compiler for PSfilter under Unix Note The device should be configured FIRST Configuration of your Print Server can be done by any of the following methods BiAdmin Management Progr
56. ceptable printer format and send the data to the printer Configuration Method The following two methods can be used to setup the Print Server in the NetWare environment Quickset The QUICKSET program will configure the Print Server and the current Novell server in a single operation 10 Novell NetWare Pconsole and PSconfig Use PCONSOLE to setup the Print Server configuration in the NetWare file servers Then use the PSCONFIG program for device configuration Copy all files in the Utility Dos directory on the CD ROM to your workstation s hard disk The QUICKSET and PSCONFIG programs are in this directory If you want to install the Print Server on an NDS network log in the NDS network as ADMIN or as a user with 4dmin rights If you want to install the Print Server on bindery based file servers such as NetWare 2 X or 3 X log in to a bindery based file server as a SUPERVISOR or as a user with supervisory rights This section describes how to use the Quickset program to configure the Novell server and the Print Server Note Quickset Will display a help screen In the Syntax sections brackets indicate optional parameters Ignore references to ports which do not exist on your model To use more than one bindery file server see Service Additional NetWare Bindery file servers on page 23 NetWare Print Server Mode In NetWare Print Server mode Quickset uses the following settings Etherne
57. connected to the InterNet Printing Port If you do not have a permanent Internet connection establish a connection now Note The InterNet Printing Port will NOT establish a dial up connection but it will send the E Mail the next time you are connected Print the document The InterNet Printing Port will generate an E Mail and send it to the remote printer The document will be encoded and sent as an attachment to the E Mail You will see a progress screen similar to the example below From port lt WAN gt Sending To PrintServer Date 09 32 22 09 22 97 status Sending From yourname supplier com To PrintServer customer com Figure 5 InterNet Printing Progress Close the Internet connection if you opened it in Step 3 If the Notify after print job option is set you will receive an E Mail when your job is printed Canceling a Print Job Users cannot cancel a Print Job once it has been sent but Print Jobs can be canceled at the Print Server In BiAdmin see Chapter 8 Management Tools the Control Abort Mail Print Job menu option can be used to cancel a print job which has already started printing 46 TCPAP Features SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol is available only on model EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 The EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 s SNMP support allows network supervisors to monitor and control the Print Server using network management platforms such as HP OpenView IBM Sy
58. creen will appear Windows Peer to Peer Add Port a x Select the type of port you want to add Network Specify the network path to the printer Browse Other Click the type of port you want to add Local Port Figure 17 Add Port Win95 PtP 4 Select Other as the type of port you want to add and select PrintServer from the port list as shown above 5 Then click OK and the Configure PrintServer window will appear 6 Enter the configuration information as for the first port Ensure that you select a different Print Server port each time and assign a unique name to that port e g pserv_2 for parallel port 2 7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 until all Print Server ports have been added 8 Install the correct printer for each port When prompted with the following screen ensure that you select the port to which the printer is connected Click the port you want to use with this printer and then click Next Available ports i Communications Port COM2 Communications Port FILE Creates a file on disk Printer Port PrintServer orserw_3 PrintServer prserver PrintServer Configure Part Figure 18 Select Port Win95 PtP Configuration is now complete you can now print using the printers attached to the Print Server 61 Print Server User s Guide Windows NT 3 51 gg _g THTHRCqQqQCEQQCQCOQCQQq This procedure must be carried out on every workstation requiring access to the P
59. ct the new port WAN InterNet Printer in the example as the port for this printer e Ifyou do not have the correct printer driver or you wish to create another printer using an existing driver use the Windows Add Printer facility e Using the Windows Port Settings or Configure Port facility will reveal the same Configure Port screen shown in Figure 3 InterNet Printer Port on page 44 e If you wish to print to multiple Internet Printers use the Windows Add Port facility to add a new InterNet Printer port Ensure that the correct data is entered in each port and that each port has a unique name Checking the Printer Driver eel To make sure that the correct printer driver for the remote printer is installed on your system you can use the InterNet Printing Port to send an E Mail to the Internet Printer The procedure is as follows 45 Print Server User s Guide PES Connect your default printer to the InterNet Printing Port Check that Reply Notification Mail in the InterNet Printing Port is ON From Notepad or another text editor print a short message e g This is a test print to the Internet Printer You will receive a reply E Mail containing the Printer ID which will identify the printer attached to the Print Server If this does not match the printer driver you are using install the correct printer driver SNA A gt 6 de Create or open the document you wish to print Select the Printer
60. d with 00 c0 02 this gives the hardware address of the device 2 Enter the commands ftp yyy YYY YYY YYY ftp gt get DEFAULTC PEPA This will reset the configuration to the factory defaults including setting the IP address back to 0 0 0 0 3 Reconfigure as for a new device 100 Problem No 6 Solution No 6 Problem No 7 Solution No 7 Problem No 8 Solution No 8 Problem No 9 Solution No 9 Troubleshooting Printing by FTP I receive an error message Invalid print queue Print queue not ready e Check that the printer is ready e Check that Logical printer s are defined on the Print Server With FTP you can print ONLY to a logical printer e Reset the Print Server I can t print using LPD Try printing with FTP If this works the problem is the LPD daemon on your UNIX host Reconfigure the remote printer and the LPD daemon Check the following points e The remote host name is the name of the Print Server e The remote printer name is the logical printer name on the Print Server e g L1 e If your UNIX asks for the LPD type be sure to identify the service type as BSD I can t print using PSfilter Run PSfilter directly with the command PSfilter D P_nam v lt file_name amp Where P_name is the Print Server s name file_name is the file you wish to print If this fails check for an error log file e g PSErrLog XXXXX in the tmp directory If there is not
61. d with this queue Printing using FTP Details on using FTP are on page 39 Printing using FTP uses the following syntax ftp Name ftp gt put FileName Ln Where Name is the name of the Print Server FileName is the file to be printed n is the number of the logical printer Example ftp Marketing ftp gt put etc hosts L2 This example would print the file etc hosts to logical printer 2 on the Print Server named Marketing Printing using FTP is NOT recommended because e There can be only 1 FTP connection so at any time only one user can print even on multi port models e Print jobs are not spooled queued Printing Using DSI Logical printers must be configured on the Print Server as explained in Logical Printers on page 27 Your model may support 8 logical Printers However DSI on the Print Server supports only 3 Logical Printers Socket numbers are defined as follows Logical Printer No 34 TCP IP Printing Using PSfilter PSfilter is a proprietary printing system which provides many print options To use PSfilter a C compiler and Socket Library must exist on the host so that psfilter c can be compiled to an executable file PSfilter Setup The PSfilter program is shipped in source code as psfilter c Three methods are provided to setup the Print Server for PSfilter printing e Quickset e Interactive setup e Manual setup Quickset and Interactive Setup execute the proprietary install sh program w
62. ded Novell NetWare b Select Print Server Configuration c Select Printer Configuration d Select the print number using the printer numbers shown on page 14 e Press Esc f Select YES g Repeat steps d e and f for each printer port 4 Associate printers with print queues Follow the steps below to associate print queues with the printer s attached to the Print Server a Select Queues Serviced by Printer from the Print Server Configuration Menu b Select a printer you want to assign a print queue to c Press Ins d Select the queue that you want the printer to service e Press Enter twice f Repeat steps a to e until all printer and queue associations are configured completely g Exit PCONSOLE 5 Configure the Print Server a Run the PSCONFIG program b Select your Print Server c Select Set to NetWare Print Server Mode d Enter the file server you are logged onto to be the master file server to the Print Server e Replace Print Server name with the name used in step 2 c f Select Execute Setup Print Server Mode in NetWare 4 x Bindery Emulation L This procedure configures the Print Server as a NetWare Print Server under NetWare 4 x Bindery Emulation Mode 1 Quick Setup on a File Server a Login as ADMIN or a user with Admin rights b Run the PCONSOLE program and press F4 to switch to bindery mode c Select Quick Setup d Enter the desired names in t
63. done after making any configuration changes or if the device stops responding Restore Factory Defaults This restores ALL values to the factory defaults To restore only the current screen use the Set to Default button on the screen Diagnostics menu Print Test Page Use this option to print a test sheet from the selected Print Server port The test print out will include status information Chapter 9 Troubleshooting If your Print Server is not working correctly follow the advice in this chapter If you encounter printing difficulties please refer to the Hardware section first then go to the Printing section If after following the advice in this chapter the Print Server still does not function properly please contact your dealer for further advice Problem No 1 Solution No 1 Problem No 2 Solution No 2 Problem No 3 Solution No 3 Problem No 4 Solution No 4 Problem No 5 Solution No 5 All the Print Server s LEDs are off Check the power supply or power connection Print Server s status light continuously stays lit Reset Print Server by unplugging the power supply and plugging it back in Print Server status light and power light stays on continuously and do not turn off Reset Print Server by unplugging the power supply or by pushing the reset push button I am using DHCP and getting an IP Address conflict involving the Print Server Tf the Print Se
64. eat steps b to g until all printers are assigned 1 Press Esc 3 Associate printers with print queues a Select Queues Serviced by Printer b Select a printer you want to assign a print queue to c Press INS d Select the queue that you want the printer to service and press ENTER e Repeat Steps a to d until all printer and queue associations are configured f Exit PCONSOLE 17 Print Server User s Guide 4 Configure the Print Server a Run PSCONFIG program b Select your Print Server c Select Set to NetWare Remote Printer Mode d For all print ports enter the NetWare Print Server Name you selected in Step 2 b e Select Execute Setup Remote Printer Mode in NetWare 4 X NDS Mode Ensure that you are in the NDS mode then follow the steps listed below to configure the Print Server as a Novell Remote Printer 1 18 Create queue objects Follow the steps below if you are installing a new Print Server as a remote printer or if you are connecting a new printer to the Print Server a Login to NetWare as ADMIN or a user with Admin rights b Run the PCONSOLE program c Select Print queues or skip to step 2 a if you do not need to add new queues d Press INS key to add a new queue e Type a queue name and press ENTER f Repeat Step c to e until you have the desired number of queues Create printer objects a From the PCONSOLE Main Menu select Print
65. ecting Other In the Available Print Monitor list select LPR Port then OK An Add LPR compatible printer window will appear Enter data in the fields as follows Name Or Address Of Enter the IP address of the Print Server Host Providing LPD Name Of Printer On Enter the appropriate logical printer number That Machine e g L1 When the Create Printer dialog box reappears check the Share This Printer On The Network option In the Share Name box Printer Manager creates a MS DOS compatible resource name which you can change if you wish In the Location box you can enter information concerning the printer location Network users will see this information when browsing to find this printer Complete any other configuration information in the Create Printer dialog box 37 Print Server User s Guide Windows NT 4 0 E_ _ __ ___ _ _____ _ gt z P _ __ _ _ _ _ ____ __ _ _ _ __ __QQza 1 Go to Start Settings Printer and invoke the Add Printer wizard 2 When prompted with This printer will be managed by select My Computer and click Next 3 Select Add Port then select LPR Port and click New Port 4 In the Name of Address of server providing Ipd dialog box enter the Print Server s IP address 5 In the Name of printer or print queue on that server dialog box enter the appropriate logical printer number L1 L3 or L1 L8 depending on the model as previously configured on the Print Server 6 Click OK W
66. el port 3 5 Check to see if the Print Server is a static queue server to the queue Run PCONSOLE and select Print Server Information Then select Print Server Configuration and select Queues Serviced by Printer Then select your desired printer and check if the queue is on the list If its not insert the queue into the list by pressing Insert key and select the queue Then reset the Print Server to service the new queue 6 The total number of queues to be serviced may be over the limit of 56 If so reduce the number of queues I used the Capture command to print a job but the job was separated into two parts The time out setting in Capture command may be too short You should increase the timeout value of the Capture command Use the option TI n of the Capture command to increase the time out value where n is the value of timeout PSCONFIG shows No Response This may be due to the following e The network traffic is busy now Wait for a minute and then try it again e The Print Server is not powered on Power it on e The network cable is disconnected Check the cable e The node address of the Print Server may be the same as the node address of another device on the network QUICKSET timed out when checking if the device had logged in to the file servers This means that the Print Server did not log in the master file server It might be that the Ethernet frame types do not match 1 Try to find a workstation tha
67. er 8 whenever the job ends Convert LF to LF CR Status 112 PSNetwareConfig group Appendix C SNMP MIB Object FrameethernetllEnable Frame802 2Enable Frame802 3Enable FrameSnapEnable OperationMode MasterFileSrvrName Description Ethernet frame Type Status Ethernet 802 2 frame Type Status Ethernet 802 3 frame Type Status Ethernet 802 2 SNAP frame Type Status The current Netware operation mode PS PrintServer mode RP Remote Printer mode The name of the File Server that the device will connect to First The master file server contains all the information that the device needs including a list of all other file servers to be serviced Netware 2 x 3 x NDSTreeName The NDS Tree Name for Netware Print server to login into Netware 4 x NDSContext The NDS context where the print server s object belongs NetwareQPollingInterval The Netware Print Server Polling Interval The range is 1 255 minutes JobNotifyByConnID When the job ends Print will notify the user by the connection ID NetwarePrintServerP1 The Netware Print Server to connect to for parallel port 1 when the device is operating as a remote printer NetwarePrintServerP2 The Netware Print Server to connect to for parallel port 2 when the device is operating as a remote printer NetwarePrintServerP3 The Netware Print Server to connect to for parallel port 2 when the device is operating as a remote printer NetwarePrintServerSP The Netware Print Serv
68. er in brackets shows the line number in the Print Server s CONFIG file Mail Server IP Address 4100 MAIL_IP Mail Account 4101 MAIL_ACC Mail Account Password 4102 MAIL_PAS Check Mail Interval 4103 MAIL_INT Print Banner 4104 MAIL_BAN Redirect Mail Account 4105 MAIL_RED Default Printer Number 4106 MAIL_POR Print every E Mail 4107 MAIL_EVR Activate Response Mail 4108 MAIL_NOT Printer Model ID String 4109 MAIL_MOD The IP Address of the E Mail Server used by the Print Server The name of the E Mail Account used by the Print Server Enter the password for the above Mail Account here Sets how often to check for mail Values range from 0 to 65 535 minutes with 0 meaning a continuous connection and 1 as the default If YES default a banner page is printed to identify the owner of the print job Jobs which can not be printed will be sent to this account If blank unprintable jobs will be discarded Printer number for all Internet print jobs Only one port can be selected Users on the LAN can also use this port If ON then all E Mail received is printed Otherwise only E Mail from the InterNet Printing Port will be printed If YES all print jobs receive an E mail response If NO only users who set this option in their InterNet Printing Port software receive an E Mail This text field identifies the printer used for Internet printing This value is sent to remote users up
69. er must be loaded prior to printing via the Print Server Therefore it is recommended that you add Pserver to the Windows Start Up group When started the Pserver Status window will appear and will list all connected printers and any print jobs in each printer s queue An example screen is shown below 64 Printer Windows Peer to Peer Print Server Print Manager PSERVER PSR Job ajaja itil a a a e Printer Printer Status File Name Statue File Size _ Time LEE On Line Figure 23 Pserver Main Screen Pserver Icons and Commands Fee ae a e wn o a B Green Add Printer Create and configure a printer See the following section Pserver for more details Remove Printer Delete all configuration data for the current printer including any print job files and the queue Update Modify the configuration data for the current printer Clear Print Queue Remove ALL print jobs in the current printer s queue Pause Print Queue Pause the printing of all print jobs in the current printer s queue This should only be used if the printer requires attention Resume Print Queue Resume printing the current printer s queue Resume All Print Queues Execute this command to resume the printing of all paused queues Delete Job Delete the selected print job Pause Job Pause the selected print job This makes the printer unavailable for other users Resume Job Resume a paused
70. er to connect to for the serial port PSTcpipConfig group when the device is operating as a remote printer Object Description IPAddr IP Address of this device GatewayAddr The default gateway IP Address SubnetMask The subnet network mask PSAppleTalkConfig group Object Description AppleTalkZone The zone name where the device is located PrinterTypeP1 The printer driver type for parallel port 1 PrinterTypeP2 The printer driver type for parallel port 2 PrinterTypeP3 The printer driver type for parallel port 3 PrinterTypeSP The printer driver type for serial port BinaryCommEnableP1 Binary communication protocol status When disabled the data is transparently sent to the printer BinaryCommEnableP2 Binary communication protocol status When disabled the data is transparently sent to the printer BinaryCommEnableP3 Binary communication protocol status When disabled the data is transparently sent to the printer BinaryCommEnableSP Binary communication protocol status When disabled the data is transparently sent to the printer PSNetbeuiConfig group Object Description 113 Print Server User s Guide SMBGroupName SMB Group Name SMBdropJob Do you want to drop the job when printer is out of paper SMBDelayInterval SMB Delay Interval PSStatus group Systeminfo This field contains the system information including the F W version hardware address and current protocol status settings PrinterStatus This field
71. erver to the etc hosts file by adding the following line to the file IP_Address NAME comment Where IP_Address is the IP address for the Print Server This must match the IP address stored in the device NAME is the Print Server s name This must match the name stored in the device comment Add the Default Name as a comment Example 192 10 2 54 PS_Rm203 Default name SC123456 In the example above SC123456 is assigned the IP address 192 10 2 54 and the name PS_Rm203 Associate the physical address with the IP address of the Print Server by using the arp command as follows arp s NAME 00 C0 02 xx yy ZZ Where NAME is the name assigned to the device 00 c0 02 xx yy zz is the physical address of the Print Server as determined from the default name Example arp s PS_Rm203 00 c0 02 12 34 56 Check the IP Address using the ping command ping NAME You should receive a response If you get a Timeout message the above procedure has failed If the Print Server is not configured yet you can now connect and configure it using FTP See Example Initial Configuration page 41 TCP IP Dynamic IP Address Configuration If the device s IP Address is left at 0 0 0 0 it will try to obtain a dynamic IP Address by using the following methods in sequence DHCP BOOTP RARP Using DHCP Using DHCP is only possible if you have DHCP management software which allows you to take advantage of this feature Otherwise the Pri
72. escriptive name e g WAN for the new printer port Port Name The E Mail address for the Internet printer Your print jobs will be sent to this E Mail address Remote Printer E mail Address Mail Server Name or IP Address This is the name or IP Address of your Mail Server If you are on a LAN ask the LAN Administrator If using a dial up connection use the data provided by your ISP 44 TCP IP Features Your Internet E mail Address The normal address that people use to send you E mail Retry Interval If unable to connect to the E Mail server retry after Seconds this time period 1 to 255 seconds 30 is usually OK Reply Notification Check to receive an E Mail when your print job has Mail been processed 5 On completion a new printer port will have been created Using the new Port The Windows Control Panel is used to connect the correct printer to the InterNet Printing Port In Windows 95 NT the procedure is 1 Select the Printer which matches the remote printer then choose Properties as shown in the example below HP LaserJet 4 Properties 2 x General Details Paper l Graphics Fonts Device Options HP LaserJet 4 im Print to the following port WAN InterNet Printer v Add Port Delete Port Print using the following driver HP LaserJet 4 Plus y New Driver Capture Printer Port End Capture Figure 4 InterNet Printer Properties 2 Sele
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74. he Status Error indicator The green LED is the Power Link indicator See the previous figures to locate the LEDs on your model The LED indicator modes are described in the following table Green LED Red LED Status Description Solid Off Solid Off Solid On Solid On Hardware error Solid On Solid Off Normal operation Flashing Off Transmitting or receiving packets from the network Table 1 LED Indicators Models supporting 10BaseT and 100BaseT have 2 DIP switches See the previous diagrams to locate these switches Operation of these switches is described below Switeh Description S Auto Negotiation Switch When ON UP position the device will select 10BaseT 100BaseT and Full Half Duplex as required The recommended position is ON switches 2 amp 3 are disabled when Auto Negotiation is ON 10 100BaseT Manual Select Switch Set UP for 100BaseT or DOWN for 10BaseT Switch 1 must be OFF for this switch to function Full Half Duplex Switch Set UP for Full duplex operation or DOWN for Half Duplex operation Switch must be OFF for this switch to function Table 2 DIP Switches Chapter 2 LAN Installation This chapter describes how to install the Print Server in your Local Area Network Once installed the Print Server acts as a node in the local area network with its own unique network address 1 Find the Default Print Server Name The default name is located on a bar code sticker
75. he following fields Print server New printer New print queue e Press F10 to save f If necessary repeat steps b to e for parallel ports 2 and 3 or the serial port Note If the desired print server name already exists you need to delete that object first 2 Configure the Print Server a Run the PSCONFIG program b Select your Print Server 15 Print Server User s Guide c Select Set to NetWare Print Server Mode d Select the file server you logged on in step 1 a to be the master file server e Replace the Print Server name with the name set in step 1 d f Select Execute Setup Printer Server Mode in NetWare 4 X NDS Mode E ooo o oo Fo CA E m5 Follow the steps below to configure the Print Server in NDS print server mode 1 16 Quick Setup on a NDS network a Login as ADMIN or a user with Admin rights b Run PCONSOLE program c Select Quick Setup d Enter your desired print server name in the Print Server field Record the context e Enter the desired names in the following fields New printer New print queue Print Queue Volume f Press F10 to save g Repeat steps b to f for parallel ports 2 and 3 or the serial port if they exist h Exit PCONSOLE 1 Enter the command whoami and record the Tree name Configure the Print Server a Run the PSCONFIG program b Select your Print Server Replace the device name with the name used in step 1 d
76. hen returned to the Printer Ports window simply elect Close and then install your printer driver as usual 7 When prompted whether or not the printer will be shared select the Sharing radio button 8 In the Shared dialog box enter the shared printer name The shared name is how other users will see this printer Printing with Windows NT Windows Applications The Print Server s printers will appear as Network Printers to users on the LAN To print a file from a application select the remote printer as the destination and print the file as usual Command Line To print a file from the command prompt type lpr S NT_Host P printer name file name Where NT Host is the name of the NT host on which the remote printer is configured printer_name is the name assigned to the remote printer file_name is the name of the file you wish to print To check the print status type lpq S NT_Host P printer_name 38 Chapter 6 TCP IP Features This Chapter describes some features of the Print Server which are available only in the TCP IP environment The features covered in this chapter are e FTP e Internet Printing EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 only e SNMP EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 only e Telnet FTP File Transfer Protocol allows a user to log on to a remote host and manipulate files on the host The Print Server can act as a FTP host with the following limitations e Only one FTP user can connect to the
77. hich will compile psfilter c Using one of these methods is recommended However for IMB AIX you must use the Manual setup Setup Instructions Detailed instructions for installing and configuring PSfilter are provided in the following files These files along with PSfilter c are stored on the CD ROM in the following directories driver lpti lpsource text format driver lpti tar tar format Operating System File SCO UNIX System V Release 3 SCO TXT HP UXIX on HP workstation HP TXT Sun 5 x on Sun SPARC workstation SUNS TXT Sun 4 x on Sun SPARC workstation SUN4 TXT AT amp T UNIX SV Release 4 SVR4 TXT DEC OSF1 DECOSF1 TXT IBM AIX AIX TXT UNIXWare UNIXWARE TXT Note If your system is not listed above do not attempt to use the Psfilter method of printing PSfilter Printing Methods PSfilter printing provides two methods to print jobs Redirect Printing With Redirect printing you print jobs using system print commands e g Ip The print job is redirected though PSfilter to the Print Server Redirect printing is the recommended print method because jobs are spooled Direct Printing Here PSfilter commands are used to print your job without going through the host print queue This method is recommended only for test purposes 35 Print Server User s Guide This section covers configuration of a Windows NT host The Print Server should be configured first For Windows NT configurati
78. intouts are NOT the same there may be a problem with the Print Server Call your dealer Re enable queue service a Disconnect the printer attached to LPT1 of your PC and connect it to your Print Server b For NetWare 2 x or 3 x run PCONSOLE and Select Print Queue Information Then select the print queue and select Current Queue Status Set Servers can service entries in queue to YES For NetWare 4 x bindery and NDS modes run PCONSOLE and select Print Queues Then select the print queue and select Status Set Allow service by current print servers to YES My Print Server does not appear in the Active Device List of the PSCONFIG program Ensure that the Print Server is on the same network segment as your PC Load the NetBEUI protocol on your PC so that PSCONFIG can try connecting using NetBEUI Once connected check the following e The NetWare protocol is enabled e The Ethernet frame type of your PC may be different than the one with your Print Server Enable all Ethernet frame types My Print Server is configured as a Novell Print Server and cannot log in to a file server The following steps may solve this problem il Get the Print Server information using PSCONFIG If the device is configured as a Novell Print Server the information will look like the following Server Name SC110049 NetWare Information Master File Server ICE Print Server Mode Status Yow bile Serveis Currant Sre Remote Printer Mode S
79. isplay a message asking for the full path to the Windows NT distribution files Provide the appropriate location and click the Continue button All necessary files will be copied to your hard disk If you did not check the Enable Automatic DHCP Configuration option in the Windows NT TCP IP Installation Options dialog box you must complete all the required TCP IP configuration procedures manually After you finish configuring TCP IP the Network Settings dialog box will reappear click the Close button and then restart your computer for the changes to take effect N W gt M D TCP IP Windows NT 4 0 W Go to Start Settings gt Control Panel gt Network Click the Service option and ensure that Simple TCP IP Service and Microsoft TCP IP Printing are enabled If they are not enabled select the Add option and enable them as usual If you added services in step 2 reboot the computer for the changes to take affect Adding a TCP IP Remote Printer Windows 3 51 1 2 From the Printer menu in Print Manager choose Create Printer In the resulting dialog box enter data as follows Printer Name Enter a name up to 32 characters This name appears in the title bar of the printer window Driver Select the appropriate driver for the attached printer Description Enter a printer description for other network users to reference Print To Select Other A Print Destinations dialog box will appear after sel
80. job User Name The user or work group name to be printed on the banner page Retry Interval Sets how often Windows will poll the Print Server to establish a connection when the printer is busy Values range from 40 110 seconds 5 Upon clicking OK the Pserver utility will automatically create a print queue for the port just added 6 Repeat steps 2 to 4 for each printer Ensure that you select a different Print Server port each time and that each port has a unique name 66 Windows Peer to Peer Control Panel Configuration 1 Go to Control Panel and invoke the Printers icon The following Printer dialogue box will appear Default Printer Brother HL 600 series on LPT1 Installed Printers Brother HL 600 series on LPT1 HP LaserJet IIP on LPT1 Use Print Manager Figure 25 Control Panel Printers WfW 2 Follow the normal process to add each printer that is attached to the Print Server 3 The printers must be associated with the print queue they will service Click the Connect button and the following Connect dialogue box will appear Brother HL 600 series Fast Printing Direct to Port Figure 26 Printer Connect WfW 4 From the Ports list select the queue which services the Print Server port to which the printer is connected 5 Repeat steps 3 amp 4 to associate each printer with a queue 6 Setup is complete Now whenever you select Windows Print Setup the printer and its queue will appe
81. le Format The following table shows the CONFIG file details The information in each column is as follows Default Line The line as obtained from the device Each line has the following structure Line_number Token Parameter Where Line_number is a system parameter and MUST NOT be changed Token is a readable identifier for the line Parameter is the current setting A colon separates the Token from the Parameter Allowable Values This column lists the values which may be used for the Parameter The following items are used Text n where n is a number indicates a text field with a maximum length of n characters Numeric 0 n where n is a number indicates the acceptable range of values for a numeric field Access Code where the allowable values are Read Only Read Write Not Accessible Description Explanation of the purpose of the parameter Shaded rows indicate lines which do not exist in all models Default Line Description 0001 BOX_NAME SCxxxxxx Device name 0011 IPXSPX_P Enable NetWare protocol 0012 TCPIP_P Enable TCP IP protocol 0013 APTALK_P Enable AppleTalk protocol 0014 NETB_P Enable NetBEUI protocol 0030 BAUDRATE 9600 300 600 1200 Serial Port Baud Rate 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 0031 STOPBITS 1 Serial Port Stop Bits 0032 PARITY None None Odd Even Serial Port Parity 0033 DATABITS 8 Serial Port Data Bits 0034 HANDSHAK HARDWARE Hardware ON XOFF Serial Port Flow Control None Both
82. ly as wanted To alleviate this problem perform the following steps 1 Choose Calibrated Color Grayscale in the Print pop up menu in the Print Options dialog box The printer will make adjustments to match the colors 2 Check your monitor to make sure all settings for example brightness are adjusted correctly The blue color I chose on my computer screen is printing out purple Choose Calibrated Color Grayscale in the Print pop up menu in the Print Options dialog box When I send a print job I get a PostScript Command error or no print out Check the communication protocols The computer Print Server and printer must all be configured to use the same communication protocol either Binary or ASCII To configure your system 1 Choose which protocol you are going to use You should check your printer it may not give you a choice 2 Set your printer to the correct protocol 3 Use the computer s print submenu to configure your computer to use the protocol ASCII or binary you have chosen 4 Configure the Print Server as described on page 8 Using the LaserWriter 8 1 1 Driver PA Some application programs have incompatibilities with this driver The following list describes known problems If you experience problems contact the publisher of the program A newer version of the program may be available Aldus Freehand 3 11 e You cannot print using Layout options in the Print dialog box If you
83. m files will be installed to the following CGI directory C Program Files PrintServer WebAdmin 4 The alias webadmn for the CGI directory will be created and added to the system registry If you wish to change the alias of the CGI directory the procedure is as follows e Choose StartlProgramsIMicroSoft Internet Server Common Internet Service Manager e Click the computer which has the service WWW to display service content e Click the Directory option to display directory content e Select the Alias field and type the name you want e Check the access rights and ensure the directory is both readable and executable then click OK 5 Restart the PC to complete the setup Running WebAdmin e Start your WEB browser e In the Address box type either the IP address or the domain name of the WebAdmin program followed by the string application x msdownload Example http 202 70 111 20 webadmin webadmin exe application x msdownload You should then see a screen like the following example 82 Management Tools Home Browse Settings About Help Quick Simple and Easy Print Server WebAdmin allows you to monitor and control your Print Server and connected printers and plotters using a standard web browser Select one of the options using the buttons above Home WebAdmin Home Page Browse Browse the network for active Print Servers Settings Print Server Setup Options About WebAdmin Version Information Help Help Info
84. n The Physical port of Logical printer 1 The String sent to logical printer 1 whenever a job begins The string sent to the logical printer 1 whenever the job ends Convert LF to LF CR Status The Physical port of Logical printer 2 The String sent to logical printer 2 whenever a job begins The string sent to logical printer 2 whenever the job ends Convert LF to LF CR Status The Physical port of Logical printer 3 The String sent to logical printer 3 whenever a job begins The string sent to logical printer 3 whenever the job ends Convert LF to LF CR Status The Physical port of Logical printer 4 The String sent to logical printer 4 whenever a job begins The string sent to logical printer 4 whenever the job ends Convert LF to LF CR Status The Physical port of Logical printer 5 The String sent to logical printer 5 whenever a job begins The string sent to logical printer 5 whenever the job ends Convert LF to LF CR Status The Physical port of Logical printer 6 The String sent to logical printer 6 whenever a job begins The string sent to logical printer 6 whenever the job ends convert LF to LF CR Status The Physical port of Logical printer 7 The String sent to logical printer 7 whenever a job begins The string sent to the printer 7 whenever the job ends Convert LF to LF CR Status The Physical port of Logical printer 8 The String sent to logical printer 8 whenever a job begins The string sent to logical print
85. not been loaded you must load it If unloading and reloading the NetWare Pserver go to step a If loading for the first time go to step d a Go to the file server console where the NLM is running b Press Alt Esc until you get to the Print Server NLM screen c Press ESC to halt the print server NLM Answer Yes d Once the NetWare NLM has been unloaded enter the following command load pserver XXXX XXXX is the NetWare print server selected in step 2 b a When the Enter Print Server Name menu appears press INSERT until you get to Contents of Current Context Select the context that holds the print server Select the print server from the list and press ENTER 19 Print Server User s Guide To print a job to the Print Server SCxxxxxx you can use NetWare s standard utilities CAPTURE NPRINT or PCONSOLE If you are not familiar with the CAPTURE or NPRINT utilities the on line help is available by typing after the command e g CAPTURE ENTER In the following examples print queue P1 is serviced by Print Server SCxxxxxx To print the file is sent to print queue P1 Example 1 To use NPRINT to print the file c config sys to SCxxxxxx use the command NPRINT c config sys Q P1 NOTI T 4 NFF NB For NPRINT usage and options see your NetWare documentation Example 2 To use CAPTURE to print the file c config sys to the use the commands CAPTURE L 1 Q P1 NOTI NT FF NB COPY c config sys LPT1
86. nt Server s IP Address will be unknown and connection to it will be impossible In this case configure the Print Server for a static IP Address See preceding section Using BOOTP 1 Perform steps 1 to 3 for assigning a static IP Address 2 Add the following entry to the Boot Table etc booptab NAME ht ether vm rfc1024 ha PA ip IP sm SM gw GW Where NAME is the Print Server s name PA is the physical address of the Print Server IP is the Print Server s IP Address SM is the Subnet Mask GW is the Gateway IP Address 3 If itis not running start the bootp daemon the usual command is boot pd and then reset the Print Server It should then acquire an IP Address using bootp 4 If the Print Server is not configured yet you can now configure it using FTP See page 41 for details Otherwise check with the ping command ping NAME You should receive a response If you get a Timeout message the above procedure has failed Using RARP 1 Perform steps 1 to 3 for assigning a static IP Address N If the rarp daemon is not running start it with the command rarpd a 3 Add a line to the Ethernet Address table etc ethers 00 c0 02 xx iyy zz NAME Where 00 c0 02 xx yy zz is the physical address of the Print Server NAME is the name of the Print Server 4 Reset the Print Server When it reboots it should acquire an IP Address from rarp 5 Ifthe Print Server is not configured yet you can now configure it using FTP
87. nter Setup see page 24 e Define logical printer e Set pre print job string e Set post print job string e Serial port configuration if exists e Baud rate e Handshake protocol e Stop bits e Data bits e Parity 21 Print Server User s Guide NetWare Specific Settings Novell Remote Printer Mode Device Name Novell Printer Server for P1 P2 P3 amp SP Frame Type Enter either the default name SCxxxxxx or the new name of the Print Server Enter the name of the NetWare print server to service the Print Server s P1 P2 P3 and SP ports Select the frame types used by your network Ethernet 802 2 Ethernet 802 3 Ethernet SNAP and Ethernet IT Novell Print Server Mode Device Name NDS Tree Name Print Server NDS Context Master file server Bindery mode only Polling Queue Interval Job Notification by Connection ID Frame Type NetWare Password 22 Use the default name SCxxxxxx or the new name of the Print Server The new name MUST NOT exceed 19 characters nor contain any spaces NetWare 4 X NDS mode only Enter the file servers NDS tree name root name NetWare 4 X NDS mode only Enter the Print Server NDS Context The entry should contain the path to the context but not the context itself and each OU should be separated by a period Example department company Enter the name of the Print Server s master file server Defines how often the Print Server will poll
88. nter_name printer device Start accepting jobs for the accept printer_name new printer device Create a spooling directory mkdir usr spool Spooler_directory Make spooling daemon the chown daemon usr spool Spooler_directory owner of this directory Create read write permissions chmod 775 usr spool Spooler_directory Give permissions to LPD processes chgrp daemon usr spool Spooler_directory Add remote printer s See following section Adding Remote Printers A remote printer is added by inserting the following line in the etc printcap file Note The entry is really one line but can be entered as shown Use a TAB character where shown printer_namelRemote_Printer_Aliasi TAB Ip TAB rm PS_NAME TAB rp Logical_Printer_name TAB sd Spooler_directory TAB mx 0 32 TCP IP Where printer_name is the Print Queue name used to store jobs for the corresponding logical printer PS NAME is the Print Server name defined in etc hosts Logical _Printer_name is the logical printer name on the Print Server L1 L3 or L1 L8 depending on your model Spooler_directory is the directory you created in Step 6 Example MarketingIRP1_SC123456 TAB Ip A TAB rm PS_Rm203 TAB rp L1 TAB sd usr spool Marketing TAB mx 0 Repeat this process for each Logical Printer Print Queue combination that you wish to create LPD on BSD ___ _ _ __ _ ____ __ ____ _ __ _
89. on Protocol of P1 ASCII C Binary Communication Protocol of P2 ASCII Binary Communication Protocol of P3 ASCII C Binary Communication Protocol of SP Cc ASCII C Binary Figure 33 AppleTalk Configuration 76 Management Tools NetBEUI Configuration Menu equivalent Configuration NetBEUI Selecting this icon leads to the following screen NetBEUI Configuration Selected Device 50120699 Domain Name Response Time 0 1 sec i 0 Abort Job As Paper Out No Yes Figure 34 NetBEUI Configuration NetBEUI Settings Domain name Enter the designated work group to be serviced by the Print Server Using only UPPER CASE is recommended Response Time Sets how fast jobs are sent to the printer The default value of zero 0 delay should be increased only if your printer cannot cope with no delay Abort Job As Paper Out YES will terminate the current print job when a printing error is encountered NO default will try to continue but may cause print errors If errors occur try setting this value to YES Note Normally there should be no need to adjust these settings 77 Print Server User s Guide SNMP Configuration Menu equivalent Configuration SNMP SNMP is supported only on model EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 See Preparing the Print Server for SNMP on page 47 for details of these configuration settings After clicking this icon the top section of the screen will
90. on in a Peer to Peer environment see Chapter 7 Windows Peer to Peer IP Address Configuration To have the Print Server recognized as a valid device first configure it then follow this procedure 1 Add an entry for the Print Server to the hosts file SYSTEM32 DRIVERS ETC HOSTS The entry consists of the following line XXX XXX XXX XXX Name Where XXX XXX XXX XXX is the IP Address you assigned to the Print Server Name is the Print Server s name If you have not changed the name use the default name shown on a sticker on the base of the device 2 Reboot to have these changes take effect W Have Windows NT automatically add an entry to the ARP table by entering the following commands ping Name arp a Note The Print Server should respond to the ping If it doesn t there is S something wrong with the IP addressing Preparing for TCP IP Printing To create a TCP IP remote printer Microsoft TCP IP printing support must be installed The procedure is as follows Windows NT 3 51 n Start the Network option in Control Panel When the Network Settings dialog box appears click the Add Software button to display the Add Network Software dialog box Select TCP IP Protocol And Related Components in the Network Software list box and then click the Continue button In the Windows NT TCP IP Installation Options dialog box check the TCP IP Network Printing Support option Click the OK button Windows NT Setup will d
91. on request User Software The software provided for remote users InterNet Printing Port should be installed by all everyone intending to use Internet printing Otherwise remote users can print correctly only if e They send an E Mail directly to the Print Server Mail Account using their normal E Mail application e The E Mail contains plain text only e The Internet Print Server is configured with Print every E Mail ON Installation of the InterNet Printing Port software will create a new printer port After attaching the correct printer to this port users can print to the Internet Printer using any Windows application 43 Print Server User s Guide Installation 1 Run the InterNet Printing Port installation program SETUP EXE 2 Default values for the installation are Directory C Program Files Internet_Printer Start Menu folder InterNet Printing Port Driver 3 You will then see the Configure Port screen as shown in the following screenshot InterNet Printing Port Driver Configuration ver 1 0 Port Name WAN Remote Printer E mail address PrintServer customer com Your E mail information Mail Server Name or IP Address pop3servmycompany com Your Internet E mail address e g username company com myname mycompany com Retry Interval 20 Sec OK Y Reply Notification E mail Cancel Figure 3 InterNet Printer Port 4 The following data must be provided Enter a d
92. parallel ports 1 serial port config 3p Three parallel ports 2 Use Chooser to select the desired Print Server 3 Double click the CONFIG file and edit it The file should look like the example below but may vary depending on your model Device Name SCXXXXXX Apple Zone Printer Type LaserWriter Printer Type LaserWriter Printer Type LaserWriter Printer Type LaserWriter AP_PCOMM1 No AP_PCOMM2 No AP_PCOMM3 No AP_PCOMM4 No Serial Port Configuration Baud Rate 9600 Stop Bits 1 Parity None Data Bits 8 Handshake HARDWARE The appropriate values for each line are described in the following section AppleTalk Settings Print Server User s Guide Note Do NOT modify the following lines E beginCMD 9002 4 Save the file 5 Double click the icon for PSTool 6 Click the Printer submenu and choose Download Postscript File A panel will appear with a list of files 7 Click the CONFIG file Then click Download AppleTalk Settings When editing the CONFIG file only the parameter should be changed The parameter is the last part of the line after the colon Ensure that you use only valid parameters 0001 Device Name SCxxxxxx The default name will be in the form SC followed by 6 digits This can be changed but the new name MUST NOT exceed 19 characters in length 3000 Apple Zone The default value allows all AppleTalk zones to access the Print Server s printers To restrict acce
93. perform tasks which are seldom required Reset Device Use this option to reset the Print Server This is equivalent to a power off and on Resetting should be done after changing the configuration or if the device ceases responding after a LAN or printer problem Restore Factory Defaults Select this option to return all parameters to their factory default settings Print Test Page Use this option to print a test sheet from the selected Print Server port The test page will contain status information 85 Print Server User s Guide Settings Button l The Settings button will reveal the Setup Options screen Home Browse Settings About Help Print Server Setup Options WebAdmin allows you to set an IP address to a new device and attach to devices on other network segments and choose the communication protocol to be used between WebAdmin and the Print Server Please select one of the following options Set IP Address Attach Remote e Connected Protocol Figure 44 WebAdmin Setup Options Screen IP Addresses See IP Address Configuration on page 25 for details of the IP Addresses You need to know the device s default name Note With the TCP IP protocol you must set an IP address before anything else Attach Remote Connect to a Print Server on another network segment Connected Protocol Change the protocol used for communication between the program and the current device 86 Management Tools W
94. program in the Utility Biadmin directory 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation process When run Bi Admin icon the program searches the network for all active Print Servers then lists them on screen See the example screen below Management Tools PRINT SERVER UTILITY BiAdmin Refresh Status InitDevice Configuration Diagnostics Control Help e zziz Nasa eje e e _ Default Name Printer Port SC162347 SC162347 2P1S Bidirectional C162368 120699 2P15 Bidirectional SC162415 SCI 62415 2P1 S Bidirectional SCC14953 MIS 3P 100 BaseT Bidirectional Figure 28 BiAdmin Main Screen The icons provide status information as well as access to the selected Print Server settings If an icon is grayed out that option is unavailable For example unsupported protocols are grayed out gt Device Information Menu equivalent Status Device Information This option allows you to view all of the device settings in a scrollable list The data can not be changed lar a Printer Status Menu equivalent Status Port Status There are 4 icons one for each parallel port and one for the serial port Non existent ports are grayed out Selecting an icon will result in a screen like the following example Port Parallel 1 HP LaserJet 4 Plus Status On Line Printing Information Idle Refresh Configuration Figure 29 Printer Status If the printer i
95. program to the Windows directory e Add Uninstall information files the Setbox program if installed and the Readme file to the installation directory Device Configuration The Print Server device must be configured with the following information Device configuration should be performed prior to software configuration on the PCs Setting Recommended Value Device Name Shown on a sticker on the base of the device in the form SCxxxxxx SC and 6 digits Device IP Address 192 168 0 1 1f not already assigned Gateway IP Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 These values are appropriate in the Peer to Peer environment For more complicated situations refer to Chapter 5 TCP IP Ensure that the IP Address assigned to the device is not already in use Either the BiAdmin program see Chapter 8 or SETBOX can be used for configuration When SETBOX is run its screen will look like the following PrintServer IP Address Configuration x Device Hame TCPIIP IP Address po M om pp Reset Value GateWay Address po pk po o ms po Close Subnet Mask po po Figure 6 SetBox Set Device sets the data entered You also have the option of saving the IP Address to a file so that when the software is installed on other workstations users will not have to re enter the IP Address This option will only work if you have copied all the setup files to a floppy disk and are running SETBOX from the floppy Reset Value
96. r Configuration Windows NT 3 51 This procedure must be carried out on every workstation requiring access to the Print Server s printers The Print Server driver must be installed first Before proceeding check the following e Print Server is ON and configured e Printer s connected to the Print Server and on line e LAN is operational and using the TCP IP protocol First Port Configuration 1 Go to Printer Manager Select Printer Create Printer 2 Select the appropriate printer driver for the printer connected to the Print Server s first port 3 In the Print to dialogue box select PrintServer 4 Click on Settings The Configure Print Server window will appear It will look like one of the screens below Configure PrintServer Port Retry Interval Pos E tacon Select Device Port gt gt Parallel 1 Banner LI Enable Banner O PostScript User Name Figure 11 TCP IP Configuration NT 3 51 PtP 5 Enter the configuration information as described below IP Address Enter the IP address that was assigned to the Print Server Select Device Port Select the Print Server port that the printer is connected to e g Parallel port 1 Port Name Each port must have a unique name 8 alpha numeric characters The Port Name will be shown in the Printer s properties Use a name which indicates the port used e g Par_1 Enable Banner Select this option to enable a banner page The Banner page contain the
97. r ftp NAME Note You can only connect using a name instead of an IP Address if your system has been configured as described on page 26 2 You will be prompted for User Enter the default name on the base of the device When prompted for the password press ENTER 3 Copy the configuration file CONFIG to your system then quit ftp gt get CONFIG ftp gt quit 4 Edit the CONFIG file to set parameters in the following four lines in the file 0001 BOX_NAME Name 4000 IP_ADDR X X X X 4001 GATEWAY y y y y 4002 MASK Z Z Z Z Where New_Name is the Print Server s name x x x x is the IP Address assigned to the Print Server y y y y is the IP Address of your router z z z z is the network mask if assigned 5 Copy the CONFIG file back to the Print Server reset and quit ftp NAME ftp gt put CONFIG ftp gt get RESET ftp gt quit 41 Print Server User s Guide Internet Printing is available only on model EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 The Internet Printing System allows users to print data to your printer across the Internet Users send the Internet Print Server an E Mail with the print job normally sent as an attachment to the E Mail The Print Server will retrieve the E Mail and print it System Requirements Mail Server e Accessibility The Mail Server must be accessible by the intended clients or users Normally this means a permanent connection to the Internet e Protocols The Mail Server
98. r a dummy value such as 54321 and select Next 3 The printer wizard will display a message stating the Network Printer is off line Continue to install the printer as normal 4 When finished go to Control Panel Printers and select your printer The printer icon will be grayed out indicating the printer 1s not ready 5 Select Properties Details In the Print to the following port box select Print Server PrintServer 6 Click Apply then OK then close the properties window 7 Select the printer and go to the File menu Check the Work off line option is OFF 8 If the printer is connected and powered On the printer icon should no longer be grayed out and you should be able to print Problem I connected and configured a WPS Windows Printing System No 3 printer as described but I can t get the print job to print Solution WPS printer drivers poll the printer before sending print data Since No 3 the printer is networked the printer is not found and no data is sent The solution is to add your printer as a network printer as described in Solution 2 above The following lists some common WPS printers Canon LBP 430W Epson EPL 5500 W Epson ActionLaser 1300 W HP LaserJet 5L Lexmark WinWriter Series NEC SuperScript series Olivetti PG304 Samsung MyLaser Series 102 Troubleshooting Problem I don t know my Mail Server s IP Address No 1 Solution Use the PING command to connect to the Mail Server by name No 1 E
99. r the serial port String Before Job 0101 L1_PREST The printer control string in hex to be sent to the printer before each print job String After Job 0102 L1_POSTR The printer control string in hex to be sent to the printer after each print job Convert LF to CR LF 0103 L1_CHGLF If ON LF line feed characters are changed to CR LF carriage return line feed If OFF no conversion is done Note The maximum size of a printer control string is 15 characters Logical Printers eel Print Server models with 1 parallel port support 3 Logical Printers otherwise they support 8 Logical Printers The names L1 L8 cannot be changed Each Logical Printer has 4 settings as shown above The line numbers in the Print Server s CONFIG file are as follows Logical Printer Line Numbers Ll 0100 to 0103 L2 0120 to 0123 L3 0140 to 0143 L4 0160 to 0163 L5 0180 to 0183 L6 0200 to 0203 L7 0220 to 0223 L8 0240 to 0243 27 Print Server User s Guide The first step is to give the Print Server an IP Address so that it will be a valid device on the LAN Static IP Address Configuration 1 A gt A a A Determine the Physical Address of the Print Server from the default name shown on a sticker on the base of the unit It will be in the form SCxxyyzz SC followed by 6 numbers If its name is SCxxyyzz then the physical address is 00 c0 02 xx yy ZZ Login to the UNIX host as root Add the Print S
100. ration Environment Variable This list of printer configuration variables will vary from printer to printer Variable Value Displays the current setting To change the Variable Value if Read Only is NO double click the line you wish to change then enter or select a new value Read Only Indicates whether or not the environment variable is adjustable 80 Management Tools Menu Options InitDevice Menu Reset Device This will cause the device to reboot This should be done after making any configuration changes or if the device stops responding after some problem Restore Factory Default This will restore ALL device values to their factory defaults To restore only the current screen use the Set to Default button on the screen Set IP Address Use this to set a Device IP Address Gateway IP Address and Network Mask for a TCP IP network You need to enter the default device name See ZP Address Configuration on page 25 for configuration details Save the data to the device reset it and refresh the listing Attach Remote This is used to connect to a Print Server device on another LAN segment Enter the IP address of the remote device The Gateway router address must be set correctly Connected Protocol This option allows you to designate which LAN protocol will be used for communication between the selected device and this application You should select ONE protocol only Configuration Menu System Use
101. rint Server s printers The Print Server driver must be installed first Before proceeding check the following e Printer s connected to the Print Server and on line e LAN is operational and using the NetBEUI protocol First Port Configuration aS 1 Goto Printer Manager Select Printer Create Printer N Select the appropriate printer driver for the printer connected to the Print Server s first port W In the Print to dialogue box select PrintServer gt Click on Settings The Configure Print Server window will appear It will look like the screen below Configure PrintServer Port Retry Interval Device Name CTF00001 gt gt Parallel 2 secs Banner gt Enable Banner LJ PostScript Figure 19 NetBEUI Configuration NT 3 51 PtP 5 Enter the configuration information as described below Device Name Click Browse and select the correct Print Server The name should not be changed it is only visible when configuring the device Select Device Port Select the Print Server port that the printer is connected to e g Parallel port 1 Port Name On multi port devices each port must have a unique name 8 alpha numeric characters The Port Name will be shown in the Printer s properties Use a name which indicates the port used e g Par_1 Enable Banner Select this option to enable a banner page The Banner page contain the value in the User Name field PostScript If using a Post
102. rint Server port each time and assign a unique name to that port e g pserv_2 pserv_3 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 until all ports have been added 56 Windows Peer to Peer 6 Install the correct printer for each port When prompted with the following Create Printer screen ensure that the appropriate Print to option is selected for each printer Create Printer Printer Name bro 1260 Driver Brother HL 1260 Description Pintto mba O demo_p2 C Share this PrintServer PrintSerw_2 al Share Name PrintServ_3 Location Figure 14 Create Printer NT 3 51 PtP Configuration is now complete You can now print using the printers connected to the Print Server Once configured printing to the printers attached to the Print Server is the same as printing with the printer attached directly to your local LPT port Simply select File Print When the Print screen appears select the appropriate printer and options and click OK 57 Print Server User s Guide This section describes configuration and operation using the NetBeui protocol Device Configuration If you are using the NetBeui protocol no device configuration is necessary Software Installation Windows 95 Windows NT 1 Run the SETUP program in the Driver ptp_95nt folder on the CD ROM 2 At the Select Components window select the NetBeui protocol 3 The setup program will do the following e Create the following icons Readme
103. rint queue If the printer is busy the print command will fail Direct Socket Interface The Direct Socket Interface DSI is a Unix based method of providing a direct connection between a host computer and a printer The host and the Print Server establish a TCP connection using a special socket number All data sent over this connection is treated as print data and sent transparently to a logical printer defined on the Print Server TCP IP LPD Configuration LPD is a built in printing protocol for most UNIX systems including BSD type UNIX It is also supported in Windows NT 3 5 or later LPD on IBM AIX 4 15 Before proceeding ensure that the Print Server has been assigned an IP Address To setup your AIX system for LPD printing perform the following steps le N A Yi Add the Print Server to etc hosts lpd using the name you assigned to the Print Server Start the LPD daemon if it is not running using the following command start src s qdaemon Start the system administration tool smit and select Print Spooling Create the required number of queues one for each logical printer by selecting Add a Print Queue Remote Printer attached to Remote Host Standard Processing Use the following information Entry Name of queue to add Use a single word queue name which indicates which printer is attached Hostname for remote server Print Server name as used in etc hosts Ipd Name of queue on remote
104. rmation Figure 40 WebAdmin Home Screen Home Button Clicking on the Home button from any other screen will return you the Home screen shown above Browse Button SSE The Browse button will generate a list of Print Servers as shown in the following example Default Name Device Name Printer Port 5C162347 5C162347 2P15 Bidirectional S5C162368 5C 120699 2P15 Bidirectional SCC14953 MS 3P 100 BaseT Bidirectional Figure 41 WebAdmin Listing To configure the selected Print Server click on it This will generate a screen like the following Print Server User s Guide Home Browse Settings About Help Selected Device C162347 Device Information System Reset Device Printer Port 1 Status NetWare Restore Factory Default Printer Port 2 Status TCP TIP Print Test Page Prtiter Part 3 Status AppleTalk Serial Port Status NETBEUI Serial Port Logical Port SNMP Figure 42 WebAdmin Selected Device These options allows you to check the status of connected printers or Print Servers Device Information A list of the current device settings will be displayed Printer Port Status Serial Port Status Click the button for any port to check the status of the attached printer as shown by the sample screen below Parallel Port 1 Status Selected Device SC162347 Printer Model HP LaserJet 4 Plus Status On Line Printing Information Idle Back Refresh Configuration
105. rver is left on but the DHCP server is turned off then the Print Server will retain its IP Address without the DHCP Server being aware of it Simply reset the Print Server so it will obtain a new IP Address This problem would also arise if you assigned a static IP Address which is within the range used by the DHCP server If so use another address which is NOT within the range used by the DHCP server I am using WPCONFIG on Windows 95 and having problems configuring the Print Server WPCONEHTG is designed for Windows 3 1 only For Windows 95 NT you should use BiAdmin 90 Troubleshooting Problem When using 10BaseT cabling the Print Server unit does not No 1 work Solution Check the Hub s link LED for the port to which the Print Server is No 2 connected If it is off there is a problem in the network cable If using 10BaseT or 100BaseT check the LED next to the connector It should be on if the network connection is OK Problem A printing device connected to the a Print Server port cannot No 2 print or prints garbage Solution Check the following No 2 e Cable connection between Print Server and printer e Serial port configuration if a serial device e Printer driver in the application program or Windows matches the printer Problem The Configuration button on the Printer Status screen in BiAdmin No 3 is grayed out even though my printer in bi directional Solution The button is unavailable if the printer i
106. s Bi directional and the printer is not busy the Configuration button will be available allowing you to change the configuration of the attached printer See Printer Configuration following for more details 73 Print Server User s Guide Ny NetWare SS Menu equivalent Configuration NetWare Select the Operation Mode Print Server or Remote Printer and click Print Server Configuration Depending on the selection one of the following screens will appear Netware Print Server Configuration Selected Device 30120699 Print Server Name fsc120699 NDS Tree Name FAST Print Server NDS Context TAIWAN SERYVER Master file server Bindery Mode Only SERVER 7 Frame Type Polling Queue Interval 1 255 v v i m Job Notification by Connection ID M 802 2 M 802 3 No C Yes V SNAP M Ethernet Setto Default Change Password Figure 30 NetWare Print Server Configuration Netware Remote Printer Configuration Selected Device 50162415 Device Name Novell Printer Server for P1 Novell Printer Server for P2 Nowell Printer Server tor P3 Novell Printer Server for SP Frame Type Vv 802 2 iv 802 3 V SNAP M Ethernetll Figure 31 NetWare Remote Printer Configuration See NetWare Specific Settings on page 22 for details 74 Management Tools TCP IP Configuration Menu equivalent Configuration TCP IP Selecting this icon will cause the following screen
107. s busy You must wait until No 3 the printer is idle 91 Print Server User s Guide Problem Why do I get an incorrect printout No 1 Solution You may have chosen Binary encoding to print the file Try to use No 1 ASCII encoding e Some of the fonts in your print file may not be supported by the printer Try selecting LaserWriter 7 instead of LaserWriter 8 Problem Can t find the Print Server s name in the Chooser No 2 Solution Try the following No 2 1 Make sure that AppleTalk is on the button next to Active is highlighted in the Chooser 2 Make sure the printer has been on and in the READY state for a few minutes 3 Make sure the printer has not been renamed since its last appearance in the Chooser 4 If the printer resides on a network with multiple zones make sure the correct zone is selected from the AppleTalk Zones box in the Chooser Problem My document didn t print to the right printer No 3 Solution Check the following No 3 e Another Print Server with the same name may have received your print job Use the PSTOOL to reconfigure your Print Server name and ensure all Print Servers have unique names e Make sure your application output encode is set to ASCII If not change it to ASCII Problem My file doesn t print with the correct fonts No 4 Solution Try changing your printer driver to LaserWriter 7 No 4 Problem My EPS file doesn t print with the correct fonts No 5
108. servers b Select a NetWare Print Server c Select Printers d Press INS Key to insert a printer e Enter the correct information in the Name Field Refer to Refer to Remote Printer Assignments on page 17 f Select the printer g In the Type field select parallel for parallel port 1 2 or 3 select serial for the serial port h Select Configuration 1 In the Port field select LPT for parallel port 1 LP2 for parallel port 2 LPT3 for parallel port 3 and COMI for the serial port j In Location field set to Manual Load k Press ESC to exit Configuration sub menu Associate queue objects and print objects To associate the printers with the queues to be serviced follow the instructions below a Select Print queues assigned b Press INS c Select the queue that you want the printer to service d Press ESC twice e Repeat steps 2 d to 3 d until all association among queues and printers are configured completely Novell NetWare f Exit PCONSOLE Configure the Print Server a Run the PSCONFIG program b Select your Print Server c Select Set to NetWare Remote Printer Mode d Enter the NetWare Print Server Name selected in Step 2 b for all print ports e Select Execute Setup Unload and Reload Pserver If the NetWare Pserver to which the Print Server has been installed has been previously loaded you must unload and reload it If the NetWare Pserver has
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110. sible 110 Text 19 Printer type for parallel port 1 Numeric 0 64K NetWare Print Server for parallel port 3 AppleTalk zone Printer type for parallel port 2 Printer type for serial port Printer type for parallel port 3 ASCII No or Binary Yes communication for parallel port 1 ASCII No or Binary Yes communication for parallel port 2 ASCII No or Binary Yes communication for serial port ASCII No or Binary Yes communication for parallel port 3 Device IP Address Gateway Subnet mask Delay before reconnection attempt Numeric 0 255 No of reconnection attempts Mail A C IP Address Mail A C Name Mail A C Password Check Mail Interval Mail Banner Page Printer port physical or logical for Internet Mail Printing Print every E Mail Notify mail printed Mail Printer model NetBEUI group domain name Abort print job if error Delay time SNMP person Contact location Management station 1 Access rights Community String Management station 2 Access rights Appendix B Configuration File Format 6023 M2_CSTR Community String 6031 M3_IP 0 0 0 0 IP Address Management station 3 6032 M3_ACCP Access Code Access rights Not Accessible 6033 M3_CSTR Community String 6041 M4_IP 0 0 0 0 Management station 4 6042 M4_ACCP Access Code Access rights Not Accessible 6043 M4_CSTR Text 7 Community String 6111 T1_IP 0 0 0 0 Trap 1 Address 6112 T1_S 0 Severity Level 6113 T
111. signment e There are no NetWare File Servers that do not have TCP IP support between the Print Server and the UNIX host e The network cable to be used by Print Server is intact Connect the cable to another network device and test it e You have used the correct Physical Address derived from the device Default name e Use the ping command to see if the Print Server is a valid device on the network Problem The standard interface program on SUN 5 2 cannot be used with No 2 Psfilter Solution Use dumb_int sh which is the interface program shipped with Print No 2 Server Problem When the interface program detects that the printer device is not No 3 a printer a printer error message appears on the screen Solution Mark out all stty commands in the interface script No 3 Problem The psopts file format is not accepted by BSD UNIX No 4 Solution If the prefix string and suffix string must contain control words or are No 4 too long use headfile or tailfile instead of prefix string or suffix string Problem The Print Server s IP address is forgotten and it needs to be installed No 5 in a new environment Solution Follow the steps below to set the Print Server configuration back to No 5 the factory default settings 1 Enter the command ALS IVY YY YY YY O CO AOL os Where yyy yyy yyy yyy is the new IP address assigned to the Print Server and xx xx xx is the default name of the device less the leading SC Combine
112. ss to a particular zone enter the zone name here 3001 Printer Type P1 LaserWriter 3002 Printer Type P2 LaserWriter 3003 Printer Type SP LaserWriter 3004 Printer Type P3 LaserWriter These are text fields used to describe the printer driver used for each port P1 P2 P3 refer to the parallel ports while SP refers to the Serial Port The name can be up to 19 characters long 3101 AP_PCOMM1 No 3102 AP_PCOMM2 No 3103 AP_PCOMM3 No 3104 AP_PCOMM4 No These settings determine whether the port uses ASCII or Binary Communication Protocol Enter NO for ASCII or YES for Binary The lines refer to the following ports 3101 AP_PCOMM1 Parallel Port 1 3102 AP_PCOMM2 Parallel Port 2 3103 AP_PCOMM3 Serial Port 3104 AP_PCOMMA4 Parallel Port 3 In choosing which Protocol to use consider the following points e Binary communication is twice as fast as ASCII e ASCII communication is more reliable e The computer Print Server and printer MUST all be configured to use the SAME protocol Check your printer manual for details of printer configuration and use the Print menu to configure your computer so that they use the same settings as the Print Server AppleTalk Serial Port Configuration Check your serial device to see what settings should be used The following options are available Setting 0030 Baud Rate 0031 Stop Bits 0032 Parity 0033 Data Bits 0034 Handshake Options 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200
113. stem View etc This is accomplished through the SNMP agent and the SNMP MIB The agent device software responds to standard SNMP commands and reports device configuration and conditions When a change in condition occurs the SNMP agent will send a message a Trap to the associated management station The EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 s SNMP MIB is a collection of objects that are monitored and controlled using SNMP s get and set commands The MIB files are in the Mib folder on the CD ROM The appropriate MIB file must be imported into your SNMP management program e Miblp mib Single port models e Mib2p1s mib Two parallel ports 1 serial port model e Mib3p mib Three parallel port model Preparing the Print Server for SNMP Before attempting to manage the Print Server using a SNMP Management station the following settings should be assigned to it in addition to the IP Addresses covered in IP Address Configuration on page 25 These settings can be made using FTP BiAdmin or WebAdmin The number and token in brackets shows the line number in the Print Server CONFIG file SNMP Settings SysContact Text Field Name of the contact 6000 CONTACT person SysLocation Text Field Location of the contact 6001 LOCATION person Management Station IP Address s 6011 M1_IP 6021 M2_IP 6031 M3_IP 6041 M4_IP Up to 4 Management Stations can be entered Trap Receiving IP Address s 6111 T1_IP 6121 T2_IP 61
114. t 802 2 frame type Enable Ethernet 802 3 frame type Enable Ethernet SNAP frame type Enable Ethernet II frame type Enable Polling NetWare Queues interval 1 second Job Notification by Login Name Set the Master file server as the specified server in bindery based file server environment Set the context name to the current context name in NDS environment Set the NDS tree name to the current NDS tree name in NDS environment Set NetWare Operation Mode Print Server Mode Set the device name as specified in the parameter list Set the device password to NULL Serial Port Configuration is as follows if a serial port exists Baud rate 9600 Data bits 8 Stop bits 1 Parity none Protocol hardware 11 Print Server User s Guide Syntax Novell Print Server Mode Bindery Based File Server Quickset Name UN P Q1 W Q2 X Q3 Y QS Z FS F NDS Network Quickset Name UN P Q1 W Q2 X Q3 Y QS Z Name The default name displayed on the bar code label on the bottom of the unit New name of the Print Server W X Y and Z are the names of the queues to be serviced by parallel ports 1 to 3 and the serial port P1 P2 P3 and SP are the default queue names F is the name of the master file server of the device When multiple file servers are serviced this information is stored in the master file server QUICKSET will create a print server object printer objects and queue objects with the current context
115. t Restore the factory default settings ResetStatistics Set the statistics counter back to zero PSSerialConfig group Object Description SerialBaudrate Serial port baud rate bps SerialStopBits Serial port stop bits 114 Appendix C SNMP MIB SerialParity Serial port parity SerialDataBits Serial port data bits SerialProtocol Serial port flow control protocol Traps printserverTrap Printer status changed 115
116. t the cable is properly shielded and does not pose a tripping hazard If using an extension cord make sure the total ampere rating of the products using the cord does not exceed the extension cord s ampere rating Do not attempt to service this device as opening or removing casing may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel The device should be serviced by qualified service personnel under the following conditions e The power cord is damaged or frayed e Liquid has been spilled onto the product e The product has been exposed to rain or water e The product does not operate normally in accordance with the operating instructions e The device has been dropped or the casing has been damaged TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction Package Contents ssciscccccdssssscrosssessascessessvssssnsasseessseessssosacdeassssecsssossssoassscesssanss 1 EN2024 6 EtherDuo PS ooonoocoonnoonnconnconnncnnnccnnconcconoconacona cono nonnnoonaconaconnccn ness 2 EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 scccssssscsresssssessessescercecesccereaceecenceees 3 A A cadena aeasneadesebuskebarteecs 4 10 100BaseT Switches ona 4 Chapter 2 LAN Installation Installation Procedure esseseseseseeceecocsesesccococseseseseececcocoesesesososseecsososecesoseee 5 Chapter 3 AppleTalk Software Requiremennts ccccscscscsccssscssccsssccecssscecscssesccsssceescsessescssesees
117. t use the same frame type as the Print Server so that PSCONFIG can see the device Or load the NetBEUI protocol on your PC and use WPCONFIG to connect to the device 2 Enable the Print Server s frame type to the frame type that the master file server uses and disable all other frame types I cannot receive Notify message in NetWare 4 x environment 1 Make sure you are a Notify member of the Print Server 2 Run NetAdmin and set the name of the Default Server to receive notification I cannot use PCONSOLE to see Printer Status or the current server status in Print Server Information is showing Down in the NetWare 4 x environment It may be that you created the print server object in NetWare 3 x environment and used PCONSOLE in NetWare 4 x to view the status Try the following Troubleshooting 1 Ensure the Print Server is ON 2 Delete the print server object of the Print Server 3 Install the Print Server again in NetWare 4 x NDS environment Problem The String Before Job and or String After Job settings in the No 11 Logical Printers don t work properly Solution Check the length of the control strings No string can exceed 15 No 11 characters e Check that the control strings are in HEX 99 Print Server User s Guide Problem Print Server device is not recognized No 1 Solution Check the following No 1 e There are no routers between the Print Server and the UNIX host during IP address as
118. tatus b Set Servers can service entries in queue to NO c Press Esc and select Print Queue ID Record its queue ID d Send your test files to the print queue using normal print commands NetWare 4 x bindery and NDS modes a Run PCONSOLE select Print Queues select the print queue that your Print Server services select Status b Set Allow service by current print servers to NO c Press Esc and select Information and record its queue ID d Send your test files to the print queue using normal print commands 4 Re route network printing to local printing a Disconnect the printer attached to your Print Server and connect it to LPT1 of your PC b Change to the drive and then the directory on the file server that contains the print queue The directory will have the name of the queue ID e g queues Q_ID for NDS mode or system Q_ID for Bindery mode 5 The test files you printed in step 3 should be in the queue directory Print these files to the local printer using the COPY command with the b option Example COPY ORCE SENEX EKRI 6 Compare the printouts from the PC and the Print Server If the printouts are the same then the problem is NOT the Print 95 Print Server User s Guide Problem No 2 Solution No 2 Problem No 3 Solution No 3 96 Server The problem might be that an incorrect printer driver was chosen or the timeout setting in the CAPTURE command is too short If the pr
119. tatus N A Make sure the master file server name is assigned correctly Check the Current Status of Your_File_Server Connected No action required No file server Assign a master file server using PSCONFIG Connecting to Server Wait and check if the file server exists Password Mismatch Clear the NetWare password with PCONSOLE or set the correct password for the Print Server using Problem No 4 Solution No 4 Problem No 5 Solution No 5 Troubleshooting WPCONFIG or BiAdmin Print Server Not Defined Install Print Server again Check NetWare to see if the login status of the Print Server to the file servers is Ready If it is not check the error message and perform the required corrective action Check the Novell file server s name If it is over 20 characters long Rename it using no more than 20 characters Tf the file server is not in the status list and the Print Server has logged into the master file server it means that the file server has not been serviced by the Print Server Check to see if the file server is in the list of File Server To Be Serviced item of PCONSOLE If not insert the file server name to the list My Print Server is configured as a Novell Remote Printer and can t log in to the Novell Print Server Try the following troubleshooting procedure il De Get the Print Server information as described in Problem 3 above Check the fields after the following
120. the queues to be serviced Set to Yes to receive a job notification at only the workstation where the print job originated No to receive a job notification at all workstations that you have logged on Select the frame types used by your network Ethernet 802 2 Ethernet 802 3 Ethernet SNAP and Ethernet II The password on the NetWare Print Server The device needs this password to connect to NetWare Novell NetWare Service Additional NetWare Bindery file servers m_m__ noegO If your Print Server is configured as a NetWare Print Server and you want it to service more than one bindery file server perform the following steps 1 Login with supervisory rights to the other file servers you want your Print Server to service Create queues and a print server name for your Print Server on each file server you want to service Login with supervisory rights to the master file server of your Print Server 4 Run PCONSOLE Select Print Server Information then select your Print Server in the print server list 6 Select Printer Server Configuration then select File Server To Be Serviced 7 Insert the file server names of the other file servers to be serviced by your Print 8 Server Reset the Print Server Attach to more than one NetWare Print Server In NetWare Remote Printer mode if you want each port of the Print Server to attach to a different NetWare Print Server perform the following steps 1
121. to appear TCPIP Configuration Selected Device 50029149 IP Address fo fo jo jo Set to Default Gateway Address jo fo jo fo Save to Devi Subnet Mask o o o jo TCP session retry interval 2 sec Cancel TCP session retry count 254 m Internet Mail Printing Configuration Mail Server IP Address 203 po 212 200 Mail Account Printer Password eS Confirm Password FO Check mail interval fo fi hour mir Redirect Mail Account PostMaster Default Printer Number o A F Print every email M Banner Printing IV Activate Response mail Printer Model string HP LaserJet 4 Plus Figure 32 TCP IP Configuration See IP Address Configuration on page 25 for details of the IP Addresses top half of the screen See Internet Mail Printing Configuration on page 43 for details of Internet Mail Printing Configuration bottom half of the screen Internet Printing is supported only on model EP3003 CheetahPrint Power 3003 75 Print Server User s Guide E AppleTalk Configuration Menu equivalent Configuration AppleTalk Selecting this icon will cause the following screen to appear See AppleTalk Settings on page 8 for details of these configuration settings Appletalk Configuration Selected Device MIS Zone Name i Printer Type of P1 Laserwriter Printer Type of P2 Laserwriter Printer Type of P3 Laserwriter Printer Type of SF N A Communicati
122. upply unit provided with the device e i Power Supply units for different models are not interchangeable Mount the Print Server If desired use Velcro adhesive strips to attach the Print Server unit to the side of a laser printer to conserve working space Chapter 3 Apple Talk This chapter details using the Print Server in the AppleTalk environment The Print Server supports AppleTalk EtherTalk PAP ATP NBP ZIP and DDP protocols enabling Macintosh computers on the network to view and use the Print Server as a regular AppleTalk printer Configuring and printing in the EtherTalk environment operates completely as usual The PSTool program has been provided specifically for the Macintosh environment to allow easy configuration of your Print Server System 7 x OS or newer 1 Click the apple icon and choose Control Panel 2 Click Network 3 Make sure that EtherTalk is selected under AppleTalk Connection If not do so now 4 Click Chooser The Chooser panel will open 5 Click on either the LaserWriter 8 icon recommended or the LaserWriter 7 icon LaserWriter 8 makes use of the fonts installed in the printer itself so the printing response time is quicker LaserWriter 7 uses the fonts installed in the computer which increases network traffic and takes more printing time 6 Select a Print Server from the printer list by clicking on the appropriate name The Print Server s name will appear in the form of SCxxxx
123. ution This could be the same as Problem 2 on page 102 Try the same No 7 solution e This could also be caused by using the wrong encoding method Ask the user to use the InterNet Printing Port Problem The Banner page is not correct the first row has disappeared No 8 103 Print Server User s Guide Solution No 8 This may be caused by the previous print job not sending a form feed after finishing printing Try sending print jobs to a logical printer which is defined with a Post String of FF Form Feed 0C in Hex To do this define the Logical Printer and set the port used for Internet Printing to this Logical Printer See Logical Printers on page 27 for details of Logical Printers Problem No 1 Solution No 1 Problem No 2 Solution No 2 Problem No 3 Solution No 3 Problem No 4 Solution No 4 104 WebAdmin doesn t find all items within the NDS Tree Names amp Master File Servers This occurs only with IPX SPX The solution is to manually enable all 4 Ethernet frame types Ethernet II SNAP 802 3 and 802 2 WebAdmin won t run on my browser Check the following e Your LAN WAN connection is OK e The URL is correct Has the program been installed in a different directory to the default e The program name is correct webadmin exe application x msdownload e The alias name webadmin is set correctly Screen contents have become scrambled
124. ws NT 4 0 The sample screens are from Windows 95 58 Windows Peer to Peer Before proceeding check the following e Print Server is ON and configured if using TCP IP e Printer s connected to the Print Server and on line e LAN is operational and using the NetBeui protocol First Port Configuration 1 Go to Start Settings Printers Invoke the Add Printer Wizard 2 Select the Local printer My Computer on NT option 3 Choose the Printer Model on the Print Server s first port 4 Select PrintServer as the port in the Select Port screen 5 Select the Configure Port button The following Configure Print Server screen will appear Configure PrintServer x r Port y Retry Interval Device Name CTFOODO1 50 secs Select Device Port gt gt Parallel 2 Name PrServer Banner l Enable Banner F PostScript OK User Name Prserver Cancel Figure 15 NetBEUI Configuration Win95 PtP 6 Enter the configuration information as detailed below Device Name Click Browse and select the correct Print Server The name should not be changed it is only visible when configuring the device Select Device Port Select the Print Server port that the printer is connected to e g Parallel port 1 Port Name On multi port devices each port must have a unique name 8 alpha numeric characters The Port Name will be shown in the Printer s properties Use a name which indicates the port used e g P
125. xample ping ms hinet net The reply will say Reply from xxx xxx XXX XXX where XXX XXX XXX xxx is the IP Address of the Mail Server Problem Plain text E Mails are not printed No 2 Solution Text E Mail messages are printed only if the Print Server is No 2 configured with Print every E Mail ON Problem Plain text E Mails print OK but if I include an attachment I get No 3 an E Mail reply Wrong Encoding Method Solution The Internet Printer system supports only Base64 encoding Using the No 3 Internet Printing Port driver will ensure a correctly encoded attachment Problem A print job is printing garbage No 4 Solution Users must use the correct printer driver The print job can be No 4 canceled using the Control Abort Mail Print Job menu option in the BiAdmin program Problem Two print jobs are printing on the same page No 5 Solution Change the port used for Internet Printing from a physical port to a No 5 Logical Port Printer Configure the Logical Printer so that the String after Job contains a FF Form Feed decimal 12 or OC in Hex See Logical Printers on page 27 for details of Logical Printers Problem The Print job seemed to go through OK but it was never No 6 received Solution Check the E Mail address If you use more than one Internet Printer No 6 with the same printer driver ensure that you use the correct port each time you print Problem Only the banner page was printed No 7 Sol
126. xx SC followed by 6 digits which is recorded on the bar code label on the bottom of the Print Server 7 Click on the Close box This closes Chooser and completes the Print Server setup process Printing commands will operate as usual with output routed to the Print Server printer Printing with the Print Server installed in an AppleTalk network is identical to normal printing For example select a document that you want to print and then select File Print Chose the desired printer a AppleTalk This section describes the configuration changes which can be made to your Print Server device Changing the Device Configuration Windows Software Chapter 8 Management Tools describes the general purpose management tools which can be used to configure and manage your Print Server All of these programs require a version of Microsoft Windows The BiAdmin program which requires Windows 95 or Windows NT allows access to ALL settings not just those important in the AppleTalk environment Macintosh Software In AppleTalk you can use SimpleText to edit the Print Server s CONFIG file and the supplied PSTool program to send it to the Print Server The procedure is as follows 1 Copy the following files from the Utility Apple folder on the CD ROM to an appropriate folder on your hard disk PSTool CONFIG xxx Select the appropriate CONFIG file for your model as follows config 1p Single parallel port model config 2p1s Two

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