User Manual - Konica Minolta
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1. NetWare Administrator o x Object View Options Tools Window EL BS REEGELE EE BEE KN S az Ele Edt View Favorites Tools aA Ea iz a 3 3j 4 amp NDPS7 Bax ee e 2 EH Home Search Favorites Hen Print SMS SMDR Group Gm hitp 192 168 0 126 z eGo Links Si les OH Minolta Di251 NDPS7 Backup Queue Sy On line olta Dit NDPS7_SYS MINA Ez 3 Ready E NDPs7 Novell NetWare 5 Conn Version 10 System Job Printer Scanner Network EPI NDPS Printer distest gt Summary ER Printer Control E NED On line M Ne Preference Ready Save Setting Model Name Minolta Di251 Online Assistance Configuration Summary Copier Devici Admin Password Memory 72 Obi l Trayl Ge Tarte ze ER Wi ad tor HDD Not Installed Duplex Installed Tnput Trayl Tray2 Tray3 LCC Output Not Installed ADF ADFR Network Ethemet 10 100BaseT FAX Not Installed Scanner Tnstalled Intenet E 32 6 Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway Server Capabilities 6 Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway Server Capabilities With Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway on a NetWare server Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway can be set and the printer can be observed and controlled When Minogw nlm is started up on the NetWare server the following screen appears Fi Help Esc Exit 6 1 Printer List If Printer List is selected from the Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway screen a list of p2. NW5_99_SYS Novell NetWare 5 Conn SCL 500 Novell NetWare 5 Server 500 NLS_LSP_NW5_99 S Broker5_99 SSPA_d LG min Tree TREE_99 3 Printer Agent Configuration 2 Select Printer Agent List from the column at the right and then click the New button to create the printer agent The Create Printer Agent dialog appears This dialog is the same as that displayed when creating a controlled access printer as described below 3 Enter the printer agent name e g Minolta_PA1 in the Printer Agent PA Name box x Printer Agent PA Name Faas Minolta_PAt c ance NDPS Manager Name iminolta_pm Context_99 E Hep Gateway Types Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway IF 4 From the list according to the syntax NDbPS Manager Name Contest Name select the NDPS manager started up from the server console 5 Select Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway IP in the Gateway Types box and then click the OK button To configure the printer agent continue with the instructions in section 3 2 3 Printer Agent Configuration 3 1 2 Fora Controlled Access Printer 1 From the NetWare Administrator dialog select the context under which the printer agent is created in this NDS container e g CONTEXT_99 BECH Qbject yew Options Tools Window Help KS oige rEg wel o ia R CONTEXT_99 TREE_99 E NW5_99 L s Kyo_NDPS amp admin amp michael LB
3. NDPS printers support multiple configurations To choose which configuration profile is to be used select a printer in the Installed Printers box of the Novell Printers dialog and then click the Configuration button 20 4 NDPS User Interface 4 3 NDPS Job Manager The job list of a printer can be displayed by double clicking the printer in the printer list of the Novell Printer Manager main screen Novell Job Manager TREE_99 Minolta_PA1 Context_99 Job Being Processed admin Context_99 The job status basically shows the current state of the printer agent The details of the print job can be displayed by double clicking the print job All NDPS job and document attributes defined in NDPS MOD are provided New job and document attributes will not be added The attribute set for NDPS jobs and documents are not listed in this document Refer to the NDPS document for details NDPS provides more sophisticated job management for example print jobs can be reordered All print job operations available through NDPS Printer Manager are supported by NDPS Gateway 4 4 Microsoft Printer Manager When an NDPS printer is selected Novell Printer Manager will add its printer icon to the Printers window of the Microsoft Control Panel In addition many printer vendors have proprietary printer managers added to the Printers window of the Microsoft Control Panel Those applications will still work becau
4. In order to use a public access printer clients must connect to the network but they do not need authentication in the NDS tree before using a public access printer However users do not have privileges for setting configuration options that are also available for controlled access printers 3 Printer Agent Configuration Controlled access printer A controlled access printer enables you to assign NDS privileges for controlling which users can see use and manage this printer To configure a controlled access printer you can simply create an NDPS printer object to represent the printer The newly created NDPS printer object will appear in the NWADMIN utility s NDS browser As with other NDS objects a controlled access printer offers a full range of security options Users can also configure default properties which are unavailable to public access Before creating a printer agent be sure that e NDPS NLM is loaded If it is not type load ndpsm at the server console prompt and then select the NDPS manager that you want to start up e NWADMN32 EXE located at SYS PUBLIC WIN32 has been ran 3 1 1 For a Public Access Printer 1 Double click the corresponding NDPS manager object within the NDS tree NetWare Administrator 5 x Qbject Wen Options Tools Window Help eS o inel rEg wl elo CONTEXT_99 TREE_99 ZS CONTEXT_99 LB NW5_99 Leg Kyo_NDPS amp admin amp michael
5. PRINT x Cancel 2 From the list select the name of the lpd queue to be used and then click the OK button In the dialog that appears asking for confirmation click the OK button A dialog appears allowing you to select the printer driver for the selected printer 3 Select the corresponding printer driver The Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway will then be completed 12 3 Printer Agent Configuration 3 3 Manually Adding a Printer Click the Add Device button to add other printers that cannot be or have not been automatically detected by the configuration utility This is useful when you have defined a small network coverage for printer detection e g hop count 0 but you want to configure a distant printer 1 Click the Add Device button in the Minolta PageScope NDPS Gate way dialog The Add Device dialog appears 2 Enter the IP address and then click the OK button A supported Minolta printer is added Bi Add Device E IP Address 192 168 0 126 Whether the printer for that IP address exists or not is checked If that printer exists on the network and if it can be confirmed that the printer is a supported Minolta printer that printer is added to the list of detected printers in the Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway dialog 13 3 Printer Agent Configuration 3 4 Printer Detection Settings After clicking the Advanced button various settings can be made to specify the
6. 1500 Impressions Per Hour Memory KB 81920 5 1 3 Status When the printer encounters problems the Printer Status dialog reports the related details such as the event time event name location where the event occurred etc so that the user can quickly locate problems and resolve them x Printer State Time Event Class Object 6 20 2001 3 40 11 PM Cover Open Cover Unknown 5 NDPS Printer Snap In Operation 5 1 4 Set Defaults Click this command to display the Novell defined Printer Defaults dialog which allows the user to configure the default behavior of the printers such as the copy count and banner page settings Printer Defaults JobHolds Noti cation Divers Ef uco fe He Priory Medium Ma Pis High JO Banner None D I Medum Ary a 5 1 5 About Click this command to display the current version of the Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway 26 5 NDPS Printer Snap In Operation 5 2 I O Info Button Clicking this button displays a menu allowing you to see information for the selected paper supply trays and paper output trays for the printer 5 2 1 Input Summary This summary gives the printer tray names maximum capacity paper level paper size and orientation BS Input x Summary of Configuration Input Name _ Max Capacity Current Level _ Paper Size Orientation Trau 250 250 A4 Long Edge Tray2 500 Empty Letter Long
7. Printer Gateway Mod le gesteet geed 36 7 2 1 Why is an NDPS printer agent in the Not Bound state eccesseseseeeeeeeseesseeeeeees 36 7 2 2 Why is an NDPS printer agent in the Needs Attention State ccsccessseeeeeeees 37 7 2 3 Why is an NDPS printer agent stuck in the Printing State cccssseceessessseeeeeeeeeeseeeeees 37 7 3 Troubleshooting the NDPS Printer Control Snap In HUT 38 7 3 1 Why is the Novell Printer Control snap in opened for a Minolta printer c sscccseecsseeeeeeeees 38 7 3 2 Why cana screen not be Opened csseccseseeseseees 38 7 3 3 Why is there no or bad data in the screen 38 7 4 Troubleshooting the NDPS Module 00 39 7 4 1 Why does an event not generate the pop up or log message on the client machine eessen 39 iv 1 Overview 1 Overview 1 1 Features e NDPS Novell Distributed Print Services printing to supported Minolta printer models is provided e Supported Minolta printers on an IP network can be detected and a list for user selection is provided e Events can be detected and messages to users can be generated e Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway accesses printers using SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol and displays front panel messages and the status of the printers e Supported Printers Most Minolta digital MFPs and Minolta Minolta QMS laser beam printers are supported Some models are
8. errors in the printer 18 4 NDPS User Interface 4 2 Installing a Printer Device for a Printer Agent r Default Printer No Default Printer Installed Printers r Ayailable Printers KR al Filter Browse Context Minolta_PA1 Context_99 Protocok 1PX IPv4 Printer Information In this dialog you can select deselect and configure NDPS printers from client computers The Available Printers box lists all the NDPS printers that have been registered in NDPS The NDPS printer registration can be performed either based on a program or manually The printer agent lists for the NDPS manager can be modified via NWADMIN dialog on page 7 or through a C Worthy interface on the server Start up NDPSM NLM and then specify the necessary items 19 4 NDPS User Interface NDPS users could select a printer from either the Installed Printers box or the Available Printers box then click Printer Information to display the details of the printer configuration and its real time status Notice that the user machine is not required to have the printer driver installed in order to see them Printer Information x r Idle a State Details Printer Name Minolta_PA1 Installed Name TREE_99 Minolta_PA1 Context_99 Scheduled Jobs 0 Description Location Context Minolta_PA1 Context_99 Default Printer Yes
9. language folder Minogw nlm SYS SYSTEM Minogw msg Minogw hlp SYS SYSTEM NLS 4 SYS SYSTEM NLS 4 3 Printer Agent Configuration 3 Printer Agent Configuration Each NetWare printer is represented by an NDPS Novell Distributed Print Services printer agent The NDPS client submits a print job to the NDPS printer agent The NDPS PSM Print Service Manager passes the job to the gateway which submits the job to the NetWare printer for printing In an NDPS environment users can configure a printer as a public access printer or as a controlled access printer The relationship between the NDPS printer agent and the NetWare printer can be established via the configuration utility The configuration utility is a Windows based application The operation of this configuration utility is described in this section 3 1 Starting Up the Configuration Utility The procedures for creating a public access printer agent and a controlled access printer agent are very similar The only difference is in how the configuration utility is started up This difference and the operation of the configuration utility is explained below Public access printer A public access printer is available to all users as soon as a printer agent for that printer appears on the network Public access printers are not represented by NDS Novell Directory Services objects and they simply exist on the network for all clients to locate and use
10. listed to view its details PS Output 4FF1 x r Configuration Max Capacity Output Description Output Remaining Capacity 5 NDPS Printer Snap In Operation 5 3 Job Info Button Clicking this button displays a menu listing two available commands Job List and Spooling Click the Job List command to manage the print jobs move copy or delete them JOB LIST xi Show Retained Jobs nformation Job List ob Option Click the Spooling command to configure the spooling settings of the printer agent F Spooling Location NwW5_99 SYS Context _99 We Disk Space Available 2368064 Kb Help CC Limit Disk Space a E Sec Scheduling Fist In First Qut DI r Service Jobs From NetWare Queues en a 29 5 NDPS Printer Snap In Operation 5 4 Enable Disable Input Button Clicking this button pauses or resumes spooling input When spooling is paused new print jobs sent from client s machines are temporarily not accepted 5 5 Pause Resume Output Button Clicking this button pauses or resumes printing output When printing is paused printing of jobs is temporarily stopped 5 6 Polling Setting Button Clicking this button allows the time interval between each status polling to be configured The speed of the front panel message update is directly affected The smaller the polling value the heavier the network traffic This interval can be set
11. location in which printers are detected Advanced x Default Setting IP Discovery SNMP Community Setting SNMP Read Community pubic IP Discovery Setting Maximum Hop Count jo Cancel EOP On the Default Setting tab of the Advanced dialog you can change the following two settings e SNMP Community Setting You can select a different read community usually specified as public which is used for communicating with Minolta printing devices e IP Discovery Setting You can define the maximum hop count number of routers passed through when detecting printers automatically The default value is 0 and users are allowed to enter a hop count between 0 and 10 However for cases when printers are to be located with a hop count above 10 and for better performance during detection users can add an additional subnet in which printers are detected as described below 14 3 Printer Agent Configuration Specifying a searched subnet In the following cases the location in which printers are searched for should be specified e If the printer is in a location that requires many routers more than 10 hops to be transversed e When you wish to use a printer that is far from the local subnet e When a larger maximum number of hops results in the list containing many printers e If too many broadcast packets will be sent into the network resulting in increased network traffic 1 C
12. other Windows environments in the same way The following screen appears BER Printer Yiew Help eg amp 88 EB e a AMTREE 99 Minolta PA1 Context 99 Press F1 for Help This main screen shows the Minolta NDPS printers that are currently selected by the users 17 4 NDPS User Interface The status of the printers is indicated in real time All NDPS status defined by Novell will be supported Some of the supported event types can be found in the following dialog Installed Printer Configuration TREE_99 Minolta_PAl Context 9 7 General JobHolds Notification Drivers Ei Log File Notification BO Notification LR Job BO Eros E Job Aborted by Printer Job Start Wait Has Timed Out BO Warnings O JobPaused by User or Operator Job Cancelled by Operator O Uncategorized Warming Condition Encountered o o Job End Wait Has Timed Out Job Held by User Job Held by Operator Eo seme Job Cancelled by User Inh Created m This dialog shows the two types of events the print job events and the printer events The print job events are not directly controlled by NDPS Gateway NDPS Gateway interacts with the NDPS printer agent which could result in various print jobs events The printer events are directly controlled by NDPS Gateway NDPS event objects are added to NDPS MOD Managed Object Database when NDPS Gateway detects warnings and
13. within a range of 1 to 1000 second s x Current polling time interval second 1 Cancel Polling Time Interval second H ema 30 5 NDPS Printer Snap In Operation 5 7 Troubleshooting Button The current printer events are displayed in the order of their severity E TroubleShooting xi Cover Open at 2nd paper cover Cover Open at DL S side cover In the snap in dialog an error icon appears at the point in the printer where the error occurred The icon that appears differs depending on the severity of the error B i NDPS Printer Minolta_PA1 Printer Control Printer Control MINSUA zt Configuration nee S MESTRET T Model Name Minolta Di251 JE er Li NDPS Remote Pinter Management Device Status EI Printer Details IPP Client Support Error 1 0 Info LPR Client Support Job Info Disable Input Pause Output Polling Setting Off line Cancel Page Options Help 31 5 NDPS Printer Snap In Operation 5 8 Control Panel Displays The snap in dialog displays messages showing the printer status such as when it is printing and warming up or other alert messages If there is more than one event to be reported only the most critical and the most recent one will be shown 5 9 Linking to PageScope Light By clicking the PageScope Light logo the default Web browser is started up and PageScope Light for the currently displayed printer appears
14. 4506 7796 02 MINOLTA User Manual PageScope NDPS Gateway 2 0 Foreword Welcome Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway is software that controls printers and print jobs and checks their status in an NDPS Novell Distributed Print Services environment the newest printing system by Novell Inc Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway provides the following e Printer agent configuration e Printer control snap in functionality e NDPS gateway server capabilities Trademark Acknowledgements Minolta is a registered trademark of MINOLTA CO LTD PageScope is a trademark of MINOLTA CO LTD Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netscape Communications the Netscape Communications logo Netscape Navigator Netscape Communicator and Netscape are trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation Novell NetWare NDS Novell Directory Services NDPS and Novell Distributed Print Services are registered trademarks of Novell Inc Novell Client Printer Agent Public Access Printer and Controlled Access Prnter are trademarks of Novell Inc PCL is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard Company Limited All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Copyright 2002 by Peerless Systems Corp 2381 Rosecrans Avenue El Segundo CA 90245 Copyright 2002 MINOLTA CO LTD Sc
15. Edge Tray3 500 50 Letter Long Edge Tray4 500 Empty W 417 Short Edge Trau 500 Empty Letter Long Edge Manual Fee 1 Unknown 5 5 8 5 Long Edge Detail j Input Configuration Select one of the input trays listed and then click the Detail button to view the tray details You can also double click one of the input trays listed to view its details E Input x r Configuration p Value Current Level 250 Input Capacity Unit Sheets Input Description Tray Input Dimensions Unit Micrometers Input Media Feed Direction Dimension Chosen 210000 x 297000 Microme Input Media Feed Direction Dimension Declared 210000 x 297000 Microme Input Type Automatic Sheet Feed With Max Capacity 250 5 NDPS Printer Snap In Operation 5 2 2 Output Summary This summary gives output tray information including the tray name tray type unit dimensions and maximum capacity BR Output 4FF1 xi m Summary of Configuration Output Name Type Lut Max Capacity Dm Removable Bin Sheets 50 Bin 2 Removable Bin Sheets 25 Bin 3 Removable Bin Sheets 25 Bin 4 Removable Bin Sheets 25 Bin 5 Removable Bin Sheets 25 Bin 6 Removable Bin Sheets 25 Bin Removable Bin Sheets 25 i Removable Bin Sheets 25 Removable Rin Detail Output Configuration Select one of the output trays listed and then click the Detail button to view the tray details You can also double click one of the output trays
16. NW5_99_SYS L Novell NetWare 5 Conn SCL 500 Novell NetWare 5 Server 500 NLS_LSP_NW5_993 i php Ba minolta_pm LSSPA_d L min Tree TREE_99 2 From the Object menu select Create The New Object dialog appears 3 Select NDPS Printer and then click the OK button New Object x Parent Context_99 als Cancel Class of new object Context ba Help Ra NDPS Manager NDPS Printer H NetWare Server Gr Organizational Role 38 Organizational Unit sl The Create NDPS Printer dialog appears 3 Printer Agent Configuration 4 Enter the printer agent name e g Minolta_PA1 into the NDPS Printer Name box B i Create NDPS Printer NDPS Printer Name Create Minolta_PA1 2 Agent Source Cancel ddi Help Create a New Printer Agent Existing NDPS Printer Object in NDS Public Access Printer After Creating the NDPS Printer Object T Define Additional Properties I Create Another NDPS Printer 5 Select Create a New Printer Agent under Printer Agent Source and then click the Create button The Create Printer Agent dialog appears 6 Enter the printer agent name eg Minolta_PA 1 into the Printer Agent PA Name box Printer Agent PA Name Minolta _PAT NDPS Manager Name Jminolta_pm Context_99 E H Gateway Types Cancel rly Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway IP 7 From t
17. Queue Management Services port handler The configuration utility requires an authorized connection with sufficient privileges in order for it to add objects and link them together The Windows based configuration does not login for you Instead it will request that you login before configuring printer agents If your login does not have sufficient privileges the Authentication failed message may appear 7 1 2 Why is a particular printer not found in the Discovered Printers list This may be caused due to any of the following reasons e Loosened network cables Check all cable connections and verify the connections with the ping command e Incorrect IP address is configured on the printer Make sure the IP address is reachable from the client s machine If the printer is located in another subnet remember to specify the default gateway Oe router address on both the client s machine and the printer e Incorrect read community name Provide a valid community name for detection Normally public is a valid name 35 7 Troubleshooting e Printer is not in Ready mode After the printer is turned on it needs some time for initialization Use the ping command to verify the current state of the printer 7 2 Troubleshooting the NDPS Printer Gateway Module 7 2 1 Why is an NDPS printer agent in the Not Bound state The NDPS printer agent cannot be initialized for som
18. e reason Press the ENTER key to bring up the screen and then select Shutdown Printer Next press ENTER again and then select Startup Printer Go to the server console screen and check the message A message explaining why the printer agent cannot be initialized should usually be displayed The gateway screen may also contain additional information The printer agent can be reconfigured by selecting it then pressing ENTER in the configuration field You don t need to worry if the resource is duplicated or not the configuration program will reuse the existing resource 36 7 Troubleshooting 7 2 2 Why is an NDPS printer agent in the Needs Attention state The printer has uncorrected problems at that time Press ENTER to look at its details screen Press ENTER in the status field to list all that printer s problems that are uncorrected The state will be reset to idle after all of the problems are cleared If the printer agent remains in the Needs Attention state for a long period of time you should go to investigate the error For example if the printer agent displays Printer Not Connected you should check the power connection or the network connection for the printer If you cannot find the cause of the problem as a last resort you could perform the following procedure e Select the printer agent that you want to investigate e Press ENTER to view the details information e I
19. he list according to the syntax NDbPS Manager Name Contest Name select the NDPS manager started up from the server console 8 Select Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway IP in the Gateway Types box and then click the OK button to proceed To configure the printer agent continue with the instructions in section 3 2 10 3 Printer Agent Configuration 3 2 Configuring a Printer Agent When creating either a public access printer or a controlled access printer the same Create Printer Agent dialog appears After completing the dialog the Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway dialog appears Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway MINSLIA Select a printer IP Address Minolta Di251 192 168 0 126 Refresh Advanced Add Device ma A list of printer names and their corresponding IP address is displayed in the Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway dialog Note e To detect printers located in other subnets click the Advanced button Refer to section 3 4 for details e To add a single printer located in another subnet click the Add Device button and then following the instructions explained in section 3 3 11 3 Printer Agent Configuration 1 From the list select the printer assigned to the printer agent and then click the Finish button The LPR Settings dialog appears allowing you to select the name of the Ipd queue for the selected printer x r Name of Ipd queue on the device
20. iguration NDPS Remote Printer Management IPP Client Support LPR Client Support Device Status Printer Details Eio 2m d Ready 1 0 Info Job Info Disable Input Pause Output Polling Setting Ready iz Cancel Page Options Help 23 5 NDPS Printer Snap In Operation 5 1 Printer Details Button Clicking this button displays a menu listing five available commands Identification Feature Status Set Defaults and About 5 1 1 Identification Click this command to display the Novell defined Identification dialog It shows the NDPS manager that manages the printer agent the printer manufacturer model name printer control DLL name etc DS Name nin Context 99 Printer Agent mm NDPS Manager MINOLTA_PM CONTEXT_89 Description z Location Manufacturer Minolta Model Minolta Di251 Net Address 0081C0870 000000000001 9082 nt Help Printer Control DLL Name MinoCtrl pc2 g 24 5 NDPS Printer Snap In Operation 5 1 2 Feature Click this command to display the Novell defined Features dialog which shows information for supported document formats duplexing maximum resolution printing mechanisms maximum printing speed and the memory size of the printer SS E xl E Document Formats Supported Automatic a Advanced PCL PCLXL Services PUL zi Besse Help Duplex Yes Maximum Resolution dpi GO Mechanism Laser Maximum Speed
21. lick the Advanced button in the Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway dialog The Advanced dialog appears 2 Click the IP Discovery tab of the Advanced dialog A list of subnet addresses is displayed x Default Setting IP Discovery 192 168 2 0 255 255 255 0 The Subnet list allows users to specify a particular subnet to be included in the search in addition to controlling the detection with a maximum hop count 15 3 Printer Agent Configuration 3 Click the Add button The Add Subnet dialog appears Bi Add Subnet x r Please provide subnet details for inclusive searching IP Address 192 168 3 0 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 cen 4 Inthe IP Address box enter the address of the subnet to be added In the Subnet Mask box enter the subnet mask and then click the OK button Later if any printers are found in that specified subnet they will be added to the list of detected printers in the Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway dialog 16 4 NDPS User Interface 4 NDPS User Interface This section walks through all the screens that an NDPS user encounters 4 1 NDPS Printer Manager The NDPS Printer Manager is the major utility that NDPS clients can use to configure and monitor their NDPS printing environment 1 Fora Windows 95 98 or NT client run NWPMW832 EXE located at SYS PUBLIC WIN32 to start up the NDPS Printer Manager The utility can be started in
22. n installing NetWare 5 x or 6 x make sure that NDPS is also installed If the server is installed without NDPS you can add the ser vice after server installation by loading NWCONFIG NLM then selecting Product Options and adding NDPS to the server 2 The administration utility is NWADMN32 EXE located at SYS PUBLIC WIN32 3 Run NWADMNS82 and then select an NDPS broker Create NDPS brokers when necessary 4 Add printer drivers banners and fonts to NDPS via the NDPS Resource Service Manager 5 The NDPS Printer Manager for Windows 95 98 NT and 2000 client is NWPMW32 EXE located at SYS PUBLIC WIN32 2 Installation 2 2 Installing Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway will be installed onto a NetWare server from Windows Note Before installation be sure that you are connected to the NetWare server onto which Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway will be installed or that you are logged on with administrator privileges 1 On Windows start up the installation program mltndps exe 2 Click the Next button The License Agreement dialog appears 3 Click the Yes button The Choose Destination dialog appears allowing you to specify where the application will be installed PageScope NDPS Gateway Setup Choose Destination Select folder where Setup will install files f y Authenticated Netware Servers Unauthenticated Netware Serve
23. n the Status and Control section press ENTER e Select Shutdown Printer and then press ENTER e The printer agent will change to the Shutdown state e Return to the Status and Control menu and select Restart Printer e Press ENTER to proceed and the printer agent will go back to the Idle state 7 2 3 Why is an NDPS printer agent stuck in the Printing state This state indicates that the job has been opened by the gateway but has never been closed This rarely happens to QMS because jobs are written to the local hard disk This may happen to parallel port printers Make sure that the printer is in good operating condition and is not blocking the job flow 37 7 Troubleshooting 7 3 Troubleshooting the NDPS Printer Control Snap In Module 7 3 1 Why is the Novell Printer Control snap in opened for a Minolta printer It is likely that the MinoCtrl PC2 file is not copied to the right directory Since it was not found the Novell printer control snap in was opened by default Copy MinoCtrl PC2 to the SYS PUBLIC WIN32 directory 7 3 2 Why can a screen not be opened This usually occurs when a message box containing a number appears 7 3 3 Why is there no or bad data in the screen An error may have occurred in the printer Therefore the gateway cannot get up to date information from the printer Open the printer status screen to check the details A
24. not supported MFPs Multifunction Peripherals 1 2 Supported Platforms Environment of server where Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway will run The newest Service Pack must be installed and use of IP must be possible e NetWare 5 NetWare 5 1 NetWare 6 NDPS NDPS 2 0 or later Snap in environment Windows 95 Service Pack or later Windows 98 Windows 98 Second Edition Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 6a or later Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or later Windows XP 1 Overview For Windows 95 98 NetWare Client v3 32 or later Novell client For Windows NT 2000 XP NetWare Client v4 83 or later e Internet Explorer 4 0 or later e Netscape 4 0 or later Protocol TCP IP LPD Client Web browser 1 3 Supported Language e English e German e Spanish e Italian Printer agent configuration Control snap in e French e Japanese NDPS gateway e English server 2 Installation 2 Installation This section describes how to install Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway which is composed of different parts The gateway component provides NDPS service to NDPS clients for non NDPS printers The control snap in utility manages the Minolta printer agents Additionally the configuration utility allows you to configure the NDPS printer agents 2 1 Installing NDPS The Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway is added to the Novell NDPS Therefore the first step is to install NDPS 1 Whe
25. nother possibility is that the gateway cannot communicate with the printer Look at the detection screen to see if any time out messages are displayed 38 7 Troubleshooting 7 4 Troubleshooting the NDPS Module 7 4 1 Why does an event not generate the pop up or log message on the client machine First be sure to check the events Select the printer agent in the NDPS Printer Manager select Configuration and select Notification There are different icons for different notification mechanisms You will see at least two the log and pop up Make sure that the events are properly set for each notification method There are two kinds of events print job events and printer events For public access printers printer events will not be transmitted outside a print job session For instance if the printer runs out of paper in the middle of printing the event will be reported If the client is not printing a document and an out of paper event has occurred a warning for this event will not be transmitted to the client For controlled access printers make sure that the NDPS broker object has the right to write to the client Otherwise the message cannot be transmitted to the client due to the NDS access control 39 MINOLTA Copyright 2002 by Peerless Systems Corp 2381 Rosecrans Avenue El Segundo CA 90245 Copyright 2002 MINOLTA CO LTD The information contained in this manual is subject to change withou
26. reen images shown in this manual may differ slightly from actual ones Specifications are subject to change without prior notice Contents CONTENTS 1 OV EI E 1 1 1 Featurgee sisisisccesccessasteectenisniinnnecctaaciasaedebedsdacceeweteacndns 1 1 2 Supported Platforms cccssssseeeeeeeeeseseeeeeeeeeeees 1 1 3 Supported Language cccssssssseeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeeees 2 2 INSTANATIOND GEN 3 2A Installing ND augegeieg geheie ge ebeSedeE 3 2 2 Installing Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway 4 3 Printer Agent Configuration 000100ee 6 3 1 Starting Up the Configuration Utility 6 3 1 1 Fora Public Access Printer ccccesseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeees 7 3 1 2 Fora Controlled Access Printer cc ccsssseesseeeees 9 3 2 Configuring a Printer Agent ssceeeeeeeeeeeeees 11 3 3 Manually Adding a Printer sssssseeeeeeeeeeeeees 13 3 4 Printer Detection Settings eccceeeseseseeeeees 14 Contents 4 NDPS User Interface 22 11sssseesseensnnsseeenenees 17 4 1 NDPS Printer Manager cccssssseeeceeeeeseseeeeees 17 4 2 Installing a Printer Device for a Printer Agent 19 4 3 NDPS Job Manager ecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseeeeeees 21 4 4 Microsoft Printer Manager ccccceeeeesseeeeeeeees 21 4 5 NDPS Printer Gateway Operation 0008 22 5 NDPS Printer Snap In Operation eessen 23 5 1 Printer Details Bu
27. rinter agents that are controlled by Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway appears CACTIVE Minolta_PAL Fi Help Enter Select Esc Previous 33 6 Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway Server Capabilities 6 2 Specifying Printer Settings Select a printer agent from the List of Printers screen and then press the Enter key to display a screen containing the available printer settings ee Minolta_PA1L Printer ACTIVE Minolta_PA1 Polling Sleep Time Secs Polling Retries 1 Polling Timeout lt Sec gt 1 Fi Help Esc Previous e Polling Sleep Time Specify the length of time in seconds for the Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway server to acquire the printer information The default setting is 30 seconds e Polling Retries Specify the number of times to retry after a timeout has occurred while accessing the printer The default setting is 1 time e Polling Timeout Specify the length of time in seconds for waiting until a timeout is determined while accessing the printer The default setting is 1 second 34 7 Troubleshooting 7 Troubleshooting The programs should work properly if the procedures described above are followed Nevertheless something unexpected could cause them to fail to operate normally This chapter explains how to diagnose any problems 7 1 Troubleshooting the NDPS Printer Configura tion Module 7 1 1 Why does the Authentication failed message appear This occurs only with the QMS
28. rs Destination Folder AANWASYSS Browse J Cancel e Authenticated NetWare Servers A list of NetWare servers that are logged in is displayed e Unauthenticated NetWare Servers A list of NetWare servers that are connected but not logged in is displayed 2 Installation 4 From either the Authenticated NetWare Servers or the Unau thenticated NetWare Servers list select the server where Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway will be installed 5 To change the installation location to a folder other than that shown in Destination Folder click the Browse button If the server is not logged in the Login dialog appears allowing you to log in Specify the folder and then click the OK button 6 Click the Next button Installation begins and the files are copied to the specified NetWare server Files that are copied The following files are copied when Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway is installed These files are removed when Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway is uninstalled Module Name Path Minocfg pd2 SYS PUBLIC WIN32 MinoCtrl pc2 SYS PUBLIC WIN32 Minolta ini SYS PUBLIC WIN32 MinoSnmp dll SYS PUBLIC WIN32 MiCfgRes dll SYS PUBLIC WIN32 NLS appropriate language folder MiCtlRes dll SYS PUBLIC WIN32 NLS appropriate language folder Milgateway hlp SYS PUBLIC WIN32 NLS appropriate language folder Milgateway cnt SYS PUBLIC WIN32 NLS appropriate
29. se the NDPS Gateway does not modify the printer software in the target printers They may provide supplemental information to Novell NDPS Printer Manager because the proprietary information may not be defined in NDPS MOD 21 4 NDPS User Interface 4 5 NDPS Printer Gateway Operation The operation of the NDPS network requires the coordination of many components For detailed explanations of NDPS operation read the Novell NDPS architecture documents and relevant user manuals This document focuses on the operation of the Minolta PageScope NDPS Gateway and its snap in program 22 5 NDPS Printer Snap In Operation 5 NDPS Printer Snap in Operation The snap in program is started up differently for controlled access printers and public access printers For public access printers select Tools from the main menu bar and then click View NDPS Public Printers A box containing a list of all public access printers is displayed Double clicking the desired printer will start up the snap in program shown below For controlled access printers double click the desired NDPS printer object in the tree The snap in will automatically be started up If you don t know where the printer object is then you could use the locate object function in NWADMIN to find it for you S NDPS Printer Minolta_PA1 MINSLTA Model Name Minolta Di251 IEP fast Light Printer Control Access Control Conf
30. t notice to incorporate improvements made on the product or products the manual covers MINOLTA CO LTD 2002 7 3 13 2 chome Azuchi Machi Chuo ku Osaka 541 8556 Japan
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