TEMPEST USER MANUAL Bespoke for Laser Networks Inc
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1. Sending Data to the Tempest using FTP FNA file format 2 Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved Page 10 11 12 14 15 17 Introduction to Tempest Print Appliance designed for Laser Networks inc This version of Tempest is a multi port print server network bridge that is designed to operate in a specific manner and contains bespoke code that will only be guaranteed to operate if the correctly formatted data is sent to the unit using FTP Using other forms of network transmission such as Lpr or Raw port printing may cause errors Output paper bin selection and a licensed option of PDF archiving can be configured on a per queue basis The device can be licensed to print to a maximum of 4 local printers and up to 50 Network ready printers Connection to the Network The Tempest can be connected to any 10 100 Ethernet networks that support TCP IP and FTP You will need one Ethernet RJ45 cable of the right type for your network configuration also one or more USB printer cables If you would like to connect to a parallel printer conversion cables USB Parallel are readily available display connection network activity leds usb ports network power socket connection Rear panel Connect the box to your network by plugging the relevant RJ45 cable into the network port on the back of the unit Plug in the power supply marked on the back of the unit Turn the box on using the button on the front2. send testseb fna note the FNA file or meta data file must be correctly formatted with the correct structure an example is shown later in this manual Then send the PCL file for example FTP gt send testseb pcl note this file must be a PCL output file The printer will print the two files with the data from the fna file as the header to the PCL file 16 Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved FNA file Format The FNA file must follow the format as shown below Each of the three lines ending in CR linefeed es Command Prompt edit testseb fna C testseb fna 11 64 66 AN Tuesday September 18 2007 192 168 1 13 17 Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved
3. Firmware Rever to the last version ofthe firmware From time to time WML will release upgrades or later revisions of the firmware This can be updated from this page The user can browse the network and open the required update file much as you would do from any Windows system Press the Update firmware button and the box will automatically update and reboot This may take up to 45 seconds and you may have to log into the Web page after an update has been completed Also on this page there is a Revert Firmware button which will allow the user to revert to the last know working Firmware Note When updating from another Tempest product you must reset the unit s factory defaults to create the correct default operating environment Note Uploading the same Firmware twice will mean that you will loose the previous version of the Firmware 9 Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved Changing the Admin System password System Password Will ihs namna Lace J r F J p t l J gt i fy eo j 7 ii 1 fla fa m I La if i Whe Your password must have a minimum length of 5 characters Mew Password Re type Password Update Password To change the default password Password to something more secure use the update fields on the System passwords page Clicking Update password will store the new password so make a note of it for future use 10 Copyright 2005
4. William Matthew Limited All rights reserved Time and Syslog System Time System Syslog You may need a complete log of all the processed jobs that have passed through the Tempest DSM in order to do this you will need a syslog server on your network To point the syslog data generated from the unit to this server input the servers IP address and enable logging Click Update to save the settings Will Tempest Print Appliance a ota re T y LGI AUGU A A System log messages are normally held on a local ramdisk with the log going back only about 1 hour To obtain long term system logs setup a syslog server and send the system log messages there To specify a non standard port enter the address like this 192 168 0 1 600 or syslog lan 600 If no port is specified the default port 514fudp is used C Enable networked sysloqging Log Messages to Gey Ul date To correctly time stamp the Syslog data set the Date and Time on the System Time page Click update to save the setting Will Tempest Print Appliance n n that dates will display correctly on the Job monitoring page and in the system logs Date String u 11 Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved Setting up Local and Network Printers Print Queues The Tempest depending on how the unit is licensed can accept FTP data of the correct form to produce a date stamped output document Other information such as IP address of
5. of the box You should see the blue indicator light come on Test and configuration page Note After you have connected the unit to a USB printer the Test and configuration page will be printed to usb1 when the IP address of the unit is changed Alternatively you can switch any USB printer connected to the box off and on and a Test and configuration page will be printed on that printer power activity led usb ports on off button Front panel The unit comes with four USB output ports for this particular model You can use one or all simultaneously depending how the box is licensed 4 Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved USB Port Layout USB Port 1 Rear Panel Top USB Port 2 Rear Panel Bottom USB Port 3 Front Panel Top USB Port 4 Front Panel Bottom Factory Default Settings Default Password password The box can be configured from a built in Web page this can be accessed from a web browser on a network client Note The device will automatically search for a DHCP server for 30 seconds to obtain a network IP address if it finds a DHCP server it will apply the supplied IP address and print a status page to USB1 If the unit does not find a DHCP server it will default to the static IP address of 192 0 0 192 This process repeats every time the box is powered on until a valid IP address is stored To setup a static IP address the first time you use the Tempest DSM initially connect to the box f
6. will be displayed T E EE LN ene A Noa PEMIPest FHM Appliance i 7 iat ss Fi Automatic selection _ The Output bin selection for this queue can be selected from the drop down menu Click Update to select choice 14 Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved Job Archiving Page Wi 7 3 pe a aa a a a A Ad 4 leillhesl r Wt ADI wee I archive jobs to network attached storage Convert jobs to POF before archiving requires POF converter licence Share Type SMBCIFS Windows share Available SMBICIFS shared folders Enter path in text box WORKGROUP domain WMaARE DELLPCAwmicustomers catabase tiles VWMARE_ DELLPC sumoleads database files Manual path to shared folder Username for share WARK DELLPCarchivetest WARK DELLPCAC Update WMARK_DELLPC prints WMaARE DELLPCASharedDocs WARE _DELLPCAMY Documents Enter path in text box If you require the output print file to be archived to a Windows or NFS share please check the Archive jobs check box If you would like to convert the output to PDF automatically please check the Covert jobs to PDF check box Note if you leave this box unchecked the unit will archive PRN file not PDF files Next set up where you would like the Output PDF stored using the drop down menus or alternatively enter the manual path and password by hand Click update to save settings 15 Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited
7. All rights reserved Sending Data to the Tempest using FTP An example of sending data to the Tempest box using DOS FTP from Windows is shown below Microsoft Windows AP UYersion 5 1 2600 CC Copyright 1985 2081 Microsoft Corp C o Documents and Settings mark cd GN ftp open 0 0 1932 Connected to 192 868 868 192 22A FIP server ready 220 Only anonymous FIP is allowed here User 192 86 80 192 none gt gt 230 Anonymous user logged in ftp cd Remote directory testi 258 OK Current directory is neti ftp send testsebh fna HQ PORT command successful 158 Connecting to port 1418 2f6 File successfully transferred 226 H ABR2 seconds measured here gt 22 81 Kbytes per second ftp 53 bytes sent in 8 608 econds S3IH8H ABKbytes sec Ftp send testsehb pcl HH PORT command successful 1586 Connecting to port 1412 226 File successfully transferred 226 8 616 seconds measured here gt 94 Mbytes per second 144623 bytes sent in H 82 econds 9288 4kKhbytes sec Open a Dos window Run FTP FTP gt Open a connection FTP gt open FTP gt to IP address of the tempest for example 192 0 0192 FTP gt cd change directory on the tempest Remote directory for example the first queue name is test1 but this could be any name you have set as the queue name on the print queues page of the interface You must send two files of the SAME name but with the extensions FNA and then PCL For example FTP gt
8. TEMPEST USER MANUAL Bespoke for Laser Networks Inc Manual Version 1 0a September 2007 Tempest Installation Guide Tempest Version 1 0a bespoke Laser Networks inc Copyright 2007 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved All Trademarks observed Acknowledgements Microsoft and Windows are registered to Microsoft Corporation Hewlett Packard Jet direct E amp OE 1 Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved Software Licence and Copyright The Software is copyrighted and all rights reserved by William Matthew Limited 22 Haxey Lane Haxey Doncaster South Yorkshire DN9 2NE UK Email Info wmltd co uk IMPORTANT Before using the Tempest Software please read the licence agreement carefully the right to use this software is granted only if the Customer agrees to the terms of this Licence If you do not agree to the terms of this Licence please return the product unused William Matthew Limited considers that installation of the Software is your acceptance of our terms and conditions of the license 1 The Software has been developed for use with the Tempest Product range The Licence is to be used without any time limit and maybe subject to change 2 The Software may not be duplicated copied resold or re branded without the written consent of William Matthew Limited 3 It is the responsibility of any user reseller Distributor OEM and other third party to protect William Matthew Limite
9. a relevant valid Licence key Note Only install a valid Key that has been provided from WML or you may permanently disable the unit and invalidate any warranty Backing up the configuration System Settings Click here to backup system settings Restore a previously saved settings file here Restore Restore factory default settings for passwords and network Factory Defaults Clim Sure From this page you can backup and restore the units queue configuration including all fonts Forms Macro information and ini files It is always worth keeping a valid configuration backup so you can restore the exact configuration setup on another unit if required Note Your key will be backed up but will not be restored if you restore to a completely new unit It is always worth while to cut and paste the key into say a word document and keep this document safe in case you over type or destroy your key 8 Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved Firmware Upload System Firmware Will Firmware Update allows you to load a new version of the OS firmware currently OS Version tempestgu wmil st b6 ful ZOOF 0923 2001 Avoid interrupting the Update of the firmware image This process will reboot your device Wait tor this to take place You will be able to re connect your browser when the firmware Update has completed The full process takes approximately 45 seconds Firmware Image Browse Update
10. d rights against violation of this Software Licence 4 William Matthew will consider any attempt to duplicate the functionality of any application provided by the software will constitute a breach of software licence and may instigate legal proceedings to protect the intellectual property rights of the Tempest and William Matthew Limited 5 This Licence and the Software product may be transferred to a third party provided the third party agrees to all the terms of this licence and that the transferring party retains no copies of the Software 6 William Matthew reserves the right to terminate this Licence upon breach 7 In the event of a termination all copies of the software must be returned to William Matthew Ltd 8 Any disputes In respect of the Software Licence will be considered a breach of copyright and is subject to English Law ae Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved Table of Contents Introduction to the Tempest print appliance for Laser Networks Inc Connecting to the Network Test amp Configuration Page USB port Layout Factory Default Settings Web Interface Administration Network Setup Page Licence Key Page Backing up the configuration System Settings Firmware Upload System Firmware Changing the Admin System password System Password Time and Syslog System Time System Syslog Setting up Local and Network Printers Print Queues Programming Individual Queues Job Archiving page
11. ft you can select multiple queues Example if you hold down ctrl on your keyboard and configure queue net1 high light net2 and nets3 all data going to queue net will also be put onto queues net2 and net3 Click the update as usual to store the setting To delete this setting select None on the first Queue and click update Note Master Data will be the lowest net queue number You cannot copy input data from queue net2 to queue net1 and net3 you will need to copy the data to a higher number say net3 and net4 Be careful not to set up a data loop if this happens you will get a constant data stream until the printer runs out of paper X Button will allow you delete the relevant queue or function you will see this symbol on a number of pages in the interface 4 Button allows you drill down to set up specific feature of a particular queue 13 Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved Select Checking this field on multiple queues will allow you to copy all functions of a number of queues or delete a number of queues with one operation When Select is checked X and 4 will appear below queue selection list use X to delete selection and use 4 to copy your selection Use this button to add a new queue Use the printer symbol to print a Tempest status page this can only be done to a USB port Programming Individual Queues If you click on 4 field on any queue on Print Queues page the following setup page
12. lan Update settings Update DNS This screen will allow you to set the units IP address Netmask and gateway where necessary If you have a DNS server and wish to use printer names on your network this can be set from this page also Note If DHCP is selected and no DHCP server is found the unit will default back to the last configured static IP address When you are happy with the settings click the Update setting button The following page will be displayed and a status page will be printed on the printer connected to USB1 6 Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved Tempest Print Appliance tea connect Note connecting a monitor to the display connection and a USB Keyboard to any USB port will allow you to login to the unit and set a static IP address or set the DHCP default Login admin Password password Licence Key Page Wall Tempest Print Appliance Enter the key to enable your print server Mac address 00 50 76 26 04 08 Enter Key Uxdbdbe feed iy Update Key Current key is valid for 4 local printers and 50 network printers Te Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved From this page a user can define and update configuration Keys for the number of enabled ports The number of printers enabled will be displayed in this case is 3 local USB ports and 45 network printers If you need to add extra printers please contact WML or your distributor for
13. rom a network client within the IP range 192 0 0 Once a valid IP address for your network has been set the unit will be available on the network Alternatively connect a monitor to the VGA port and plug in a USB keyboard into any of the USB Ports After the Tempest DSM Unit has booted the User prompt will be displayed on the monitor Log in to the unit with the username admin the default password is password You will be prompted to set DHCP or input a static IP address and subnet mask When the IP address is changed a status page is always printed on USB1 Web Interface Administration To access the Administration Web page of the unit type http 192 0 0 192 this will display the password page of the web administration The default Admin password is password Type password into the Admin Password field and click on Login Will Please enter the password to administer your device Admin password 177 Login 5 Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved The Network setup Screen will be displayed when clicking the System Network Tabs E Use dhcp numbers below will be ignored and you will Use DNS Cif unchecked numbers below will be need to manually re direct your browser ta the new IP ignored address Primary DMS server 192 0 0 138 Hostname tempestZ60406 Secondary DNS IP Address 192 0 0 192 Server Netmask 256 255 255 0 DNS Domain Gateway 192 0 0 138 DNS Search Order
14. ss of 192 0 0 45 If this field were set to HP1320N all out put data would be sent to the printer with the network name HP1320N Again click the g button to store the settings 12 Copyright 2005 William Matthew Limited All rights reserved Output Protocol LPD RAW You will need to tell the Tempest DSM which type of data protocol you wish to output to the printer select LPD or RAW from the drop down menu Click the update button to fe store Output Port LPD Queue you will need to either input the LPD queue name or the RAW port number for the output printer you are sending the data to Most network ready printers will accept the LPD queue name Passthru which is the default setting like wise most network ready printers will accept data on RAW port 9100 Click the update button to store the settings x Example Settings for Net1 queue may look like this Will Output Output Queue Name Input Duplicate Printer Seer as Network Name or Desioen Port LPD Status Action Select and Alias Port InputTo Type Address LPD raw Queue neti en 9111 HP Accounts 192 0 0 45 raw 9100 ready A x ff C Add net2 9112 Ipd so passthu dh No local printers connected Duplicate Input To May cause spurious results with this bespoke version of Tempest This function will allow you to copy the input to any queue to any of the other queues on the input side of the Tempest The Default setting is None by holding down Ctrl or Shi
15. the sending data is also hard coded into the output Select the Print Queues page on the web interface from this page you can manage the network bridging and drilling down into the queue the output bin selection for that queue A Network queue updated at Mon Jan 31 00 48 06 2005 o 7 Output Output Queue Name Input Duplicate Printer Network Name or p Location Protocol Port LPO Status Action Select and Alias Port InputTo Type Address men LPD raw Queue netl test HP MFP pharmacy 192 0 0 45 9100 ray GX O Add net 9112 passthru a 9111 Queue Name and Alias Queue Name The FTP output folder is defined by default by the first field in the example shown above that net1 the user editable field below allows the user define an alternative name for the output folder in this case it s test1 r In order to save the setting please click action update Printer Type and Location fields These fields are purely descriptive and can be used for r information on where the printer is located for example HP MFP pharmacy Use the Z button to store any changes to this page Network Name or Address In this field either tell the Tempest box which network ready printer you want the output to go to If the printer has a network name that is resolved with a DNS DHCP server or if the device has a know IP address Example If you set 192 0 0 45 in this field all output data for that queue will go to the network printer with the IP addre
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