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1. 43 6 3 SNMP 43 6 3 1 Preparing the FastPrint Server for 5 43 6 3 2 SNMP Settings ee nere men er a s 43 6 3 2 1 Management station settings eere 44 6 3 2 2 Trap receiving station 44 6 3 2 3 FastPrint Server 44 7 Windows 45 7 1 Software requirements eese eere nnne 45 7 2 Configuration 45 7 3 Software installation eese 45 7 3 1 Windows 95 Windows 45 7 3 2 Windows for 46 7 4 FastPrint Server configuration 46 7 4 2 NetBEUI ire teo Eee e E Ee HR ta 46 TAQ TCP IP e EG e a PRECES 46 7 5 Software configuration eere 47 7 5 1 Configuration 5 5 47 7 5 2 Windows 95 4 0 47 7 5 2 1 First port configuration 47 7 5 2 2 Configuring additional ports 42022221 48 FastPrint Server User s G uide iii 7 53 WindowsNT SL et eet n Pr 50 7 5 3 1 First port configuration 50 7 5 3 2
2. 33 5 5 1 IP address 33 5 5 2 Preparing for TCP IP Printing 34 FastPrint Server User s G uide ii 9 9 21 Windows NE 3S Lu 34 5 5 2 2 Windows NT 4 0 34 5 5 3 Adding a TCP IP remote 34 5 5 3 1 Windows 34 5 5 3 2 Windows NT 4 0 35 5 5 4 Printing with Windows 35 5 5 4 1 Windows applications 35 5 5 4 2 Command 35 6 TCP IP Features m 36 6 1 FIP 36 6 11 USING FIP ce ha er neha 36 TRIES pots 36 GT 2 Cominands iie e RR 36 6 1 1 3 Example Initial configuration eese 37 6 2 Internet printing 38 6 2 1 System eee eee e 38 6 2 2 Internet mail printing configuration 39 6 2 3 User Software suite wi eee Unete en nsn 40 62 3 1 Installation eR HG ARI 40 6 2 3 2 Using the new port sees 41 6 2 3 3 Checking the printer driver 42 6 2 4 Printing etre use gir oet elected 42 6 2 5 Canceling a print job
3. Communication Protocol of SP ASCII Binary Figure 25 AppleTalk Configuration FastPrint Server User s G uide 58 Chapter 8 Management Tools FPSAdmin d NetBEUI Configuration Menu equivalent Configuration NetBEUI Selecting this icon leads to the following screen NetBEUI Configuration Selected Device C120699 Domain Name Response Time 0 1 sec 0 Abort Job As Paper Out C No Yes Figure 26 NetBEUI Configuration 8 1 3 1 NetBEUI Settings Domain name Enter the designated work group to be serviced by the FastPrint Response Time Sets how fast jobs are sent to the printer By default this is set to no delay zero This value should only be increased if your printer cannot cope with no delay Abort ob 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 FastPrint Server User s G uide 59 Chapter 8 Management Tools FPSAdmin SN MP Configuration Menu equivalent Configuration SNMP See Preparing the FastPrint Server for SNMP on page 43 for details of these configuration settings After clicking this icon the top section of the screen will look like this SNMP Configuration Selected Device SC152347 SysContact Jeff Bridges Sys
4. 23 5 2 2 FastPrint Server IP 24 5 2 3 Other configuration 05 224 00 4 24 5 244 Logical printers rr eem en FU CE Res 25 5 2 4 1 Logical printer setup 25 5 3 Unix host configuration eene rennen 25 5 3 1 Static IP address 25 5 3 2 Dynamic IP address 26 5 3 21 Using DHCP iste etes 26 5 3 2 2 Using BOQTP35 iiec reet deitas 26 9 3 2 3 Using i eee re e ne e eds 27 5 4 Printing 28 5 4 1 LPD configuration 1 29 5 4 1 1 LPD on IBM AIX 4 15 7 29 9 4 12 LPD on System V oerte 29 5 4 1 2 1 Adding remote printers sess 30 9 4 1 3 LPD on BSD ise Rei 31 5 4 2 Printing using _ eH 31 5 4 3 Printing using 31 5 44 Printing using DS iio ith cedent e eren n 32 5 4 5 Printing using 2 11 32 5 45 T IPS filter Setup E Rene rer Ps 32 5 4 5 1 1 Setup instructions esses 32 5 4 5 2 PSfilter printing methods esee 33 5 5 Windows NT host configuration
5. If you rename your FastPrint the new name must be no longer than 19 characters and must not contain any spaces Enter the name of the NetWare Print Server that will service the FastPrint s P2 amp ports Select the frame types used by your network Choose between Ethernet 802 2 Ethernet 802 3 Ethernet SNAP and Ethernet IT Novell Print Server mode Use the default name SCxxxxxx or the new name of the FastPrint Server Note 77e default name begins with the letters SC followed by 6 hexadecimal characters including the numbers 0 through 9 and the letters A through If you rename your FastPrint the new name must be no longer than 19 characters and must not contain any spaces NetWare 4 X NDS mode only Enter the file server s NDS tree name root name NetWare 4 X NDS mode only Enter the FastPrint Server NDS Context The entry should contain the path to the context but not the context itself Each OU should be separated by a period example department company Enter the name of the FastPrint s master file server Defines how often the FastPrint Server will poll the queues to be serviced Set this to Yes if you want to receive a job notification at only the workstation where the print job originated No means that a job notification will be received at all workstations that you have logged on Select the frame types used by your network Choose between Ethernet 802 2 Et
6. send a print job get a PostScript Command error or no print out Check the communication protocols The computer FastPrint Server and printer must all be configured to use the same communication protocol either binary or ASCII To configure your system 1 Choose the protocol you are going to use Check your printer as well it may require that you use a particular protocol 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 FastPrint Server as described on page 8 A 3 1 The LaserWriter 8 1 1 driver Some application programs have incompatibilities with this driver The following list describes known problems If you experience problems upgrade to the LaserWriter 8 5 1 driver You may also contact the publisher of the program A newer version of the program may be available Aldus Freehand 3 11 You cannot print using Layout options in the Print dialog box If you select a layout option the document does not print and no error message appears FastPrint Server User s G uide 72 Appendix A Troubleshooting EPS files created from within Freehand cannot be used in other programs Selecting the Unlimited Downloadable Fonts option in the Page Setup option dialog box results in a PostScript error Aldus PageMaker 4 2a You cannot scale EPS images in documents printed using the Layout option
7. 3000 Apple Zone 3001 Printer Type LaserWriter 3002 Printer 2 LaserWriter P3 3004 Printer Type LaserWriter 3101 AP_PCOMM1 No 3102 AP_PCOMM2 No 3103 AP_PCOMM3 No 3104 AP_PCOMM4 No 9002 The appropriate values for each line are described in the AppleTalk Settings section below Note Do not modify the following lines 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 FastPrint Server User s G uide 7 Chapter 3 AppleTalk Advanced setup and management 3 4 2 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 Be sure that you use only valid parameters 0001 Device name SC The default name will be in the form SCxxxxxx Note The default FastPrint name begins with the letters SC followed by 6 hexadecimal characters These characters may include the numbers 0 through 9 and the letters A through You can find this name on the bar code label on the bottom of the FastPrint You may change this name if you like However the new name must not exceed 19 characters in length 3000 Apple Zone The default value allows all AppleTalk zones to access t
8. Choose other selections FastPrint Server User s G uide 71 Appendix A Troubleshooting A cover page prints either on the first or last page of the document Select one of these solutions e Turn the cover page feature off e Insert extra page breaks in your document to avoid the cover page printing on the first or last page of your document e If you are using the Apple LaserWriter 8 1 1 driver install either version 7 or 8 5 1 Why do have trouble printing with the LaserWriter 8 1 1 Your application software may not be compatible with the LaserWriter 8 1 1 driver or your system may not meet the requirements of the LaserWriter 8 1 1 driver Use the Apple LaserWriter 8 5 1 or 7 driver instead Why don t the colors on my printed output 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 closely as you want 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 chose on my screen is printing out purple Choose Calibrated Color Grayscale in the Print pop up menu in the Print Options dialog box When
9. New printer New print queue e Press F10 to save f Repeat steps b to e for parallel ports 2 and 3 Note Ifthe desired Print Server name already exists you must delete that object first 2 Configure the FastPrint Server a Run the PSCONFIG program b Select your FastPrint 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 FastPrint Server User s G uide 14 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Using PCONSOLE PSCO NFIG e Replace the FastPrint name with the name set in step 1 d f Select Execute Setup 4 4 1 3 Printer server mode in NetWare 4 X NDS mode Follow the steps below to configure the FastPrint Server in NDS Print Server mode 1 Quick Setup on a NDS network a Login as ADMIN or a user with Admin rights b Run PCONSOLE c Select Quick Setup d Enter your desired FastPrint 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 h Exit PCONSOLE i Enter the command whoami and record the Tree name 2 Configure the FastPrint Server a Run PSCONFIG b Select your FastPrint Server Replace the FastPrint name with the name used in step 1 d c Select Set to NetWare Print Server Mode d Enter data as follows NDS Tree name Tre
10. Reset device Use this option to reset the FastPrint Server This is equivalent to a power off and on Resetting should be done after changing the configuration or if the FastPrint 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 FastPrint Server port The test page will contain status information Settings button 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 ofthe following options z Set IP Address Attach Remote e Connected Protocol Figure 34 WebAdmin Setup Options Screen IP addresses See address configuration on page 23 for details of the IP addresses You need to know the FastPrint s default name Note With the TCP IP protocol you must set an IP address before anything else FastPrint Server User s G uide 66 Chapter 8 Management Tools WPCONFIG Attach remote Connect to a FastPrint on another network segment Connected protocol Change the protocol used for communication between the program and the current FastPrint Server 8 3
11. 0 0 0 o Subnet Mask 0 0 0 p TCP session retry interval sec Cancel TCP session retry count 254 Internet Mail Printing Configuration Mail Server IP Address 203 o 22 200 Mail Account Password Confirm Password Check mail interval 0 fi hour min Redirect Mail amp ccount PosMase Default Printer Number 1 om Print every email Banner Printing Activate Response mail Printer Model string HP LaserJet 4 Plus See address configuration on page 23 for details of the IP addresses top half of the screen See Internet mail printing configuration on page 39 for details of Internet Mail Figure 24 TCP IP Configuration Printing Configuration bottom half of the screen FastPrint Server User s G uide 57 Chapter 8 Management Tools FPSAdmin 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 fi Printer Type of P1 LaserWriter Printer Type of P2 Leserwriter Printer Type of P3 LeserWriter Printer Type of SP m Communication Protocol of P1 amp ASCII C Binary Communication Protocol of P2 ASCII Binary m Communication Protocol of P3 ASCII Binary
12. Configuration menu System Use this option to change the FastPrint name and to set the LAN protocol s supported by the FastPrint The protocol used by your LAN which is also the Connected protocol described above should be enabled To improve performance any other protocols should be disabled FastPrint Server User s G uide 62 Chapter 8 Management Tools WebAdmin Note By default all protocols are enabled This allows operation in any environment but may degrade operation to some degree 8 1 4 3 Diagnostics menu Print test page Use this option to print a test sheet from the selected FastPrint Server port The test print out will include status information 8 1 4 4 Control menu Abort mail print job This option allows you to cancel a print job that has been received though the Internet Printing feature and is currently printing This can be used to terminate a print job that is not printing correctly 8 2 WebAdmin WebAdmin must be installed on a supported WEB server and a compatible WEB browser used to run the WebAdmin program 8 2 1 System requirements Microsoft Windows NT 3 51 and 4 0 Workstation and Advanced Server Server Operating Systems Intel or Intel compatible processors Web Servers Microsoft Internet Information Server IIS 1 0 and 2 0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 0 3 0 and above NetScape Navigator 2 0 3 0 amp above Internet Browsers 8 2 2 Server installation 1
13. Enter the correct data in the Name and Type Fields See Remote printer assignments on page 15 for more information about these fields g Press ESC then select Yes h Repeat steps b to g until all printers are assigned i Press ESC 3 Associate printers with print queues a Select Queues Serviced by Printer b Select a printer to which you want to assign a print queue 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 4 Configure the FastPrint Server a Run PSCONFIG b Select your FastPrint 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 4 4 2 3 Remote printer mode in NetWare 4 X NDS mode If you are in NDS mode you can follow the steps listed below to configure the FastPrint as a Novell Remote Printer These steps will help you to install a new FastPrint as a remote printer or to connect a new printer to the FastPrint FastPrint Server User s G uide 16 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Using PCONSO LE PSCO NFIG 1 Create queue objects Note Ifyou are using existing queues go to step 2 a Login to NetWare as ADMIN or a user with Admin rights b Run the PCONSOLE program c Select Print queues d Press INS key to add a new qu
14. 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 FastPrint Server does not appear in PSCONFIG s Active Device List e Ensure that the FastPrint 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 must be enabled e The Ethernet frame type of your PC may not be the same as your FastPrint s Enable all Ethernet frame types My FastPrint Server is configured as a Novell Print Server and cannot log in to a file server The following steps may solve this problem 1 Get the FastPrint information using PSCONFIG If the FastPrint 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 Your_File Server Current Status Remote Printer Mode Status N A 2 Make sure the master file server name is assigned correctly 3 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 whether the file server exists Password Mismatch Clear the NetWare password with PCONSOLE or use WPCONFIG or FPS Admin to set the correct password for the FastPrint S
15. NT 3 51 PtP 3 Select PrintServer and click OK The Configure PrintServer window shown previously will appear 4 Enter the configuration information as described in Software configuration on page 47 Ensure that you select a different FastPrint 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 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 Printer Name bo1260 sd Driver Brother HL 1260 Description Print to PrintServ_2 demo_p2 Share this PrintServer PrintServ 3 Share Name Location Figure 14 Create Printer NT 3 51 PtP FastPrint Server User s G uide 51 Chapter 7 Windows Peer to Peer Software configuration 7 5 4 Windows for Workgroups The Setup program will install the Pserver utility which is used to configure and manage the FastPrint printer and print jobs It must be installed on all PCs intending to print using the FastPrint Pserver will transfer the print job through the network to the FastPrint 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 t
16. 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 61 for details 8 2 3 2 Configuration These options allow you to configure the current FastPrint System Allows you to change the FastPrint Server name and to set the LAN protocol s used by the current FastPrint Only the Connected protocol referred to on page 67 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 19 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 23 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 59 FastPrint Server User s G uide 65 Chapter 8 Management Tools WebAdmin Logical port Logical ports printers can be used under NetWare see page 21 or Unix see page 24 SNMP See Preparing the FastPrint Server for SNMP on page 43 for details of the settings available from this button 8 2 3 3 Diagnostics This column of buttons allows you to perform tasks that are seldom required
17. 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 While adding my printer as instructed in Windows 95 I received a message stating that Printer could not be found Some printer drivers when configured as a local printer will poll the printer to see if it is connected Since the printer is networked the printer can t be detected To fix this perform the following steps 1 Select Network printer when asked How is the printer attached to your computer When prompted for Network Path or Queue name enter a dummy value such as W54321 and select Next The printer wizard will display a message stating the Network Printer is off line Continue to install the printer as you normally would 2 When finished go to Control Panel Printers and select your printer The printer icon will be grayed out indicating the printer is not ready Select Properties Details FastPrint Server User s G uide 79 Appendix A Troubleshooting In the Print to the following port box select FastPrint Server Click Apply then OK then close the Properties window 3 Select the printer and go to the File menu Check the Work off line option is OFF 4 If the printer is connected and powered the printer icon should no longer be grayed out and you should be able to print connected and configured
18. Text 19 Mail A C name for redirection Printer port physical or logical for Internet mail printing Yes No Print every e mail Notify mail printed Mail printer model NetBEUI group domain name Abort print job if error Delay time SNMP person Text 31 Contact location IP address Management station 1 Access Code Access rights Text 7 Community string IP address Management station 2 Access Code Access rights Text 7 Community string 85 Appendix C Configuration File Format Default Line Description Values 6031 M3 0 0 0 0 address Management station 3 6032 ACCP 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 Community string 6111T1 IP 0 0 0 0 Trap 1 address 6112 T1 5 0 Severity level 6113 T1 CSTR Text 7 Community string 6114 1 ENAB Disable Enable Disable Trap receive station 1 6121 T2 0 0 0 0 IP address Trap 2 address 6122 T2 5 0 Numeric 0 2 Severity level 6123 T2 CSTR Text 7 Community string 6124 T2 ENAB Disable Enable Disable Trap receive station 2 6131 T3 0 0 0 0 IP address Trap 3 address 6132 T3 5 0 Severity level 6133 T3 CSTR Text 7 Community string 6134 T3 ENAB Disable Trap receive station 3 6141 T4 IP 0 0 0 0 IP address Trap 4 address 6142 T4 5 0 Severity level 6143 T4 CSTR Text 7 Community string 614474 E
19. WPCONFIG WPCONFIG can be run from any Windows PC that has IPX and SPX protocols loaded For Windows 95 or NT the FPSAdmin Program is recommended because WPCONFIG does not support the following features e Printer configuration e SNMP configuration e Internet printing 8 3 1 Installation 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 8 3 2 Using WPCONFIG When run WPCONFIG searches the network for all active FastPrints listing them as shown below 2 Parallel 1 Serial 5 030724 C120699 2 Parallel 1 Serial SC888888 2 Parallel 1 Serial 5 555521 1 Parallel 5 555522 1 Parallel 5 555524 1 Parallel JR_RP 1 Parallel 0 Figure 35 WPCONFIG Main Screen FastPrint Server User s G uide 67 Chapter 8 Management Tools WPCONFIG 8 3 3 The icons provide status information as well as access to the selected FastPrint settings If an icon is grayed out that option is unavailable Ld Q Icons Device information This presents configuration information about the FastPrint 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 page 19 for details TCP IP Initial
20. When the interface program detects that the printer device is nota printer a printer error message appears on the screen Mark out all stty commands in the interface script The psopts file format is not accepted by BSD UNIX If the prefix string and suffix string must contain control words or are too long use headfile or tailfile instead of prefix string or suffix string The FastPrint Server s IP address has been forgotten and it needs to be installed in a new environment Follow the steps below to set the FastPrint Server configuration back to the factory default settings 1 Enter the command arp s yyy yyy yyy yyy 00 c0 02 xx xx xx where YYY YYY YYY Yyy is the new IP address assigned to the FastPrint Server and xx xx xx is the default name of the FastPrint Server without the leading SC Combined with 00 c0 02 this gives the hardware address of the FastPrint Server 2 Enter the commands ftp ftp get DEFAULTC ftp gt quit 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 FastPrint While printing via 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 FastPrint With FTP you can print ONLY to a logical printer e Reset the FastPrint FastPrint Server User s G uide 78 App
21. are implemented Commands are usually case sensitive Where the command requires a parameter the parameter is shown in italics FastPrint Server User s G uide 36 Chapter 6 TCP IP Features FTP 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 activate a command as follows get DEFAULTC get RESET Set the FastPrint back to its default configuration Reset the FastPrint 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 Warning Do not use the SETIP command if the FastPrint has IP address assigned by a DHCP server This will cause an Address conflict put CONFIG Copy the file CONFIG to the FastPrint 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 FastPrint you should issue a get RESET command The red LED should then go on while the FastPrint Server is resetting When the red LED goes OFF and the green LED starts flashing the FastPrint is ready A RESET will terminate the current connection put PASSWORD Copy the file PASSWORD to the FastPrint Server giving it a new password Passwords can be
22. be used to set up the FastPrint Server in the NetWare environment Quickset The QUICKSET program will configure both the FastPrint Server and the current Novell server in a single operation PCONSOLE and PSconfig If you prefer you may use PCONSOLE to set up the FastPrint configuration in the NetWare file servers You will then need to use PSCONFIG to configure the FastPrint 4 2 Preparation 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 FastPrint on an NDS network log in the NDS network as ADMIN or as a user with Admin rights If you want to install the FastPrint 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 4 3 Configuration using Quickset This section tells you how to use the Quickset program to configure the Novell server and the FastPrint Server Note Enter Quickset to display a help screen In the Syntax sections brackets indicate optional parameters To use more than one bindery file server see Service additional NetWare bindery file servers on page 21 4 3 1 NetWare Print Server mode Quickset uses the following settings in NetWare Print Server mode Ethernet 802 2 frame type Enable Ethernet 802 3 frame type Enable Ethernet SNAP
23. computers on the network to view and use the FastPrint as aregular AppleTalk printer Configuring and printing in the EtherTalk environment operates normally The PSTool program has been provided specifically for the Macintosh environment to allow easy configuration of your FastPrint 3 1 Software requirements e System 7 x OS or newer 3 2 AppleTalk setup 1 Click the apple icon and choose Control Panel 2 Click Network 3 Make sure that EtherTalk is selected under AppleTalk Connection If it is not selected 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 Note Be sure you are using the LaserWriter 8 5 1 driver 6 Select a FastPrint Server from the printer list by clicking on the appropriate name Note The default FastPrint name begins with the letters SC followed by 6 hexadecimal characters These characters may include the numbers 0 through 9 and the letters A through You can find this name on the bar code label on the bottom of the FastPrint 7 Click on the Close box This closes Chooser and completes the FastPrint setup process Printing commands will operate as us
24. features of the FastPrint Server that are only available in the TCP IP environment 6 1 FIP FTP File Transfer Protocol allows a user to log on to a remote host and manipulate files on the host The FastPrint Server can act as an FTP host with the following limitations Only one FTP user can connect to the FastPrint Server e Only command line FTP programs can be used FTP programs which attempt to browse the file system are not supported 6 1 1 Using FTP 1 Start your FTP client from the command prompt GUI interface FTP clients are not supported and connect to the FastPrint using its IP address e g ftp203 70 212 155 Note Jfyour system has been configured as described in Unix host configuration on page 25 you can connect using the FastPrint Server s name rather than the IP address 2 The FastPrint Server will respond with Print Server Ready and prompt for User Enter the FastPrint s name If you have not previously assigned a name you must use the default name shown on the sticker on the base of the FastPrint Server 3 You will now be prompted for the device password If no password has been assigned just press ENTER to continue 6 1 1 1 Files The following files will appear on the FastPrint when it is acting as an FTP host CONFIG Configuration file Read Write get put DEFAULTC Reset FastPrint to default Read get configuration 6 1 1 2 Commands Only the following commands
25. in the Page Setup dialog box Aldus Persuasion 2 1 2 When you print a document that contains gradient fill patterns the document is printed with solid patterns instead of gradients Documents that contain EPS graphics may not print correctly if you select 2 Up or 4 Up printing Canvas 3 0 6 Printing with substituted fonts may result in incorrect line layout Informed Manager 1 3 5 Shaded headings in a document may not print correctly Some documents will print with extra pages MacDraft 2 1 When you print using the Cut Marks option a PostScript error results Microsoft PowerPoint 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 When importing EPS files you may need to increase the memory allocated to the application Microsoft Works 3 0 Printing documents that have rotated objects with rounded corners results in a PostScript error More 3 1 When creating EPS files with the Apple LaserWriter 8 1 1 driver be sure you have enough disk space to hold the file QuarkXPress 3 11 You cannot print EPS files that contain certain TrueType fonts Using Calibrated Color results in a PostScript error Studio 8 and Studio 32 For EPS files and the Apple LaserWriter 8 1 1 driver you must select the QuickDraw Printer option FastPrint Server User s G uide 73 Appendix A Troubleshooting 4 Printing NetWare
26. new IP address This problem will also arise if you assign 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 am using WPCONFIG on Windows 95 and having problems configuring the FastPrint Server WPCONFIG is designed for Windows 3 1 only For Windows 95 NT you should use FPSAdmin A 2 Printing General When using 10BaseT cabling the FastPrint Server does not work Check the hub s link LED for the port to which the FastPrint is 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 FastPrint Server User s G uide 70 Appendix A Troubleshooting A printer connected to a FastPrint Server port cannot print or prints garbage Try the following e Check the cable connection between the FastPrint and the printer e Make sure the printer driver in the application program or Windows matches the printer The Configuration button on the Printer Status screen in FPSAdmin is grayed out even though my printer is bi directional The button is unavailable if the printer is busy You must wait until the printer is idle A 3 Printing AppleTalk Why do get an incorrect printout e You may have chosen binary encoding to print the file Try to use ASCII encoding e Some of the fonts in your print fi
27. procedure is as follows 5 5 2 1 Windows NT 3 51 1 Start the Network option in Control Panel When the Network Settings dialog box appears click Add Software 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 display 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 5 5 2 2 Windows NT 4 0 1 2 Go to Start Settings Control Panel 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 effect 5 5 3 Adding a TCP IP remote prin
28. same page Change the port used for Internet Printing from a physical port to a 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 page 24 for details of logical printers The print job seemed to go through OK but it was never received Check the e mail address If you use more than one internet printer with the same printer driver ensure that you use the correct port each time you print FastPrint Server User s G uide 80 Appendix A Troubleshooting Only the banner page was printed e This could be the same problem as Plain text e mails are not printed on page 79 e This could also be caused by using the wrong encoding method Ask the user to use the InterNet Printing Port The banner page is not correct the first row has disappeared 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 with a post string of FF form feed OC in hex To do this define the logical printer and set the port used for Internet Printing to this logical printer See page 24 for details of logical printers A 8 WebAdmin WebAdmin doesn t find all items within the NDS Tree Names and 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 brows
29. shown on page 13 e Press Esc f Select YES FastPrint Server User s G uide 13 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Using PCONSO LE PSCO NFIG 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 FastPrint Server a Select Queues Serviced by Printer from the Print Server Configuration Menu b Select a printer to which you want to assign a print queue 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 FastPrint Server a Run the PSCONFIG program b Select your FastPrint Server c Select Set to NetWare Print Server Mode d Enter the file server you are logged on to This will be the master file server to the FastPrint e Replace Print Server name with the name used in step 2 c f Select Execute Setup 4 4 1 2 Print server mode in NetWare 4 x bindery emulation This procedure configures the FastPrint 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 PCONSOLE and press F4 to switch to bindery mode c Select Quick Setup d Enter the desired names in the following fields Print server
30. to the FastPrint and on line e The LAN is operational and using the appropriate protocol either TCP IP or NetBEUD N 5 2 1 First port configuration 1 Go to Start Settings Printers Invoke the Add Printer Wizard 2 Select the Local printer or My Computer on NT option FastPrint Server User s G uide 47 Chapter 7 Windows Peer to Peer Software configuration 3 Choose the Printer Model on the FastPrint Server s first port 4 Select PrintServer as the port in the Select Port screen 5 Select the Configure Port button The following Configure FastPrint Server screens show both the TCP IP and NetBEUI windows Configure PrintServer x Port Retry Interval IP ddress 50 a secs Select Device Port gt Paralel 1 Name Banner Enable Banner RestScript User Name Cancel Figure 5 Configuration Win95 PtP Configure PrintServer x Port etry Interval Device Name crFoo00t 50 Ex secs Select Device Port gt Parallel 2 Name 5 Enable Banner PostScript OK User Name PrServer Figure 6 NetBEUI Configuration Win95 PtP 6 Enter the configuration information as detailed in Software configuration on page 47 7 Follow the on screen instructions to finish adding a printer as you normally would 7 5 2 2 Configuring additional ports To add additional ports and printers follo
31. you have DHCP management software which allows you to take advantage of this feature Otherwise the FastPrint s IP address will be unknown and connection to it will be impossible In this case configure the FastPrint to use a static IP address See preceding section 5 3 2 2 Using BOOTP 1 Determine the physical address of the FastPrint Server from the default name shown on a sticker on the base of the FastPrint It will be in the form SCxxyyzz SC followed by 6 hex numbers If its name is SCxxyyzz then the physical address is 00 0 02 22 2 Login to the UNIX host as root 3 Add the FastPrint to the etc hosts file by adding the following line to the file IP_Address NAME comment FastPrint Server User s G uide 26 Chapter 5 TCP IP Unix host configuration where IP Address is the IP address for the FastPrint Server This must match the IP address stored in the FastPrint Server NAME is the FastPrint s name This must match the name stored in the FastPrint 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 Add the following entry to the Boot Table etc booptab NAME ht ether vm rfcl1024 ha PA ip IP sm SM gw GW where NAME is the FastPrint s name PA is the physical address of the FastPrint IP is the FastPrint s IP address SM is the subne
32. 1_SC123456 TAB 1 TAB rm PS_Rm203 TAB rp L1 TAB sd usr spool Marketing TAB mx 0 FastPrint Server User s G uide 30 Chapter 5 TCP IP Printing configuration Repeat this process for each logical printer print queue combination that you wish to create 5 4 1 3 LPD on BSD Before continuing ensure that an IP address has been assigned to the FastPrint Remember the following e The remote host name is the name of the FastPrint e The remote printer name is the logical printer L1 L8 on the FastPrint e If asked for the LPD type enter the service type as BSD e Inthe sample commands shown printer name is the Print Queue serviced by the logical printer on the FastPrint and Spooler_dir is the name of the directory used to spool the print jobs mkdir usr spool Spooler dir Create a spooling directory Set spooling daemon as owner of this directory chown daemon usr spool S pooler dir Create read write permissions chmod 775 Jusr spool S pooler dir Give permissions to LPD chgrp daemon usr spool S pooler dir processes Add remote printer s See Adding remote printers on page 30 Start Ipc print mechanism Ipc start printer name 5 4 2 Printing using LPD For LPD printing instructions refer to your UNIX manual The following example is for a BSD system lpr P printer name filenam where printer name is the na
33. 5 1 PSfilter Setup The PSfilter program is shipped in source code as psfilter c Three methods are provided to set up the FastPrint Server for PSfilter printing e Quickset e Interactive setup e Manual setup Quickset and Interactive setup execute the proprietary install sh program which will compile psfilter c Using one of these methods is recommended However for IMB AIX you must use the Manual setup 5 4 5 1 1 Setup instructions Detailed instructions for installing and configuring PSfilter are provided in the following files These files and PSfilter c are stored on the CD ROM in the following directories driver Ipti lpsource text format driver Ipti tar tar format O perating system SCO UNIX System V Release 3 HP UXIX on HP workstation Sun 5 x on Sun SPARC workstation SCO TXT SUNS TXT FastPrint Server User s G uide 32 Chapter 5 TCP IP Windows NT host configuration 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 UNIX Ware UNIX WARE TXT Note Jf your system is not listed above do not attempt to use Psfilter 5 4 5 2 PSfilter printing methods PSfilter printing provides two ways 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 FastPrint Redirect printing is the recommended print method bec
34. Configuring additional ports 51 7 5 4 Windows for 1 52 7 5 4 1 Pserver main screen 52 7 5 4 2 Pserver icons and 5 52 7 5 4 3 Pserver configuration 53 7 5 4 4 Control Panel configuration 2 53 2 6 Printing uiii Cera LUN DERE 54 8 Management Tools 55 8 1 FPSAdM N Lio eee iei 55 NONE Ee PP DTE 55 Scb o SEE occ o abcr Gen US 55 8 1 27 ANCONS Lp i eer ote Hb Rr bred e 56 8 1 3 1 NetBEUI 5 59 8 1 3 2 Printer configuration seen 61 BL Menu O PUGS an Ui sopita iol 62 8 1 4 1 InitDevice menu ssssesseeeeneeeenenn 62 8 1 4 2 Configuration menu eese 62 8 1 4 3 Diagnostics 63 8 1 4 4 Control menu eec dedere eem 63 8 2 63 8 2 1 System 63 8 2 2 Server installato avete mee dovete ats 63 8 2 3 Running the He 64 IPAE BI BEEN TCI REY 65 62 3 2 Confipur tion ioni Ret P 65 8 2 3 3 Diagnostics iuc piter dete 66 8 3 WPCONE
35. FIG 2250224 224 FEES KEaM E ERR VE aaa 67 Bisel 67 8 3 2 Using WPCONFIG 67 8 3 3 CONS cta vdd e des 68 8 3 4 Menu GDEOTIS cn cere DIRE pae edad 69 Appendix A Troubleshooting 70 A l Hardware 70 A 2 Printing General 70 A 3 Printing AppleTalk 71 A 4 Printing NetWare 74 A 5 Printing Unix 77 A 6 Printing Windows 79 A 7 Internet Printing 80 FastPrint Server User s Guide iv A 8 WebAdmin Appendix Appendix C Configuration File Format Appendix D 5 1 D 1 PSSystemConfig group D 2 PSLogicalPrinterConfig group D 3 PSNetwareConfig group D 4 PSTcpipConfig group D 5 PSAppleTalkConfig group D 6 PSNetbeuiConfig group D 7 PSStatus group D 8 PSIPXStatistics D 9 PSAppleTalksStatistics D 10 PSTcpipStatistics D 11 PSControl group D 12 Traps FastPrint Server User s G uide 1 Introduction This chapter provides an overview of your FastPrint Server s features Congratulations on the purchase of your new FastPrint Server The FastPrint is designed to provide a simple and efficient network printing solution It is packed with features including gt Versatility The FastPrin
36. LP4LFChange Convert LF to LF CR status LP 5P hysicalP ort The physical port of logical printer 5 LP5PreString The string sent to logical printer 5 whenever a job begins LP 5PostString The string sent to logical printer 5 whenever the job ends LP5LFChange Convert LF to LF CR status LP 6P hysicalP ort The physical port of logical printer 6 LP 6PreString The string sent to logical printer 6 whenever a job begins LP 6PostString The string sent to logical printer 6 whenever the job ends LP6LFChange Convert LF to LF CR status LP 7P hysicalP ort The physical port of logical printer 7 LP7PreString The string sent to logical printer 7 whenever a job begins LP 7PostS tring The string sent to the printer 7 whenever the job ends LP7LFChange Convert LF to LF CR status LP 8P hysicalP ort The physical port of logical printer 8 LP8PreString The string sent to logical printer 8 whenever a job begins FastPrint Server User s G uide 87 LP 8PostS tring LP8LFChange Appendix DSNMP MIB The string sent to logical printer 8 whenever the job ends Convert LF to LF CR status D 3 PSNetwareConfig group O bject FrameethernetlIE nable Frame802 2E nable Frame802 3E nable FrameSnapE nable OperationMode MasterF ileS rvrName NDSTreeName NDS Context NetwareQPollinginterval JobNotifyByConnID NetwareP rintS erverP 1 NetwareP rintS erverP 2 NetwareP rintS erverP 3 Description Ethernetll frame type status Etherne
37. Location P305 Configuration T2 M3 T3 M4 T4 Figure 27 SNMP Configuration If you select a management station 1 4 the bottom part of the screen will look like the following example 1 Manager IP Address 203 0 2 211 String public Access Permission Read Only Read Write C Not Accessible Figure 28 SNMP Management Station If you select a trap T1 T4 the bottom part of the screen will change The following example is for 1 rTI Trap Receive IP Address 203 70 212 11 Community String 000 Trap Option Trap Severity Enable 61 Disable Figure 29 SNMP Trap Configuration Logical Port Configuration Menu equivalent Configuration Logical Port Logical printers can be used in the NetWare environment see page 21 and under UNIX see page 24 This option allows you to configure each logical printer FastPrint Server User s G uide 60 Chapter 8 Management Tools FPSAdmin Refresh Menu Equivalent None Select this icon to update the FastPrint listing after changing the name or IP address or after powering up additional FastPrints Exit Menu Equivalent Help Exit Exit FPSAdmin Note Remember to save any changes to the FastPrint before you exit Set to Default Setto Default This button appears on many screens Clicking it replaces the on screen values with the default settings Th
38. My FastPrint Server prints garbage The following steps will help to identify the problem 1 Use PSCONFIG to print a diagnostic file a Run PSCONFIG and select your FastPrint from the list Then select Print Diagnostic Report b Select each port in turn and print a diagnostic report c Check whether the diagnostic report printed correctly 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 the NPRINT or CAPTURE commands and print again If both print incorrectly go to step 3 3 Temporarily disable the FastPrint servicing the print queue following the step by step instructions below e NetWare 2 x and 3 x a Run PCONSOLE Select Print Queue Information select the print queue that the FastPrint Server services and then select Current Queue Status 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 e NetWare 4 x bindery and NDS modes a Run PCONSOLE Select Print Queues select the print queue that your FastPrint services and then select Status b Set Allow service by curre
39. NAB Disable Enable Disable Trap receive station 4 FastPrint Server User s G uide 86 Appendix D SNMP MIB Appendix D SNMP MIB D 1 PSSystemConfig group O bject Description PrintS erverName The name of the FastP rint Server default is SCXxxxxx NetwareP rotocol Netware protocol stack status TcpipP rotocol TCP IP protocol stack status AppleTalkP rotocol AppleTalk protocol stack status NetbeuiP rotocol Netbeui protocol stack status D 2 PSLogicalPrinterConfig group O bject Description LP 1P hysicalP ort The physical port of logical printer 1 LP1PreString The string sent to logical printer 1 whenever a job begins LP IPostString The string sent to logical printer 1 whenever the job ends LP 1LFChange Convert LF to LF CR status LP 2P hysicalP ort The physical port of logical printer 2 LP2PreString The string sent to logical printer 2 whenever a job begins LP2PostString The string sent to logical printer 2 whenever the job ends LP2LFChange Convert LF to LF CR status LP 3P hysicalP ort The physical port of logical printer 3 LP3PreString The string sent to logical printer 3 whenever a job begins LP 3PostString The string sent to logical printer 3 whenever the job ends LP3LFChange Convert LF to LF 4CR status LP 4P hysicalP ort The Physical port of logical printer 4 LP4PreString The string sent to logical printer 4 whenever a job begins LP 4PostString The string sent to logical printer 4 whenever the job ends
40. ONSOLE to see Printer Status or The aurrent server status in FastPrint 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 1 Make sure the FastPrint is ON 2 Delete the Print Server object of the FastPrint 3 Install the FastPrint again in NetWare 4 x NDS environment The String Before J ob and or String After J ob settings in the logical printers don t work properly Check the length of the control strings No string can exceed 15 characters Check that the control strings are in HEX A 5 Printing Unix FastPrint Server is not recognized Check the following FastPrint Server User s G uide 77 Appendix A Troubleshooting e There are no routers between the FastPrint and the UNIX host during IP address assignment e Every NetWare file server must have TCP IP support between the FastPrint and the UNIX host e The network cable to be used by the FastPrint Server is intact Connect the cable to another network device and test it e You have used the correct physical address derived from the FastPrint default name e Use the ping command to see if the FastPrint Server is a valid device on the network The standard interface program on SUN 5 2 cannot be used with Psfilter Use dumb_int sh which is the interface program shipped with FastPrint
41. Print ports as follows Novell printer number FastPrint Server port Printer number 1 Parallel port 2 Assigning users to printer queues If you have created new printer queues you may also need to use PCONSOLE to designate any users who need to use the print queues as queue users 4 4 1 1 Print server mode in NetWare 2 x 3 x Follow the steps listed below to configure the FastPrint in NetWare Print Server mode 1 Create queues Note fyou are setting up the FastPrint 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 f 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 FastPrint 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 FastPrint s printer ports a Select the Novell Print Server added in step 2 b Select Print Server Configuration c Select Printer Configuration d Select the print number using the printer numbers
42. R iiia 6 T 6 3 4 Advanced setup and management 7 3 4 1 Changing the FastPrint 7 3 4 1 1 Windows software 7 3 4 1 2 Macintosh software 7 3 4 2 AppleTalk Settings seeem Hm 8 Novell amp ero trc trc ea pk dor x aac tnr eR ra ee 9 4 1 Configuration overview 9 4 1 1 9 4 1 2 Operating 9 4 1 2 1 Print Server 9 4 1 2 2 Remote printer 9 4 1 3 Configuration 5 02 02004 22 2 10 4 2 Preparation uiuuiiuce enimse oo dax aa d odd pni Gd ug doa in adi oi 10 4 3 Configuration using Quickset 10 4 3 1 NetWare Print Server 10 423221 SYMMAK imitetur rei erase ares 11 4 3 2 Novell Remote Printer 11 4 32 T4 Syntax susce eI DNUS E 12 4 4 Using PCONSOLE 12 4 4 1 Novell Print Server 2 22 22 13 4 4 1 1 Print server mode in NetWare 2 x 3 13 4 4 1 2 Print server mode in NetWare 4 x bindery emulation 14 4 4 1 3 Printer server mode in NetW
43. Run the SETUP program in the Utility Webadmin directory on the CD ROM 2 Follow the on screen instructions 3 By default the program files will be installed to the following CGI directory C LanEdge FastPrint Server 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 Choose StartlProgramsIMicroSoft Internet Server Common lInternet Service Manager e Click the computer which has the service WWW to display service content Click the Directory option to display directory content e Select the Alias field and type the name you want Check the access rights and ensure the directory is both readable and executable then click OK 5 Restart the PC to complete the setup FastPrint Server User s G uide 63 Chapter 8 Management Tools WebAdmin 8 2 3 Running the program e Start your WEB browser e Inthe 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 lt gt 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 Sel
44. T to print the file c config sys to SCxxxxxx use the command NPRINT c config sys Q P1 NOTI T 4 NFF NB Note For NPRINT usage and options see your NetWare documentation Example 2 To use CAPTURE to print the file c config sys to the FastPrint use the commands CAPTURE L 1 Q P1 NOTI NT FF NB COPY c config sys LPT1 In this example output destined for LPT1 is redirected to print queue Note For CAPTURE usage and options see your NetWare documentation FastPrint Server User s G uide 18 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Configuration Settings 4 6 Configuration Settings This section explains the configuration settings that can be altered in your FastPrint and tells you how to use PSCONFIG to make these changes Of course you may also use the programs described in Chapter 8 Management Tools to make these changes 4 6 1 General FastPrint Server Settings The following configuration changes can be made regardless of which network protocol or operating systems are being used Get FastPrint Server information Reset FastPrint Server Restore default configuration Change the FastPrint s name Change the FastPrint password Disable Enable network protocols Get printer status idle off line printing LN NNN SN A S Logical printer setup see page 21 Define logical printer e Set pre print job string e Set post print job string 4 6 2 Configuration using PSCONFIG The following proced
45. TR 0203 L6 CHGLF No 0220 L7 PROUT P1 0221L7 PREST 0222 L7 POSTR 0223 L7 CHGLF No 0240 L8 PROUT P1 0241 L8 PREST 0242 18 POSTR 0243 L8 CHGLF No 2000 NOP MODE PS 2001 NFREthII Enable 2002 NFR802 2 Enable 2003 NFR802 3 Enable 2004 NFRSNAP Enable 2101 NAME 2102 N_NOTIFY No 2103 FREQ 1 2110 NDS TREE 2111 NCONTEXT 2501 NR NAMEI 2502 NR NAMEI 2504 NR NAMEI 3000 ZONE FastPrint Server User s G uide Appendix C Configuration File Format Allowable Values Description Yes No Convert LF to LF CR Port used by logical printer 3 Text 15 hex Pre string LP 3 Post string LP 3 Convert LF to LF CR Port used by logical printer 4 Pre string LP 4 Text 15 hex Post string LP 4 Yes No Convert LF to LF CR Port used by logical printer 5 Pre string LP 5 Post string LP 5 Convert LF to LF CR Port used by logical printer 6 Pre string LP 6 Post string LP 6 Yes No Convert LF to LF CR P1 P2 P3 Port used by logical printer 7 Text 15 hex Pre string LP 7 Text 15 hex Post string LP 7 Convert LF to LF CR P1 P2 P3 Port used by logical printer 8 Text 15 hex Pre string LP 8 Text 15 hex Post string LP 8 Convert LF to LF CR NetWare mode Print Server PS or remote printer RP Ethernet Il frame type 802 2 frame type 802 3 frame type SNAP frame type Text 20 Master file server Notification by node address Numeric 0 255 Polling queue interval NDS tr
46. User s Manual FastPrint Server Printer Sharing Device Allied Telesyn FCC Statement This device complies with the limits for a Class B 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 B 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 Allied Telesyn International ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Document Version 1 1 All trademark and trade names are the properties of their respective owners Important Safety Instructions 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 the 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 that the ca
47. a WPS Windows Printing System printer as described but I can t get the print job to print WPS printer drivers poll the printer before sending print data Since 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 While adding my printer as instructed 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 A 7 Internet Printing I don t know my mail server s IP address Use the PING command to connect to the Mail Server by name Example ping ms hinet net The reply will say Reply from xxx xXXx XXX XXX where is the IP address of the Mail Server Plain text e mails are not printed Text e mail messages are printed only if the FastPrint Server is configured with Print every e mail ON Plain text e mails print OK but if indude an attachment get an e mail reply Wrong Encoding Method The Internet Printer system supports only Base64 encoding Using the Internet Printing Port driver will ensure a correctly encoded attachment A print job is printing garbage Users must use the correct printer driver The print job can be canceled using the Control Abort Mail Print Job menu option in the FPSAdmin program Two print jobs are printing on the
48. ame and P2 and P3 indicate the port Example Bindery environment Quickset 5 123456 UN Marketing FS ZNet311 In this example FastPrint SC123456 has been set up as a Novell Print Server Its new name is Marketing and its Master File Server is Net311 Example NDS environment Quickset 5 123456 UN Marketing In this example SC123456 has been renamed Marketing and set up as a Novell Print Server in the current NDS network 4 3 2 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 the attached NetWare Print Server as the specified server Remote Printer Mode NetWare Print Server NetWare Operation Mode FastPrint Server User s G uide 11 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Using PCONSO LE PSCO N FIG FastPrint name Set this as specified in the parameter list Note Quickset configures all the FastPrint s printer ports to service the same NetWare Print Server If you want to configure the ports to service different NetWare Print Servers please see Attach to more than one NetWare Print Server on page 21 4 3 2 1 Syntax Bindery based file server Quickset Name UN P Q1 W Q2 X Q3 Y FS F NDS Network Quickset Name R UN P Q1 W Q2 X Q3 Y Name The default FastPrint Server n
49. ame as displayed on the bar code label on the bottom of the FastPrint R is the name of the NetWare Print Server that the FastPrint Server will connect to IP The new name of the FastPrint W X and Y are the names of the queues to be serviced by parallel ports 1 to 3 respectively If you do not enter W X or Y then the default queue names will be P1 P2 and P3 for parallel ports 1 to 3 F F is the name of the file server that the NetWare Print Server R logs on to Example Bindery environment Quickset 5 123456 PS1 UN Marketing FS Net311 In this example FastPrint SC123456 has been set up as a remote printer that is attached to the NetWare Print Server PS1 on the Net311 file server Example NDS environment Quickset SC123456 PS1 UN Marketing In this example FastPrint SC123456 has been set up as a remote printer that is attached to the NetWare Print Server PS1 Its new name is Marketing 4 4 Using PCONSOLE PSCONFIG After you use PCONSOLE to configure the Novell server the FastPrint must be configured This section tells you how to use PSCONFIG to perform this task However the other programs described in Chapter 8 Management Tools could be used instead FastPrint Server User s G uide 12 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Using PCONSO LE PSCO NFIG 4 4 1 Novell Print Server mode Before you begin please note the following information Novell printer numbers NetWare printer numbers match Fast
50. appear FastPrint Server User s G uide 53 Chapter 7 Windows Peer to Peer Printing Default Printer Brother HL 600 series on LPT1 Installed Printers Brother HL 600 series on LPT1 HP LaserJet on LPT1 Set As Default Printer Use Print Manager Figure 17 Control Panel Printers WfW 2 Follow the normal process to add each printer that is attached to the FastPrint 3 Each printer must be associated with the print queue it will service Click the Connect button and the following Connect dialogue box will appear Connect Brother HL 600 series L 5 5 East Printing Direct to Port Figure 18 Printer Connect WfW seconds 4 From the Ports list select the queue that services the FastPrint Server port to which the printer is connected 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to associate each printer with a queue 6 Setup is complete Now whenever you select Windows Print Setup the printer and its associated queue will appear in the printer list as shown in the example below Print Setup currently Brother HL 600 series on o Specific Printer Brother HL 600 series on C M PSVR Q LEEWOB PRN Orientation Paper s O Portrait Size Letter 8 172 x 11 in Landscape Source Sheet Feeder Figure 19 Print Setup WfW ili 7 6 Printing Printing with the FastPrint Server in the Windows Peer to Peer environm
51. are 4 X NDS mode 15 4 4 2 Novell remote printer mode 15 4 4 2 1 Remote printer assignments eee 15 4 4 2 2 Remote printer mode in NetWare 2 x 3 x 16 FastPrint Server User s G uide i 4 4 2 3 Remote printer mode in NetWare 4 NDS mode 16 4 5 Prin ng 18 4 6 Configuration Settings enne 19 4 6 1 General FastPrint Server 5 19 4 6 2 Configuration using 19 4 6 3 NetWare specific 19 4 6 3 1 Novell remote printer 4 19 4 6 3 2 Novell Print Server 20 4 6 3 3 Service additional NetWare bindery file servers 21 4 6 3 4 Attach to more than one NetWare Print Server 21 4 6 3 5 Logical 21 4 6 3 5 1 Configuring NetWare 000 21 4 6 3 5 2 Configuring the FastPrint Server 22 TOPA rx d bit dde rc Ud ica dal sd diea eodd 23 5 1 Software 23 5 2 FastPrint Server configuration 23 5 2 1 IP address
52. astPrint Server configuration 7 4 1 NetBEUI If you are using the NetBEUI protocol no device configuration is necessary Simply install and configure the software 7 4 2 TCP IP The FastPrint Server must be configured with the following information prior to software configuration Setting Recommended value Device name The default FastPrint name can be found on the bar code label on the bottom of the FastPrint It begins with the letters followed by 6 hexadecimal characters These characters may include the numbers 0 through 9 and the letters A through If you rename your FastPrint the new name must not be longer than 19 characters and must not include any spaces Device IP address 192 168 0 1 if 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 FastPrint is not already in use Use FPSAdmin see Chapter 8 to configure the FastPrint Server FastPrint Server User s G uide 46 Chapter 7 Windows Peer to Peer Software configuration 7 5 Software configuration 7 5 1 Configuration settings During the software configuration process you will have to provide the following configuration information IP address Enter the IP address that was assigned to the FastPrint TCP IP only Server Device na
53. ata to your printer across the Internet Users send the Internet Print Server an e mail with the print job sent as an attachment to the e mail The FastPrint Server will retrieve the e mail and print it 6 2 1 System requirements Mail server Accessibility The Mail Server must be accessible by the intended clients users Normally this means a permanent connection to the Internet Protocols The Mail Server must support the POP3 and SMTP protocols The Internet Printing System uses these protocols and the most common e mail formatting standards MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions Base64 Encoding for mail attachments Internet Print Server protocol The LAN must use the TCP IP protocol e Mail server access The FastPrint Server must be able to access the Mail Server using a single IP address Mail account The FastPrint must have a Mail Account Users print by sending an e mail to this mail account User dient requirements 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 are any problems FastPrint Server User s G uide 38 Chapter 6 TCP IP Features Internet printing 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 InterNe
54. ause 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 5 5 Windows NT host configuration This section covers the configuration of a Windows NT host The FastPrint should be configured first For Windows NT configuration in a Peer to Peer environment see Chapter 7 Windows Peer to Peer 5 5 1 IP address configuration To have the FastPrint Server recognized as a valid device you must first configure it Once this has been done then follow this procedure 1 Add an entry for the FastPrint to the hosts file SYSTEM32 DRIVERS ETC HOSTS The entry consists of the following line Name where Xxx xxx xxx xxx 1s the IP address you assigned to the FastPrint Name is the FastPrint s name If you have not changed the name use the default name shown on a sticker on the base of the FastPrint 2 Reboot to have these changes take effect 3 Have Windows NT automatically add an entry to the ARP table by entering the following commands ping Name arp a Note Jf the FastPrint doesn t respond to the ping there is something wrong with the IP addressing FastPrint Server User s G uide 33 Chapter 5 TCP IP Windows NT host configuration 5 5 2 Preparing for TCP IP Printing If you want to create a TCP IP remote printer Microsoft TCP IP printing support must be installed The
55. bAdmin This management program 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 FastPrint edit it and send it back Further information on using FTP can be found on pages 36 to 37 5 2 1 IP address configuration In the TCP IP environment IP addresses are essential You must enter the following IP addresses The entry in brackets shows the line number and token in the FastPrint s configuration file IP address 4000 IP_ADDR The FastPrint s IP address See the next section 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 Gateway address 4001 GATEWAY 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 FastPrint is attached Subnet mask 4002 MASK FastPrint Server User s G uide 23 Chapter 5 TCP IP FastPrint Server configuration 5 2 2 FastPrint Server IP address The FastPrint Server is normally assigned a static IP address You may use either FPSAdmin or WebAdmin to do this You may also use FTP to assign an IP address However some host configuration will be necessary to allow connection to a FastPrint Server without an IP address See ZP address configuration on page 25 for de
56. 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 upon request 39 Chapter 6 TCP IP Features Internet printing 6 2 3 User software The software provided for remote users InterNet Printing Port should be installed by everyone intending to use Internet printing Otherwise remote users can print correctly only if e They send an e mail directly to the FastPrint 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 6 2 3 1 Installation 1 Run the InterNet Printing Port installation program SETUP EXE 2 Default values for the installation are Directory C LanEdge FastPrint Server Internet Start Menu folder InterNet Printing Port Driver 3 You will the
57. been installed has been previously loaded you must unload and reload it Start at step a FastPrint Server User s G uide 17 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Printing If the NetWare Pserver has not been loaded you must load it In this case go directly 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 After 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 FastPrint Server Select the FastPrint from the list and press ENTER 4 5 Printing You can use NetWare s standard utilities CAPTURE NPRINT or PCONSOLE to print a job to the FastPrint SCxxxxxx Note The default name begins with the letters SC followed by 6 hexadecimal characters These characters may include the numbers 0 through 9 and the letters A through Note Jf you are not familiar with the CAPTURE or NPRINT utilities the on line help is available by typing after the command CAPTURE ENTER In the following examples print queue 1 is serviced by FastPrint SCxxxxxx To print the file is sent to print queue P1 Example 1 If you want to use NPRIN
58. ble 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 on 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 1 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS OM op d 1 1 1 Package 1 1 2 sccivcadesedissausedecsdecndacsaccecensdussdescdssndancisacsesessadasna 2 1 2 T BED MACAT S soo iere t Oi bedded 3 1 2 2 10 100BaseT 5 0 222 3 IristalldttOT eii uud e RR eR Ua 4 2 1 Installation procedure erneneeeeee 4 AppleTalk M aed o Ir aa ca 6 3 1 Software requirements erre nnns 6 3 2 AppleTalk setup uoces uns cenam sun unn nun ma anm tui a
59. configuration for TCP IP must be done with FPSAdmin later changes can be made here See IP address configuration on page 23 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 59 for details Logical Printers Logical printers can be used under NetWare see page 21 or Unix see page 24 Refresh Update the FastPrint listing You must always do this after changing the FastPrint Server name or IP address Exit Exit WPCONFIG Help Show WPCONFIG version information Set to Default button This button will restore current screen values to their factory defaults Save to Device button Press this button to save any changes to the FastPrint Server Note Changed values will not be saved until you click this button FastPrint Server User s G uide 68 Chapter 8 Management Tools WPCONFIG 8 3 4 Menu options Configuration menu System Allows you to change the FastPrint name and to set the LAN protocol s used by the current FastPrint 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 done after making any configuration changes or if the FastPrint stops responding R
60. de 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Features 1 2 Features The FastPrint Server s UTP connector supports both 10BaseT and 100BaseT Its three bi directional parallel ports support simultaneous printing 7 LII gu G60000000 00 FastPrint Server User s G uide Hl gu gu 3 Figure 1 FastPrint Server Reset Button 10 100BaseT Switches See DIP switch table for details 10 100BaseT Link LED 10 100BaseT Connector 12V Power port Parallel Port 1 Parallel Port 2 Parallel Port 3 Red Error LED Green Link LED Chapter 1 Introduction Features 1 2 1 LED Indicators There are two LED indicators on the top of the FastPrint Server The red LED is the 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 On Solid On Hardware error Flashing Off Transmitting or receiving packets from the network Table 1 LED Indicators 1 2 2 10 100BaseT Switches The FastPrint has 2 DIP switches See the previous diagrams to locate these switches Operation of these switches is described below 1 Auto Negotiation Switch When ON UP position the FastPrint will select IOBaseT 100BaseT and Full Half Duplex as required The recommended position is ON switches 2 amp 3 are disabled when Auto Negotiat
61. de 42 Chapter 6 TCP IP Features SNMP management 6 Close the Internet connection if you opened it in step 3 7 Tf the Notify after print job option is set you will receive an e mail when your job is printed 6 2 5 Canceling a print job Users cannot cancel a print job once it has been sent However print jobs can be canceled at the FastPrint Server In FPSAdmin 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 6 3 SNMP management The FastPrint s SNMP support allows network supervisors to monitor and control the FastPrint Server using network management platforms such as HP OpenView IBM System 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 FastPrint s SNMP MIB is a collection of objects that are monitored and controlled using SNMP s gef and set commands The MIB file is in the MIB folder on the FastPrint CD ROM You must import the MIB3P MIB file into your SNMP management program 6 3 1 Preparing the FastPrint Server for SNMP Before attempting to manage the FastPrint using a SNMP Management station the following settings should be assigned to it in additi
62. dress table etc ethers 00 c0 02 xx yy zz NAME where 00 c0 02 xx yy zz is the physical address of the FastPrint NAME is the name of the FastPrint 6 Reset the FastPrint When it reboots it should acquire an IP address from rarp If the FastPrint is not configured yet you can now configure it using FTP See page 37 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 5 4 Printing configuration There are four printing methods to choose from All are explained in the following sections Select whichever is the most convenient in your environment LPD LPD is a standard print method for most UNIX systems This eliminates the need to install additional software on the host However in most cases the LPD protocol sends out the data file before the control file The FastPrint 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 FastPrint This method 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 mo
63. e allowing you to change the configuration of the attached printer See Printer configuration below for more details NetWare Menu equivalent Configuration NetWare Select the Operation Mode Print Server or Remote Printer and click Print Server Configuration You will see one of the following screens Netware Print Server Configuration Selected Device 5 120699 Print Server Name 120 NDS Tree Name FAST Print Server NDS Context TAIWAN SERVER Master file server Bindery Mode Only SERVER E 1 r Frame Type Polling Queue Interval 1 255 Job Notification by Connection ID do do No C Yes SNAP Ethernetll Setto Default Change Password Figure 22 NetWare Print Server Configuration FastPrint Server User s G uide 56 Chapter 8 Management Tools FPSAdmin Netware Remote Printer Configuration Selected Device SC162415 Device Name Novell Printer Server for P1 Novell Printer Server for P2 Il Printer Server for P3 Novell Printer Server for SP r Frame 8022 8023 SNAP Ethernet ll Nove Figure 23 NetWare Remote Printer Configuration See NetWare specific settings on page 19 for details TCP IP Configuration EX Menu equivalent Configuration TCP IP Selecting this icon will cause the following screen to appear TCPIP Configuration Selected Device 52029143 IP Address o o o o ear et to Defau Gateway Address
64. e name recorded in step 1 1 Print Server NDS Context As recorded in step 1 d e Select Execute Setup 4 4 2 Novell remote printer mode 4 4 2 1 Remote printer assignments The following assignments should be used in remote printer mode where SCxxxxxx is the FastPrint Server name Note The default FastPrint name begins with the letters SC followed by 6 hexadecimal characters These characters may include the numbers 0 through 9 and the letters A through Parallel 1 Remote Parallel LPT1 Parallel 2 Remote Parallel LPT2 5 P2 Parallel 3 Remote Parallel LPT3 SCxxxxxx P3 FastPrint Server User s G uide 15 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Using PCONSO LE PSCO NFIG 4 4 2 2 Remote printer mode in NetWare 2 x 3 x Follow the steps listed below to configure the FastPrint to Novell Remote Printer mode 1 Create queues Follow the steps below to create queues for the FastPrint Note Ifyou are using existing queues go to step 2 a Run PCONSOLE b Select Print Queue Information c Press the 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 and 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 f
65. e sure that the correct printer driver for the remote printer is installed on your system 1 Connect your default printer to the InterNet Printing Port 2 Check that Reply Notification Mail in the InterNet Printing Port is ON 3 Use Notepad or any other text editor to create a short message such as This is a test print 4 Follow the steps in the next section to print the document to the Internet Printer You will receive a reply e mail containing the Printer ID which will identify the printer attached to the FastPrint If this does not match the printer driver you are using install the correct printer driver 6 2 4 Printing 1 Create or open the document you wish to print 2 Select the Printer connected to the InterNet Printing Port 3 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 However it will send the e mail the next time you are connected 4 Print the document 5 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 lyoumame G supplier com To PrintServer customer com Figure 4 InterNet Printing Progress FastPrint Server User s G ui
66. ect 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 Information Figure 31 WebAdmin Home Screen Home button Clicking on the Home button from any other screen will return you to the Home screen shown above Browse button The Browse button will generate a list of FastPrint Servers Click on the selected FastPrint to configure it You will see a screen like the following Home Browse Settings About Help Selected Device 5 162347 Device Information System Reset Device Printer Port 1 Status NetWare Restore Factory Default Printer Port 2 Status TCP IP Print Test Page Printer Port Status AppleTalk Serial Port Status NETBEUI Senal Port Logical Port SNMP Figure 32 WebAdmin Selected Device FastPrint Server User s G uide 64 Chapter 8 Management Tools WebAdmin 8 2 3 1 Status These options allow you to check the status of connected printers or FastPrint Servers Device information A list of the current FastPrint Server settings will be displayed Printer 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 5 162347 Printer Model HP LaserJet 4 Plus Status On Line Printing Information Idle Back Refresh Configuration Figure 33 WebAdmin
67. ee name NDS context NetWare Print Server for parallel port 1 NetWare Print Server for parallel port 2 NetWare Print Server for parallel port 3 AppleTalk zone 84 Default Line 3001 TYPEI LaserWriter 3002 AP_TYPE2 LaserWriter 3004 AP_TYPE4 LaserWriter 3101 AP_PCOMM1 No 3102 AP_PCOMM2 No 3104 AP PCOMM4 No 4000 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 1 0 0 0 0 4101 MAIL ACC 4102 MAIL PAS eene 4103 MAIL 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 1 IP 0 0 0 0 6012 M1 ACCP Not Accessible 6013 M1 CSTR 6021 M2 IP 0 0 0 0 6022 M2 ACCP Not Accessible 6023 2 CSTR FastPrint Server User s G uide Appendix C Configuration File Format Description Values Text 19 Printer type for parallel port 1 Text 19 Printer type for parallel port 2 Text 19 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 parallel port 3 FastPrint Server address Gateway Subnet mask Delay before reconnection attempt No of reconnection attempts Mail A C IP address Mail A C name Mail A C password Check mail interval Yes No Mail banner page
68. endix A Troubleshooting 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 FastPrint e The remote printer name is the logical printer name on the FastPrint Server e g L1 e If your UNIX asks for the LPD type be sure to identify the service type as BSD can t print using PSfilter Run PSfilter directly with the command PSfilter D P name v file name amp where P name is the FastPrint 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 an error log file recompile PSfilter Also check the Troubleshooting section of the Psfilter TXT file for your system The String Before J ob and or String After J ob settings in the logical printers don t work properly Check the length of the control strings No string can exceed 15 characters Check that the control strings in HEX A 6 Printing Windows When printing from some software applications such as PowerPoint it takes a long time and the printout is incorrect The problem is that the printer has been configured to Start printing after the first page is spooled To change this setting 1 Go to Control Panel Printers and click on your printer 2 Then select File
69. ent 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 FastPrint Server User s G uide 54 8 Management Tools This chapter explains the general purpose management tools provided with your FastPrint Server Your FastPrint is shipped with a variety of software programs to assist you to configure and manage the FastPrint and printers attached to it Software that is specific to a particular platform is discussed in the relevant chapter The general purpose management programs explained in this chapter are as follows Program LAN Protocol Operating System SNMP LP ve ee TCP IP NetBEUI TCP IP NetBEUI mem ume 7 TCP IP NetBEUI Browser Internet Printing Configuration C P Configure Printer FPSAdmin is recommended because it supports all FastPrint Server features 8 1 FPSAdmin This section covers the installation and operation of the FPSAdmin management program This program will run only on Windows 95 or Windows NT 8 1 1 Installation 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM into your drive 2 Run the Setup program in the Utility FPS Admin directory 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation process 8 1 2 Ma
70. er Check the following Is your LAN WAN connection OK e Is the URL correct Was WebAdmin installed in a directory other than the default e Is the program name correct webadmin exe application x msdownload e Is the alias name webadmin set correctly The screen contents have become scrambled 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 FastPrint Server User s G uide 81 Appendix B Specifications Appendix B Specifications Power consumption SW max External power adapter 12V DC Parallel port Three Centronic female DB 25 connectors Ethernet cables 10BaseT 100BaseT Operating temperature 0 40 C Shipping temperature 40 70 C Operating humidity 10 80 Storage humidity 5 90 Shipping humidity 5 100 Parallel Port Pin Assignments Signal Name Direction Data 2 To oma reme 8 ss reme o s reme FastPrint Server User s G uide 82 Appendix Configuration File Format Appendix Configuration File Format The following table shows the CONFIG file details It contains the following information Default line The line as obtained from the FastPrint Server Each line has the following structure Line_number Token Parameter where L
71. erver FastPrint Server Not Defined Install the FastPrint again 4 Check NetWare to see whether the login status of the FastPrint to the file servers is Ready If it isn t check the error message and perform the required corrective action 5 Check the Novell file server s name If it is over 20 characters long rename it using no more than 20 characters FastPrint Server User s G uide 75 6 Appendix A Troubleshooting If the file server is not in the status list and the FastPrint Server has logged into the master file server it means that the file server has not been serviced by the FastPrint 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 FastPrint Server is configured as a Novell Remote Printer and can t log in to the Novell Print Server 1 Get the FastPrint Server information as described in My printer is configured as a Novell Print Server above Check the fields after the following 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 whether the NetWare Print server is loaded Printer not defined Install the FastPrint Server as a remote printer of a NetWare Print Server Check NetWare to see whether the FastPri
72. ery workstation that will use the FastPrint s printers 7 3 1 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 either NetBEUI or TCP IP 3 If you select TCP IP you will see the Select Components screen The Device Driver must be installed on all workstations 4 Complete the installation as normal Reboot your system when Setup is complete Setup will do the following e Create Readme and UnInstall icons Add the prtserv dll driver to the Windows System directory Win 95 or Windows System32 directory Windows NT Add the Uninstall program to the Windows directory e Add Uninstall information files and the Readme file to the installation directory FastPrint Server User s G uide 45 Chapter 7 Windows Peer to Peer FastPrint Server configuration 7 3 2 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 FastPrint 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 7 4 F
73. estore 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 FastPrint Server port The test printout will include status information FastPrint Server User s G uide 69 Appendix A Troubleshooting Appendix A Troubleshooting If your FastPrint Server is not working correctly follow the advice in this appendix If you encounter printing difficulties please refer to the Hardware section first and then go to the Printing section If after following the advice in this chapter the FastPrint still does not function properly please contact your dealer for further advice A 1 Hardware All the FastPrint Server s LEDs are off Check the power supply or power connection FastPrint s status light continuously stays lit Reset the FastPrint by unplugging the power supply and plugging it back in FastPrint Server status light and power light stay on continuously and do not turn off Reset the FastPrint by unplugging the power supply or by pushing the reset button am using DHCP and getting an IP address conflict involving the FastPrint If the FastPrint Server is left on but the DHCP server is turned off then the FastPrint will retain its IP address without the DHCP Server being aware of it Simply reset the FastPrint so it will obtain a
74. et 802 2 frame type Number of IP X packets received of Ethernet 802 3 frame type Number of IP X packets received of Ethernet 802 2 SNAP frame type Number of IP X packets sent of Ethernetll frame type Number of IP X packets sent of Ethernet 802 2 frame type Number of IP X packets sent of Ethernet 802 3 frame type Number of IP X packets sent of Ethernet 802 2 SNAP frame type D 9 PSAppleTalkStatistics O bject AP Print obS erviced AP BytesS erviced AP PacketR eceived APPacketSend FastPrint Server User s G uide Description Number of AppleTalk jobs serviced Number of AppleTalk bytes serviced Number of packets received by AppleTalk Number of packets sent by AppleTalk 89 Appendix DSNMP MIB D 10 PSTcpipStatistics O bject IP Print obS erviced IP BytesS erviced IPPacketR eceived IPPacketSend Description Number of TCP IP jobs serviced Number of TCP IP bytes serviced Number of packets received by TCP IP Number of packets sent by TCP IP D 11 PSControl group O bject ResetP rinterS erver RestoreF actoryDefault ResetStatistics D 12 Traps Trap printserverTrap Description Reset reboot the FastPrint Server Restore the factory default settings Set the statistics counter back to zero Description Printer status changed FastPrint Server User s G uide 90
75. eue e Type a queue name and press ENTER f Repeat steps c to e until you have the desired number of queues 2 Create printer objects a From the PCONSOLE Main Menu select Print 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 Remote printer assignments on page 15 f Select the printer g In the Type field select parallel for parallel port 1 2 or 3 h Select Configuration i In the Port field select LPT1 for parallel port 1 LP2 for parallel port 2 or LPT3 for parallel port 3 j In Location field set to Manual Load k Press ESC to exit Configuration sub menu 3 Associate queue objects and print objects Follow the instructions below to associate the printers with the queues to be serviced 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 associations between queues and printers are completely configured f Exit PCONSOLE 4 Configure the FastPrint Server a Run PSCONFIG b Select your FastPrint 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 5 Unload and Reload Pserver If the NetWare Pserver to which the FastPrint Server has
76. ey are not saved until you click Save to Device To set all FastPrint Server values to the default use the menu option nitDevice Restore Factory Default Clicking this will write any changed configuration information to the FastPrint updating the FastPrint s NVRAM configuration file Save to Device You must then reset the FastPrint Server You may either use the nitDevice menu option to do this or reboot the FastPrint 8 1 3 2 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 2 HP LaserJet 4 Plus Environment Yariable Variable Yalue Read Only B MANUALFEED OFF No MPTRAY FIRST Yes ORIENTATION PORTRAIT No PAGEPROTECT AUTO No PAPER 4 No PERSONALITY AUTO No RESOLUTION 600 No RET MEDIUM No TIMEOUT 300 No Sake Ree i m tz Figure 30 Printer Configuration Environment variable This list of printer configuration variables will vary from printer to printer FastPrint Server User s G uide 61 Chapter 8 Management Tools FPSAdmin 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 8 1 4 Menu Optio
77. frame type Enable Ethernet II frame type Enable Polling NetWare queues interval 1 second Job notification By login name Master file server Set this as the specified server in bindery based file server environment Context name Set this to the current context name in NDS environment FastPrint Server User s G uide 10 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Configuration using Q uickset NDS tree name Set this to the current NDS tree name in NDS environment NetWare operation mode Print Server mode Device name Set this as specified in the parameter list Device password NULL 4 3 1 1 Syntax Bindery based file server Quickset Name UN P Q1 W Q2 X Q3 Y FS F NDS Network Quickset Name UN P 01 Q2 X Q3 Y Name The default name as displayed on the bar code label on the bottom of the FastPrint Server New name of the FastPrint W X Y W X and Y are the names of the queues to be serviced by parallel ports 1 to 3 P1 P2 and P3 are the default queue names F is the name of the master file server of the FastPrint 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 and current tree that the user logs on to The printer names will be set to dv P2 and P3 where dv is the FastPrint Server default n
78. he FastPrint s printers To restrict access to a particular zone enter the zone name here 3001 Printer type P1 LaserWriter 3002 Printer type P2 LaserWriter 3004 Printer type P3 LaserWriter These are text fields used to describe the printer driver used for each port P1 P2 and P3 refer to the specific parallel ports The name can be up to 19 characters long 3101 AP 1 No 3102 AP 2 No 3104 AP 4 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 PCOMMI Parallel Port 1 3102 AP PCOMM2 Parallel Port 2 3104 AP PCOMMZ4 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 FastPrint 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 FastPrint FastPrint Server User s G uide 8 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Configuration overview 4 Novell NetWare This chapter will help you to configure and use the FastPrint Server in the Novell NetWare environment 4 1 Configuration overview This section outlines the checks and decisions to be made before proceeding with co
79. he correct NetWare Print Server names in the Print Server name fields and then select Execute Setup 4 6 3 5 Logical printers You can use logical printers to create a virtual printer For example if you want to create a landscape printer you could define a logical printer with the following settings Pre string Printer control codes to switch the printer to Landscape mode Post string Printer control codes to restore the printer s default settings Another logical printer could be created to print Unix format text files properly by converting Unix LF characters Line Feeds to DOS LF CR Line Feed Carriage Return character pairs A FastPrint Server running in NetWare Print Server mode supports up to eight logical printers 4 6 3 5 1 Configuring NetWare Use PCONSOLE to create new logical printers and to assign print queues to the printers Note When you create a logical printer be sure to select a printer number greater than 7 from the Configured Printer listing In NetWare all printer numbers greater than 7 are logical printers This FastPrint Server User s G uide 21 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Configuration Settings means that printer 8 1 5 to logical printer L1 printer 9 corresponds to logical printer L2 and so on up to printer 15 which corresponds to logical printer L8 4 6 3 5 2 Configuring the FastPrint Server Perform the following steps to define the pre string post string a
80. he print job and stores it in the appropriate queue using a name generated by Pserver e Pserver sends the print job to the correct FastPrint printer when the printer is free Before printing both Pserver and Window Control Panel must be configured 7 5 4 1 Pserver main screen Pserver must be loaded prior to printing via the FastPrint 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 Print Server Print Manager PSERVER PSR Printer Job e ee iti 4 gi ale PRIR Printer Printer Status _ File Name Status Fe Size LEE On Line Time Figure 15 Pserver Main Screen Pserver icons and commands Add printer Create and configure a printer See the following section 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 FastPrint Server User s G uide 52 Chapter 7 Windows Peer to Peer Software configuratio
81. hen prompted with the following screen be sure 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 Communications Port 2 Communications Port FILE Creates a file on disk LPT1 Printer Port prserv 2 PrintServer 3 PrintServer prserver PrintServer Configure Port Figure 9 Select Port Win95 PtP Configuration is now complete You can now print using the printers attached to the FastPrint Server FastPrint Server User s G uide 49 Chapter 7 Windows Peer to Peer Software configuration 7 5 3 Windows NT 3 51 This procedure must be carried out on every workstation requiring access to the FastPrint s printers The FastPrint driver must be installed first Before proceeding check the following The FastPrint Server is ON and configured if using TCP IP One or more printer s are connected to the FastPrint and on line The LAN is operational and using the appropriate protocol either TCP IP or NetBEUD 5 3 1 First port configuration Go to Printer Manager Select Printer Create Printer Select the appropriate printer driver for the printer connected to the FastPrint s first port In the Print to dialogue box select PrintServer Click on Settings The Configure FastPrint Server window will appear It will look like one of the screens below Configure PrintServer Port Re
82. hernet 802 3 Ethernet SNAP and Ethernet II The password on the NetWare Print Server The FastPrint Server needs this password to connect to NetWare FastPrint Server User s G uide 20 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Configuration Settings 4 6 3 3 Service additional NetWare bindery file servers If your FastPrint Server is configured as a NetWare Print Server you can easily set it to service more than one bindery file server 1 Login with supervisory rights to the other file servers that you want your FastPrint to service 2 Create queues and a Print Server name for your FastPrint Server on each file server you want to service 3 Login with supervisory rights to your FastPrint Server s master file server 4 Run PCONSOLE 5 Select Print Server Information and then select your FastPrint Server in the Print Server list 6 Select Printer Server Configuration then select File Server To Be Serviced Add the names of the other file servers that will be serviced by your FastPrint 8 Reset the FastPrint 4 6 3 4 Attach to more than one NetWare Print Server Perform the following steps if you are running in NetWare Remote Printer mode and you want each port of the FastPrint Server to be attached to a different NetWare Print Server 1 Use PCONSOLE to create and assign the required printers and queues as detailed in the Remote Printer Mode section 2 Run PSCONFIG and select Set to NetWare Remote Printer Mode Enter t
83. in screen When you run FPSAdmin the program searches the network for all active FastPrints then lists them on screen See the example screen below PRINT SERVER UTILITY Bi amp dmin Refresh Status InitDevice Configuration Diagnostics Control Help 77 2 Default Name Device Name 50162347 C162347 2 15 Bidirectional SC162368 C120699 2 15 Bidirectional 162415 C162415 2P1 Bidirectional CC14953 MIS 3P 100 BaseT Bidirectional Figure 20 FPSAdmin Main Screen FastPrint Server User s G uide 55 Chapter 8 Management Tools FPSAdmin 8 1 3 Icons The icons provide status information as well as access to the selected FastPrint settings If an icon is grayed out that option is unavailable For example unsupported protocols are grayed out 7c Device Information Menu equivalent Status Device Information This option allows you to view all of the FastPrint settings in a scrollable list The data can not be changed a There is one icon for each parallel port Non existent ports are grayed out Selecting an icon will result in a screen like the following example Printer Status Menu equivalent Status Port Status Port Parallel 1 HP LaserJet 4 Plus Status On Line Printing Information Idle Refresh Configuration Figure 21 Printer Status If the printer is bi directional and the printer is not busy the Configuration button will be availabl
84. ine_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 that may be used for the Parameter The following items are used where n is a number indicates a text field with a maximum length of n characters Numeric 0 7 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 Explains the purpose of the parameter Default Line Allowable Description Values 0001 BOX_NAME SCxxxxxx FastP rint Server 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 0100 L1_PROUT P1 Port used by logical printer 1 0101L1 PREST Pre string LP 1 0102 L1 POSTR Post string LP 1 010311 CHGLF No Convert LF to LF CR 0120 L2_PROUT P1 Port used by logical printer 2 012112 PREST Pre string LP 2 0122 L2_POSTR Post string LP 2 FastPrint Server User s G uide 83 Default Line 0123 L2_CHGLF No 0140 L3 PROUT P1 0141 L3 PREST 0142 L3 POSTR 0143 L3 CHGLF No 016014 PROUT P1 0161 L4 PREST 0162 14 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 POS
85. ion is ON 10 100BaseT Manual Select Switch Set UP for 100BaseT or DOWN for 10BaseT Switch 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 1 must be OFF for this switch to function Table 2 DIP Switches FastPrint Server User s G uide 3 2 LAN Installation This chapter will help you to install the FastPrint Server in your Local Area Network Once installed the FastPrint Server acts as a node in the local area network with its own unique network address 2 1 Installation procedure 1 Find the default FastPrint Server name The default name is located on a bar code sticker attached to the bottom of the FastPrint It will be in the form Note The default name begins with the letters SC followed by 6 hexadecimal characters These characters may include the numbers 0 through 9 and the letters A through This name will be needed during configuration Note During configuration you will be able to change the FastPrint Server name The new name must not contain any spaces or blanks 2 Connect the printer cables Connect the printer or plotter cable s to the appropriate port s on the FastPrint Parallel port cables should be less than 3 meters long Note Leave the FastPrint Server powered OFF while connecting it to the printer s and the LAN 3 Connect the
86. ity 6112 T1_S 6122 T2 6132 T3 6142 T4 All traps are level 1 6 3 2 3 FastPrint Server MIB The FastPrint Server MIB contains 96 objects that have been divided into 13 distinct groups including one trap according to their functions The following list shows the MIB groups as they are seen in the MIB PSSystemConfig PSStatus PSLogicalPrinterConfig PSIpxStatistics PSNetwareConfig PSAppletalkStatistics PSTcpipConfig PST cpipStatistics PSAppletalkConfig PSControlConfig PSNetbeuiConfig Traps Appendix C SNMP MIB contains a complete listing of all MIB objects The FastPrint Server MIB must 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 FastPrintServer User s Guide 7 Windows Peer to Peer This chapter will help you use the FastPrint Server in a Windows Peer to Peer Networking environment 7 1 Software requirements Operating systems Windows 95 Windows NT 4 0 Windows NT 3 51 or Windows for Workgroups LAN protocols For Windows 95 or NT either TCP IP or NetBEUI protocols can be used In Windows for Workgroups only the NetBEUI protocol is available 7 2 Configuration requirements The following steps must be carried out e Software installation e FastPrint Server configuration e Software configuration 7 3 Software installation Software installation must be carried out on ev
87. le may not be supported by the printer If you are using the LaserWriter 8 1 1 driver try either LaserWriter 7 or LaserWriter 8 5 1 instead I can t find the FastPrint Server s name the Chooser Try the following 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 My document didn t print to the right printer Check the following e Another FastPrint with the same name may have received your print job Use the PSTOOL to reconfigure your FastPrint Server name and make sure all FastPrint Servers have unique names e Make sure your application output encode is set to ASCII If not change it to ASCII My file doesn t print with the correct fonts If you are using the LaserWriter 8 1 1 driver try either LaserWriter 7 or LaserWriter 8 5 1 instead My EPS file doesn t print with the correct fonts This problem occurs in some programs Try downloading the fonts contained in the EPS file before printing the saved EPS file can t select the Remaining from item in the print dialog box If you have selected the Layout value 2 Up or 4 Up you cannot access the Remaining from item
88. me Click Browse and select the correct FastPrint The name NetBEUI only should not be changed it is only visible when configuring the FastPrint Select the FastPrint port that the printer is connected to e g Parallel port 1 Select device port Port name Each port must have a unique name 8 alpha numeric characters The port name will be shown in the Printer s properties Select a name which describes the port used e g 1 Select this option to enable a banner page The Banner page contains the value in the User Name field Enable banner PostScript If you are using a PostScript printer and the banner page is enabled you must enable this option Failure to enable this option will cause errors in the print job User name The user or work group name to be printed on the banner page Sets how often Windows will poll the FastPrint Server to establish a connection when the printer is busy Values range from 40 110 seconds Retry interval 7 5 2 Windows 95 NT 4 0 This procedure must be carried out on every workstation requiring access to the FastPrint s printers The FastPrint Server driver must be installed first Follow the same process for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4 0 The sample screens are from Windows 95 Windows NT 4 0 screens will be slightly different Before proceeding check the following e The FastPrint Server is ON and configured if using TCP IP One or more printer s are connected
89. me 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 associated with this queue 5 4 3 Printing using FTP FTP printing lets you send print jobs to the printers directly There is no spooling therefore if the printer is not ready the print job will be terminated immediately The advantage of FTP is that no host configuration is required To print using FTP enter the following command lines ftp Name ftp gt put FileName Ln FastPrint Server User s G uide 31 Chapter 5 TCP IP Printing configuration where Name is the name of the FastPrint Server FileName is the file you wish to print nis the number of the logical printer you wish to print to 5 4 4 Printing using DSI Logical printers must be configured on the FastPrint Server as explained on page 24 Note Although the FastPrint supports 8 logical printers DSI on the FastPrint supports only 3 logical printers Socket numbers are defined as follows Logical printer no 1 2 4020 3 4030 5 4 5 Printing using PSfilter PSfilter is a proprietary printing system that provides many print options Note Jf you want 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 5 4
90. n 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 e EB Pause the selected print job This makes the printer unavailable for other users Resume job Li Resume a paused print job Green 7 5 4 3 Pserver configuration Before you can print using the printers connected to your FastPrint both Pserver and Windows must be configured To configure Pserver follow the instructions below 1 Start the Psever utility by clicking on its Icon 2 Select the Printer Menu and choose Add 3 When prompted with the Add Printer dialogue box see example below enter the configuration information as described in Software configuration on page 47 Add Printer Port Retry Interval Device Name SE 0 110 Seconds Select Device Port Maas 283533P1 Location Central Building R1101 Enable Banner PostScript User Name Lee Figure 16 Pserver Add Printer 4 Upon clicking OK the Pserver utility will automatically create a print queue for the port just added 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 for each printer Ensure that you select a different FastPrint port each time and that each port has a unique name 7 5 4 4 Control Panel configuration 1 Go to Control Panel and invoke the Printers icon The following Printer dialog box will
91. n 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 Y our E mail information Mail Server Name or Address pop3serv mycompany com Your Internet E mail address e g username company com myname mycompany com Retry Interval 30 sec OK Reply Notification E mail Cancel Figure 2 InterNet Printer Port FastPrint Server User s G uide 40 Chapter 6 TCP IP Features Internet printing 4 The following data must be provided Port name Enter a descriptive name e g WAN for the new printer port Remote printer E mail address The e mail address for the internet printer Your print jobs will be sent to this 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 Your internet e mail address The address that people use to send you e mail If unable to connect to the e mail server another connection attempt will be made after this time period 1 to 255 seconds 30 is usually OK Retry interval seconds Reply notification mail Check to receive an e mail when your print job has been processed 5 On completion a new printer port will have been created 6 2 3 2 Using the new
92. nd the physical output port of a logical printer 1 Run PSCONFIG 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 L8 Physical port Select the physical port for this logical printer P1 to P3 String before job printer control string in hex to be sent to the printer before each print job String after job printer control string in hex to be sent to the printer after each print job Convert LF to If this is ON LF line feed characters are changed to CR LF CR LF carriage return line feed If it is OFF no conversion will be done Note The maximum size of a printer control string is 15 characters FastPrint Server User s G uide 22 5 TCP IP This chapter will help you to configure and use the FastPrint Server in the TCP IP environment 5 1 Software requirements The FastPrint Server can work with most UNIX systems and Windows NT 3 5 or later You will need the following software e TCP IP telnet ftp option BOOTP rarp e Either LPD for NT and Unix or C Compiler for PSfilter under Unix 5 2 FastPrint Server configuration Note The FastPrint Server should be configured FIRST You may use any of the following methods to configure your FastPrint FPSAdmin This management program requires Windows 95 or Windows NT See Chapter 8 Management Tools for details We
93. network cable e Connect the network cable BNC UTP to the proper connector on the FastPrint Server The FastPrint Server will automatically recognize whichever connector is used e Set the 10 100BaseT Switches as described in Chapter 1 Whenever possible use the auto negotiation setting If the auto negotiation fails the 10 100BaseT Link LED will not light when the FastPrint 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 4 Connect the power adapter cable Plug in the power adapter cable Check the Power and Status LED indicators on the top of the FastPrint When the Red Status indicator LED goes out and the Green Power indicator LED remains lit or flashes the FastPrint is ready Warning Use only the power supply provided with the FastPrint Other power supplies may not function correctly and may void your warranty FastPrintServer User s Guide Chapter 2 LAN Installation Installation procedure 5 Mount the FastPrint Server The FastPrint may be snapped on to other members of the LanEdge family to conserve working space FastPrint Server User s G uide 5 3 AppleTalk This chapter explains the use of the FastPrint Server in the AppleTalk environment The FastPrint Server supports AppleTalk EtherTalk PAP ATP NBP ZIP and DDP protocols enabling Macintosh
94. nfiguration under NetWare 4 1 1 Requirements NetWare 2 2 NetWare 3 1 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 4 1 2 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 However it does occupy a user login slot Remote Printer mode does not use a login slot but it is slower and uses more resources Print Server mode should be used if possible 4 1 2 1 Server mode The FastPrint Server emulates NetWare PSERVER When activated the FastPrint will perform the following operations 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 FastPrint Server will send them to the printer s 4 1 2 2 Remote printer mode The FastPrint Server emulates a NetWare remote printer After the FastPrint is activated it will perform the following operations e Connect to NetWare PSERVER e Receive the print jobs sent by PSERVER e Convert the packet format to an acceptable printer format and send the data to the printer FastPrint Server User s G uide 9 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Preparation 4 1 3 Configuration methods Either of the following methods can
95. ns 8 1 4 1 InitDevice menu Reset device This will reboot the FastPrint You should do this after making any configuration changes or if the FastPrint Server stops responding after some problem Restore factory default This will restore all FastPrint values to their factory defaults To restore only the current screen use the Set to Default button on the screen SetIP address Use this to set a FastPrint IP address gateway IP address and network mask for a TCP IP network You must enter the default FastPrint Server name even if you have changed the name See address configuration on page 23 for configuration details Save the data to the FastPrint Server and reset it If you want the main screen listing to reflect the new data you must refresh the listing Since the Refresh operation is fairly time consuming FPS Admin won t run it automatically This lets you make several changes at once before refreshing all of them Attach remote This is used to connect to a FastPrint Server on another LAN segment Enter the IP address of the remote FastPrint Server 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 FastPrint and this application You should only select one protocol You may choose any protocol that is installed on your PC even if it is not installed on the LAN 8 1 4 2
96. nt 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 FastPrint Server cannot print the jobs sent to the print queue 1 2 Check whether the printer attached to the FastPrint is on line Check whether your FastPrint Server is logged into the file server See My printer is configured as a Novell Print Server above 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 Check whether the NetWare printer number is correct 0 parallel port 1 of the FastPrint 1 parallel port 2 of the FastPrint 2 parallel port 3 of the FastPrint Check to see if the FastPrint Server is a static queue server to the queue Run PCONSOLE and select FastPrint Server Information Then select FastPrint Server Configuration and select Queues Serviced by Printer Select your desired printer and check whether the queue is on the list If it is not insert the queue into the list by pressing Insert key and select the queue Then reset the FastPrint to service the new queue The total number of queues to be serviced may be over the limit of 56 If so reduce the number of queues FastPrint Server User s G uide 76 Appendix A Tr
97. nt 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 FastPrint 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 b test txt 6 Compare the printouts from the PC and the FastPrint Server If the printouts are the same then the problem is not the FastPrint The problem might be that an incorrect printer driver was chosen or the timeout setting in the CAPTURE command is too short If the printouts are not the same there may be a problem with the FastPrint Call your dealer FastPrint Server User s G uide 74 Appendix A Troubleshooting 7 Re enable queue service a Disconnect the printer attached to LPT1 of your PC and connect it to your FastPrint 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
98. nt to the etc hosts file by adding the following line to the file IP_Address NAME comment FastPrint Server User s G uide 25 Chapter 5 TCP IP Unix host configuration where IP Address is the IP address for the FastPrint Server This must match the IP address stored in the FastPrint NAME is the FastPrint s name This must match the name stored in the FastPrint 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 4 Use the arp command to associate the physical address with the FastPrint Server s IP address arp s NAME 00 c0 02 xx yy zz where NAME is the name assigned to the FastPrint 00 0 02 22 is the physical address of the FastPrint as determined from the default name example arp s PS Rm203 00 c0 02 12 34 56 5 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 6 If the FastPrint Server is not configured yet you can now connect and configure it using FTP See Example Initial configuration on page 37 5 3 2 Dynamic IP address Configuration If the FastPrint 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 5 3 2 1 Using DHCP You may only use DHCP if
99. ogical printers The FastPrint Server supports 8 logical printers The names L1 L8 cannot be changed Each logical printer has 4 settings as shown above The line numbers in the FastPrint s CONFIG file are as follows L1 0100 to 0103 L2 0120 to 0123 L3 0140 to 0143 14 0160 to 0163 L5 0180 to 0183 L6 0200 to 0203 L7 0220 to 0223 L8 0240 to 0243 5 2 4 1 Logical printer setup Physical port FastPrint Port to which the printer is attached 0100 L1 PROUT P1 to P3 String before job The printer control string in hex to be sent to 0101 L1 PREST the printer before each print job The printer control string in hex to be sent to the printer after each print job String after job 0102 L1 POSTR Convert LF to CR LF 01031 1 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 5 3 Unix host configuration You must first give the FastPrint Server an IP address so that it will be a valid device on the LAN 5 3 1 Static IP address configuration 1 Determine the physical address of the FastPrint Server from the default name shown on a sticker on the base of the FastPrint It will be in the form SCxxyyzz SC followed by 6 hex numbers If its name is SCxxyyzz then the physical address is 00 0 02 22 2 Login to the UNIX host as root 3 Add the FastPri
100. on to the IP addresses covered in JP address configuration on page 23 You may do this with either FTP FPSAdmin or WebAdmin The number and token in brackets shows the line number in the FastPrint CONFIG file 6 3 2 SNMP settings SysContact Name of the contact person 6000 CONTACT SysLocation Location of the contact person 6001 LOCATION Up to 4 management stations can be entered Management station IP address es 6011 IP 6021 M2 IP 6031 M3 IP 6041 4 IP FastPrint Server User s G uide 43 Chapter 6 TCP IP Features SNMP management Trap receiving IP address es 6111 T1_IP 6121 T2_IP 6131 T3_IP 6141 T4_IP Up to 4 trap receiving stations can be entered 6 3 2 1 Management station settings The following fields are available for each management station Access permission 6012 M1_ACCP 6022 M2 6032 M3 6042 M4 Choose from Read Only Read Write or Not Accessible Community string 6013 M1_CSR 6023 M2 6033 M3 6043 M4 If this is left blank management by this station will be disabled 6 3 2 2 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 If this is left blank management by this station will be disabled Trap enable 6114 T1_ENAB 6124 T2 6134 T3 6144 T4 Use this option to Enable Disable trap receiving by this station Trap sever
101. oubleshooting used the Capture command to print a job but the job was separated into two parts The timeout setting in the 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 FastPrint is not powered on Power it on e The network cable is disconnected Check the cable e The node address of the FastPrint may be the same as the node address of another device on the network QUICKSET timed out while checking if the FastPrint Server had logged in to the file servers This means that the FastPrint 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 that uses the same frame type as the FastPrint so that PSCONFIG can see the FastPrint Or load the NetBEUI protocol on your PC and use WPCONFIG to connect to the FastPrint Server 2 Set the FastPrint s frame type to the frame type that the master file server uses and disable all other frame types cannot receive Notify message in NetWare 4 x environment 1 Make sure you are a Notify member of the FastPrint 2 Run NetAdmin and set the name of the Default Server to receive notification cannot use PC
102. 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 that matches the remote printer Next choose Properties as shown in the example below HP LaserJet 4 Properties General Details Peper Graphics Fonts Device Options HP LaserJet 4 Print to the following port WAN InterNet Printer Add Part Delete Print using the following driver HP LaserJet 4 Plus New Driver Capture Printer Port End Capture Figure 3 InterNet Printer Properties FastPrint Server User s G uide 41 Chapter 6 TCP IP Features Internet printing 2 Select the new port WAN InterNet Printer in the example as the port for this printer If you 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 2 InterNet Printer Port on page 40 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 6 2 3 3 Checking the printer driver You can use the InterNet Printing Port to send an e mail to the Internet Printer This lets you mak
103. r attached to Remote Host Standard Processing 5 Use the following information Field Entry Name of queue to add Use a single word queue name that indicates which printer is attached Hostname for remote server FastPrint name as used in etc hosts Ipd Name of queue on remote Logical printer number L1 L8 to service server this queue Type of print spooler on Use default value AIX version xxx remote server 6 Ensure the logical printers are configured in the FastPrint See page 24 for more information 7 Print using the following command lp d printer queue file nam where printer queue is one of the entries used in Name of queue to add file name is the file you wish to print 5 4 1 2 LPD on System V Before beginning LPD Setup make sure that an IP address has been assigned to the FastPrint Server Keep the following points in mind e The remote host name is the name of the FastPrint Server e The remote printer name is the print queue name for the logical printer Logical printers also need to be configured on the FastPrint Server itself See page 24 e If your UNIX asks for the LPD type be sure to identify the service type as BSD The FastPrint s LPD protocol meets BSD system standards FastPrint Server User s G uide 29 Chapter 5 TCP IP Printing configuration e In the sample commands shown printer name is the name of the print queue serviced by the FastPrint Server and Spooler_directo
104. r driver type for parallel port 1 The printer driver type for parallel port 2 The printer driver type for parallel port 3 Binary communication protocol status When disabled the data is transparently sent to the printer Binary communication protocol status When disabled the data is transparently sent to the printer 88 BinaryCommE nableP 3 Appendix D SNMP MIB Binary communication protocol status When disabled the data is transparently sent to the printer D 6 PSNetbeuiConfig group O bject SMBGroupName SMBdrop ob SMBDelaylnterval Description SMB group name Do you want to drop the job when printer is out of paper SMB delay interval D 7 PSStatus group O bject SystemInfo PrinterS tatus PrinterInfo Description This field contains the system information including the F W version hardware address and current protocol status settings This field shows the current printer status Displays the device ID for each of the supported ports D 8 PSIPXStatistics O bject IP XP rint obServiced IPXBytesS erviced IP XEtherllP acketR eceived IP X8022P acketR eceived IP X8023P acketR eceived IP XSnapP acketR eceived IP XEtherllP acketS end IP X8022P acketS end IP X8023P acketS end IP XSnapP acketS end Description Number of NetWare jobs serviced Number of NetWare data bytes serviced Number of IP X packets received of Ethernetll frame type Number of IP X packets received of Ethern
105. rinter will be managed by select My Computer click Next 3 Select Add Port then select LPR Port and click New Port 4 In the Name of Address of server providing LPD dialog box enter the FastPrint s IP address 5 In the Name of printer or print queue on that server dialog box enter the appropriate logical printer number L1 L8 as previously configured on the FastPrint Server 6 Click OK When 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 5 5 4 Printing with Windows NT 5 5 4 1 Windows applications The FastPrint s printers will appear as network printers to users on the LAN To print a file from an application select the remote printer as the destination and print the file as usual 5 5 4 2 Command line To print a file from the command prompt type lpr S NT Host P printer name file nam 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 FastPrint Server User s G uide 35 6 TCP IP Features This chapter describes some
106. ry is the name of the directory used to spool the print jobs Stop print services usr lib lpshut lusr lib lpadmin p printer name v dev null usr lib lpsched enable printer_name Add a system printer Restart the print services Enable printing to the new printer device Start accepting jobs for the new printer device accept printer name Create a spooling directory mkdir usr spool Spooler directory Make spooling daemon the owner of this directory chown daemon usr spool S pooler directory Create read write permissions chmod 775 usr spool S pooler directory Give permissions to LPD processes chgrp daemon usr spool S pooler directory Add remote printer s See following section 5 4 1 2 1 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 Alias V TAB Ip TAB rm PS_NAME TAB rpzLogical Printer name TAB sd Spooler_directory TAB mx 0 where printer name is the Print Queue name used to store jobs for the corresponding logical printer PS NAME is the FastPrint Server name defined in etc hosts Logical Printer name is the logical printer name on the FastPrint L1 L8 Spooler directory is the directory you created in step 6 example MarketingIRP
107. st 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 print queue If the printer is busy the print command will fail DSI 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 FastPrint 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 FastPrint Server FastPrint Server User s G uide 28 Chapter 5 TCP IP Printing configuration 5 4 1 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 5 4 1 1 LPD on AIX 4 15 Before proceeding make sure that the FastPrint Server has been assigned an IP address To set up your AIX system for LPD printing perform the following steps 1 Add the FastPrint to etc hosts Ipd using the name you assigned to the FastPrint 2 Start the LPD daemon if it is not running using the following command start src s qdaemon 3 Start the system administration tool smit and select Print Spooling 4 Create the required number of queues one for each logical printer by selecting Add a Print Queue Remote Printe
108. t 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 Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows NT 3 51 or later 6 2 2 Internet mail printing configuration The FPSAdmin 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 number in brackets shows the line number in the FastPrint s CONFIG file Mail server IP address 4100 Mail account 4101 account password 4102 MAIL_PAS Check mail interval 4103 MAIL_INT Print banner 4104 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 MOD FastPrint Server User s G uide The IP address of the e mail server used by the FastPrint Server The name of the e mail account used by the FastPrint 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 By default this is set to 1 If YES default a banner page is printed to identify the owner of the print job Jobs that can t be printed will be sent to this account If blank unprintable jobs will
109. t 802 2 frame type status Ethernet 802 3 frame type status Ethernet 802 2 SNAP frame type status The current Netware operation mode PS Print Server mode RP Remote Printer mode The name of the file server that the FastPrint will connect to first The master file server contains all the information that the FastPrint needs including a list of all other file servers to be serviced Netware 2 x 3 x The NDS tree name for Netware Print Server to login into Netware 4 x The NDS context where the Print Server s object belongs The Netware Print Server polling interval The range is 1 255 minutes When the job ends Print will notify the user by the connection ID The Netware Print Server to connectto for parallel port 1 when the FastP rint is operating as a remote printer The Netware Print Server to connectto for parallel port 2 when the FastP rint is operating as a remote printer The Netware Print Server to connect to for parallel port 3 when the FastP rint is operating as a remote printer D 4 PSTcpipConfig group O bject IPAddr GatewayAddr SubnetMask Description The FastPrint Server s IP address The default gateway IP address The subnet network mask D 5 PSAppleTalkConfig group O bject AppleTalkZone PrinterTypeP 1 PrinterTypeP 2 PrinterTypeP 3 BinaryCommE nableP 1 BinaryCommE nableP 2 FastPrint Server User s G uide Description The zone name where the FastPrint Server is located The printe
110. t Server supports up to five protocols NetWare TCP IP SMB Service Message Block AppleTalk EtherTalk and NetBEUI It features two Ethernet interface ports Operating system support includes Unix Linux Novell and Microsoft Windows Easy Installation The FastPrint Server makes adding printers or plotters to your network simple It supports both 10BaseT and 100BaseT connections Its LAN interface auto sensing feature means that there is no need to set jumpers or perform software configuration to select the network interface used Compact Size The FastPrint can be used even where space is limited Remote Management Tools A variety of software tools are provided In most environments both the FastPrint Server and attached bi directional printers can be configured remotely SNMP Support The FastPrint Server can act as a SNMP agent with its own MIB This allows TCP IP users to monitor configure and troubleshoot the FastPrint using their existing SNMP management tools Internet Printing Using TCP IP the FastPrint can be configured to allow clients suppliers colleagues and others to print to one of your printers from anywhere on the Internet 1 1 Package contents You should find the following items packaged with your FastPrint Server If any items are missing contact your dealer immediately e The FastPrint Server e Power adapter One CD ROM containing all support programs and this manual FastPrint Server User s G ui
111. t mask GW is the gateway IP address If it is not running start the bootp daemon the usual command is boot pd and then reset the FastPrint It should then acquire an IP address using bootp If the FastPrint Server is not configured yet you can now configure it using FTP See page 37 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 5 3 2 3 Using RARP 1 Determine the physical address of the FastPrint from the default name shown on a sticker on the base of the FastPrint It will be in the form SCxxyyzz SC followed by 6 hex 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 FastPrint 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 FastPrint This must match the IP address stored in the FastPrint NAME is the FastPrint s name This must match the name stored in the FastPrint 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 5 Rm203 If the rarp daemon is not running start it with the command rarpd a FastPrint Server User s G uide 27 Chapter 5 TCP IP Printing configuration 2 Add a line to the Ethernet Ad
112. tails If you leave the FastPrint Server IP address at the default value of 0 0 0 0 its sequence for finding an address is as follows 1 DHCP 2 3 RARP See Dynamic IP address Configuration on page 26 for more details 5 2 3 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 Device name 0001 BOX_NAME ote The default FastPrint name begins with the letters SC followed by 6 hexadecimal characters These characters may include the numbers 0 through 9 and the letters through p You can find this name on the bar code label on the bottom of the FastPrint If you rename your FastPrint the new name must not be longer than 19 characters and must not include any spaces Indicates the length of time the FastPrint should wait before retrying a TCP IP connection that has been lost By default this is set to two seconds You may enter a value from 0 to 255 seconds TCP session retry interval 4010 TCP INT TCP session retry count 4011 TCP CNT Indicates the number of attempts at reconnection that will be made After that the TCP IP session will be terminated By default this is set to 254 You may enter a value from 0 to 255 FastPrint Server User s G uide 24 Chapter 5 TCP IP Unix host configuration 5 2 4 L
113. ter 5 5 3 1 Windows 3 51 1 From the Printer menu in Print Manager choose Create Printer Enter the following information Enter a name up to 32 characters This name appears in the title bar of the printer window Printer name Driver Select the appropriate driver for the attached printer Description Enter a printer description for other network users to reference Print to Select Other 2 A Print Destinations dialog box will appear after selecting Other In the Available Print Monitor list select LPR Port then OK Enter the following data in the Add LPR compatible printer window Name or address of host providing LPD The FastPrint s IP address The appropriate logical printer number e g L1 Name of printer on that machine FastPrint Server User s G uide 34 Chapter 5 TCP IP Windows NT host configuration 3 When the Create Printer dialog box reappears check the Share This Printer On The Network option 4 In the Share Name box Printer Manager creates an 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 5 Complete any other configuration information in the Create Printer dialog box 5 3 2 Windows NT 4 0 Go to Start Settings Printer and invoke the Add Printer wizard 2 When prompted with This p
114. try Interval IP Address 50 sees Select Device Port Parallel 1 Enable Banner PostScript Figure 10 TCP IP Configuration NT 3 51 PtP Configure PrintServer Port Retry Interval Parallel 2 PrintServer amp Enable Banner PostScript Figure 11 NetBEUI Configuration NT 3 51 PtP Enter the configuration information as described in Software configuration on page 4T When finished click OK and then follow the on screen instructions to finish adding a printer as you normally would FastPrint Server User s G uide 50 Chapter 7 Windows Peer to Peer Software configuration 7 5 3 2 Configuring additional ports Next 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 Printer printer_apple Driver Apple Personal Laserwriter NTR v2010 1 Description Details Print to PrintServer Seman o Share this 4 Share 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 Print Destinations Available Print Monitors Figure 13 Print Destinations
115. ual with output routed to the FastPrint Server printer 3 3 Printing Printing with the FastPrint 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 FastPrint Server User s G uide 6 Chapter 3 AppleTalk Advanced setup and management 3 4 Advanced setup and management This section explains the configuration changes that can be made to your FastPrint 3 4 1 Changing the FastPrint configuration 3 4 1 1 Windows software Chapter 8 Management Tools describes the general purpose management tools that can be used to configure and manage your FastPrint All of these programs require a version of Microsoft Windows The FPSAdmin program which requires Windows 95 or Windows NT allows access to all settings not just those important in the AppleTalk environment 3 4 1 2 Macintosh software In AppleTalk you can use SimpleText to edit the FastPrint Server s CONFIG file and the supplied PSTool program to send it to the FastPrint 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 3p 2 Use Chooser to select the desired FastPrint Server 3 Double click the CONFIG file and edit it The file should look similar to the example below although it may vary a bit begin CMD 0001 Device Name SCxxxxxx
116. 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 4 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 6 1 1 3 Example Initial configuration 1 Connect to the FastPrint Server 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 24 2 You will be prompted for User Enter the default name on the base of the FastPrint When prompted for the password press ENTER FastPrint Server User s G uide 37 Chapter 6 TCP IP Features Internet printing 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 5 2 2 2 2 where New Name is the FastPrint Server s name x x x x is the IP address assigned to the FastPrint y y y y is the IP address of your router 2 2 2 2 18 the network mask if assigned 5 Copy the CONFIG file back to the FastPrint reset and quit ftp NAME ftp put CONFIG ftp get RESET ftp gt quit 6 2 Internet printing The InterNet Printing System allows users to print d
117. ure lets you use PSCONFIG to change the FastPrint settings 1 Run PSCONFIG A list of FastPrint Servers will appear 2 Select the FastPrint you want to configure and press ENTER 3 Select Change Configuration A list of category configurations will appear 4 Select the category you want to edit and 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 If you wish to select another category the ESC key will return you to the main menu 7 Select Execute Change and press ENTER to save the configuration changes to the FastPrint Server 4 6 3 NetWare specific settings 4 6 3 1 Novell remote printer mode Device name Enter either the default name SCxxxxxx or the new name of the FastPrint Server Note 77e default FastPrint Server name begins with the letters SC followed by 6 hexadecimal characters including 0 through 9 and A through FastPrint Server User s G uide 19 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Configuration Settings Novell printer server for P1 P2 amp P3 Frame type 4 6 3 2 Device name NDS tree name FastPrint Server NDS context Master file server bindery mode only Polling queue interval Job notification by connection ID Frame type NetWare password You can find this name on the bar code label on the bottom of the FastPrint
118. w 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 2 Select the Details tab and the following screen will appear FastPrint Server User s G uide 48 Chapter 7 Windows Peer to Peer Software configuration HP LaserJet 11151 Properties General Details Sharing Paper Graphics Fonts Device Options CH HP LaserJet Ilsi Print to the following port Add Port Print using the following driver HP LaserJet IIISi v New Driver Capture Printer Port End Capture Figure 7 Printer Details Win95 PtP 3 Select Add Port and the following Add Port screen will appear Add Port L2 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 8 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 described in Software configuration on page 47 Ensure that you select a different FastPrint port each time and assign a unique name to that port e g pserv_2 for parallel port 2 7 Repeat steps 3 4 and 5 until all FastPrint ports have been added 8 Install the correct printer for each port W

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