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Philips KX-PNBC8 Network Card User Manual

1. E P8410 on SCSI Local Port P2P Window Windows 95 6 Click on the Network button 7 Click Browse The Browse for Printer window is displayed 8 Click the printer which is connected to the server Browse for Printer Ei ES Browse Network Neighborhood E Entire Metwork El Mars Be Saturn Window Windows 95 9 Click OK The screen returns to the Add Port window and the printer to be used Is displayed in the Specify the network path to the printer box in the following manner server name printer name 7 10 Click OK The screen returns to the Panasonic KX P8415 Properties window and the printer port to be used is displayed in the Print to the following port box in the following manner server name priner name ihlars p8415 Panasonic KX P8415 7 __ Gente Printer Pot End Capture pe es _Spoe Setings _ Pont Settings 11 Click OK to close the printer properties window 78 5 3 LPR Printing Refer to section 4 3 on page 47 to set up the server computer Refer to section 5 7 2 on page 57 to set up the client computer 79 Chapter 6 Using the Management Access Program or a Standard Web Browser MAP has the following requirements The Microsoft TCP IP protocol stack must be installed on this PC It is not necessary for the network to support TCP IP However the TCP IP protocol must be installed on this PC even if the network does not support it A w
2. 110 7 Click OK The NDPS Printer window is displayed after the NDPS Printer Object Creation message A HDFPS Printer KX P8415 x TEF Frinter Control NetWare Access Control hs Configuration Pause Output NOPS Remote Printer amp Management Pause Input i _ ka i iil Control w Status Cancel Page Options Help 8 Click Cancel The screen returns to the NetWare Administrator window and the NDPS printer you created is displayed Setting up the printer settings of the client computer Windows 95 Windows 98 Refer to For Windows 95 Windows 98 of section 5 1 2 on page 57 111 7 4 Configuring the Network Card in NetWare Directory 112 Services NetWare Directory Services NDS offers a different more advanced approach to network management than previous NetWare versions Generally it stores and tracks all network objects As a rule all 4 x or 5 servers must have NDS loaded in order to function In this way every NetWare 4 x or 5 server is a Directory server because it services named Directory objects such as printers print servers and print queues With the appropriate privileges you can create a print server object which once configured in its context or location on the network eliminates the cumbersome setup of print servers on every network server NDS provides true enterprise networking based on a shared network database rather than an individually defined physic
3. Panasonic KX P8415 __ Gente Printer Pot End Capture fe fe _Spoe Setings __ Pot Setings 11 Click OK to close the printer properties window 74 E if the printer driver is not installed Install the printer driver Note J On Ge a R a Insert the KX P8415 CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Click Start Click Run Type in your CD ROM drive name followed by SETUP EXE Click OK Follow the instructions on the screen and select a language The Welcome window is displayed lf the language selection window is not displayed proceed to step 7 Click Next gt The Choose Destination Location window is displayed Click Next gt After copying files the Select Printer Port window is displayed From the Available ports box select the LPT1 port 10 Click Next gt The Setup Complete window is displayed 11 Click Finish 12 Restart the system Setup the printer port 1 2 Click Start move the pointer to Settings then click Printers Using the right mouse button click the printer with the Network Card installed Click Properties The Panasonic KX P8415 Properties window is displayed Click the Details tab 15 76 5 Click Add Port The Add Port window is displayed Add Port El ES Select the type of port you want to add Network a E Specity the network path to the printer Browse C Other Click the type of port you want to add
4. e Implements IP Peer to Peer bi directional printing between Windows workstations and Network Card printers Introduction and Preparation The Peer to Peer implementation uses the TCP IP stacks that are provided with Windows 95 Widows 98 or Windows NT 4 0 The provided redirector software will establish a connection with the printers supporting Peer to Peer using a direct IP connection over the network When configuring the network capabilities for the Windows computer you must include the TCP IP Protocol You do not need to activate any TCP IP Client application This inclusion of TCP IP can also be done after initial Windows installation by going to the Network setup function under Control Panel To do this you will need the Windows CD ROM Note Because Peer to Peer uses the TCP IP Protocol TCP IP operation must remain enabled on the Network Card and the Network Card must be assigned a valid IP address The name of the Peer to Peer printer as it appears in the Windows Port List is the same as the IP Address assigned to the Network Card The IP Address may be changed by changing the TCP IP section using the Web based management or MAP utilities If a NIC is being moved from a site that had active TCP IP to a site that does not the unit should be reset to factory default to clear the IP Address and other network information 23 24 Installation and Setup Perform the following steps to install and set up the IP Pee
5. 3 Press the ESC key to return to the Available Options menu 7 1 3 Enter the Print Server Name A print server takes the print jobs from queues and sends them to the printer Use this procedure to specify the name of the print server 1 Choose Print Server Information from the Available Options menu and press the ENTER key A list of existing print servers is displayed Press the INSERT key The New Print Server Name box is displayed Type the name of the print server into the entry box The Novell print server name is printed under Novell NetWare information on the status page refer to section 2 7 2 on page 10 for the print server name 87 88 If desired this name can be changed using MAP or Web Browser utilities The screen example shows how to enter the print server name for a print server with a serial number of KXP_995310 Note JCID ZES Vailable Options KAP_995767 Queues KxAP_995319 TARO New print server name KXP_995310 3 Press the ENTER key to add the print server name to the Print Servers list 7 1 4 Configure the Print Server Use the following procedures to configure the Print Server s function 1 Choose the print server name from the Print Servers list and press the ENTER key The Print Server Information menu is displayed Choose Print Server Configuration from the menu and press the ENTER key Choose Printer Configuration from the menu
6. 7 6 3 How to Set Up Notify NetWare 3 x Bindery mode only 126 You can specify users or groups of users that are notified if a problem occurs when a print job is sent to the printer If the print server is servicing queues on multiple file servers you must set up a NOTIFY list for each file server To set up NOTIFY use the following procedures 1 eee Ol ae ee IN Start the PCONSOLE utility Select Print Server Information from the Available Options menu Select the print server from the menu Select Print Server Configuration from the menu Select Notify List for Printer from the menu Select the printer from the Defined Printers menu Press the ESC key at the File Server Notify Name Notify Type First Next screen The Notify Candidates screen is displayed Select the user or user group from the Notify Candidates screen The Notify Intervals screen displays Set the First and Next intervals for notifying users about printer problems The First interval is the number of seconds the network waits before it notifies users about a print job problem The Next interval specifies how often in seconds users are notified Enter a number for each interval and press the ENTER key 10 Press the ESC key and save all changes 11 Press the ESC key until you see the prompt to exit PCONSOLE Select Yes and then press the ENTER key Chapter 8 Operation and Troubleshooting This chapter describes normal operation of the Network Card i
7. Panasonic Network Card for Ethernet KX PNBCS User s Guide Model No K X P N B C S This guide provides various information about connecting your printer to a network and setting up the KX PNBC8 Please refer to this guide for further details that may not be included in the Quick Installation Guide e Keep KX PNBC8 CD ROM in the protective case Do not expose the CD ROM to direct sunlight or extreme heat and do not scratch or smudge the surface of the CD ROM Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic Network Card for Ethernet KX PNBC8 This Network Card for Ethernet hereafter Network Card KX PNBC8 is designed for use with the Panasonic Color Laser Printer KX P8415 Important No title to or ownership of the software described in this document or any of its parts including patents copyrights and trade secrets is transferred to customers It is against the law to decipher de compile or develop source code for the software described in this document or knowingly allow others to do so There are no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment Trademarks e Microsoft MS DOS Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries e Netscape and Netscape Navigator are registered trademarks of Netscape Communicat
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9. Cancel Shared Printers W Expand by Default Help f Microsoft Windows Network A LAB_TEST g WUBRAPanasonic Ks Po420 Panasonic EX Pa420 WAEPTUNE Panasonic EX P6415 Panasonic EX P8415 WMEPTUNESPanasonic EX P8420 Panasonic EX Ped20 a WOATUAN SPanasonic K P6415 Panasonic K P8415 a WOATUAN Panasonic Ke Pe4e0 Panasonic K P8420 a WSATUAN Panasonic K amp PSS000 Panasonic EX PSS000 a E oi Printer Information ne Description Shatus Ready Documents Waiting 11 Click OK The Add Printer Wizard window is displayed 12 If you use the KX P8415 printer as the default printer select Yes then click Next gt 13 Click Finish The Setup Complete window is displayed 14 Click Finish 15 Restart the system 5 2 IPX Peer to Peer Printing The following steps describe how to set up printing via the server computer Windows 95 Windows 98 from the client computer Windows 95 Windows 98 using IPX Peer to Peer printing Step 1 Setting up the IPX SPX protocol on the server computer Step 2 Installing and setting up the IPX Peer to Peer Windows redirector on the server computer Step 3 Setting up the printer driver and the printer port on the server computer Step 4 Sharing the printer port on the server computer Step 5 Setting up the printer driver and the printer port on the client computer When printing via the server computer to perform step1 through step3 refer to section 4 2 7 on p
10. proceed to When Setting by Direct Entering in Step 1 on page 19 When Setting from the DHCP Server in Step 1 This Network Card supports DHCP server and automatically assigns the IP address from the DHCP server by default Proceed to section 4 1 3 on page 23 To confirm the assigned addresses turn the printer OFF and ON again Those can be viewed by printing out the KX P8415 Configuration Page Instructions on how to print the Configuration Page refer to the KX P8415 Setup Guide and Reference Guide Note By default once an IP address has been set it will be kept and used for the next time you use the printer If you want to assign the IP address every time WINS server will be required If you wish to change the settings refer to section 6 5 on page 82 Note The IP address assigned from the DHCP server has either limited or unlimited lease term If your IP address has a limited lease term you have to request for the extension of the lease before the expiration If you changed the settings to assign the IP address every time the lease term is terminated when you turn off the printer even if your IP address has the unlimited lease term If you want to keep the IP address permanently refer to section 6 5 on page 82 When Setting by Direct Entering in Step 1 If the administrator manages the IP address contact your network administrator to confirm the values of the IP address If not set the unique value that is not used for a
11. 5 Click Add Port The Add Port window is displayed Add Port ki ES Select the type of port you want to add Network a AAE L EERS Specity the network path to the printer Browse C Other Click the type of port you want to add E P8410 on SCSI Local Port P2P Window Windows 95 6 Click on the Network button 7 Click Browse The Browse for Printer window is displayed 8 Click the printer which is connected to the server Browse for Printer Ei ES Browse Network Neighborhood E Entire Metwork B Mars E Satur Window Windows 95 9 Click OK The screen returns to the Add Port window and the printer to be used is displayed in the Specify the network path to the printer box in the following manner server name printer name 59 10 Click OK The screen returns to the Panasonic KX P8415 Properties window and the printer port to be used is displayed in the Print to the following port box in the following manner server name printer name Panasonic Ks P8415 Properties elars4po4715 Panasonic KX P8415 7 _ Gente Printer Pot ErdCaptwe i E __Spoe Setings _ Pon Settings 11 Click OK to close the printer properties window 60 E if the printer driver is not installed Install the printer driver Note J On Ge a R a Insert the KX P8415 CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Click Start Click Run Type in your CD ROM drive
12. MAP to check the status of the print server The Report Print Server Status screen shows the status for the selected network interface card This report includes a status of file servers and queues assigned to a printer along with a description of any problems e The printer may not be assigned to the correct print queues Use PCONSOLE to direct print jobs to the correct queues then check to see if the print job is in the queue e If devices were added or changed use PCONSOLE to make sure you configured the new devices correctly e Make sure the Network Card s name has been entered correctly If you changed the name in MAP you must also change the name in PCONSOLE before you can print e Use PCONSOLE to check the Printer Status Make sure it is not stopped or paused e You cannot use PCONSOLE Version 1 0 to configure the network interface card Contact Novell for an upgrade Printer Server File Server Printer Checklist Check the following to see if e The Network Card can log into the file server and can service jobs from a File Server e The print server name is listed on that File Server e The password assigned to the Network Card through PCONSOLE matches the password assigned through MAP Use MAP to update the password stored in the network Print Server s memory e The print job is in the print queue and waiting to be printed Use PCONSOLE to check if the print jobs are being sent to the printer Workstation to Network Card Co
13. allowed printer sharing other workstations may use the printer through the Microsoft Windows Network without having to have separate or queues installed on each workstation Setting Up the Network Card The IP address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway are required to be set for the Network Card If the value can be set using the printer LCD panel refer to When Setting by Direct Entering in Step 1 on page 19 This can be done with MAP if you have a NetWare connection on your network Follow the instructions for these programs which are documented elsewhere If you cannot use these programs you can use the ARP procedure program 1 2 Note Install the Network Card in your printer Turn ON the printer If you want to confirm the MAC ADDRESS after setting up the Network Card print out the KX P8415 Configuration Page Instructions on how to print the Configuration Page refer to the KX P8415 Setup Guide and Reference Guide It should show that TCP IP is enabled but that the Protocol address is not configured If the unit already has an IP address these procedures will not work However you can use the HTML pages accessed by MAP or Web Browser to change the IP parameters 49 50 Assigning IP Address with ARP The Network Card must be on the same network segment as the workstation that you are using to configure it The TCP IP stack must be installed and operating The DHCP settings of the Network Card must be set to E
14. displayed in the Window s Port Listing When displaying the Windows port list during the process of adding or changing a printer only Selected printers will be displayed Only 30 printers may be selected at one time Any printer marked with a P flag will not be removed from the Available Printers box even if the printer is physically removed from the network or the Clear button is selected 29 30 Setting Up Software of the IP Peer to Peer Windows Redirector Manually You can add printers manually whenever you cannot find printers automatically due to the router setup or hop count setting In general this should not be necessary 1 Click Start move the pointer to Programs then click IP P2P The IP PeerToPeer Setup window is displayed 2 Click the Printers The Printers window is displayed 3 Enter information for the printer in all the fields described below IP Address Enter the IP address of the printer you want to add Name Assign a name to the printer You can enter any name which you feel identifies the printer Port The port number of the printer The default is 10001 Description Use this field to describe the printer location or the users who will access the printer 4 When you have entered all the information click on Add The printer is listed in the Available Printers box at the bottom of the window 5 Click OK when you have finished adding all the printers you want to add If you ar
15. e Configuring NetWare 3 x describes how to configure the Network Card for use with Version 3 x Use PCONSOLE to set up the print server function Configuring NetWare 4 x in Bindery Emulation describes how to configure the Network Card for use with Version 4 x Bindery Services Use PCONSOLE to set up the print server function Configuring NetWare 5 describes how to configure the Network Card for use with Version 5 Directory Services Use NW32Admn to set up the print server function Configuring NetWare Directory Services describes how to configure the Network Card for use with Version 4 x or 5 Directory Services Use NWADMIN to set up the print server function Network Card Setup Parameters describes the parameters accessible via MAP or an IP Browser used to configure the Print Server for NetWare 85 7 1 Configuring NetWare 3 x 86 7 1 1 Before configuring NetWare you must determine if the Network Card has its desired name You may use MAP or an IP Browser The following steps are the general procedure for configuring the Network Card You must have supervisor privileges to do this configuration These steps are covered in detail in the following paragraphs 1 Start PCONSOLE and select the file server you want to use Create the print queues Specify the Network Card as a print server Configure the print server and printer Assign the print queues Set up the NOTIFY options Repeat the procedure for other file servers Wh
16. from the Available Printers box even if the printer is physically removed from the network or the Clear button is selected 43 44 4 2 3 Step 3 Setting Up the Printer Driver and the Printer Port E if the printer driver is already installed Set up the printer port Important When installing the printer driver select Local printer when a message to select local printer or network printer appears 1 Click Start move the pointer to Settings then click Printers 2 Using the right mouse buiton click the printer with the Network Card installed 3 Click Properties The Panasonic KX P8415 Properties window is displayed 4 Click the Details tab 5 From the Print to the following port box select the printer port specified in the IPX Peer to Peer Windows redirector Panasonic KX P8415 Propeities General Detais Sharing Faper Quaity Setup Option Penasoric KX P8415 3 ee Delete Part Prnt asing Ihe follwing driver Pariasunic K4 P8415 New Driver Lapture rinter Fort End Lepture Msn FA Ph Window Windows 95 6 Click OK to close the printer properties window 45 46 E if the printer driver is not installed Install the printer driver and set up the printer port Note ok a R a Insert the KX P8415 CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Click Start Click Run Type in your CD ROM drive name followed by SETUP EXE Click OK Follow the instructions on the screen a
17. message to confirm the IP Address is displayed XXX XXX XXX XXX OK Yes 11 Press the ENTER button Ethernet Subnet Mask is displayed Network Protocol setup Ethernet Subnet Mask 12 Press the ENTER button The printer enters the Subnet Mask Input mode Ethernet Subnet Mask XXX XXX XXX XXX 13 Enter the Subnet Mask Pressing the A button once will increase the value by one Pressing the W button once will decrease the value by one Ethernet Subnet Mask XXX XXX XXX XXX 14 Press the ENTER button The cursor moves to the next 3 digit value Ethernet Subnet Mask XXX XXX XXX XXX 15 Repeat steps 13 and 14 to finish entering all the 3 digit values of the Subnet Mask A message to confirm the Subnet Mask is displayed XXX XXX XXX XXX OK Yes 16 Press the ENTER button Gateway Address is displayed Network Protocol setup Gateway Address 17 Press the ENTER button The printer enters the Gateway Address Input mode Gateway Address XXX XXX XXX XXX 18 Enter the Gateway Address Pressing the button once will increase the value by one Pressing the W button once will decrease the value by one Gateway Address XXX XXX XXX XXX 19 Press the ENTER button The cursor moves to the next 3 digit value Gateway Address XXX XXX XXX XXX 21 22 20 Repeat steps 18 and 19 to finish entering all the 3 digit values of the Gateway Address A message to confirm the Gateway Address is display
18. name followed by SETUP EXE Click OK Follow the instructions on the screen and select a language The Welcome window is displayed lf the language selection window is not displayed proceed to step 7 Click Next gt The Choose Destination Location window is displayed Click Next gt After copying files the Select Printer Port window is displayed From the Available ports box select the LPT1 port 10 Click Next gt The Setup Complete window is displayed 11 Click Finish 12 Restart the system Setup the printer port 1 2 Click Start move the pointer to Settings then click Printers Using the right mouse button click the printer with the Network Card installed Click Properties The Panasonic KX P8415 Properties window is displayed Click the Details tab 61 62 5 Click Add Port The Add Port window is displayed Add Port El ES Select the type of port you want to add Network r a Specity the network path to the printer Browse C Other Click the type of port you want to add E P8410 on SCSI Local Port P2P Window Windows 95 6 Click on the Network button 7 Click Browse The Browse for Printer window is displayed 8 Click the printer which is connected to the server Browse for Printer Ei ES Browse Network Neighborhood E Entire Network a Mars E Satur Window Windows 95 9 Click OK The screen returns
19. network protocol e Using IPS SPX protocol e Using TCP IP protocol When using IPS SPX protocol Before setting up the server computer and the client computer the frame type setting of the Network Card and the server computer need to be the same Confirm the frame type displayed on the NetWare Configuration Menu of MAP Utility and the frame type of the server computer If the frame types are different change the server s frame type to the Network Card s frame type Refer to the NetWare documentation for more information After setting the frame type select the appropriate mode and set up the printer settings of the server computer and the client computer PIP SOrver meo noniine section 7 4 on page 112 2INDPS method using PServer Method cccceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeaeeees page 98 7 3 2 When using TCP IP protocol Select the appropriate mode and set up the printer settings of the server computer and the client computer 1JUNIX method using LPR method ccccceeeeeees the NetWare On Line manual 2INDPS method using UNIX method cccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaas page 109 97 98 7 3 3 NDPS Method Using PServer Method After setting up the frame type perform the following procedures for printing via the server computer NetWare 5 from the client computer Windows 95 Windows 98 Step 1 Set up the PServer Step 2 Set up the printer settings of the server co
20. server enter IP address Line 2 Name of printer on that machine enter PORTI the word PORT MUST be in uppercase 7 Click OK to exit Your Network Card is now configured to operate Windows NT You may print from any application by following the normal print instructions for that application 51 Chapter 5 Printing via the Server Computer Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 There are IP Peer to Peer printing IPX Peer to Peer printing and LPR printing as a method to print via the server computer 5 1 IP Peer to Peer Printing The following steps describe how to set up printing from the client computer Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 via the server computer Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 using IP Peer to Peer printing Step 1 Setting up the TCP IP protocol on the server computer Step 2 Setting up the TCP IP protocol in the Network Card Step 3 Installing and setting up the IP Peer to Peer Windows redirector on the server computer Step 4 Setting up the printer driver and the printer port on the server computer Step 5 Sharing the printer port on the server computer Step 6 Setting up the printer driver and the printer port on the client computer When printing via the server computer to perform step1 through step4 refer to section 4 7 7 on page 16 through section 4 1 4 on page 31 52 5 1 1 Step 5 Sharing the Printer Port on the Server Computer For Windows 95 Windows 98 1 Click Start move t
21. to the Add Port window and the printer to be used is displayed in the Specify the network path to the printer box in the following manner server name printer name 63 10 Click OK The screen returns to the Panasonic KX P8415 Properties window and the printer port to be used is displayed in the Print to the following port box in the following manner server name printer name ihlars p8415 Panasonic KX P8415 7 __ Gente Printer Pot End Capture ia __ _Spoe Setings _ Pon Settings 11 Click OK to close the printer properties window 64 For Windows NT 4 0 E if the printer driver is already installed Setup the printer port 1 Click Start move the pointer to Settings then click Printers 2 Using the right mouse buiton click the printer with the Network Card installed 3 Click Properties The Panasonic KX P8415 Printer Properties window is displayed 4 Click the Ports tab 5 Click Add Port The Printer Ports window is displayed Printer Ports EAE Available Printer Ports AppleTalk Printing Devices Digital Network Fort IF P2P K P64170 on SCSI Lexmark DLE Network Port Lexmark TCRZIP Network Port New Monitor Ner Fort 6 Select Local Port then click New Port The Port Name window is displayed Fort Hame x Enter a port name OK Cancel Help Lok cs SS 65 66 Specify the network path to the printer in the
22. Available Options menu A list of the attached file servers is displayed Select the current file server from the File Server Username screen 7 6 2 Changing Print Queues When you print a file your system sends the file to a print queue The print server assigned to that queue extracts the print job and sends it to the assigned printer If a print server is servicing queues on multiple file servers you must assign queues to the printer on each file server To change the print queues use the following procedures 1 ee Ol ae ee IN Start the PCONSOLE utility Select Print Server Information from the Available Options menu Select the print server from the list Select Print Server Configuration from the menu Select Queues Serviced by Printer from the menu Select a printer from the Defined Printers list Press the h key at the File Server Queue Priority screen The Available Queues list is displayed Select a queue from the list Press the ENTER key at the Priority screen to leave the priority setting at 1 The highest priority queue is 1 10 is the lowest To change the priority of a queue press the ENTER key at the File Server Queue Priority screen to display the Priority setting screen Press the back arrow key to delete the current setting Type a new number from 1 to 10 and press the ENTER key Repeat steps 7 8 and 9 to assign additional queues to the printer 10 Press the ESC key and save all changes 125
23. Card If the value can be set using the printer LCD panel refer to When Setting by Direct Entering in Step 1 on page 19 This can be done with MAP if you have a IPX connection on your network Follow the instructions for these programs which are documented elsewhere If you cannot use these programs you can use the ARP procedure 1 Install the Network Card in your printer 2 Turn ON the printer Note If you want to confirm the MAC ADDRESS after setting up the Network Card print out the KX P8415 Configuration Page Instructions on how to print the Configuration Page refer to the KX P8415 Setup Guide and Reference Guide It should show that TCP IP is enabled but that the Protocol address is not configured If the unit already has an IP address these procedures will not work However you can use the HI ML pages accessed by MAP or Web Browser to change the IP parameters 47 48 Assigning IP Address with ARP The Network Card must be on the same network segment as the workstation that you are using to configure it The TCP IP stack must be installed and operating The DHCP settings of the Network Card must be set to Enable It can be set by the printer panel or MAP utilities iz 2 3 On your computer click Start select Programs then click MS DOS Prompt At the DOS prompt enter ping any valid IP address on your network not the print server The identified unit should reply After the response en
24. KME 6 If the NDPS Manager has been activated proceed to step 17 If the NDPS Manager has not been the activated move to the context where you want to create NDPS Manager object then select Create from the Objects menu The New Object window is displayed Hew Object Parent OF KME Cancel Class of new object Context fare AFF Server ye Alias Help Hiit w Kep Material Gig LAN Area RE LDAP Group 99 7 Select NDPS Manager from the Class of New Object box then click OK The Create NDPS Manager Object window is displayed Create NDPS Manager Object MOPS Manager Name Cancel Resident Server CT Help Database volume a After Creating the WOPS Manager Object Define Additional Properties Create Another NDPS Manager Object 8 Type a NDPS Manager name in the NDPS Manager Name box For example NDPS_ MANAGER 9 Click on the Browse button EI displayed next to the Resident Server box The Select Object window is displayed Select Object KME JE Ei Available objects Browse context Cancel Change Contest 100 10 Move to the context of which the server computer exists to station the NDPS Manager in the Browse context box If the current context is suitable there is no need to move From the Available objects box select the server computer that stations the NDPS Manager then click OK The screen returns to the NDPS Manager Obj
25. PS Manager name you entered in step 8 20 Press the ESC key A message Save File AUTOEXEC NCF is displayed 21 Select Yes then press the ENTER key The screen returns to the Available NCF Files Option 22 Press the ESC key two times A message Exit nwconfig is displayed 23 Select Yes then press the ENTER key Go back to the client computer and continue on the settings 24 Move to the context of which you want to make NDPS Manager object then select Create from the Objects menu The New Object window is displayed 25 Select NDPS Printer in the Class of new Object box then click OK 26 Type a NDPS Printer name in the NDPS Printer Name box For example P8415_ NDPS Note It is recommended to enter the model number of the printer because this name displayed almost like a printer name from the client computer You can not use the same queue name you previously created for the NDPS Printer name 27 Click on the Define Additional Properties box and click Create The Create Printer Agent window is displayed Create Printer Agent Printer Agent FA Name Cancel MOPS Manager Name g es Gateway Types Hewlett Packard IPES Printer Gatewa Novell Printer Gateway 28 Click on the Browse button a displayed next to the NDPS Manager Name box The Select Object window is displayed Select Object Available objects Browse context Cancel Help fo NDOPS MANAGER
26. PX Peer to Peer utility requires Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 The MAP utility requires Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 MAP also requires a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Monitoring and maintenance with HTTP requires a suitable internet Web Browser program supporting HTML Hardware Support for 10 megabit Ethernet networks 10BaseT shielded twisted pair cable and hardware Support for 100 megabit Ethernet networks 100BaseTX shielded twisted pair cable and hardware CD ROM drive on the workstation to accept Windows utility Chapter 2 Installing the Network Card 2 1 Important Note 2 1 1 MAC ADDRESS and Serial Number Each Network Card has a unique address number called MAC ADDRESS and a serial number Be sure to record these number for reference Serial number XXXXXX X a digit MAC ADDRESS XXXXXXXXXXXX xX a letter or a digit MAC ADDRESS may be used in LPR Printing Serial number will be used for print server name 2 1 2 Print Server Name of the Network Card If you are required to enter the print server name of the Network Card be sure to use the name shown below KXP_xXXXXxX xxxxxx is the serial number of the Network Card For example if the serial number is 995319 the print server name will be KXP_995319 10 2 2 Network Card Installation Important Before installing the Network Card you should discharge any static electricity by touching any exposed m
27. TCP IP Configuration from the Main Menu 4 The NetBIOS Name for the print server will be shown on this screen The NetBIOS name will be the print server s serial number by default for example KXP_993011 unless you have previously configured a name for the print server with DHCP You may change the NetBIOS Name here by entering a new name The name must be 15 characters or less in length 83 84 5 If you have previously configured a DHCP Server to provide the print server with the IP address of the Primary WINS Server the address will be shown on the TCP IP Configuration Menu Otherwise enter the IP address of the Primary NetBIOS Name Server here You may optionally enter the IP address of a Secondary NetBIOS Name Server as well However if you have configured your DHCP Server to provide the address of a Secondary WINS Server to the print server the address fields will automatically be filled in for you Reboot the printer print server The check boxes labeled Primary Server Logged in and Secondary Server Logged in on the TCP IP Configuration Menu will now indicate which WINS Server s the print server has registered with Under normal circumstances your print server will automatically renew its registration with the WINS Server before it lease expires Chapter 7 NetWare Configuration Use this chapter if you will be printing from a Novell NetWare NOS This chapter is divided into the following sections
28. TCP IP nor IPX SPX protocol method 3 is recommended The IPX SPX protocol must be installed 15 Chapter 4 Printing Directly from a Computer Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 4 1 16 4 1 1 There are IP Peer to Peer printing IPX Peer to Peer printing and LPR printing as a method to print directly from a computer IP Peer to Peer Printing The following steps describe how to set up direct printing from a computer Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 using IP Peer to Peer printing Step 1 Setting up the TCP IP protocol on a computer Step 2 Setting up the TCP IP protocol in the Network Card Step 3 Installing and setting up the IP Peer to Peer Windows redirector Step 4 Setting up the printer driver and the printer port Step 1 Setting Up the TCP IP Protocol on a Computer To use IP Peer to Peer printing the TCP IP protocol must be installed and set up on the computer before using IP Peer to Peer printing If TCP IP is used on a computer already proceed to section 4 7 2 on page 18 If not you will need to install the TCP IP protocol for the operating system on the computer Refer to Windows Help for further details The IP Address Subnet Mask and the Gateway must be assigned when installing it Set them using one of the following two ways You may need to contact your network administrator to select the best method detail on next page Set from the DHCP server e Set by direct entering When Setting fr
29. TP that provides a method for assignment and maintenance of IP addresses The Network Card is able to obtain IP information from this service There are two user settable variables related to the DHCP function These are accessible in the TCP section of Network Administration in the HTML pages DHCP enable e IP Address in NVRAM a lf DHCP is not enabled the Network Card will make no DHCP requests under any circumstances If the Network Card does not have an IP address stored or if IP Address in NVRAM is OFF the Network Card will issue BOOTP requests etc b lf DHCP is enabled the Network Card will make DHCP requests when the Network Card is reset or on power up provided that the Network Card does not have an IP address stored or that IP Address in NVRAM is OFF These DHCP requests will be in addition to BOOTP requests c lf DHCP is enabled and the Network Card had an IP address in NVRAM and IP Address in NVRAM is ON then the Network Card will use the IP information from NVRAM and there will be no DHCP activity on the part of the Network Card The factory default is with both DHCP enable ON and IP Address in NVRAM ON In this case the Network Card will issue DHCP requests if it does not already have IP identification information stored in its NVRAM Note If DHCP is enabled and the Network Card is in the default mode you must establish a permanent lease or reservation for the Network Card in the DHCP server F
30. TR eral nee eeememsceemeeeeeaeme ee seemeeeeeenGeameeeeuananeeaeueeeememeeeseemeneene Change Context 29 Move to the context of which the NDPS manager exists in the Browse context box If the current context is suitable there is no need to move From the Available objects box select the NDPS manager then click OK The screen returns to the Create Printer Agent window and the NDPS manager you selected is displayed 103 30 Click OK The Configure Novell PDS for Printer Agent window is displayed Configure Novell PDS for Printer Agent Pp x IMOME Fs Able 325 Model PRIll Fs Able 335 Model PRIl Fs Color Lager Wind 3310 Fs Doculenter 250 Fs Doculenter 350 Novell Port Handler 31 Click OK The Configure Port Handler for Printer Agent window is displayed Configure Port Handler for Printer Agent Pad 5 ND xj 104 32 Select Forward Jobs to a Queue in the Connection Type box then click Next Configure Port Handler for Printer Agent P 415_ND x 33 Click on the Browse button i displayed next to the Queue Name box The Select Object window is displayed JC103040011 t Kx P8415 MACTEST Peno NDSTEST NWS500E Backup Queue 105 106 34 Move to the context of which the queue you created in PServer exists in the Browse context box If the current context is suitable there is no need to move From the Available objects box select the que
31. X P8415 in the Printers box is displayed 17 Click Next gt The Add Printer Wizard window with Panasonic KX P8415 in the Printer name box is displayed 18 If you use the KX P8415 printer as the default printer select Yes then click Next gt The Add Printer Wizard window with a message asking whether the printer will be shared with other users is displayed lf you choose to share the printer select Shared 19 Click Next gt The Add Printer Wizard with a message asking whether you want to print the test page is displayed 20 Select Yes or No then click Finish The Setup Complete window is displayed 21 Click Finish 22 Restart the system If you wish to use the separator page proceed to Setting up the separator page on page 37 36 E Setting up the separator page Note The following steps are not required in Windows 95 and Windows 98 or if you do not wish to use the separator page on Windows NT 4 0 Copy the WinNT English Kx p8415 sep file stored on the KX P8415 CD ROM to the system32 folder 2 Click Start move the pointer to Settings then click Printers Using the right mouse button click the printer with the Network Card installed Click Properties The Panasonic KX P8415 Printer Properties window is displayed Click the General tab a Panasonic FX P8 415 printer Properties Quality Setup Option General Ports Scheduling Sharing Security Faper Panasonic Ees P8415 pr
32. age 39 through section 4 2 3 on page 44 5 2 1 Step 4 Sharing the Printer Port on the Server Computer Click Start move the pointer to Settings then click Printers 2 Using the right mouse buiton click the printer with the Network Card installed 3 Click Properties The Panasonic KX P8415 Properties window is displayed 4 Click the Sharing tab Important Ifthe Sharing tab does not appear using the right mouse button click Network Neighborhood icon and click Properties To set up printer as shared click File and Print Sharing button select I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer s and click OK 69 5 Click on the Shared As button then enter the printer name in the share Name box and if needed enter Comment and Password If you do not enter the password go to step 8 Window Windows 95 70 Click OK The Password Confirmation window Is displayed Password Confirmation EJ Please reenter your password to confirm it is correct Password Cancel Window Windows 95 Enter the password again then Click OK Click OK to close the printer properties window 1 5 2 2 Step 5 Setting Up the Printer Driver and the Printer Port on the Client Computer Important Make sure to set the printer settings as shared on the server computer in the properties window opened by clicking on the Network Neighborhood icon before you proceed to the following steps For more information refer t
33. ailure to do this may cause the same address to be given out to another host 6 6 Windows Internet Name Service WINS DHCP 6 6 1 Using WINS with your Print Server WINS Windows Internet Name Service allows a device such as your print server to register a NetBIOS name for example KXP_993011 along with its current IP address for example 199 92 187 171 A client that wishes to contact the printer uses the WINS server to match the NetBIOS name with an IP address Most users will find it easier to remember the NetBIOS name for the printer rather than its IP address To use WINS with your Print Server you need to enter the IP address of the WINS Server on the TCP IP configuration screen This screen is accessible through the Web browser or MAP utility 6 6 2 Configuring for the WINS Server You can configure your DHCP Server to automatically provide WINS Server information to the print server or you can use the print server s TCP IP Configuration Menu to manually enter the necessary information Refer to your DHCP Server s documentation for further information on automatic configuration through the DHCP Server To manually configure your print server to work with the WINS server 1 Assign an IP address to the print server Use MAP ARP DHCP or RARP to assign the IP address 2 Use an IP browser to access the print server s TCP IP Configuration Menu by entering the print server s IP address in the Open Location window 3 Choose
34. al site The result is greatly improved print server setup and management The Directory Information Base DIB is used to store information about servers and services users printers gateways etc It is a distributed database allowing access to data anywhere on the network wherever it is stored Pre 4 x NetWare versions provide the same data found in the DIB but the data is stored in the NetWare Bindery The DIB was designed with more flexible access more specific security and since it is distributed it was designed to be partitioned The Directory uses an object oriented structure rather than the flat file structure of the Bindery and offers network oriented access rather than server oriented access found in the Bindery The Directory is backward compatible with the NetWare Bindery through Bindery emulation mode Section 7 3 describes Print Server Operation with a 4 x or 5 NetWare system in bindery emulation mode When Bindery emulation is enabled Directory Services will accept Bindery requests and respond just as if a Bindery existed on the NetWare server being accessed Be aware that information obtained from the Bindery query may not be stored in the server since the Directory is a partitioned and distributed database Even though the NetWare 4 x or 5 server is not operating from a Bindery the applications making Bindery requests will not know the difference You may use NWADMIN to configure the printer in NDS Prior to printing NDS mus
35. all printers found on the network by their print server name defined in the printer The default print server name for a printer is a three letter identifier and the six digit serial number of the NIC for example KXP_991225 Select Selecting this button will flag the highlighted printer s with the S flag Only 30 printers may be selected at one time When displaying the PORT list during the process of adding or changing a printer only Selected printers will be displayed Available Printers This is the list of printers that was detected on the network This list can be cleared using the Clear button and this list can be updated or refilled using the Find Printers button Printers in this list are described with three fields Unit Name This is the print server name defined in the printer The default print server name for a printer is a three letter identifier and the six digit serial number of the NIC for example KXP_991225 Description This is the Printer s description This field usually contains the manufacturer s name and the printer s model Flags S selected or P permanent Any printers marked with an S flag will be displayed in the Window s Port Listing When displaying the Windows port list during the process of adding or changing a printer only Selected printers will be displayed Only 30 printers may be selected at one time Any printer marked with a P flag will not be removed
36. ameters have been reset to factory default values Now turn off power and shift the OP2 jumper to the bracket side position The unit will operate normally when you turn the power on again 137 Appendix B Specifications B 1 Network Card The following table provide general specifications for the Network Card Network Card General Specifications Small Board 123 7 mm length x 95 mm height Weight 8 ounces Environment O to 50 degrees Centigrade 5 to 80 humidity Controls and Indicators One green LED and one amber LED Configuration Stored in non volatile memory Ethernet 8 wire RJ 45 100BaseTX 10BaseT B 2 Network Cable Use the following universal Ethernet standard when configuring your RJ 45 connector of network cable to connect to the 100BaseTX 10BaseT connector of the Network Card Important For 10BaseT use Category 3 4 or 5 shielded cable For 100BaseTX use Category 5 shielded cable Pin Number olor Ethernet fe oe e erangeiwnite Reose wenwe a green 138 Index Numerics TOO EAS TX aescocescsccaresttaccnsioceacersedsacadictpaatacgerstanee 138 TOB ASC sarin N 138 A Assign Print Queues 0 eee eteteceescseteeeees 90 Assign Print Server Object cece 119 Assign Printer Object 0 ccc eceeseseteeteeeee 117 Assignments RTS CI htt AT E I 120 B Bindery Context on cccccccsesesescsesesesesteceteceteees 94 Bindery Emulation Configuring oo cece ccccccecseeteeeteteteteeeetet
37. and press the ENTER key The Configured Printers menu is displayed Since this is a new Print Server entry all printers are labeled Not Installed Choose the printer and press the ENTER key The Printer 0 Configuration screen is displayed with a title of Printer O If you choose to change default in the Name field on this form to something that helps you identify the printer for example LASER_PRINTER The print server uses this name in its message back to the users on the Notify list Select Name enter a name and then press the ENTER key Select Type and press the ENTER key A list of printer types is displayed Choose Remote Other Unknown and press the ENTER key This creates default entries in the other fields These defaults are usually optimal so do not change them without specific knowledge of the effects Press the ESC key At the prompt choose to save your changes Press the ESC key to return to the Print Server Configuration menu 89 90 7 1 5 Assign Print Queues to the Printer When you assign queues to the defined printer you authorize the print server to service these queues Note Do not assign the same queue to two different print servers If a queue is assigned to multiple print servers print jobs may not go to the intended printer Choose Queues Serviced By Printer from the Print Server Configuration menu select the printer name from the list of defined printers Press the ENTER key to disp
38. cause Peer to Peer uses the IPX SPX Protocol Novell operation must remain enabled on the Network Card even if traditional Novell printing facilities are not being used The name of the Peer to Peer printer as it appears in the Windows Port List is the same as the Novell print server name and may be changed by changing the Novell print server name using the Web based management or MAP utilities On power up the Network Card sniffs the network to see if there is Novell activity If there is it will use the same frame type and the local network number that it senses If in addition the NIC can log on to a file server it will assume that Novell is normally used and will store this frame type and new number in NV RAM so that when it comes up again it will not have to spend the time sensing which can take some time However if the NIC cannot attach to a file server it will use the sensed values but will not store them If the NIC does not see any Novell activity it will use 802 2 on 802 3 as a frame type and will assign itself a network number of 0 The frame type and network number being used is reported on the status and configuration sheet If a NIC is being moved from a site that had active Novell to a site that does not the unit should be reset to factory default to clear the frame type and network number information Installation and Setup Perform the following steps to install and set up the IPX Peer to Peer Windows redirecto
39. ccescccsssceesseecesecesceeetseeens 92 PMN ee tots tadcaectunadeartesd scteeeseesien 92 Indicator LED SIAIUS anad roen 127 Install Print Server on Multiple File Servers 92 Installation MAP in WINdOWS ue cecceccccceceseteeseseteeees 81 Installing the Network Card ou cece 10 IP Peer to Peer Printing c ee 16 52 IP Peer to Peer Windows redirector HITS UGUN erri 23 IPX Peer to Peer Printing 0 0 0 0 39 69 IPX Peer to Peer Windows redirector BUS CE i E EIAI quinn AEE T 39 J Jumper Locations ou eee ceceteteeeeeeeeeeeeeees 137 Jumper Settings oseese 136 L LED Status Indicator eeeeeee 127 LPR Printing Windows 95 Windows 98 cee 47 Windows NT 4 0 sessen 49 M Management Access Program s 80 MAP How to Install oo ccceeeecseneeeeees 81 O ra E N 81 MAP Ully sseodsccceseresersistasesectcesssesasntsvoxseesese 80 121 Multiple Print Servers o ae 92 140 N NOF Piles sinroreinreni naniii 94 NDPS method using PServer method l 98 using UNIX method eee 109 NDS scsacesscaustesnesta oo eereateo seams n 94 112 NetBIOS isevicscasctenncoserineaeeosionsearsnedounenienenesvnennrianses 83 NetWare Configuring for 3 X sesers 86 Configuring for 4 X seses 94 Configuring for 5 sses 97 NetWare Configuration o n 85 NetWare Directory ou eccceececscsesetecsesesesees 94 NetWare Directory Services 0 94 97 Network Card MSTA seses strne 10 Network Card C
40. cedures to install 1 Start Windows on your PC or workstation 2 Insert the KX PNBC8 CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 3 Click Start then click Run 4 Type in your CD ROM drive name followed by SETUP EXE and click OK 5 Follow the instructions on the screen and select a language and Network Utility Note Ifthe language selection window is not displayed select only Network Utility 6 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation 6 3 Using the MAP Program When you click on the MAP icon in the Windows Start menu to start the program the program will prompt you with a list of IPX print servers listed by their SAP identification and IP print servers by their IP address Select the print server you want to access The program will setup a link to the print server and obtain HTML code describing the home page 6 4 Web IP Browser Once you have assigned an IP address to your Network Card you may use an IP browser such as Netscape to access the HTTP Server and the HTML code allowing Network Card monitoring and maintenance To access the HTTP Server screens from your browser do the following 1 Open up your browser by clicking on its icon 2 For the URL type in the IP address of the Network Card The HTTP server screens should appear If you have problems check to make Sure you are using the correct IP address 81 6 5 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 82 DHCP is a service much like BOO
41. circumstances If you need to change the jumpers follow the steps in this section HANDLING PRECAUTIONS FOR STATIC SENSITIVE DEVICES The Network Card is normally contained within the printer which acts to protect sensitive components from damage due to electrostatic discharge ESD during normal operation When performing installation procedures however take proper static control precautions to prevent damage to equipment Make sure you do not have the printer plugged into a wall outlet If it is unplug the power cord Before you open the unit Remove the Network Card according to the printer instructions 136 A 1 Network Card and Jumper Locations The illustration below shows the location of each of the jumpers on the 100BaselT X 10BaseT Network Card with an RJ 45 connector only ON ON T B P A connector side bracket side BYPASS TEST A 2 Reset to Factory The Network Card may be restored to factory default conditions by jumper OP2 The function of OP2 is to reconfigure NVRAM Do this when a unit is moved from bracket site to another and should be restored to as new condition If the unit is powered up with a jumper in the OP2 connector side position the board will go into a reset all parameters to Factory Default state This will be indicated by the three quick green flashes followed by the alternating red and green indications once per second rate This special indicator sequence means that the NVRAM par
42. d select it Select Object Selected Objects Ka P 415a Current Context KME Hame Filter Directory Context Filter Directory Context Ps8400 Print Cancel Change Context Help Click OK and the print queue just created is added to the Print Queues box in the Printer window Click OK again E Printer Panasonic KX P8415 Assignments Identification Print Server Print Queues Default Print Queue Ka P6415aKME o Cannel Help 118 7 4 5 Assign Print Server Object 1 2 At the Directory Tree double click the print server object you just created and bring up the Print Server window E Print Server KXP_995316 Identification Hame DS i Advertising Hame hy L5 Description z Auditing Lag hy Print Layout Location Department Organization Version Status Change Password Cancel Help At the Print Server window click Assignments and Add to bring up the Select Object window Select the printer object just created from the Objects box and click OK Now the printer with its context appears in the Printers box of the Print Server window Click OK i Print Server KXP_995318 Assignments EG i Identification Ls D Auditing Log hy Print Layout Printers Panasonic KX P8M15 KME l eee banene Cancel Help 119 7 4 6 Check Assignments At the Directory Tree double click the Print Queue object
43. ds the network waits before it notifies candidates about a print job problem The Next interval specifies how often in seconds candidates are notified Enter a number for each interval and press the ENTER key 5 Press the ESC key and then choose Save Changes Press the ESC key at each screen until you reach the Print Server Configuration menu If you have finished the configuration press the ESC key and then save the changes 91 7 1 7 Installing the Print Server on Multiple File Servers To install the print server on more than one file server perform the procedures described in section 7 7 7 through section 7 7 6 for each file server You must use the same name and password for the print server or no password on all file servers You set the password for the Network Card using the MAP program refer to section 7 4 on page 112 If you use a password specify it on each file server using the Change Password option on the Print Server Information menu of the PCONSOLE utility When the Network Card comes up it automatically searches for and attaches to the file servers that are no more than four hops and have no more than eight ticks propagation delay For extremely large or complex networks this allows a bounded search time on start up If the print server must attach to file servers beyond this range or if you wish to accelerate start up by eliminating the need to search all file servers in the four hops eight ticks radius the file server
44. e you must enter it in the appropriate space before clicking Accept Settings 11 Entered values do not take effect until the Network Card is reset or power cycled You may reset from MAP or the Web Browser by returning to the Home or Network Administration page and click Reset under System Now click Reset Unit Alternatively you may power cycle the printer The new NetWare values should now be in effect 123 7 6 Using the Novell PCONSOLE Utility This section explains how to use the PCONSOLE utility to perform the following tasks e Attach and select a file server e Select or delete queues for the print server e Set up the Notify function See the NetWare Print Server Manual for detailed information on this utility Note You must have Supervisor privileges to perform many PCONSOLE operations 7 6 1 Changing the File Server 124 You can specify a file server as the current one To change the file server use the following procedures l 2 Login to the current file server and start the PCONSOLE utility Select Change Current File Server from the Available Options menu Press the INSERT key to display the available file servers 4 Select the file server you want as the current one and press the ENTER key Enter your username and press the ENTER key If the username requires a password the Password screen is displayed Enter the password and press the ENTER key Select Change Current File Server from the
45. e Available Options screen select Quick Setup and press the ENTER key Use Quick Setup to connect your print server print queue and printer correctly You can modify these later if you need to Select Print server and press the n key to modify the entry Enter the name of the print server in the Print server field and press the ENTER key The print server name is printed under the Novell Network Information on the Status and Configuration report The factory default name consists of three letter identifier an Underscore and the serial number of the unit refer to the section 2 1 2 on page 10 Press the ESC key to move to the New printer field Enter a name and press the ENTER key 95 96 8 Press the ESC key to move to the New print queue field Enter a name and press the ENTER key 9 Press the ESC key to move to the Printer type field and press the ENTER key From the list of printer types select Other Unknown and press the ENTER key 10 When you are finished press the u key to save the configuration Repeat steps 5 through 10 for each file server that the printer server Services 11 To view add delete or modify print servers or queues after the initial setup select either the Print Queues or Print Servers option on the Available Options screen 7 3 Configuring NetWare 5 7 3 1 NetWare 5 can operate in two modes NetWare Directory Services NDS Proceed to the appropriate section depending on the currently used
46. e printer name in the Share Name box a Panasonic FX P8 415 printer Properties E Huality Setup Option General Ports Scheduling sharing Security Faper Panasonic kes P8415 printer C Not Shared f Shared Share Hame F4 z You may install alternate drivers so that users on the following systems can download them automatically when they connect Alternate Drivers Windows NT 3 5 or 3 51 86 To modify the permissions on the printer go to the Security tab Cancel Help Click OK to close the printer properties window lf you wish to use the separator page refer to Setting up the separator page on page 37 to setup the separator page on the server computer 5 1 2 Step 6 Setting Up the Printer Driver and the Printer Port on the Client Computer For Windows 95 Windows 98 Important Make sure to set the printer settings as shared on the server computer in the properties window opened by clicking on the Network Neighborhood icon before you proceed to the following steps For more information refer to Help menu for Windows 95 Windows 98 E if the printer driver is already installed Setup the printer port Ti 2 Click Start move the pointer to Settings then click Printers Using the right mouse button click the printer with the Network Card installed Click Properties The Panasonic KX P8415 Properties window is displayed Click the Details tab 57 58
47. e procedure continues as described 113 114 3 When the New Object window is displayed scroll down the Class of New Object box select the Printer icon and click OK Hew Object E4 Parent KEME Class of Hew Object Heare Server Teal Organizational Role HE Organizational Unit Print Queue i Print Server Profile User Fl volume H Cancel Context Help 4 When the Create Printer window is displayed type a value in the Printer Name field and click Create 7 4 2 Create Print Server Object 1 Again highlight the Organizational Unit select the Object item from the menu and choose Create 2 At the New Object window scroll down the Class of New Object box select the Print Server icon and click OK 3 At the Create Print Server window type a value in the Print Server Name box and click Create 7 4 3 Create Print Queue Object 1 Once again highlight the Organizational Unit select the Object item from the menu and choose Create At the New Object window scroll down the Class of New Object box select the Print Queue icon and click OK At the Create Print Queue screen click on the Directory Service Queue button then type in values for Print Queue Name and Print Queue Volume and click Create If you don t know the Print Queue Volume name the hard drive you will be accessing click on the icon to the right of the volume field The Select Object window is displayed with the vol
48. e using Windows NT 4 0 restart the system 4 1 4 Step 4 Setting Up the Printer Driver and the Printer Port For Windows 95 Windows 98 E if the printer driver is already installed Set up the printer port Important When installing the printer driver select Local printer when a message to select local printer or network printer appears 1 Click Start move the pointer to Settings then click Printers 2 Using the right mouse button click the printer with the Network Card installed 3 Click Properties The Panasonic KX P8415 Properties window is displayed 4 Click the Details tab 31 32 HSan 5 From the Print to the following port box select the printer port specified in the IP Peer to Peer Windows redirector Panasonic KX P8415 Properties General Details Paper Quality Setup Option Delete Port Print using the following driver Panasonic KX P8415 x New Driver Spool Settings Port Settings 6 Click OK to close the printer properties window r31 PH Window Windows 95 E if the printer driver is not installed Install the printer driver and set up the printer port Note ok a R a Insert the KX P8415 CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Click Start Click Run Type in your CD ROM drive name followed by SETUP EXE Click OK Follow the instructions on the screen and select a language The Welcome window is displayed lf the language selection window is not dis
49. eb browser must be installed on this PC Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer are supported If the IPX search functions are to be used then IPX must be installed on this PC Both the Microsoft and the NetWare 32 bit stacks are supported The Management Access Program MAP uses a Windows based HTML viewer program linked with a proprietary bi directional IPX IP channel program to allow access to the Network Card s HTML based monitoring and maintenance capabilities An IP Web Browser also provides access to this capability directly Either program allows you to Note Configure your network protocols for the Network Card Reset the Network Card remotely to either clear an error condition or return the print server to its factory default settings Troubleshoot problems in the Network Card Enable or disable the status page printout Access a context sensitive help menu that fully explains how to use each Management Access Program feature To be able to change parameter values with the Management Access Program or the Web Browser you must know the Network Card management password The factory default password is sysadm 6 1 Where to Place the MAP Utility The utility can be installed on any workstation hard drive or network drive 80 6 2 How to Install MAP in Windows The Management Access Program must be installed from Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows NT 4 0 It CANNOT be installed from DOS Use the following pro
50. ect window and the server computer you selected is displayed 11 Click on the Browse button El displayed next to the Database Volume box The Select Volume window is displayed Select Yolume Ea Server W wS500E KME Yolumes Volume Info AMEOOE S S KME Total Disk Space 1447 1 ME Available Disk Space 1212 3 ME OK Cancel Help 12 Select the volume that stations the NDPS manager in the Volumes box then click OK The screen returns to the Create NDPS Manager Object window and the volume you selected is displayed 13 Click Create The screen returns to the NetWare administrator window and the NDPS manager you created is displayed After completing step 13 perform the following steps on the server computer 14 Type NDPSM on the console screen of the server computer then press the ENTER key 15 Select the NDPS manager you created in the Contents of Current Context box then press the ENTER key The NetWare Configuration menu is displayed 101 102 16 Type NWCONFIG on the console screen then press the ENTER key The NetWare Configuration menu is displayed 17 Choose NCF Files Option from the Configuration Option then press the ENTER key The Available NCF Files Option menu is displayed 18 Select EDIT AUTOEXEC NCF file then press the ENTER key The File AUTOEXEC NCF window is displayed 19 Type NDPSM xxxxxxxx at the bottom of the window XXXXXXXxX Indicates the ND
51. ed XXX XXX XXX XXX OK Yes 21 Press the ENTER button The printer restarts the system automatically and Initializing is displayed Initializing 22 After approximately 3 minutes you may check your settings 1 On your computer click Start select Programs then click MS DOS Prompt for Windows 95 Windows 98 Command Prompt for Windows NT 4 0 2 From the DOS prompt type ping followed by a space then the printers IP Address then press the ENTER key For example ping 179 40 0 5 If the following notation is displayed they are set correctly Pinging 179 40 0 5 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 179 40 0 5 bytes xx time lt xxms TTL xx Reply from 179 40 0 5 bytes xx time lt xxms TTL xx If the ping command returns a Request timed out message or Reply from XXX XXX XXX XXX Destination host unreachable message or other error messages you should recheck your settings If they are not set correctly you should go back to Chapter 2 on page 10 4 1 3 Step 3 Installing and Setting Up the IP Peer to Peer Windows Redirector Windows IP Peer to Peer printing allows Windows 95 Windows 98 workstations and Windows NT 4 0 workstations and servers to print to Network Card printers without an intervening server and without using IPX The main features of the Windows IP Peer to Peer printing are as follows e Runs on Windows 95 Widows 98 workstations and on Windows NT 4 0 workstations or servers out of the box
52. eesseeeeeeeeeees 131 8 4 How to Diagnose Problems cccseecccseeccceeceeceeesaeeeseesesseeeesseeeeens 132 8 5 Troubleshooting Checklists for the NetWare Protocol cc0 133 Appendix A Jumper Settings A 1 Network Card and Jumper Locations ccceceeeseeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeneeseeeaes 137 Poe Resetto Factory sutasentpiaicesetentensatceanendeatdcrtancadem tame mecudaahedeennceeesmetennces 137 Appendix B Specifications B 1 Network Card oo cececcccecceccecceceeceececeeceeceeceeeeeeseenecueceeaeseesueeeeneeeeeeneeaeees 138 B 2 Network Cable oo cccecceccececcececeeceeeeceeeeceeeeceeeeceeeseeeceeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeneees 138 Chapter 1 Introduction The KX PNBC8 provides Ethernet connectivity for the KX P8415 laser printer by functioning as a network print server The KX PNBC8 has the following features Automatic selection of 100BaseT X Fast Ethernet connection or 10BaseT Ethernet connection Peer to Peer serverless printing from Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows NT 4 0 workstations without a Novell file server present and without using IP Novell NetWare PSERVER on both bindery based and Novell Directory Services NDS lor lpd over TCP IP for Microsoft Windows IP and IPX SNMP support of MIB 2 and Network Interface Card NIC MIB SNMP support of standard MIB and proprietary printer MIBs on compatible printers Integral HTTP Server to allow monitoring and management of your Network Card
53. electing the Print Data Transfer Method 14 3 1 1 There are two ways of printing via the network You may need to contact your network administrator to select the best method e Print directly from a computer e Print via the server computer When Printing Directly from a Computer The print data sent from the computer is transferred directly to the Network Card and printed This method is recommended when sharing the printer with a small number of users because it can take advantage of faster printing with less network traffic This Network Card has three methods of printing directly from a computer Select the method that best suits your need and proceed to the appropriate section 1 IP Peer to Peer printing using IP protocol Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 ccccccssceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeees page 16 2 LPR printing using IP protocol Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 ccccceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeaes page 47 3 IPX Peer to Peer printing using IPX protocol Windows 95 Windows Q8 ccccccceecceceeeeeeceeceeceeeeeseeeeeeseeeeseeeesanseesanes page 39 Note The following methods are recommended depending on the currently used network protocol When using TCP IP protocol cccccccceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeas Method 1 or 2 When using IPX SPX protocol cccccseeeceeceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Method 3 When using neither TCP IP nor IPX SPX protocol
54. elow as long as it remains connected to the network You can not delete the IP Port from the printer s property window Use the Delete button to delete the IP Port Find Printers Selecting this button will initiate a search routine out to the network This routine will then list all printers found on the network by the method defined in the previous setup screen The default method for displaying the list of printers is by IP Address Clear Selecting this button clears the Available Printers box below This will not clear any printer marked with the Permanent flag Note Select Selecting this button will flag the highlighted printer s with the S flag Only 30 printers may be selected at one time When displaying the PORT list during the process of adding or changing a printer only Selected printers will be displayed Permanent Selecting this button will flag the highlighted printer s with the P flag Any printer marked with this flag will not be removed from the Available Printers box even if the printer is physically removed from the network or the Clear button is selected IP Address You may manually enter the IP address of the printer you wish to add to the list Name Enter the name you wish the printer to be listed by in the Unit Name field Port Enter the actual port for communicating with the printer This defaults to 10001 Description Enter the description you wish listed in t
55. en you are finished turn the printer off and on again OL eS Before you begin e Verify that you have supervisor privileges on the file servers on which the Network Card print server is to be entered e Verify that your version of PCONSOLE is later than 1 0 Start PCONSOLE and Select File Server Follow these steps to start PCONSOLE 1 Login to the network type PCONSOLE and press the ENTER key 2 Choose Change Current File Server from the Available Options menu A list of file servers is displayed 3 Select the file server on which you want to install the print server and press the ENTER key If the name of the file server you want is not displayed press the h key to get a list of file servers 4 Login to the file server 5 Press the UP key to return to the Available Options menu 7 1 2 Create Print Queues The print server must be assigned to at least one print queue on the file server e If the print queue that you want the Network Card to service already exists and you know the name of this queue go to section 7 1 3 on page 87 e If you do not know the name of the queue or it does not exist use the following 1 procedure Choose Print Queue Information from the Available Options menu and press the ENTER key A list of existing queues is displayed To create a new queue press the INSERT key Enter the name of the queue and press the ENTER key You do not need to enter any more information at this time
56. eparator page on page 37 34 E if the printer driver is not installed Install the printer driver and set up the printer port Insert the KX P8415 CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Click Start Click Run Type in your CD ROM drive name followed by SETUPEXE Click OK Follow the instructions on the screen and select a language The Welcome window is displayed ok a R a Note Ifthe language selection window is not displayed proceed to step 7 7 Click Next gt The Choose Destination Location window is displayed 8 Click Next gt The Add Printer Wizard window is displayed 9 Select My Computer then click Next gt 10 From the Available Port box select the printer port specified in the IP Peer to Peer Windows redirector 11 Click Next gt The Add Printer Wizard window with a message to select a manufacturer and the model of the printer is displayed 12 Click Have Disk The Install From Disk window is displayed 13 Click Browse The Locate File window with a message The device is not ready is displayed 14 Click Cancel The Locate File window is displayed 35 15 Select CD ROM drive in the Look in box and open WinNT English and Kx p8415 inf click Open The Install From Disk window with the specified path displayed in the Copy manufacture s files from box is displayed Note CD ROM drive name varies depending on the computer 16 Click OK The Add Printer Wizard window with Panasonic K
57. etal surface on the printer while the printer is still plugged into a grounded AC outlet To prevent damage be sure to turn OFF the printer when installing uninstalling the Network Card Do not touch any electrical components on the surface of the board to avoid static electricity Perform the following steps to install the Network Card 1 Turn OFF the printer 2 Remove the two screws and the Ethernet cover Important Keep these screws safe they are used to secure the Network Card Keep the Ethernet cover for future storage of the Network Card Ethernet cover Screws 11 3 Fully insert the Network Card into the printer along the grooves Important Do not connect the network cable until step 4 is completed Network Card Groove 4 Insert the two screws removed in step 2 into the screw holes of the Network Card tighten the screws to secure the Network Card wee So oe 5 a Og awae ona TOnga O m PSone apatite cogs Q QO gt oon Qo oa Ei tapa Fano opoo0o0o0000 Q Q mj og eae EO Screws 5 Connect the network cable to the Network Card s RJ 45 port RJ 45 port SiR Network cable Important For 10BaseT use Category 3 4 or 5 shielded cable For 100BaseTX use Category 5 shielded cable 6 Turn ON the printer 13 Chapter 3 Before Starting the Setup 3 1 S
58. eteteseess 94 BINdEry Services ooo cece cecscscececscecsteceeeees 94 Browser Standard Web oo eee eee 80 81 C Cable 100BaseTX oo ccc cceeeeseeeeeeeeeeees 138 WOM AS Ce eise 138 Cable Specifications 00 0 ccccceeeneneeees 138 Changing Print Queues oo eee 125 Changing the File Server oo 124 Configuration Bindery MOE ou cece ctctecseteeeeeteeseseees 95 Network Card sasasi 121 PHINE SOIVED eererenene a 89 Configure in Bindery Mode ceeeeeee 95 Configure the Print Server ou cece 89 Configuring Bindery Emulation 0 0000 0 94 139 Configuring Directory Services 94 97 Configuring NetWare 3 X uo 86 Configuring NetWare 4 X ou 94 Configuring NetWare 5 oo ceeeeeeeeeeeee 97 Configuring the Network Card NetWare Directory Services 0 112 Confirm Bindery Context ccc 94 Connector FA Or E EEE AA pecans 138 Context Confirm Bindery ou cece ce eteteeeeeeeeeees 94 Create a Print Queue Object 115 Create a Print Server Object oo 114 Create Print Queues 00 cece 87 D TAP ar E E iecrnins 82 83 Diagnosing Problems cceeeeeeeeeee 132 DIE nen A R AE E A 112 Differences DIB and the Bindery eee 112 Directory Information Base c cee 112 Directory Services Configuring s es 94 97 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 82 83 E Emulation O A EE A AET 94 F File Server CRANGING rina EO 124 Preferred oo cccccccssc
59. etup screen An explanation for each field on the screen is described below y IP PeerToPeer Setup Max Hops for Search 2 Cancel IF Port Base Printers 10000 Help Printer Mames based on Serial Numbers based on IP Address based on DNS Name based on unit name e OK Selecting this button accepts all changes made to setup and exits the program e Cancel Selecting this button discards any changes made to setup and exits the program e Printers Selecting this button will bring up the next program screen e Max Hops for Search Once you install the program you can setup IP Peer to Peer with the hop count The default hop count is 2 The hop count number determines how many networks the program will search to find units An entry of O will only search the network segment on which the printer is connected An entry of 2 would search the wire directly connected to the workstation and all networks accessible through two routers Entries of 15 or higher will automatically search every connected network this number is not recommended due to the network traffic it would generate Note IP Port Base The starting port number for the print server Each print server is assigned an IP port number By default the Network Card will be assigned port number 10001 However the network administrator can change this setting If the print servers on your network have been configured to use a differen
60. following manner server name printer name then click OK Click Close Click OK to close the printer properties window E if the printer driver is not installed Install the printer driver and set up the printer port Note Note Ss SY SS Insert the KX P8415 CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Click Start Click Run Type in your CD ROM drive name followed by SETUP EXE Click OK Follow the instructions on the screen and select a language The Welcome window is displayed lf the language selection window is not displayed proceed to step 7 Click Next gt The Choose Destination Location window is displayed Click Next gt After copying files the Add Printer Wizard window is displayed Select Network printer sever then click Next gt The Connect to Printer window is displayed If your server computer is Windows 95 Windows 98 select My Computer and continue the installation Select LPT1 from the Available ports box in the Add Printer Wizard After completing the installation set up the printer port on the printer s property window For instructions on how to set up the printer port refer to f the printer driver is already installed on page 65 67 10 Click the Printer which is connected to the server in the Shared Printers box The printer port is displayed in the Printer box in the following manner server name printer name Connect to Printer x OF Printer NEPTUNE Panasonic k P8415 L
61. from a standard IP Web Browser program Management Access Program MAP to allow Windows based HTML viewing for monitoring and management of your Network Card 1 Microsoft Windows 95 operating system hereafter Windows 95 2 Microsoft Windows 98 operating system hereafter Windows 98 S Microsoft Windows NT Workstation operating system and Microsoft Windows NT Server network operating system Version 4 0 hereafter Windows NT 4 0 4 Microsoft Windows operating system hereafter Windows 1 1 What s in Your Package Make sure that the following items are included Report damage or shortages to the reseller from where the Network Card was purchased Q Network Card Q Quick Installation Guide Q KX PNBC8 CD ROM UThe following items are stored on the KX PNBC8 CD ROM e This Guide e Management Access Program MAP e P Peer to Peer Windows Redirector IPX Peer to Peer Windows Redirector Important Save the original carton and packing materials for future shipping and transporting of the Network Card 1 2 Hardware NOS Requirements The Network Card hardware and software require the following Version of Protocol or Novell NetWare Version 3 x or 4 x or 5 NOS Windows or LAN Server systems supporting lpr over TCP IP Novell NetWare printing requires NetWare Capture NPRINT and PCONSOLE later than 1 0 utilities The IP Peer to Peer utility requires Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 The I
62. g print jobs Has lost its NetWare Error rapidly connection to file server Green LED Finished with power on Has been reset to factory alternately blinks sequence defaults Power off and with amber move jumper OP2 to OFF indicator position 128 8 2 Status Page The Status Configuration report is sent as a print job to the printer when the print server is powered on For example the report on the next page shows the configuration of the print server immediately before the report is printed The status page is set to Disable by default but it is alterable to Enable Disable by MAP utility lt is strongly recommended that you review this report immediately after installation and any time the setup has been changed If the report does not include a protocol that was configured check that the procedure was done properly 129 Unit Serial Noi 995319 Version XxX XxX Network Address 00 80 f0 20 2f f7 Network Topology Ethernet Connector RJ45 Network Speed 100 Megabits Novell Network Information enabled Print Server Name KXP_995319 Password Defined No Preferred Server Name NW41_ETHER Directory Services Tree KME Directory Services Context KME Frame Type Ethernet II Peer to Peer Information enabled Frame Type Ethernet II Network ID 257 TCP IP Network Information enabled Frame Type Ethernet II Provocol Address L 9260 2 7 163 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Default Gateway 179 60 27 1 WINS Name IPP Network Info
63. he Description field for the printer Available Printers This is the list of printers that was detected on the network This list can be cleared using the Clear button and this list can be updated or refilled using the Find Printers button Printers in this list are described with three fields Unit Name This is the Printer Name method defined in the previous screen The default Printer Name method is by IP address Printers may also be displayed by the NIC Serial Number by the DNS Name of the printer or by the Unit Name The Unit Name is the print server name defined in the NIC Unit IP This is the actual IP address of the unit This is displayed irregardless of which Unit Name method is selected Port Number This is the IP port number that the computer will use to connect with the printer over the network The default port number is 10001 This number is defined in the previous screen and must be matched with the NIC for proper communication with the printer The IP Port selected on the previous screen and in the printer should be one less than the number displayed here i e if port 10001 is displayed here the IP Port in the previous screen and in the printer should be defined as 10000 Description This is the Printer s description This field usually contains the manufacturer s name and the printer s model Flags S selected or P permanent Any printers marked with an S flag will be
64. he pointer to Settings then click Printers 2 Using the right mouse buiton click the printer with the Network Card installed 3 Click Properties The Panasonic KX P8415 Properties window is displayed 4 Click the Sharing tab Important If the Sharing tab does not appear using the right mouse button click Network Neighborhood icon and click Properties To set up printer as shared click File and Print Sharing button select I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer s and click OK 53 5 Click on the Shared As button then enter the printer name in the share Name box and if needed enter Comment and Password If you do not need to enter the password proceed to step 8 Window Windows 95 54 6 Click OK The Password Confirmation window Is displayed Password Confirmation Please reenter your password to confirm it is correct Password Cancel Window Windows 95 7 Enter the password again then Click OK 8 Click OK to close the printer properties window 55 56 For Windows NT 4 0 You must login to the server computer as a supervisor to perform the following steps 1 2 6 Click Start move the pointer to Settings then click Printers Using the right mouse button click the printer with the Network Card installed Click Properties The Panasonic KX P8415 Printer Properties window is displayed Click the Sharing tab Click on the Shared button then enter th
65. her typed or typeless and do not begin your context path with a trailing period If you don t know your tree type whoami at the DOS command line A tyoed context name example is ou standard ou organization_l In the default mode the Print Server scans each queue which it Is to service once per second If you prefer a longer scan rate you may enter the time between scans in seconds in the Polling Interval field The Network Card will normally monitor the network to determine which frame type is being used for Novell When it recognizes a type it will assume the same frame type Once it selects a frame type the Network Card will only operate over that Novell frame type Monitoring normally starts looking for IEEE 802 3 then Ethernet Il then 802 3 SNAP etc If your network is using multiple frame types for Novell you should bias the frame search to the desired type by setting the button next to the designation under Ethernet Frame Type You can Disable Bindery mode on the Print Server if you are operating in NDS mode only To do so click on that box If you disable Bindery the Network Card will not support Print Servers on a Bindery file server 10 Once you have selected all desired settings and entered the desired NetWare information you may cause this information to be entered in the Network Card NVRAM by clicking Accept Settings As with all value changes if you have not entered the Network Card Management Password befor
66. inter Comment Location Driver Panasonic K P68415 printer New Driver Separator Page Print Processor Print Test Page Cancel Help 37 38 6 re 8 9 Click Separator Page The Separator Page window is displayed Separator Page Ei ES Separator pages are used at the beginning of each document to make it easy to find a document among others at the printer Separator Page Browse Cancel Click Browse Separator Page Ei ES Look ir E3 systems pool a pscript sep 4 Cet Kme E Color ose Unknown slsprint se J contig ras VIEWWETS dhcp Repl drivers Setup Gdi ShellE xt File name kx p84t A sep Files of type Separator Pages sep Cancel Select Kx p8415 sep then click Open Click OK 10 Click OK to close the printer properties window 4 2 IPX Peer to Peer Printing 4 2 1 The following steps describe how to set up direct printing from a computer Windows 95 Windows 98 using IPX Peer to Peer printing Step 1 Setting up the IPX SPX protocol on a computer Step 2 Installing and setting up the IPX Peer to Peer Windows redirector Step 3 Setting up the printer driver and the printer port Step 1 Setting Up the IPX SPX Protocol on a Computer To use IPX Peer to Peer printing the IPX SPX protocol must be installed and setup on a computer If the IPX SPX is already used on the network proceed
67. ions Corporation in the United States and other countries e NetWare and Novell are registered trademarks of Novell Inc in the United States and other countries IPX and IPX SPX are trademarks of Novell Inc e All other acknowledgments are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Screen Shot s reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation Copyright Notice Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co Ltd 2000 1999 NETsilicon Inc DPI Imaging Division Waltham MA 02452 The instructions are subject to change without notice Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Tel WANS COUR FaCKIGG orere Ea E E EEE 8 1 2 Hardware NOS Requirements cccceeeccccseeceeeeeeeesaeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeseaeeees 9 Chapter 2 Installing the Network Card 2 PONN NOO cris secrete E E E van ocaaeccangenatentts 10 2 1 1 MAC ADDRESS and Serial Number ooaannnnoonennnnnnnennnnnnnnnnrnrensenrrreene 10 2 1 2 Print Server Name of the Network Card cccccccssssseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseeeeeeeess 10 2 2 Network Card installato csser inina 11 Chapter 3 Before Starting the Setup 3 1 Selecting the Print Data Transfer Method cccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 14 3 1 1 When Printing Directly from a Computer cee cecceeesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeees 14 3 1 2 When Printing via the Server Computer cccccseesseseeseeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeees 15 Chapter 4 Printing Directly from a Compute
68. lay the Available Queues list for the printer Select the queue you want and then assign a priority level from 1 to 10 It is recommended that you accept the default priority level Press the ENTER key The queue is displayed on the list for the printer Press the ENTER key again to assign additional queues When you finish assigning queues press the ESC key and then save your changes Continue to press the ESC key to return to the Print Server Configuration menu If you want to set Notify options go to section 7 7 6 If you are finished continue to press the ESC key and then save your changes 7 1 6 Set Up Notify Options for the Printer To enable the print server to notify users or user groups if a problem occurs with the printer set up the Notify options The print server supports the enhanced NOTIFY options for printers including informing users when the printer e Is off line jammed opened or out of paper e Requires a manual paper feed or a form change e Has had an engine failure 1 Choose Notify List for Printer on the Print Server Configuration menu 2 Select the printer from the Defined Printers list The screen appears which is blank for an initial installation Press the ENTER key to view a list of Notify Candidates 3 Select the user or group from the list 4 Set the First and Next intervals in the Notify Intervals screen It is recommended that you use the defaults The First interval is the number of secon
69. method 3 is recommended The IPX SPX protocol must be installed 3 1 2 When Printing via the Server Computer Your print data is sent to a print server the shared computer then is sent from the print server the shared computer to the printer This method is recommended for larger networks because it lets the print server manage the flow of print data This Network Card has four methods of printing via the server computer Select the method that best suits your need and proceed to the appropriate section 1 IP Peer to Peer printing using IP protocol Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 cccccseeceeceseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeees page 52 2 LPR printing using IP protocol Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 cccccceececeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeees page 79 3 IPX Peer to Peer printing using IPX protocol Windows 95 Windows 9S sescss5 acecnccce ersndavencelenestetesscedacnecdenaeececenessateerecs page 69 4 Printing using NetWare 3 X or NetWare 4 X or NetWare 5 aS a SCiVer COMPUICE sitesminastusaiveneundieni madonna sornaresieniteriesnebenercatan page 85 Note If you are using Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows NT 4 0 the following methods are recommended depending on the currently used network protocol When using TCP IP protocol cccccccseeeeeceeeeeeeesaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeas Method 1 or 2 When using IPX SPX ProtOCol cccccceceeeeceeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeees Method 3 When using neither
70. mputer Step 3 Set up the printer settings of the client computer Step1 Setting Up the PServer Please refer to section 7 4 on page 112 Step2 Setting Up the Printer Settings of the Server Computer NetWare 5 Set up the environment that enables the client computer to login to the network in NDS mode For more information refer to the NetWare On Line manual The printer setting of the server computer is set via the client computer 1 Start the server computer 2 Start the client Windows 95 Windows 98 computer Login to the server computer as the supervisor of NetWare 5 in NSD mode 3 If the NDPS product is not installed use the server computer to install it 1 Click Novell on the Graphical Console screen X Server Graphical Console then select Install 2 Confirm that the NDPS products are displayed on the Install Products window If not click New Products and follow the instructions on the screen 4 Confirm that the NDPS Broker has been activated on the server computer It automatically activates when NDPS products are installed 1 Press the CTRL key and the ESC key simultaneously 2 Make sure that the NDPS Broker is activated 5 Start the Net Ware Administrator The Network Administrator window is displayed in Netware Administrator Object View Options Tools Window Help Ta 6 oes av Bl laa ae Bl 2 DNSDHCP GROUP 28 Everyone 2 2 SMS SMDA Group N Y 500E Tree PANASONIC ENG admin
71. n the printer and also provides information on how to troubleshoot any problems you might have with the Network Card 8 1 LED Status Indicator The Network Card has two LED status indicators amber and green The amber LED generally indicates job activity it flashes when a print job is being communicated to the Network Card it is off when no activity is occurring The green LED indicates the operating condition of the Network Card when it is powered on during normal operation The following table provides the conditions that this LED may indicate 127 LED Patterns And the printer is THEN THE NIC Operating pore GreenLEDisON LED is ON First powered on powered on Is performing self tests performing self tests solid Awaiting print jobs Is functioning properly Green LED blinks Finished with self tests Prints out the status 3 times and stays page Green LED blinks Performing self tests Detects bad RAM chip rapidly Green LED blinks Performing self tests Failed the Ethernet rapidly 4 times then hardware self test Check pauses the network Amber LED blinks Performing flash Did not pass the short for 10 memory self tests checksum test Unit seconds Amber automatically goes into LED goes off and download mode and the Green LED awaits flash update blinks continuously Green LED blinks Awaiting print jobs Some printer interface slowly sometime after error power on completes Green LED blinks Awaitin
72. nable It can be set by the printer panel or MAP utilities l On your computer click Start select Programs then click Command Prompt 2 At the DOS prompt enter Note ping any valid IP address on your network not the print server The identified unit should reply After the response enter arp s IP address of the Network Card MAC ADDRESS of the Network Card The entry should be accepted For example arp s 10 0 0 1 00 80 F0 00 30 05 ping IP address of the Network Card The request should time out Recycle the power on the printer or let the Network Card reset Itself When the Network Card is up again at the DOS prompt enter ping IP address of Network Card continue until you get a reply This only enters the IP address you must use the HTML pages accessed by MAP or Web Browser facility to enter the other IP parameters Setting Up lpr on the Workstation The following procedure is used to set up the or spooler on the Windows NT 4 0 server 1 Click Start move the pointer to Settings then click Printers 2 Using the right mouse buiton click the printer with the Network Card installed 3 Click Properties The Panasonic KX P8415 Properties window is displayed 4 Click the Ports tab 5 Click Add Port The Add Port window is displayed 6 Select LPR Port then click New Port The Add LPR compatible printer window is displayed Line 1 Address of host providing lpd Print
73. ncel Clear Delete Permanent Find Printers Select Available Printers ka P 995310 Panasonic Ke FP8415 e OK Selecting this button accepts changes made to setup and exits the program Cancel Selecting this button discards any changes made to setup and exits the program Clear Selecting this button clears the Available Printers box below This will not clear any printer marked with the Permanent flag Delete Selecting this button deletes the highlighted printer s from the Available Printers box below Printers deleted in this fashion will no longer be listed in the PORT listing when adding a printer However this does not actually delete the printer from the network it only removes it from the list maintained on this computer The printer may be re added to the list by selecting the Find Printers button described next page as long as it remains connected to the network Note You can not delete the IPX Port from the printers property window Use the Delete button to delete the IPX Port e Permanent Selecting this button will flag the highlighted printer s with the P flag Any printer marked with this flag will not be removed from the Available Printers box even if the printer is physically removed from the network or the Clear button is selected described above Find Printers Selecting this button will initiate a search routine out to the network This routine will then list
74. nd using PCONSOLE wait for the status message Not Connected Turn the printer on and the status should change to Waiting for Job File Server Checklist e Is there enough disk space on the file server and is it running e Is the correct file server associated with the printer Use PCONSOLE to check this e Did you have the proper rights to configure the printer e Are the File Server and the Print Server communicating Run NetWare s COMCHECK utility from any network workstation to check this e Are there enough user positions on the File Server The Print Server function logs on as a user 133 134 Workstation Checklist e Is the network loaded onto the workstation See the NetWare documentation e Is the application set up to print to the printer For instance are you using the correct driver e Is the workstation connected to the correct print queue Print a file and verify that the file goes to the queue e Are the print queues assigned to the Network Card connected printer also assigned to another network printer If they are the print jobs may be going to that printer e From PCONSOLE enter a sample print job directly into an assigned queue Does the job become Active Is job printed e Is AUTO ENDCAP enabled Auto Endcap lets you send data to a network printer Use PRINTCON to check If not enable it Network Card Configuration Checklist lf all your hardware connections are correct check the following e Use
75. nd select a language The Welcome window is displayed lf the language selection window is not displayed proceed to step 7 Click Next gt The Choose Destination Location window is displayed Click Next gt After copying files the Select Printer Port window is displayed From the Available ports box select the printer port specified in the IPX Peer to Peer Windows redirector 10 Click Next gt The Setup Complete window Is displayed 11 Click Finish 12 Restart the system 4 3 LPR Printing 4 3 1 For Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 95 Windows 98 comes with a TCP IP stack To print with this protocol a client also requires an or utility This program is available from various sources The lor queue can be created on each workstation or the lpr queue can be created on one workstation and shared on the network Windows 95 Windows 98 workstations can also share a or printer installed on an Windows NT server on the network The following instructions are based on a shareware lpr application that is available from various sources including the Network Card manufacturer You will need the wiprs41 zip and wiprspl txt for the lpr Loading the Ipr Spooler The Windows or Spooler Version 4 1 User s Guide wlprspl txt provides detailed instructions for decompressing and installing the shareware or spooler Setting up the Network Card The IP address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway are required to be set for the Network
76. nnection Checklist To make sure the workstation is communicating with the Network Card check the following e Print a file from the workstation and make sure the print job gets to the print queue using PCONSOLE If the print job does get to the queue the problem is not with the workstation print server connection e Use CAPTURE to send data to the printer from a workstation software application See your NetWare print server manual for information e Make sure another printer is not taking the print jobs from the queues BEFORE the Network Card can service the job To do this disable the other printer until you can verify the Network Card connected printer setup Network Card Loses Its File Server Connection If the Network Card loses its connection to the file server it can take approximately 5 to 10 minutes to reconnect If the connection is not made after a reasonable amount of time check the error conditions to troubleshoot the problem Unable to Print from a Different Context The Network Card does not support printing from a context different from the context you are installed upon If you want to do this you must create an alias queue See your NetWare Manual for more information 135 Appendix A Jumper Settings The Network Card will normally automatically configure the network configuration without the need to access internal jumpers However there are certain jumpers on the board that you may have to access under certain
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78. ny other device on the network by referring to When Setting by Direct Entering on page 17 The value can be set using the printer LCD panel 1 Press the MENU EXIT button The printer enters the Menu mode and Test Page is displayed Menu Mode Test Page NO Press the yy button twice or press the button 5 times Network Protocol setup is displayed Menu Mode Network Protocol setup 3 Press the ENTER button DHCP is displayed Network Protocol setup DHCP 4 Press the ENTER button The printer enters the DHCP Setting mode DHCP Enable 5 Press the W button or the button Disable is displayed DHCP Disable 6 Press the ENTER button Ethernet IP Address is displayed Network Protocol setup Ethernet IP Address 19 20 7 Press the ENTER button The printer enters the IP Address Input mode Ethernet IP Address XXX XXX XXX XXX 8 Enter the IP Address Pressing the button once will increase the value by one If you keep pressing the button the value will continue to increase by ten Pressing the W button once will decrease the value by one If you keep pressing the button the value will continue to decrease by ten Ethernet IP Address XXX XXX XXX XXX 9 Press the ENTER button The cursor moves to the next 3 digit value Ethernet IP Address XXX XXX XXX XXX 10 Repeat steps 8 and 9 to finish entering all the 3 digit values of the IP Address A
79. o Help menu for Windows 95 Windows 98 E if the printer driver is already installed Setup the printer port 1 Click Start move the pointer to Settings then click Printers 2 Using the right mouse buiton click the printer with the Network Card installed 3 Click Properties The Panasonic KX P8415 Properties window is displayed 4 Click the Details tab 5 Click Add Port The Add Port window is displayed Add Port Ei Es Select the type of port you want to add Netwark Specity the network path to the printer Browse C Other Click the type of port you want to add ke PAH on SCSI Local Fort Window Windows 95 6 Click on the Network button 72 7 Click Browse The Browse for Printer window is displayed 8 Click the printer which is connected to the server Browse for Printer Ei ES Browse Network Neighborhood a Entire Network Mars m Satur Cancel Window Windows 95 9 Click OK The screen returns to the Add Port window and the printer to be used is displayed in the Specify the network path to the printer box in the following manner server name printer name 73 10 Click OK The screen returns to the Panasonic KX P8415 Properties window and the printer port to be used is displayed in the Print to the following port box in the following manner server name priner name Panasonic FX P8415 Properties hlars po4715
80. o Peer Windows redirector and may cause conflicts in the Windows Printer Port List 27 The Printers button will allow you to list search remove and manually add printers to the Window s Port Listing The following options are available on this screen Note 28 IP Address Name Add Delete Port 10001 Find Printers Clear Description Select Permanent Available Printers 179 60 27 183 179 60 27 183 10001 10001 Panasonic KX P8415 OK Selecting this button accepts all changes made to setup and exits to the previous screen Cancel Selecting this button discards any changes made to setup and exits to the previous screen Add Selecting this button allows a user to manually add a printer to the Available Printers box by inputting the information in the fields to the left of the buttons By Adding a printer to the list in this manner the user bypasses the Search function The port is not checked to see if it is actually available on the network Delete Selecting this button deletes the highlighted printer s from the Available Printers box below Printers deleted in this fashion will no longer be listed in the PORT listing when adding a printer However This does not actually delete the printer from the network it only removes it from the list maintained on this computer The printer may be re added to the list by selecting the Find Printers button described b
81. om the DHCP Server If the administrator manages the network at the DHCP server each address is automatically assigned from the DHCP server Proceed to When Setting from the DHCP Server in Step 1 on page 18 When Setting by Direct Entering If the administrator manages the IP address contact your network administrator to confirm the values before the setup If not set the unique value that is not used for any other device on the network by referring to the example shown below After setting up the IP address proceed to When Setting by Direct Entering in Step 1 on page 19 Example How to assign the IP address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway values IP Address 10 x x x For x you can choose any number from 0 255 except 0 x x x and 255 255 255 255 Be sure that the IP address is not already assigned to any other device Subnet Mask 255 000 000 000 It is the same value with all devices Gateway Not required Note Itis recommended to select IPX Peer to Peer printing using IPX protocol if you have trouble setting up the IP address values Its settings are comparatively easy 17 18 4 1 2 Step 2 Setting Up the TCP IP Protocol in the Network Card The IP address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway are required to be set for the Network Card If the TCP IP protocol settings on the computer are set from the DHCP server proceed to When Setting from the DHCP Server in Step 1 on page 18 If it is done by entering directly
82. onfiguration 121 Network Card Specifications 138 P PCONSOLE oranaironeren e 86 95 124 PCONSOLE configuration process setting up notify Options 91 Power Cycle the Printer eee 120 Primary and Preferred File Servers 92 Print Data Transfer Method ee 14 Print Queue Object AG EEE A ES 115 Print Queues Changing uneeeececcccccseseseseeecscscscecscseseseeeneesees 125 Ce aa eee 87 Print Server Resetting to Factory Default 0 000 000 131 Print Server Configuration ou 89 Print Server Name uu eee 10 87 Print Server Object Pro SIMIC eee 119 ENC crave EIAN ant EE A E 114 Printer Assigning Print Queues 0 eee 90 POWER CY CIC cercen n anann 120 Set Up Notify Options oe 91 Printer Notify Options n s 91 Printer Object ASSIGNING nearse 117 Printing directly from the client computer 16 Printing through the server computer 52 Problems Diagnosing aescee te sescaec ee gesteesst reeset aceten cet 132 Procedures Print Server Name secerneren 87 R Report Status Configuration 0 0 eee 129 Resetting Print Server seere 131 Resetting unit to factory defaults 137 RJ 45 Connector ou cccccccecssesescteeseeeseseeeees 138 S Select File Server seses 86 Selection FIE SEVGI wescisestcstrscttrsssemaierticocincaenes 86 Services BINOGIV sopocereripri seora R Rn ini 94 Setting IPX SPX protocol esssessesssscssrssressessesseressrsre 39
83. per designator Install the Network Card as shown in Chapter 2 Do not connect the printer to the network Power on the printer The Network Card performs its diagnostic self tests The green LED blinks 3 times then goes into an alternating green amber light sequence When you see this pattern power off the printer Remove the Network Card from the printer Move the OP2 jumper to its bracket side position so that the jumper covers the center pin and the pin nearest the OFF designation Reinstall the Network Card as instructed in to Chapter 2 131 8 4 How to Diagnose Problems 132 Use the following list to determine the cause of printing problems 1 Verify that the printer is functioning properly e Is the printer printing Make sure the printer is operating properly by causing it to generate a test page See the KX P8415 printer s Setup Guide and Reference Guide for instructions on generating a test page e Is the printer on line Verify that the printer is on line or else nothing will print e Does the control panel display an error message Review the printer documentation for an explanation of the error messages Check the Network Card s LED status indicator to ensure that there is no error condition See section 8 7 on page 127 for more information Check the status page to see what protocols are enabled and active See the appropriate chapter to confirm that you have installed and configured your network protocol cor
84. played proceed to step 7 Click Next gt The Choose Destination Location window is displayed Click Next gt After copying files the Select Printer Port window is displayed From the Available ports box select the printer port specified in the IP Peer to Peer Windows redirector 10 Click Next gt The Setup Complete window Is displayed 11 Click Finish 12 Restart the system 33 For Windows NT 4 0 E if the printer driver is already installed Set up the printer port 1 Click Start move the pointer to Settings then click Printers 2 Using the right mouse buiton click the printer with the Network Card installed 3 Click Properties The Panasonic KX P8415 Printer Properties window is displayed 4 Click the Ports tab 5 Click on the check box of the printer port specified in the IP Peer to Peer Windows redirector Panasonic KX P8415 printer Properties Quality Setup Option General Ports Scheduling Sharing Security Paper Panasonic KX P8415 printer Print to the following port s Documents will print to the first free ecked port Local Port Local Port Local Port Local Port Local Port Panasonic KX P84 vr 10001 10001 Pana Add Pott Delete Port Configure Port Enable bidirectional support T Enable printer pooling l sa z 31 FH 6 Click OK to close the printer properties window If you wish to use the separator page proceed to Setting up the s
85. r Before the installation confirm that the printer is connected to the network correctly and a Ready message is displayed on the printer s LCD panel 1 Insert the KX PNBC8 CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Click Start 3 Click Run 4 Type in your CD ROM drive name followed by SETUP EXE 5 Click OK 6 Follow the instructions on the screen and select a language and Network Utility The Choose Destination Location window is displayed Note Ifthe language selection window is not displayed select only Network Utility 7 Click Next gt After copying files the IPX Setup window is displayed and a list of available printers connected to the network is displayed in the Available Printers box Cancel Clear Delete Permanent Find Printers Select Available Printers kP 995310 Panasonic Ex P8415 8 Click OK to close the IPX PeerToPeer Setup window The Setup Complete window is displayed 9 Click Finish 41 IPX Peer to Peer Setup IPX Peer to Peer printing allows you to print to a network printer for networks without a file server or for networks where you do not want to use the server for printing Use peer to peer printing on Windows 95 Windows 98 systems If you need to change IPX Peer to Peer settings click on the IPX P2P menu item in Windows to bring up the IPX peer to peer printing setup screen An explanation for each field on the screen is described below IF Setup i i Ca
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87. r computer on page 98 2 Select Remote Job IP on LPR in the Connection Type box then click Next gt The configure Port Handler for Printer Agent window is displayed Configure Port Handler for Printer Agent KX P8415 _ Ea i Host Address C Host Name a Printer Hame FASSTHROUGH Cancel Help 3 Ifthe printer is specified by IP address click on the Host Address button then enter the IP address lf the printer is specified by the host name click on the Host Name button then enter the host name rare 109 4 Type the printer name in the Printer Name box For example KXP8415 1 5 Click Finish The Select Printer Drivers window is displayed Select Printer Drivers ES The printer reports its type to be Unknown Recommended driver Unknown Printer Drivers HP Lasenet 4000 Seres PLL 6 HP Lasenet 4 JAPAN HP LaserJet S000 Seres PCL 6 HF Lasenlet 551 JAPAN eo Important Ifthe password is configured to the user who administrates the password is required on the console screen of the server computer Move to the server computer immediately and enter the password before Loading Printer Agent message appears 6 Click Continue The Information window is displayed Information HDPS v2 00 You have selected the following divers to be installed when this printer i installed Windows 3 8 None Windows 95 None Windows AT 4 None Cancel
88. r to Peer Windows redirector Before the installation confirm that the printer is connected to the network correctly and a Ready message is displayed on the printer s LCD panel 1 Insert the KX PNBC8 CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Click Start 3 Click Run 4 Type in your CD ROM drive name followed by SETUP EXE 5 Click OK 6 Follow the instructions on the screen and select a language and Network Utility The Choose Destination Location window is displayed Note Ifthe language selection window is not displayed select only Network Utility 7 Click Next gt After copying files the IP PeerloPeer Setup window is displayed riz Peer Ta Peer Setup 8 Click Printers The Printers window is displayed and a list of available printers connected to the network is displayed in the Available Printers box B ee 9 Click OK 10 Click OK to close the IP PeerToPeer Setup window The Setup Complete window is displayed 11 Click Finish If you are using Windows NT 4 0 restart the system 25 IP Peer to Peer Setup IP Peer to Peer printing allows you to print to a network printer for networks without a file server or for networks where you do not want to use the server for printing Use Peer to Peer printing on Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 95 Windows 98 systems If you need to change IP Peer to Peer settings click on the IP P2P menu item in Windows to bring up the Peer to Peer printing s
89. rectly for the Network Card see section 8 2 on page 129 for an example of the status page lf you added changed or removed any new hardware on the network verify that it was installed correctly lf you added any new software applications make sure the program is compatible and installed correctly on the network See your network protocol documentation to confirm lf you are using NetWare as NOS use the checklists in the next section to determine the nature of the problem 8 5 Troubleshooting Checklists for the NetWare Protocol Use the checklists in this section to identify and solve problems lt is recommended you use MAP to get the NetWare setup and parameter values If you have not resolved the problem after running MAP go through the checklists in this section NetWare Checklist e Is the print server name entered correctly The factory default name is KXP_xxxxxx XxXXxxx is the serial number of the Network Card The serial number is located on the card refer to section 2 7 7 on page 10 e Did you assign print queues to the printer It is recommended you assign each print queue to only one Network Card connected printer If print queues are assigned to other network printers the print jobs may be going to an other network printer e Did you assign the printer to the type Remote Other Unknown e If the PCONSOLE settings are correct the connection between the printer and network may have been broken Turn the printer off a
90. rmation enabled Internet Printing Protocol hitpiy 717 9 60 2 7 1833631 forint Novell Connection Information Printer Name KXP_ 995319 1 File Server NW41_ETHER Queue KX P8415 183 PYrIoeIrCya 1 Attached Yes No Notify Defined Peer to Peer Connection Information Printer Name KXP_ 995319 TCP IP Connection Information Port Number 10001 130 8 3 Resetting the Print Server to Factory Default You can cause the Network Card to restore all parameters to factory default values so the Network Card appears just as it came from the factory You may choose to do this when the Network Card is moved to a new location where the environment NetWare file servers IP subnets and so on is different This process is called Reset to Factory It can be done with the HTML accessed via MAP or a Web Browser utility However if network access is not possible the following method may be used Note Resetting to factory default means that the print server loses all data such as names and IP addresses It does not lose its serial number or MAC Ethernet hardware address To reset the Network Card 1 gt Power off the printer and remove the Network Card from the printer The removal process is the reverse of the installation process in Chapter 2 Locate the Reset Jumper It is labeled OP2 See diagram in Appendix A Move this jumper to the connector side position so that the jumper covers the center pin and the pin nearest the jum
91. ry Context 1 Go to the 4 x server and at the system console type load install select Maintenance Selective Install from the menu select NCF Files Options from the menu Select Edit AUTOEXEC NCF from the menu search the file to see if you have a statement similar to the following included SET BINDERY CONTEXT 0U ENG Where QU ENG is an example of a name for the file server context Use your own file server context in place of OU ENG 6 At the console prompt type the SET BINDERY CONTEXT statement that you entered in the AUTOEXEC NCF file oe PP Note The command at the console prompt takes effect immediately The definition in the file takes effect when the server is shut down and then restarted 7 2 2 Configure in Bindery Mode with PCONSOLE Once you confirm the server has Bindery Context use the following procedures to configure the Network Card 1 2 Login to the network as ADMIN Type PCONSOLE and press the ENTER key The following screen is displayed Available Options Print Queues Printers Print Drivers Quick Setup Change Context When the Available Options menu is displayed press the o key for the Bindery Mode Note If you receive a message asking you to login to a server with Bindery connections Note the server you are attached to does not have Bindery Mode enabled Follow the procedures in section 7 2 1 on page 94 or login to a server with Bindery Services activated From th
92. ry file server for example has file servers listed under file servers to be serviced the Network Card will connect directly to these file servers Note The Preferred File Server is only applicable to bindery based queues Entering it has no affect on NDS queues 93 7 2 Configuring NetWare 4 x 94 Novell s NetWare 4 x can operate in two modes NetWare Directory Services NDS and Bindery Services Emulation For NDS see section 7 4 on page 112 These services run simultaneously and transparently to each other The Network Card may be configured to operate with Bindery Services mode only this section or to operate under NDS section 7 3 When configured under NDS the Network Card will also service older file servers operating in bindery mode Note If the Network Card is not properly set up for NDS and the Bindery Services mode is not running the Network Card can not find its file servers and the status page indicates the Novell NetWare protocol is not active 7 2 1 Confirm Bindery Context Before installing the Network Card on a Novell NetWare 4 x server in Bindery Emulation mode check that the server has a Bindery Context name for the server under Bindery Services mode If the server does not have Bindery Context it may be preferable to install in NDS mode If the Network Card must be installed in the Bindery Emulation mode the server must have Bindery Context Perform the following steps to confirm the server has Binde
93. s with which the print server is to operate may be entered into the Print Server Configuration of a primary file server The primary file server can be any file server within the four hops eight ticks propagation time limits but ideally is as close as possible to the print server Once the print server locates the primary file server and the list of file servers to be serviced the automatic search is dropped and the print server will go directly to those file servers listed and to no others 7 1 8 Primary File Server To use the primary file server option use the following procedure on a file server close to the printer 1 List the file servers to be serviced by the primary file server by selecting File Server To Be Serviced option from the Print Server Configuration Menu 2 Press the INSERT key to display the Available File Servers list 3 Select the name of each file server to be serviced and press the ENTER key to add it to the File Servers To Be Serviced list When the list is complete press the ESC key to return to the menu 5 Install the Network Card on each of the primary file servers 7 1 9 Preferred File Servers The MAP or Web Browser utilities allow you to identify a preferred file server to be identified within the Network Card itself If a preferred file server is listed the Network Card will attach to this identified file server instead of initiating the automatic search If the preferred file server is also a prima
94. t be set up as follows and the Network Card must be set up with NDS Context and Tree See section 7 5 on page 121 The steps below describe the use of NWADMIN configuration to create printer print server and print queue objects Then you will assign or associate those objects with each other If you wish to keep Bindery resources on any server you can under NetWare 4 x or 5 if you declare a SET statement in your AUTOEXEC NCF file For those who prefer NetWare does offer PCONSOLE as an alternative to NWADMIN PCONSOLE can be used to set up static information about print servers such as which queues to service and whom to notify in the event of a problem See Novell NetWare documentation for more information about the use of PCONSOLE for NDS 7 4 1 Create Printer Object 1 Note Click the NWADMIN icon in the NetWare Tools group in Windows The NetWare Administrator window is displayed To bring up your Directory Tree open a Browser window by clicking the Tools menu item then the Browse item Highlight the Organizational Unit or Organization where you want to create the print service in the Directory Tree select the Object item from the main menu and choose Create If you wish you can create objects another way in NWADMIN by selecting an Organizational Unit clicking on the right mouse button which produces a pop up menu and clicking Create use the eff mouse button to bring up the New Object window From this point th
95. t set of port numbers then you should configure the IP Peer to Peer software accordingly Note that IP Peer to Peer will use the new port number to communicate with all print servers The IP Port selected here and in the print server should be one less than the actual port i e if port 10001 is desired the IP Port on the this screen and on the Network Card s HTML should be defined as 10000 Note Printer Names Lets you select how you can view the printer names in the Windows port list based on Serial Numbers Uses the printer server serial number to identify the printer names For example if 12991354 is the serial number of the unit 12991354 would be the printer port based on IP Address Use the IP address to identify the printer names For example if 199 99 92 99 is the IP address for the unit 199 99 92 99 would be the printer port based on DNS Name Uses the DNS name to identify the printer name For example lt PTR MKTG DOMAIN COM gt based on unit name Uses the NIC Peer to Peer name set in the Novell section of the print server setup This is the name used to identify the printer This defaults to KXPxxxxxx where the xxxxxx stands for the digits represent the serial number of the Network Card If you have both the IP Peer to Peer and IPX Peer to Peer Windows redirector Programs installed you should not select the option to display IP Peer to Peer units based on Unit Name This will conflict with the IPX Peer t
96. tWare under Protocols 2 Select Enable NetWare If it is not selected the NetWare protocols will not come up the Network Card will not appear as an advertised device and the NIC will not be accessible using IPX SNMP 3 The default name for the NetWare Print Server is KXP_xxxxxx XXXXXX IS the serial number of the Network Card This is also the default name of the printer in Peer to Peer mode If you want to change the default print server name type this name in the Print Server Name box Leave the space blank if the default name is to be used 4 If you want the Network Card login with a password this password may be entered in the Print Server Password field and again in the Password Retype field If a password is used this password must be the same password for all bindery based and NDS based Print Server entries 5 Enter the name of a preferred bindery based file server in the Preferred File Server field The Preferred File Server entry is significant only for bindery or bindery emulation based operations Refer to 7 7 9 on page 93 for the significance of a Preferred File server The Print Server must be configured on the preferred file server Incorrect setup of a Preferred File Server can interfere with NetWare printing 121 122 6 If the Print Server is to be operated under Novell Directory Services type in a Context entry and Preferred NDS Tree entry in the appropriate fields Be sure to give the whole context whet
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98. ted the following drivers to be installed when this printer is installed Windows Sox None Windows 95 Hone Windows AT 4 None Cancel 107 39 Click OK The NDPS Printer window is displayed after the NDPS Printer Object Creation message HDFPFS Printer P amp 415_NDPS x Printer Control NetWare bs Pause Output NOFS Remote Printers 3 amp Management Jobs w Pause Input l i tee iN CARITAN ere E Identification Control w Status Cancel Page Options Help 40 Click Cancel Setting up the printer settings of the client computer Windows 95 Windows 98 Refer to For Windows 95 Windows 98 of section 5 1 2 on page 57 108 7 3 4 NDPS Method Using UNIX Method Perform the following procedures for printing via the server computer NetWare 5 from the client computer Windows 95 Windows 98 Step 1 Set up the printer settings of the server computer Step 2 Set up the printer settings of the client computer Setting Up the printer settings of the server computer NetWare 5 Set up the environment that enables the client computer to login to the network in NDS mode Make sure that the TCP IP protocol is already installed on the server computer For more information see your NetWare On Line manual The printer settings of the server computer is set via the client computer 1 Perform step 1 through 31 refer to Setting up the printer settings of the serve
99. ter arp s IP address of the Network Card MAC ADDRESS of the Network Card The entry should be accepted Por example arp s 0 0 0 1 O0 60 F0 00 30 05 ping IP address of the Network Card Request should time Outs Recycle the power on the printer or let the Network Card reset itself 4 When the Network Card is up again at the DOS prompt enter ping IP address of Network Card continue until you get a reply Setting Up Ipr on the Workstation Once you install the spooler onto the workstation the setup program will create a group and icon 1 2 3 oS ol e T Double click the spooler icon Click setup define new queue At the Remote Host Name prompt enter the Network Card s IP Address and for the Remote Printer Name enter PORT1 Click Start move the pointer to Settings then click Printers Double click Add Printer icon Click on Next gt Select your driver and click Next gt At this point you should see an entry for your Windows lpr Spooler s printer in the Available Ports listing For example C SPOOL PRINTER_NAME 4 3 2 For Windows NT 4 0 Windows NT 4 0 comes with TCP IP and or capabilities but they must be installed when the unit is configured You must install the TCP IP Protocol Simple TCP IP Services and Microsoft TCP IP Printing prior to entering the network printer on the workstation Note Once you have or installed on a Windows NT Server workstation and have
100. to section 4 2 2 on page 39 If not install the IPX SPX protocol referring to the Help menu for Windows 95 and Windows 98 4 2 2 Step 2 Installing and Setting Up the IPX Peer to Peer Windows Redirector Windows IPX Peer to Peer printing allows Windows 95 Windows 98 workstations and servers to print to Network Card printers without an intervening server and without using IP The main features of the Windows IPX Peer to Peer printing are as follows e Runs on Windows 95 Windows 98 workstations or servers out of the box e Runs on networks which do not have a NetWare file server as well as those that do e Implements IPX Peer to Peer bi directional printing between Windows workstations and Network Card printers 39 Introduction and Preparation The Peer to Peer implementation uses the IPX SPX stacks that are provided with Windows 95 Windows 98 The provided redirector software will establish a connection with the printers supporting IPX Peer to Peer without using an intermediate file server whether or not your network uses Novell NetWare The IPX SPX Compatible Protocol must be installed when configuring the network capabilities for the Windows computer If you are not using NetWare you do not need to activate any NetWare Client application The IPX SPX can be installed after initial Windows installation by going to the Network setup function under Control Panel To do this you will need the Windows CD ROM Note Be
101. ue you created in PServer configuration and click OK The screen returns to the Configure Port Handler for Printer Agent window and the queue you selected is displayed 35 Click on the Browse button E displayed next to the Queue User Name box The Select Object window is displayed Select Object EME rs Available objects Browse context Cancel Change Context 36 Move to the context of which the user who administrates this queue exists in the Browse context box If the current context is suitable there is no need to move From the Available objects box select the user who administrates this queue and click OK The screen returns to the Configure Port Handler for Printer Agent window and the user you selected is displayed 37 Click Finish The Select Printer Drivers window is displayed Select Printer Drivers A The printer reports its type to be Unknown Recommended driver Unknown Printer Drivers HP Lasenet 4000 Seres PLL 6 HP Lasenet 4 JAPAN HF LaserJet 5000 Seres PCL 6 HF Lasenlet 551 JAPAN e Important Ifthe password is configured to the user who administrates the password is required on the console screen of the server computer Move to the server computer immediately and enter the password before Loading Printer Agent message appears 38 Click Continue The Information menu is displayed Information NDPS v2 00 You have selec
102. ume listed in Objects If the volume is not listed scroll the Directory Context items until you find the volume where you want the queue to reside Select Object Selected Object Ht ETHER_SYS Current Context KME Hame Filter Directory Context Filter Objects Directory Context nn HW41 ETHER SYS Ss TEST Cancel Change Context Help 115 4 Click the object hard drive of your choice and it will appear in the Selected Object field Click OK The full volume will now appear in the Print Queue Volume field Finally click Create Create Print Queue Directory Service Queue Reference a Bindery Queue Print Queue Hame Ka Pd415a Print Queue Volume M41 ETHER_STS KME TE Define Additional Properties Create Another Print Queue Create Cancel Help 116 7 4 4 Assign Printer Object 1 Go to the Directory Tree Double click the printer object just created and bring up the Printer window See below Find the Assignments button on the right side of the window and click Add fe Printer Panasonic KX P8415 x Identification dentification Hame i asmens Comman Notification Feus o seetso Other Hame Description Hetwork Address Location Department EJ E Organization oe ee Help 117 2 When the Select Object window is displayed find the print queue object just created among the choices listed in the Objects box an
103. ver Computer 00008 53 5 1 2 Step 6 Setting Up the Printer Driver and the Printer Port onthe Client COMPUTE srersenrii reon EAS 57 5 2 IPX Peer to Peer Printing cccccecsecceseeeeseeeceeeeseeeeseueeseeeeseeeeseeeeaeeenees 69 5 2 1 Step 4 Sharing the Printer Port on the Server Computer 00008 69 5 2 2 Step 5 Setting Up the Printer Driver and the Printer Port on the Client COMO UTE screen 72 Oe EPR PANU O eE E A uenseds 79 Chapter 6 Using the Management Access Program or a Standard Web Browser 6 1 Where to Place the MAP Utility cecccccececsseeeceeeeseseesseseeseeeessaeees 80 6 2 How to Install MAP in WINOWS cccceecceeeceeeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeseeeeaeeeneeees 81 6 3 Using the MAP Program cccceccccseeeeceseeeseeeeceeseeseeeeseeueesseeessaueessaeees 81 6 4 Web IP Browser esis cesnteosenseeszarenechaadsnnonesiceuindeabaneeaitdewhsaceunereenebhonmenncutes 81 6 5 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol cccccscccesseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeesseseeeeas 82 6 6 Windows Internet Name Service WINS DHCP cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 83 6 6 1 Using WINS with your Print Server ou cccccccccccceceeseseseeeeeeeeeseaseeeeeeeeeeees 83 6 6 2 Configuring for the WINS Server cccccccseceeecececeeeeeseeeseeeeeceeeeeeseaaeeeeees 83 Chapter 7 NetWare Configuration 7 1 Configuring NetWare 3 X cecccceccccceeeececeeeeeeseeeeeeseeseesseeseesaeeeeeseseeeeeas 86 7 1 1 S
104. you just created At the Print Queue window click Assignments E Print Queue KX P8415a Identification X D Identification D D D Job List Hame KX P8415a KME Volume HvV 41_ETHER_SYS KME Other Hame _ G Leet i Donate mi oroanization F Operator Flags V Allow Users To Submit Print Jobs M Allow Service By Current Print Servers JV Allow Hew Print Servers To Attach Cancel Help If you configured the print queue and printer correctly they will appear in the proper boxes on the Print Queue window Press Cancel E Print Queue KX P8415a Assignments D Identification Authorized Print Servers i KXP_995318 KME D Printers Servicing Print Queue Job List Panasonic KX P8415 KME Cancel Help 7 4 7 Set Up and Reset the Printer NWADMIN configuration is complete Before you can begin printing though be sure to set up and reset power cycle the printer 120 7 5 Network Card Configuration The MAP utility or an IP Web Browser must be used to define the context and tree of the Print Server It is also used to change the print server name set a password modify scan and frame search parameters and sent in bindery mode specific values Use the MAP utility or IP Web Browser refer to Chapter 6 on page 80 to access the Setup pages of the Network Card Once you have accessed the Network Administration pages or the Main Menu do the following 1 Select Setup Ne

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