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1. LAN Manager LAN Server uae EVE local LocalTalk cable 1 3 2 10 LocalTalk network protocol configuring s 4 32 to 4 33 software requirements 1 5 veritying 3 16 See also AppleTalk network protocol M address5 5 5 17 5 18 5 30 5 41 5 42 5 58 Mae OS itasse 3 16 4 32 NEC 1765 Administration software NetWare auto IP address 5 10 5 22 busy timeout time 5 5 5 17 eee configuration file firmware version 5 17 I 2 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide installing e 3 6 IP address 5 9 5 22 LAN card parameters 5 4 5 17 MAC address 5 5 5 17 5 18 memory size menu model name network number 5 5 5 18 5 24 operating mode 5 6 5 19 paper source 5 23 password sss 5 19 print server name5 5 5 18 5 23 TCP IP printer printer emulation printer language printer name printer options printer password printer polling rate printer queue configuration queue polling rate remote p
2. 1 5 4 34 4 36 TCP IP 1 4 3 11 4 20 4 25 4 27 5 22 O operating mode4 3 5 6 5 19 5 30 5 43 OS 2 LAN 4 34 LAN Server eee 4 36 NEC printing utilities 4 34 4 36 Warp Servet 4 36 P paper source 5 23 5 45 5 60 6 10 6 17 password NetWare print server 4 10 5 19 PCL 5e driver 3 1 4 22 4 24 polling rate ete 5 55 PostScript driver 3 1 4 22 4 24 Postscript Printer Description file See PPD file PPD file enti 3 16 4 33 cti 6 3 Print Manager control panel 4 31 print queue NetWare 4 8 to 4 9 4 18 5 20 print server name 5 5 5 18 5 23 5 30 5 42 NetWare 4 8 to 4 9 4 18 to 4 19 print spooler sse 4 28 printcap file eee 4 28 printer configuration 6 4 emulation 5 23 5 45 5 60 6 10 6 17 language 5 23 5 45 5 60 6 10 6 17 MEMOLY Size cens 6 17 name 5 23 5 45 5 60 5 61 6 6 6 10 6 14 6 17 options 5 24 5 46 5 61 6 4 6 11 6 13 6 18 paper 6 17 printjobs ie ees 6 6 status 5 14 5 56 6 3 6 6 6 12 6 14 printer display 5 3 5 27 5 51 filtering aetate 5 3 SOI ng eee Eee 5 3 5 28 printer driver HP Laserjet 4 4M Plus PS600 4 26 4 31 PostScript
3. printer name printer polling rate5 4 5 17 5 29 5 41 5 52 5 58 1 4 R RAM amount installed 5 23 5 45 5 60 6 17 installed memory 6 10 installing 2 4 requirements 2 4 remote 4 4 5 6 5 19 4 11 4 19 ordered 5 6 5 31 number esee 5 6 5 31 response timeout 5 4 5 13 5 25 5 29 5 36 5 47 5 52 5 55 5 63 6 5 6 8 6 12 6 16 RJ 1Icable RE 2 10 5 Silentwriter configuration 5 11 5 35 5 53 6 13 memory size 5 23 5 45 6 10 6 17 model name 5 23 5 45 5 60 6 10 6 17 name 5 4 5 28 5 61 6 6 6 10 paper source 5 23 5 45 5 60 6 10 printer configuration 6 4 printer emulation 5 23 5 45 5 60 6 10 6 17 printer language 5 23 5 45 5 60 6 10 6 17 printer name 6 17 printer options 5 12 5 24 5 35 5 46 5 54 5 61 6 4 6 11 6 13 6 18 printer status eee 6 12 status 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide software requirements Windows for Workgroups 1 4 Windows 1 4 status polling rate 5 4 5 12 5 25 5 29 5 36 5 47 5 52 5 63 6 5 6 8 6 12 6 16 subnet mask 5 9 5 22 5 33 5 44 T TCP IP network protocol auto IP address 5 10 5 22 5 34 5 44 installing 3 11 4 22 4 25 IP addr
4. NI Config r tion Button Configuration Page Firmware version MAC Address NetWare Print Server Name NetBEUI and TCP IP Printer Name AppleTalk Name and Zone IP Address and Subnet Mask C LAN Board Configuration Fage C Ethernet 1183 0003414 1992 1995 ITC Ltd come adress IPX SPX NetWare P Y Faire NP 901915 Fileserver Limited Remote Printer Mode Disabled Remote Printer Number 0 Ext Function Disabled Total Servers Found Total Servers Logged 0 Total Queues Logged Logged as Rprinter Fileserver logon time 5 DLC Windows NT Name 00 0 92 90 19 15 NetBEUI NP 901915 AppleTalk Name NP 901915 EtherTalk zone wan Jose Offices AppleTalk Entities ITC Responder 11 22 33 11 255 0 0 0 TCP IP IP Address Subnet Mask Auto IP Set Connecting and Verifying the Silentwriter 1765 39 69 1 lt 2 14 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide INSTALLING NEC 1765 SOFTWARE 3 Overview Using Silentwriter Software with the This chapter describes how to install NEC 1765 Silentwriter 1765 Administration and Client software It contains the This chapter assumes you have already installed the following sections Silentwriter Printing System and drivers as described in e Using Silentwriter Software with the Chapter 2 Using Silentwriter Software of the User s Silentwriter 1765
5. haere 0 0 0 _ WARNING Delete the LaserWriter entity only if you do not plan to use the Silentwriter with AppleTalk networks The ITC Responder entity is used by NEC 1765 software Only LAN cards with this entity respond to requests from the NEC 1765 software Change or delete this name if you do not want the Silentwriter to appear in the printer list in the Printer Administration window For example change or delete the ITC Responder entity to prevent users from using the NEC 1765 to modify LAN card parameters If you have changed or deleted the LaserWriter or TC Responder entities but need to view the Silentwriter in the Chooser or modify the LAN card parameters using the NEC 1765 software follow the instructions to restore the entity types to factory defaults See Restoring Factory LAN Card Settings on page 2 8 Saves changes and closes window Discards changes and closes window NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk 5 59 9J4643Jos 89 41 OAN S Network Printer Configuration Window Select the Printer Configuration Button in the Printer Administration window to open the Network Printer Configuration window Printer Name The name of the printer The Silentwriter arrives with a default name of NP followed by 6 digits for example NP 901715 You may use any combination of upper case alphanumeric characters hyphens and undersco
6. Mial Installing NEC 1765 Software for NetWare 3 7 9eA3JOS SOLT OAN Sunpeisup Installing NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare in Windows 3 1x Follow these steps to install NEC 1765 Client software for NetWare using the installer program provided on the NEC 1765 software for NetWare diskette 1 2 10 11 3 8 Boot your system and start Windows Insert the NEC 1765 software for NetWare diskette into the appropriate drive this example uses drive a In the Windows Program Manager select Run from the File menu Windows displays the Run dialog box Type a Nsetup exe in the Command Line field Click the OK button This launches the installer program The installer starts up and the Welcome screen opens Click the Setup button A In the Select Utilities screen select NEC Printer Client Access Make sure the checkbox in front of NEC Printer Administration is blank Click the Continue button B The Select Destination Path screen defines the directory for the new software Click the Continue button C The Installer begins copying the files D The software will be copied into a directory named NNEC1765NNETWARE When the installation is complete click the OK button in the Exit Setup window to close the installer E Restart Windows to complete the software installation Run NEC 1765 Client software for NetWare by opening the Program Manager The NEC 1765 Client software icon
7. Print server sends job to printer File server sends print job to print server Ethernet Network Client sends print data to queue in the file server NetWare Client NetWare Client Workstation Workstation NetWare with PCONSOLE 4 5 YAOMJON INOX SurmSguo p Install NetWare Client Software at the Workstation From the workstation load the version of NetWare Client software appropriate for your NOS version 3 11 3 12 or 4 1 You will also need to load the following four drivers provided by NetWare e LSLCOM e NE2000 COM or the appropriate network card driver e PXODI COM IPX COM for older NetWare versions e VLM EXE NETX COM for older NetWare versions These drivers usually load automatically make sure that they are included in or called from your AUTOEXEC BAT file Follow these steps to check your AUTOEXEC BAT file 1 Atthe MS DOS prompt type edit c autoexec bat 2 Look for the lines LSL CO NE2000 COM IPXODI COM VLM EXE Or call c nwclient startnet bat 3 Quitedit 4 6 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Identify the Printer Use the NEC 1765 Administration software for NetWare to set the printer name and define the operating mode 1 From Windows run NEC 1765 Administration software for NetWare 2 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window A Set the Printer Name 3 F
8. Aired TATOOS LM BpleTatk Crotty Deini heme Firmiana Wire lin Printer Polling Rate 1 su n Bus Timem 5 58 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Printer Polling Rate Sets the frequency in tenths of a second with which NEC 1765 software updates the printer configuration display The range is 2 to 255 tenths of a second The default is 50 tenths of a second If the polling rate is set to 0 status information will not be updated Busy Timeout Sets the wait time in seconds before a timeout when the printer fails to respond The range is 15 to 255 seconds and the default is 15 seconds Saves changes and closes window Discards changes and closes window Opens AppleTalk Entity window AppleTalk Entity Window Open the AppleTalk Entity window by selecting the AppleTalk Entity button in the LAN Card Configuration window The AppleTalk Entity window allows you to see and modify AppleTalk Entities for the selected printer The two default entities are LaserWriter and TC Responder AppleTalk uses both entities to control communications with printers on the network The LaserWriter entity is used to communicate between the Macintosh with the LaserWriter driver and the LAN card If the LaserWriter entity is deleted or changed the printer will not appear in the Chooser window under LaserWriter or LaserWriter 8 AppleTalk Entity
9. MS DOS See DOS NetWare Loadable Module A program which can be loaded and unloaded from NetWare server memory while the server is running NLM See NetWare Loadable Module network A system and any software that supports it linking computers and peripheral devices network operating system Computer software that controls the basic operations of a network NOS See network operating system ns nanosecond offline The state in which the printer cannot accept or print out data online The state in which the printer can accept and print out data operating system The computer program or group of programs that controls the basic operation of the computer and its peripheral devices parallel interface An interface that uses multiple data circuits It is usually faster than serial ports and may also support bidirectional communication between devices PCL Printer Command Language An escape code printer language developed by Hewlett Packard PCL 5e A version of Hewlett Packard s Printer Command Language an escape code printer language PCL 5e is one of the printer languages emulated by the Silentwriter 1760 1765 The other is PostScript Level 2 which is a page description language PDL Page Description Language A printer language such as Adobe s PostScript that describes pages of text and graphics peripheral device Any device such as a printer that you attach to and operate with your computer ping A program
10. 66 99 commands by typing a in front of them load Lload nwpopup exe stbvisn exe run run c SWRITER wspd exe Then restart Windows If that helps experiment with adding one load or run command at a time You must restart Windows each time the WIN INI file is edited for changes to take effect If the problem persists consider upgrading to Windows 95 Using NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare This section describes the steps to perform specific network and printer configuration tasks with NEC 1765 Administration software for NetWare Detailed information about NEC 1765 Administration software windows dialog boxes and menus begins on NEC 1765 Printer Administration Window on page 5 14 Displaying Available Printers You can display a list of available printers on the network and sort and filter the list 1 Open the NEC 1765 Administration software 2 The NEC 1765 Printer Administration window displays a list of all printers on the network that are configured to work with NEC 1765 software You can sort the list by printer name MAC address or network number 1 Select the Sort menu from the Printer Administration window menu bar 2 Select the sort key from the menu You can also filter the list by network number 1 Select the Filter menu from the Printer Administration window menu bar 2 In the Network Number dialog box select the network number of the printers you wish to di
11. or IBM LAN Server Provides three network ports in addition to the Silentwriter s bidirectional parallel port Thin wire coaxial Ethernet 10Base2 Unshielded twisted pair Ethernet 10BaseT LocalTalk amp Network printing does not increase the Silentwriter s size because the LAN card is installed inside the 1765 Uses flash ROM a rewritable memory that allows users to upgrade LAN card firmware Supports several frame types including IEEE 802 2 IEEE 802 3 Ethernet II and Ethernet SNAP 1 1 System administrators and network clients can use NEC 1765 software to simplify setting up and operating the Silentwriter 1765 The NEC 1765 Administration software allows network administrators to define the network and manage the printer Administrators can Display a list of printers on the network Change printer names Monitor printer status Check printer configuration Toggle operation between network and remote printer modes NetWare only NEC 1765 Client software allows users to 1 2 Confirm or delete their own print jobs Monitor printer status Check printer configuration 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Hardware Requirements Table 1 1 describes the cables and connectors you need to connect to different networks Compatibility The Silentwriter 1765 can be used on several different platforms and operating systems This section describes the system requirements to run the Silentwriter 1765
12. Connector EN 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Upgrading from the 1760 2 3 dQ 39 69 1 cC Install RAM The Silentwriter 1765 has two Single Inline Memory Module SIMM slots that support 72 pin with parity 36 bits industry standard RAM SIMMs available from many third party vendors NEC recommends RAM speeds of 70 nanoseconds or faster 1 2 4 8 16 and 32 MB SIMMs are available and you can add up to 48 additional MB of RAM The 1760 comes with 4 MB as standard equipment The Silentwriter 1765 requires a minimum of 6 MB for network printing To upgrade a 1760 to a 1765 you need to purchase and install at least 2 additional MB for a minimum of 6 MB To see how much memory is already installed print a test page 1 Onthe operator panel press the Online button to turn the indicator light off and take the printer offline The display changes from READY to NOT READY 2 Press Menu PAPER HANDLING appears on the display 3 Press Next five times until TEST PRINT appears on the display 4 Press Select TEST PRINT TEST PAGE appears on the display 5 Press Select to print the test page 6 Press Online to put the printer back online 2 4 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Follow these steps to install a SIMM as illustrated on the next page Caution Take the following steps to protect the main controller board while installing RAM Hold the board by its edges to avoid touching the connecto
13. J9jurIq YIOMJON INOX SurmsSguo p Print a Document To print a document use the PRINT command at the OS 2 prompt PRINT D device filename For example PRINT D LPT1 CONFIG SYS or PRINT CONFIG SYS The default device is LPT1 4 38 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide SNMP The Silentwriter has limited SNMP capabilities SNMP recognizes the Silentwriter and displays the information shown below Use any SNMP manager to view the following information IEEE Syrie miniy emma mea 25 88 Descr NEC Ethemet bar 96 hbjeclDp eatergriex HB1 8 T UpTime 8 daye 00 91 06 ch Mame Lacatinn SNMP 4 39 J9jurIq YAOMJON INOX SuLMSyUOD p 4 40 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide NEC 1765 ADMINISTRATION SOFTWARE 5 Overview This chapter describes the NEC 1765 Administration software It contains the following sections NEC 1765 Software NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare e NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP e 1765 Software for AppleTalk NEC 1765 Software NEC 1765 software allows you to configure and administer the Silentwriter 1765 from your workstation or networked computer There are three versions of the Administration software e 1765 Administration software for NetWare networks on Windows systems e NEC 1765 Administration software for TCP IP networks on Windows systems NEC 1765 software for A
14. sections in this chapter e Description of Configuration Process e NetWare with PCONSOLE e NetWare with NetWare Administrator e Windows 95 Using TCP IP Protocol e Windows NT Using TCP IP Protocol e UNIX Using TCP IP Protocol e Windows NT Using DLC Protocol e AppleTalk LAN Manager v2 2 e 05 2 Warp Server or LAN Server v4 0 The final section briefly describes using SNMP to view information about the Silentwriter across a network Description of Configuration Process Although the protocols and requirements of each network and operating system differ generally each section tells you how to Verify installation of printer and NEC 1765 software Each network uses a different combination of printer and NEC 1765 software Before configuring your Silentwriter make sure you ve installed all necessary software Create a unique name or address for the printer Each printer on the network must have a unique identifier or name NetWare and AppleTalk networks use a printer name TCP IP networks rely on an IP address for unique identification DLC networks use the MAC address The configuration page includes this information An example configuration page is shown on page 2 13 Establish the printer on the network and define a print queue The queue manages documents arriving from different sources to ensure that documents from all users are printed efficiently 4 2 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide To configure your Sil
15. 1 2 3 From the workstation login to the NetWare File Server as a supervisor Run PCONSOLE at the DOS prompt If you are using NetWare 4 1 press F4 to switch to Bindery Context Mode before creating a print queue or server Select Print Queue Information from the Available Options menu Use the arrow keys to select a print queue or press the Insert key and type a print queue name in the New Print Queue Name text box Press Enter Managing your network will be easier if you select a queue name that is related to the printer name For example if the printer name is NP 015446 you could enter NP 015446 Q for the queue name Press the Esc key to return to the Available Options menu Define the Print Server 7 8 10 4 8 Select Print Server Information from the Available Options menu to move to the Print Servers menu Press the Insert key and enter the new print server name in the New Print Server Name text box You should use the printer name you defined earlier For this example the print server name is NP 015446 Press Enter From the Print Servers list select the new print server and press Enter to move to the Print Server Information menu You may enter a description of the new printer by selecting Full Name from the Print Server Information menu and entering a text description 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Define the Password note Defining a password described in step 11 is optional
16. 4 Compatibility 1 5 uononponu Qualifications and Assumptions This guide assumes that you are familiar with your system and network layout Installing the LAN card and adding the Silentwriter 1765 to your network will be easier if you e have used your network operating system e have the proper network software e have a fully operational system In addition to complete installation and configuration on the network you must have access to the supervisor account or have access to an account that has supervisor and print server operator privileges 1 6 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Where to Go Next The rest of this document describes the tasks necessary to complete network installation of the Silentwriter 1765 You will need to complete the following steps 1 Set up the Silentwriter 1765 or upgrade the Silentwriter 1760 See Chapter 2 1765 Set Up 2 Install the NEC 1765 Administration software and NEC 1765 Client software See Chapter 3 Installing NEC 1765 Software 3 Connect the Silentwriter to your Network See Chapter 4 Configuring Your Network Printer 4 Use NEC 1765 Administration software to configure the network and printer See Chapter 5 NEC 1765 Administration Software Once the Silentwriter has been connected to the network and configured properly users can use NEC 1765 Client software to manage individual printing jobs See Chapter 6 NEC 1765 Client
17. 4 6 Identify the Printer 4 6 vi 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Set the Printer Name 4 6 Set the Printer Operating Mode 4 6 Establish the Printer on the NetWare Network 4 8 Define the Print Queue 4 8 Define the Print Server 4 8 Define the Password 4 8 Configure the Print Server 4 9 Configure the Print Queue 4 9 Set the LAN Card Password 4 10 Enable the Remote Printer 4 11 Enable the Remote Printer if the Print Server Resides on a File Server NLM Print Server 4 11 Enable the Remote Printer if the Print Server Resides on a Workstation Dedicated DOS Print Server 4 11 Enable the Remote Printer if it is Connected to a Workstation With a Parallel Cable 4 11 NetWare with NetWare Administrator 4 13 Select the Operating Mode 4 13 Local Printers 4 13 Network Printers 4 13 Remote Printers 4 14 Install NetWare Client Software at the Workstation 4 16 Identify the Printer 4 16 Set the Printer Name 4 16 Set the Printer Operating Mode 4 16 Establish the Printer on the NetWare Network 4 18 Create a Print Queue Object 4 18 Create a Printer Object 4 18 Create a Print Server Object 4 18 Assign the Print Queue Object to the Printer Object 4 18 Assign the Printer Object to the Print Server Object 4 19 Exit NetWare Administrator 4 19 Enable the Remote Printer 419 Enable the Remote Printer if the Print Server Resides on a File Server NLM Print Server 4 19 Enable the Remote Printer if the Print Server
18. Click OK to leave the Add Hewlett Packard Peripheral Port dialog box and return to the Create Printer dialog box If you want to share the Silentwriter click Share this Printer on the Network in the Create Printer dialog box Enter the Share Name and Location Click OK to close the Create Printer dialog box The Printer Setup dialog box will open Click OK to close the Printer Setup dialog box If you want the Silentwriter to be the default printer select it from the pulldown menu next to Default in the Print Manager window Windows NT Using DLC Protocol 4 31 J9juLIq YAOMJON SurmsSguo p AppleTalk The following steps summarize how to connect your Silentwriter to an AppleTalk network 1 Select the network 2 Select the printer These are described in detail below 4 32 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Select the Network You may use the Silentwriter printer with either EtherTalk or LocalTalk networks Your Macintosh is already configured to connect to LocalTalk networks While EtherTalk can run up to eight times faster than LocalTalk you must install an EtherTalk compatible network card in your computer to connect to EtherTalk networks Before you begin you will need to know the printer s name If you are using EtherTalk you will need to know the printer s EtherTalk zone This information is included on the configuration page See Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 WARNING AppleT
19. Guide ubi 1709 PORTE The Printer Setup software which allows you to specify e Installing NEC 1765 Software for NetWare which printer options have been installed Installing NEC 1765 Software for TCP IP communicates with the Silentwriter through the parallel e Installing NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk cable If you connect your Silentwriter to the network using Ethernet cable please make note of the following The Windows PCL 5e Driver This printer driver cannot sense installed options across the Ethernet All printer options will be enabled whether they are actually installed or not To avoid unexpected output make sure you choose output options that are actually installed The Windows PostScript Driver The PostScript driver assumes that all options have been installed In order to direct output to specified printer options you must configure the PostScript driver manually using the PostScript printer driver as described in Chapter 2 of the User s Guide Be sure to deselect any option that is not installed 3 1 NEC 1765 Software NEC 1765 software allows you to configure and administer the Silentwriter 1765 from your workstation or networked computer There are five versions of the software described below and summarized in Table 3 1 e 1765 Administration software for NetWare networks on Windows systems e 1765 Client software for NetWare networks on Windows systems Table 3 1 NEC 1765 Software e NEC
20. If you define a password for the LAN card make sure the password for the LAN card matches the password defined in PCONSOLE before printing to the Silentwriter See Set the LAN Card Password on page 4 10 If you do not wish to define a password skip to Configure the Print Server on page 4 9 11 Select Change Password from the Print Server Information menu and enter the new password for the printer Configure the Print Server 12 13 14 15 16 17 In the Print Server Information menu select Print Server Configuration to move to the Print Servers Configuration menu In the Print Servers Configuration menu select Printer Configuration to move to the Configured Printers menu Select the first available Not Installed Printer and press Enter to move to the specific Printer Configuration menu The Printer Configuration menu name will depend on the number of the Not Installed Printer you selected For example if the first available Not Installed Printer was Printer 0 you will move to Printer 0 Configuration menu Backspace over the old name and enter a printer name in the Printer Name text box Users will see this name on their list of available printers The name may be the same as the print server name defined above or it may be a name that users will recognize more easily for example NEC Printer 0 Move to Type and press Enter The printer type depends on the operating mode you have chosen For Ethernet conne
21. LAN card new IP LAN card MAC For example arp s 11 22 33 26 00 a0 92 01 56 26 Enter ping with the new address ping LAN card new IP For example ping 11 22 33 26 Print a configuration page to confirm the new IP address See Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 Auto IP will be turned off automatically Delete the old LAN card IP address from the ARP table with the route command route delete LAN card old IP host IP For example route delete 11 22 33 44 11 22 33 51 Some operating systems require a 0 at the end of the route delete command Check with your system administrator Displaying Silentwriter Printer Configuration Silentwriter printer information includes the printer name model name current memory size current printer language available printer languages current paper source and available paper sources Follow these steps to see this information 1 Select the printer you want information about from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the Printer button or select the Printer menu option from the Configure menu 3 The Printer Configuration dialog box displays the information 4 Select the OK button to leave the Printer Configuration dialog box Displaying Silentwriter Printer Options To display which options have been installed in your Silentwriter open the Printer Options dialog box 1 Select the print
22. Network Printer Configuration Guide Menu Bar Closes NEC 1765 Administration software Opens LAN Card Parameters dialog box Opens NetWare Configuration dialog box Opens TCP IP Parameters dialog box Opens Printer Configuration dialog box Opens online help system Opens software information dialog box Printer Administration Menu Bar The Menu Bar provides the following options Refresh Retrieves updated status information from networked printers Configure Allows you to display and modify various configuration parameters Configuration options are also available through the buttons in the Printer Administration window note Select one of the printers in the printer list before selecting any options from the Configure menu LAN Card Displays LAN Card Parameters dialog box This menu option has the same function as the LAN Card button in the Printer Administration window NetWare Displays NetWare Configuration dialog box This menu option has the same function as the NetWare button in the Printer Administration window TCP IP Displays TCP IP Parameters dialog box This menu option has the same function as the TCP IP button in the Printer Administration window Printer Displays Network Printer Configuration dialog box This menu option has the same function as the Printer button in the Printer Administration window Sort The printers displayed in the window can be sorted in ASCII code sequences for the following
23. Resides on a Workstation Dedicated DOS PrintServer 4 19 Enable the Remote Printer if it is Connected to a Workstation With a Parallel Cable 4 19 Windows 95 Using TCP IP Protocol 4 20 Install Software 4 20 Install the Windows 95 Printing System Utility 4 20 Install TCP IP Protocol on Windows 95 4 22 Verify Printer Driver Installation 4 22 Establish the Printer on the Network 4 23 Define New Printer Ports 4 24 Windows NT Using TCP IP Protocol 4 25 Install the Software 4 25 Identify the Printer 4 26 UNIX Using TCP IP Protocol 4 27 Identify the Printer 4 27 Establish the Printer on the Host Computer 4 28 Add the Silentwriter to the etc printcap File 4 28 Set Up Remote Printing 4 28 Send Documents to the Printer 4 29 Printing With thelpr Command 4 29 Printing With the ftp Command 4 29 Windows NT Using DLC Protocol 4 30 Install the Software 4 30 Identifying the Printer 431 AppleTalk 4 32 Select the Network 4 32 Select the Printer 4 33 LAN Manager v2 2 4 34 Install Software 4 34 Identify the Printer 4 35 Printa Document 4 35 OS 2 Warp Server or LAN Server v4 0 4 36 Install Software 4 36 Identify the Printer 4 37 Print a Document 4 38 SNMP 4 39 CHAPTER 5 NEC 1765 ADMINISTRATION SOFT WARE Overview 5 1 NEC 1765 Software 5 1 NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare 5 3 Using NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare 5 3 Displaying Available Printers 5 3 Displaying LAN Card Parameters 5 4 Changing the Printer Nam
24. Response Timeout The LAN card response timeout defines how long the NEC 1765 Client software waits for an update from the LAN card before displaying an error message The rate is defined in seconds with a default value of 5 seconds and a range of 5 to 255 seconds 1 2 From the Printer Client Access window select the Option menu The Time Definition dialog box displays the current response time Type the new response time in the LAN Card Response Time text box Select the OK button to save the new information and leave the Time Definition dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the Time Definition dialog box Using Online Help NEC 1765 software includes an online help system 1 From the Printer Client Access window select the Help menu or the Help button 2 If you selected the Help menu select the Index option 3 Clicka topic to display detailed information Click the Index button to return to the topic list 5 Select the Exit option from the File menu to quit B NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare 6 5 9J643Jog JUMO 99 1 UIN 9 NEC 1765 Network Printer Client Access Window When you open NEC 1765 Client software for NetWare you will begin in the Printer Client Access window This window provides the following information about the currently selected printer The current printer status The current file server The current queue The current print jobs The
25. SPX has already been installed proceed to step 8 5 In the Configuration panel click the Add button 6 In theSelect Network Component Type dialog box select Protocol and click the Add button 7 In theSelect Network Protocol dialog box select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list then select IPX SPX compatible Protocol from the Network Protocol list Click the OK button 8 Click OK to leave the Network Configuration panel Installing NEC 1765 Software for NetWare 3 5 SOLT DAN Installing NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare in Windows 3 1x Follow these steps to install NEC 1765 Administration software for NetWare using the installer program provided on the NEC 1765 software for NetWare diskette 1 Bootyour system and start Windows 2 Insert the NEC 1765 software for NetWare diskette into the floppy drive this example uses drive 3 Inthe Windows Program Manager select Run from the File menu Windows displays the Run dialog box 4 Type a Nsetup exe in the Command Line field 5 Click the OK button This launches the installer program The installer starts up and the Welcome screen opens Click the Setup button A 6 In the Select Utilities screen select NEC Printer Administration Make sure the checkbox in front of NEC Printer Client Access is blank Click the Continue button B 7 The Select Destination Path screen defines the directory for the new software Click
26. Software Overview This chapter describes how to prepare your new Silentwriter for network printing It contains the following information e Upgrading from the 1760 e Connecting and verifying the Silentwriter 1765 We assume that you have completed the steps described in the Easy Printer Setup Guide 1765 SETUP 2 0000000000000 If you upgrading your 1760 begin with next section If you are ready to connect your Silentwriter 1765 proceed to page 2 8 Upgrading from the 1760 Upgrading a 1760 printer to a 1765 network printer requires the following steps 1 Unpack the upgrade kit and verify its contents 2 Install extra RAM not included 3 Install the LAN card 2 2 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Unpack the 1760 Upgrade Kit Your upgrade kit should include the following components LAN card part 805 874292 003A 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide part 808 875036 001A e Four NEC 1765 software diskettes part 819 058006 000 Windows 95 Printing System and OS 2 Support Software part 819 055006 000 Network Utilities NetWare for Windows part 819 055006 001 Network Utilities TCP IP for Windows part 819 055006 002 Network Utilities AppleTalk for Mac OS part 819 055006 003 e T shaped BNC connector for 10 Base2 network connections e Warranty card part 819 300017 000 Silentwriter 1760 Upgrade Kit Contents Warranty CP S BNC lt gt
27. This menu has the same function as the Option button Printer Displays the Printer Configuration dialog box This menu has the same function as the Printer button nofe Select one of the printers in the printer list before selecting the Printer menu Help displays the online help system You have a choice of the following two options Index Displays help menu About Displays information about NEC 1765 Client software This option has the same function as the About button Client Access Buttons The buttons in the Client Access window allow you to select configuration options access the help system and exit the NEC 1765 Client software Many of these options are also available through the menu system Exit Press this button to leave NEC 1765 Client software Option Displays the Option dialog box for changing the LAN card polling rate and response time This button has the same function as the Option menu Printer Select this button to display the Printer Configuration dialog box This button has the same function as the Printer menu option Help This button allows you to access the online help system About Display information about NEC 1765 Client software This button has the same function as the About menu option on the Help menu NEC 1765 Client Software for TCP IP 6 15 94643JoS JUMO 5941 OAN 9 Option Dialog Box You can open the Option dialog box by selecting Option from the menu in the Client Access w
28. Yes to exit PCONSOLE Use NEC 1765 software to restore LAN card settings Installing a Flash ROM Upgrade With ftp You can upgrade the firmware on the 1765 LAN card by installing a flash ROM upgrade Unlike other read only memory flash ROM is rewritable This section describes how to prepare for and install a flash ROM upgrade using ftp Preparing to Install Before you install a flash ROM upgrade you need the following You need a copy of ftp the file transfer protocol software Ftp is included with Windows for Workgroups Windows 95 and Windows NT You need to know the LAN card s IP address which is printed on the configuration page See Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 You can not install a flash ROM upgrade across LocalTalk Remove any LocalTalk connections before performing a flash ROM upgrade WARNING During the flash ROM upgrade LAN card settings restore to factory default values Any changes you have made will be lost Use NEC 1765 software to reconfigure the Silentwriter Be sure to print a configuration page before installing the flash ROM upgrade so you will know what values have been changed To upgrade without restoring parameters to factory defaults use FWTOOL to perform firmware upgrades See Installing a Flash ROM Upgrade With FWTOOL on page B 5 Installing the Upgrade in Windows 95 1 2 Disconnect the LocalTalk connection Turn the printer off then on again 10 11 12 1
29. allows you to send a PostScript file directly to the Silentwriter This example uses Apple Printer Utility version 2 0 1 Confirm that your computer is using EtherTalk by opening the Network Control Panel and highlighting the EtherTalk icon Close the Network Control Panel 2 Disconnect LocalTalk Turn the printer off then on again 4 Openthe Apple Printer Utility icon Usually it is located in the Apple LaserWriter Software folder 5 Inthe Printer Selector window select the correct AppleTalk zone and printer Click the Open Printer button 6 Inthe Printer window select the Send Postscript File option from the File menu 7 Select the firmware file and click the Send button 8 You may specify any log file or accept the default log file 9 After the download Apple Printer Utility loses the connection with the Silentwriter because the upgrade restores factory default settings Click the Stop button to stop waiting for the printer connection 10 Select the Quit option from the File menu 11 Print out a new configuration page by pushing the configuration button to confirm that the firmware upgrade was successful The firmware release number is shown at the top of the configuration page 12 Use NEC 1765 software to restore LAN card settings to their custom values 9 10Base2 See Ethernet 10Base2 10BaseT See Ethernet 10BaseT 8 pin serial interface A connector on the printer you use to attach a LocalTalk cable fro
30. board by its edges to avoid touching the connectors or components Do not use magnetic tools when handling the board Wear charge dissipative straps and work on antistatic surfaces while handling the main controller board Avoid carpets in cool dry areas where static may build up 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Place the main controller board flat on a table so that the LAN card socket and bracket are on top A Rotate the LAN card bracket 90 degrees B Slide the LAN card onto the main controller board so that the LAN card plugs into the main controller board and the LAN card panel fits through the main controller board C Insert the LAN card screws into the main controller board panel above and below the LAN card panel Tighten the screws finger tight Rotate the LAN card bracket 90 degrees so that it supports the LAN card D Slide the main controller board back into the printer Make sure the board is positioned between the rails inside the printer E Tighten the two screws finger tight to fasten the main controller board to the rear of the printer F Install the LAN Card 2 1765 Set Up 7 i i N Mtl i A 2 1 Upgrading from the 1760 Connecting and Verifying the Silentwriter 1765 This section describes the steps to connect the network cable to your 1765 and verify its operation The steps are 1 Identify the LAN card panel 2 Connect the network
31. button The Login dialog box will open Type your user name in the User Name text box Type your password in the Password text box Select the OK button to login to the server and close the Login dialog box Select the OK button to leave the Network File Servers dialog box d Detaching File Servers To detach from a file server 1 From the Printer Client Access window click the File Server button or select the File Server menu 2 The Network File Servers dialog box displays lists of attached and available file servers 3 Select the file server you wish to detach from the list of attached file servers 4 Select the Detach button 5 Select the OK button to leave the Network File Servers dialog box note When you login to two or more file servers you can detach from each file server independently 6 4 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Displaying Silentwriter Printer Information Silentwriter printer information includes the printer name model name current installed memory current printer emulation available printer languages current paper source and available paper sources To see this information 1 Select the file server from the File Server Name menu 2 Select the queue from the Queue Name menu 3 Select the printer you want information about from the list of printers in the Printer Client Access window 4 From the Printer Client Access window click the Printer
32. connect your Silentwriter to up to 8 file servers On multiple file server networks the Silentwriter searches for and contacts any file servers reachable through the router If your NetWare network uses an analog or digital telephone network for example via an ISDN router scanning for file servers can result in poor system performance as well as high network costs To prevent scanning for file servers and limit the printer to only one file server follow the steps below 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu 3 Inthe NetWare Configuration dialog box specify a single file server in the Limited File Server text box 4 Select the Save button to save the limited file server and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the previous configuration and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Once you have specified a single file server the NEC 1765 software will no longer scan for file servers and the scan interval will change to 0 Changing NetWare File Server Scanning You may choose whether or not NEC 1765 software will scan for file servers 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the NetWar
33. file server or workstation Other remote printer configurations use Ethernet connections but the print server for the printer resides on a workstation or a file server Remote Printers Connected by Ethernet In remote printer mode the print server resides on a workstation or a file server If the print server resides on a workstation the workstation handles the entire printing process reducing the workload on the file server If the print server resides on a file server the print server is not considered an additional NetWare connection This is important for networks which are close to their user license limits Remote Printers Connected by Parallel Cable If you use a parallel cable to connect your Silentwriter in Remote Printer mode you will not be able to use the NEC 1765 software to monitor the printer or the progress of your print jobs except on the workstation connected directly to your printer In addition parallel cable connections are much slower than Ethernet connections For these reasons you will most likely want to use Ethernet connections However if you use NetWare NOS and use the Silentwriter to replace a printer that is currently connected to a remote file server or single workstation you can avoid reconfiguring your network by connecting the Silentwriter in Remote Printer mode In addition connecting your Silentwriter to a workstation with a parallel cable does not use a network connection leaving more 4 4 1
34. graphic image that is a placeholder for a program file or command Often you select the icon to access the item it represents IEEE 802 2 IEEE 802 3 The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 802 standards committee standardizes network technologies IEEE 802 3 is the 802 standard that most closely resembles Ethernet indicator lights LED lights on the printer operator panel that communicate the current printer status IPXODI NetWare network operating systems uses the IPXODI COM program to deliver data packets across a NetWare network G 2 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide KB abbreviation for kilobyte i e roughly one thousand bytes LAN Local Area Network LANcard The part of the printer that communicates with the network LCD Liquid Crystal Display LED Light Emitting Diode local area network Any physical network technology designed to span short distances up to a few thousand meters LocalTalk A physical cabling system used to link computers and peripheral devices in a Macintosh network system LocalTalk connector A piece of equipment consisting of a small box with a built in cable that links a device to a LocalTalk cable system MAC Address A unique network identifier Macintosh A line of computers computer products and peripheral devices produced by Apple Computer Inc Media Access Control Address See MAC Address MB Anabbreviation for megabyte i e one million bytes
35. in different hardware and software environments Table 1 1 Cables and Connectors Network Type Cable Type Connector Form Thin Ethernet Thin Ethernet coaxial cable 10Base2 SIAP EN Ethernet Twisted pair cable 10BaseT Apple LocalTalk Mini DIN 8 LocalTalk shielded cable Compatibility 1 3 uononponu In addition to your network software the Silentwriter 1765 comes with software to help administer your Silentwriter across the network Table 1 2 shows which configurations are supported by NEC 1765 software Software Requirements Table 1 2 shows the operating systems and network software you will need to configure the Silentwriter 1765 Table 1 2 Software Requirements To use this 5 This NEC 1765 software is network with this operating system you will need this network software available protocol IPX SPX MS DOS Client software for NetWare version 3 11 3 12 or 4 1 MS DOS and Windows 3 1x Client software for NetWare version 3 12 or NEC 1765 Administration and 4 1 NEC 1765 Client for NetWare MS DOS and Client software for NetWare version 3 12 or NEC 1765 Administration and Windows for Workgroups 3 11 4 1 NEC 1765 Client for NetWare Windows 95 network software included with Windows 95 NEC 1765 Administration and system software NEC 1765 Client for NetWare TCP IP MS DOS and Windows 3 1x a third party TCP IP stack fo
36. is located in the NEC Printer Utility NetWare program group F 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Installing NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare in Windows 95 Follow these steps to install NEC 1765 Client software for NetWare using the installer program provided on the NEC 1765 software for NetWare diskette 1 2 10 11 Boot your system and start Windows Insert the NEC 1765 software for NetWare diskette into the appropriate drive this example uses drive a In Windows select Run from the Start menu Windows displays the Run dialog box Make sure a setup exe appears in the Command Line field Click the OK button This launches the installer program The installer starts up and the Welcome screen opens Click the Setup button A In the Select Utilities screen select NEC Printer Client Access Make sure the checkbox in front of NEC Printer Administration is blank Click the Continue button B The Select Destination Path screen defines the directory for the new software Click the Continue button C The Installer begins copying the files D The software will be copied into a directory named c NEC1765 NETWARE When the installation is complete click the OK button in the Exit Setup window to close the installer E Restart Windows to complete the software installation Run NEC 1765 Client software for NetWare by selecting the Programs submenu from the Start menu The NEC
37. items e Printer Name e MAC Address e Network Number Filter The printers displayed in the window can be filtered by network number e All Printers No filtering e Network Number Option Allows administrator to set the status polling rate and response timeout The polling rate is how often in seconds that the NEC 1765 software queries the LAN card The response timeout is the time in seconds that the NEC 1765 software waits for a response before a timeout Help Enables the selection of explanations or version information The online help system and NEC 1765 Administration software dialog box are also available through buttons in the Printer Administration Window Index Displays help index About Displays the About NEC 1765 Administration software dialog box which includes the version number and release date of the software This menu option has the same function as the About button in the Printer Administration window NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare 5 15 9J4643Jos uone nsmmupy 89 41 OAN S Printer Administration Buttons The buttons in the Printer Administration window allow you to select configuration options access the help system and exit the NEC 1765 Administration software Many of these options are also available through the menu system Exit Click this button to leave NEC 1765 Administration software LAN Card Click to open the LAN Card Parameters dialog box This button has the same fu
38. name you want to use If you want to use a new IP address enter the new address in the host table An example entry is 11 22 33 26 NP015626 2 Add the LAN board entry to the host computer s address conversion table with the arp command as shown below arp s host name node address Where host name is the Silentwriter s name and the node address is the Silentwriter s MAC address For example arp s NP015626 00 A0 92 01 56 26 3 Ifyou want to check the IP address use the ping command with the Silentwriter name ping NP015626 Print out a configuration page to confirm the new IP address See Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 UNIX Using TCP IP Protocol 4 27 YAOMJON SuLMsSyUOD p Establish the Printer on the Host Computer You can print documents to the Silentwriter with either the 1pr or ftp command Once the etc hosts file contains the IP address and name of your Silentwriter you may use ftp to print documents If you wish to use the lpr command you must 1 Add the Silentwriter to the etc printcap files 2 Setup remote printing Add the Silentwriter to the etc printcap File The printcap file entry has the following form host name gt lp rm lt host name gt rp lt filter gt sd lt spool dir gt lt host name gt is the name defined in the etc hosts file lt filter gt is one of the following filters Ipb No filtering Use for binary files Change LF
39. of 5 seconds and a range of 5 to 255 seconds 1 From the Printer Administration window select the Time Definition option from the Option menu 2 The Time Definition dialog box displays the current response timeout setting 3 Type the new response timeout setting in the Response Timeout text box 4 Select the OK button to save the new information and leave the Time Definition dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the Time Definition dialog box Using Online Help NEC 1765 software includes an online help system 1 2 From the Printer Administration window select the Help menu or the Help button If you selected the Help menu select the Index option Click a topic to display detailed information Click the Index button to return to the topic list Click the Exit button to leave the online Help system NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP 5 37 9J643Jos 89 41 OAN S Printer Administration Window Use the Preference menu option on the Option menu to The Printer Administration window is the main select these additional values program window for NEC 1765 Administration MAC Address The LAN card s personal network software It displays a list of the printers currently address connected to the network The list includes the following printer information 5 38 Hardware Type The LAN card s hardware type Firmware Version The LA
40. port for each Silentwriter ADDPORT port name For example ADDPORT LMPORTO5 If the command executes successfully you will see this message Data successfully added Application PM SPOLLER PORT Key PIPE lt port name gt Date 2 Create a text file named NECPR INI in the NNECPR directory Each line in the text file has the format NECPR MAC address port name For example NECPRA092901705 LMPORTO5 3 Use the REMPRT3 command to start remote print service REMPRT3 NECPR INI If the command executes successfully you will see this message ITC REMOTE PRINT service starting C Copyright ITC H Bollman Manufacturers 1993 Ver 3 9 ITC REMOTE PRINT service for port name started successfully 4 If you want to share the Silentwriter across the network use the NET SHARE command After you enter the NET SHARE command a prompt appears to ask if you want to create a queue Type y at the prompt to confirm that you want to create a queue NET SHARE share name gt PIPE lt port name gt PRINT For example NET SHARE LMPRNTO5 NPIPENLMPORTO5 PRINT 5 Touse the network printer enter the NET USE command NET USE device lt server name gt lt share name gt For example NET USE LPT1 LMSERVER LMPRNTO5 You can also use the NET USE command wit
41. software and the LAN card Changing the Busy Timeout Time The busy timeout time determines how long the LAN card waits for information from the printer before setting the printer status to Busy The timeout time is defined in seconds The default is 15 seconds and the range is 15 to 255 seconds Follow these steps to change the printer response timeout 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card button or select the LAN Card menu option from the Configure menu 3 TheLAN Card Parameters dialog box displays the current busy timeout time 4 the new busy timeout time in the Busy Timeout text box 5 Select the Save button to save the new information and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box Displaying NetWare Network Number and MAC Address You can display the network number and MAC address for printers on NetWare networks 1 Select the printer you want information about from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu 3 The NetWare Configuration dialog box displays the network number and MAC Address 4 Toleave the NetWare Configuration dialog box s
42. this name if you do not want the Silentwriter to appear in the printer list in the Printer Administration window For example change or delete the ITC Responder entity to prevent users from using the NEC 1765 to modify LAN card parameters If you have changed or deleted the LaserWriter or TC Responder entities but need to view the Silentwriter in the Chooser or modify the LAN card parameters using the NEC 1765 software follow the instructions to restore the entity types to factory defaults See Restoring Factory LAN Card Settings on page 2 8 Follow these steps to display and change AppleTalk entities for a selected printer 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card button 3 From the LAN Card Configuration window select the AppleTalk Entity button 4 Addan entity type by typing the entity type name in one of the empty text boxes 5 Select the Save button to save the new information and leave the General Parameters window Or Select the Close button to keep the old information and leave the General Parameters window Displaying Silentwriter Printer Information Silentwriter printer information includes the printer manufacturer model name current total installed memory size current printer language available printer languages current paper source and available paper sources To see
43. time in seconds when a response is not received from the printer during printer configuration and status verification The range is 5 to 255 seconds and the default is 5 seconds note Setting the polling frequency to 5 seconds can decrease your computer s response time In most situations the default value of polling every 30 seconds provides a good balance between polling frequency and system performance Time Definition Status Paling Hate erc Figapazazg eee Select the OK button from the Option dialog box to save changes and close the dialog box Select the Cancel button from the Option dialog box to cancel changes and close the dialog box Select the Help button to access online help hanges parameters and closes dialog box Discards changes and closes dialog box Opens online help about this dialog box NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare 5 25 9J643Jos S9LT OAN S About NEC Printer Administration Dialog Box Select the About button in the Printer Administration window or the About menu option on the Help menu to see this dialog box The version number and release date are included in this dialog box NEC Aux 29 E836 HEC eshrakegkes kar AB ighi Closes dialog box 5 26 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP The NEC 1765 Administration software for TCP IP all
44. to save the new subnet mask and leave the TCP IP Parameters dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old subnet mask and leave the TCP IP Parameters dialog box NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare 5 9 9J643Jogs uore rsmumupy S9LT OAN S Setting the TCP IP Auto IP Address If Auto IP is on you can use the UNIX commands arp and ping to change the LAN card s IP address Arp is a host command which displays or modifies the host s ARP entry table to assign a MAC address to a known IP address Follow these steps to set Auto IP to On 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the TCP IP button or select the TCP IP menu option from the Configure menu 3 Set the Auto IP Address radio button to On 4 Select the Save button to save the new auto IP address selection method and leave the TCP IP Parameters dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old auto IP address selection method and leave the TCP IP Parameters dialog box note If your network does not support arp changing the Auto IP Address setting has no effect 5 10 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Follow these steps to change the LAN card s IP address using Auto IP You will need to know the host s IP address the LAN card s old IP address and the new IP address for the LAN card Your system administrator will know the old IP add
45. used by Microsoft and IBM networking products including Microsoft LAN Manager Windows NT Windows for Workgroups and IBM LAN Server DOS Disk Operating System double click press and release the mouse button twice rapidly at the location you want an action to take place driver see printer driver Ethernet 10Base2 physical cabling system coaxial thin wire used to link computers and peripheral devices in an Ethernet network system Ethernet 10BaseT A physical cabling system unshielded twisted pair used to link computers and peripheral devices in an Ethernet network system file Any named ordered collection of information stored on a disk file transfer protocol The TCP IP standard high level protocol for transferring files from one machine to another firmware Programs stored permanently in read only memory ROM Such programs are built into the printer at the factory They can be executed at any time but only flash ROM can be modified or erased from memory flash ROM ROM which can be rewritten frame packet of information transmitted across an Ethernet network ftp See file transfer protocol hexdump A printer mode in which all data is output in hexadecimal format hot key A combination of keys on your computer keyboard that you press at the same time to execute a command or launch an application HP GL 2 A printer programming language for graphics developed by Hewlett Packard icon A small
46. used with TCP IP networks to test the reachability of destinations by sending them a request and waiting for a reply point A unit of measurement for sizing type One point equals 1 72 inch port A socket on the connector panel of a computer or peripheral device where you can plug in a cable to connect to another computer or device or to a network PostScript Level 2 A page description language developed by Adobe that controls the placement of text and graphics on a page PostScript Level 2 is one of the printer languages emulated by the Silentwriter 1760 1765 The other is PCL 5e which is a printer command language PostScript Printer Description file A file which describes device specific characteristics for a PostScript device PPD See PostScript Printer Description File Print Monitor The user interface for monitoring the status of a print job from the computer display printer driver software file that translates printer commands printer language The generic term for a language that the printer uses to interpret instructions for placing text and graphics on a page For example the Silentwriter 1760 1765 can interpret information by emulating the PCL 5e printer command language the PostScript page description language or the HP GL 2 graphics language printer software Software you install on your computer to allow you to control the printer from your computer protocol A formal description of message formats an
47. version number and release date This button has the same function as the About menu option on the Help menu 5 40 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide LAN Card Parameters Dialog Box Open the LAN Card Parameters dialog box by selecting the LAN Card menu option on the Configure menu or by selecting the LAN Card button in the Printer Administration window The LAN Card Parameters dialog box includes the following information LAN Card Type The LAN card s hardware type MAC Address The LAN card s personal network address Printer Name The printer can be renamed You may use any combination of upper case alphanumeric characters hyphens and underscores in the printer name Firmware Version The LAN card s firmware version Serial Number The serial number of the Silentwriter LAN card LAH Cad lype Wea conn anal Humb Pan Nama otsak Hana nr mrs Follreg Fate sej Baap limma is Default Name The name of the LAN card set at the factory The default printer name is NP followed by six digits An example name is NP 901715 Printer Polling Rate Sets the frequency in tenths of a second with which the LAN card requests new status and configuration information from the printer The range is 20 to 255 tenths of a second and the default is 50 tenths of a second Setting printer access too frequently will affect the printer s processing
48. window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu 3 The NetWare Configuration dialog box displays the current operating mode 4 Select the button of the new mode 5 Select the Save button to save the new operating mode and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old operating mode and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box 5 6 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Changing NetWare Remote Printer Name and Number If you are using your Silentwriter in Remote Printer mode you can display and change the remote printer name and number 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu 3 The NetWare Configuration dialog box displays the current print server name 4 Typethe new name in the Printer Name text box 5 Typethe new number in the Printer Number text box 6 Select the Save button to save the new name and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old name and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Limiting the Silentwriter to a Single File Server NetWare network operating system software allows a single printer to connect to multiple file servers You can
49. 0 imisi lame Discards changes and closes window About Window Open the About window by selecting the About menu option from the Apple menu The About window displays the NEC 1765 software version number and release date To close the window click the mouse button anywhere on the screen NEC Printer Administration lbs rn 1 05 5eptemaer 17 1946 rightich MEE Techieil giir birt NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk 5 63 DTIBMIJOS 89 41 JAN S 5 64 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide NEC 1765 CLIENT SOFTWARE 6 Overoiew This chapter describes the NEC 1765 Client software It contains the following sections NEC 1765 Client Software NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare e NEC 1765 Client Software for TCP IP NEC 1765 Client Software NEC 1765 software allows you to configure and administer the Silentwriter 1765 from your workstation or networked computer There are two versions of the software NEC 1765 Client software for NetWare networks on Windows systems e NEC 1765 Client software for TCP IP networks on Windows systems You may have already installed the NEC 1765 software If you have not installed your Silentwriter network administration software yet see Chapter 3 Installing NEC 1765 Software This chapter describes NEC 1765 Client software for NetWare networks and TCP IP networks on Windows systems NEC 1765 Client software allows yo
50. 1765 Administration software for TCP IP networks on Windows systems Mandos e NEC 1765 Client software for TCP IP networks on Mac OS NetWare TCP IP Windows systems Administration B 1765 software for AppleTalk networks on Mac OS systems Client 3 2 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide For Windows systems install NEC 1765 Administration software on the machine which you use to administer the network Install NEC 1765 Client on any computer in the network which will be used to send documents to the Silentwriter For Mac OS systems install NEC 1765 software on any computer in the network which will be used to send documents to the Silentwriter note users of NEC 1765 software on AppleTalk are able to change printer names and AppleTalk Zones Ask the system administrator before changing this information to prevent system conflicts If you have a NetWare network and use Windows software turn to the next section to install NEC 1765 Administration software and NEC 1765 Client software for NetWare systems If you have a TCP IP network and use Windows software proceed to page 3 10 to install NEC 1765 Administration software and NEC 1765 Client software for TCP IP networks If you use Mac OS software proceed to page 3 16 for information on installing NEC 1765 software for AppleTalk NEC 1765 Software 3 3 SOLT DAN Surpejsup Installing NEC 1765
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52. 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Windows operating system developed by Microsoft It is an application that runs under DOS and implements a user interface that has windows icons and menus Wizard An interface provided by Windows to simplify system or network configuration A firmware upgrade network network ZONE 4 32 4 38 5 54 5 56 5 62 See also EtherTalk LocalTalk auto IP address 5 10 5 22 5 34 5 44 B BNC 2 9 busy timeout time 5 4 5 5 5 17 5 29 5 41 5 52 5 58 C cables and connectors 1 3 CHOOSER aree 3 16 4 33 commands addport 4 35 4 37 4 27 5 10 5 34 Minn cure 4 35 remprt3 gb 4 35 4 37 route add 5 10 5 34 route delete 5 11 5 35 configuration 2 13 printing sioe ee htedense 2 8 control panels Network 3 16 4 25 4 30 4 33 Print 4 31 PHINNEY oen 4 23 Printers oue etes 4 26 D DLC network protocol installing software requirements E Ethernet cable thin 1 1 1 3 2 9 unshielded twisted pair 1 3 2 10 EtherTalk network protocol 4 32
53. 1765 Software for TCP IP 3 11 SOLT DAN Installing NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP in Windows 3 1x Follow these steps to install NEC 1765 Administration software for TCP IP using the installer program provided on the NEC 1765 software for NetWare diskette 1 Bootyour system and start Windows 2 Insert the NEC 1765 software for TCP IP diskette into the floppy drive this example uses drive a 3 In the Windows Program Manager select Run from the File menu Windows displays the Run dialog box 4 Type a Nsetup exe in the Command Line field 5 Click the OK button This launches the installer program The installer starts up and the Welcome screen opens Click the Setup button A 6 In the Select Utilities screen select NEC Printer Administration Make sure the checkbox in front of NEC Printer Client Access is blank Click the Continue button B 7 The Select Destination Path screen defines the directory for the new software Click Continue C 8 The Installer begins copying the files D The software will be copied into a directory named c NEC1765 TCPIP 9 When the installation is complete click the OK button in the Exit Setup window to close the installer E 10 Restart Windows to complete the software installation 11 Run NEC 1765 Administration software for TCP IP by opening the Program Manager The NEC 1765 Administration software icon is located in the NEC Pr
54. 3 14 Insert the diskette containing the flash ROM upgrade in the drive This example will use drive a Click the Start menu From the Programs submenu select MS DOS If the printer is on a different segment than the host make sure the printer has an entry in the routing table Use the route add command as follows route add printer IP host IP Some operating systems require a 0 after lt host IP Check with your system administrator Type ftp at the DOS prompt to run ftp At the ftp prompt type open IP address where IP address is the IP address of the Silentwriter Ftp will prompt you for a user login Press enter to accept the default value none At the ftp prompt type binary to set the data transmission mode to binary At the ftp prompt type put a lt filename gt where filename is the name of the file containing the new firmware When the transfer is complete type quit to leave ftp Type exit at the DOS prompt to return to Windows 95 Print out a new configuration page by pushing the configuration button to confirm that the firmware upgrade was successful The firmware release number is shown at the top of the configuration page Use NEC 1765 software to restore LAN card settings Installing a Flash ROM Upgrade With ftp B 3 apeisdy WOW Installing the Upgrade in Windows for Workgroups 1 Disconnect the LocalTalk connection 2 Turn the printer off then on again
55. 3 Ifthe printer is on a different segment than the host make sure the printer has an entry in the routing table Use the route add command as follows route add printer IP host IP Some operating systems require a 0 after lt host IP Check with your system administrator 4 Insert the diskette containing the flash ROM upgrade in the drive This example will use drive a 5 Open the FIP icon in the Microsoft TCP IP 32 program group 6 Atthe ftp prompt type open IP address where IP address is the IP address of the Silentwriter 7 Ftp will prompt you for a user login Press enter to accept the default value none 8 Atthe ftp prompt type binary to set the data transmission mode to binary 9 Atthe ftp prompt type put a lt filename gt where filename is the name of the file containing the new firmware 10 When the transfer is complete type quit to leave ftp 11 Print out a new configuration page by pushing the configuration button to confirm that the firmware upgrade was successful The firmware release number is shown at the top of the configuration page 12 Use NEC 1765 software to restore LAN card settings B 4 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Installing a Flash ROM Upgrade With FWTOOL If your workstation uses Windows 95 you can use FWTOOL to upgrade the firmware on the 1765 LAN card by installing a flash ROM upgrade Unlike other read only memory flash ROM is rewritable This s
56. 4 33 software requirements 1 5 verifying installation 3 16 See also AppleTalk network protocol F factory default settings 2 8 file 5 7 5 31 6 4 6 9 queue polling 5 8 INDEX scan interval 5 7 5 32 scanning 5 7 5 18 5 32 5 42 firmware upgrade 8 Etpe eed B 3 ette B 5 NetWare B 2 version 5 17 5 38 5 41 5 58 flash ROM eee 1 1 upgrade 8 ftp incom aerea B 3 FWTOOL eee B 5 NetWare 2 eiiis 5 eedem 4 27 HP Laserjet 4 4M Plus PS600 driver 4 26 4 31 HP Laserjet 4M Plus driver 4 26 I IP address 5 9 5 22 5 33 5 44 IPX SPX network protocol installing e etenseenrinim 3 5 software requirements 1 4 3 5 ITC_Responder 5 53 5 59 I 1 L LAN card installing oeste 2 6 name 5 4 5 17 5 28 5 38 5 41 5 45 5 58 6 17 parameters 5 4 5 28 5 41 5 52 password sse 5 8 restoring factory settings 2 8 serial number 5 17 5 41
57. 5 Click on the Details tab in the Properties window B A 10 11 12 Open the pull down menu under Print to the following port Select the TCP IP port you defined in step 6 on page 4 20 Click the Capture Printer Port button in the driver window In the Capture Printer Port dialog box open the pull down menu next to Device Select a printer port and click the Reconnect at logon checkbox to turn it on The port will be between LPT1 and LPT9 Click the OK button to close the Capture Printer Port dialog box and return to the Details tab of the Properties window Click the Apply button in the Details tab of the Properties window to save the changes Click the OK button to close the Properties window To close the driver window select the Close option from the Printer menu EID Genes Detsis Gust Forde Deae a HEC 1700 Pres cin port Windows 95 Using TCP IP Protocol 4 23 J9juLIq YAOMJON 51108400 p Define New Printer Ports If you want to define new printer ports after you have installed the Windows 95 Printing System Utility follow these steps 1 From Windows 95 open the control panels Select the Start menu then the Settings submenu then the Control Panel menu option 2 Open the Printers control panel 3 Ifyou want to use the PCL 5e driver open the NEC Silentwriter 1700 Series icon If you want to us
58. 60 5 61 printer options 5 54 5 61 printer polling rate 5 52 5 58 printer status 5 56 response timeout5 52 5 55 5 63 status polling rate 5 52 5 63 20 5 54 5 56 5 62 NetWare 3 4 1 3 4 TCP IP 3 10 requirements 3 10 NetBEUI network protocol software requirements 1 5 NetWare esses 4 3 4 13 active connections 6 2 autoexec Nef 4 18 bindery 4 18 diivers uus 4 6 4 16 file server 5 7 5 31 6 6 6 9 print queue 4 8 to 4 9 4 18 5 20 print server 4 8 to 4 9 4 18 to 4 19 5 5 5 18 5 30 print server password QUCUC ss Network control panel Mac OS 3 16 4 33 Windows 95 3 5 3 11 Windows NT esses 4 30 network number 5 5 5 18 5 24 network printer 4 3 5 19 network protocol GR AP eects aes ERE 6 12 network protocols AppleTalk 1 5 3 16 4 32 5 51 Ik od 1 4 4 30 EtherTalk 1 5 3 16 4 32 IPX SPX 1 4 3 5 4 3 4 13 5 3 LocalTalk 1 5 3 16 4 32 NetBEUI
59. 765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Configured Queues Displays the queues assigned to the print server Adding a Queue Assignment Select the queue from the Queue Name text box To add a new queue type the new name in the Queue Name text box Click the Add button in the NetWare Queue Configuration dialog box Removing a Queue Assignment 1 2 Select the queue from the list of Configured Queues Click the Remove button in the NetWare Queue Configuration dialog box note Use PCONSOLE to delete queues permanently Saves changes and closes dialog box Adds a queue Displays Login dialog box Removes the selected queue Login Dialog Box Select the Login button in the NetWare Queue Configuration dialog box to open the Login dialog box Use the Login dialog box to connect the file sever selected in the NetWare Queue Configuration dialog box To log in to the selected file server 1 Enter the user name in the User Name text box 2 Enter the password in the Password text box 3 Select the OK button to log in note Ifyou want to modify print queues you must login with supervisor privileges NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare 5 21 9J643Jos 89 41 OAN S TCP IP Parameters Dialog Box NEC 1765 Administration software allows you to configure the printer for TCP IP networks The TCP IP Parameters dialog box allows you to configure your LAN card for a ICP IP network fr
60. 765 Network Printer Configuration Guide network connections available for workstations or servers If you choose Remote Printer mode consider the following e In Remote Printer mode NetWare software moves files from the file server to its print server and from there to the remote printer e The remote print server can be either a NetWare Loadable Module NLM print server or a dedicated DOS print server NLM print server resides on a remote file server uses PSERVER NLM and is used both NetWare 3 1x and 4 1 Adedicated DOS print server resides on a single workstation uses PSERVER EXE and is used in NetWare 3 1x only Dedicated print servers have significantly better performance e Using your Silentwriter as an NLM print server might result in much slower printing speed e If you are using your Silentwriter as a dedicated DOS print server with a parallel cable connection you will be able to monitor the printer with NEC 1765 software only from the workstation that is locally connected to the printer The figure on the next page shows a Silentwriter in Remote Printer Mode connected to a network with a dedicated DOS print server The figure shows the Silentwriter connected to the Ethernet To use a parallel cable connection connect the Silentwriter directly to the print server Silentwriter in Remote Printer Mode PC Workstation NEC 1765 NetWare File Server Dedicated DOS Print Server Remote Printer
61. Administration window or by selecting the NetWare multiple file servers You can connect your menu option on the Configure menu Silentwriter to up to 8 file servers To limit the printer to only one file server enter the name of the The NetWare Configuration dialog box includes the file server in the Limited File Server text box following information Network Number The network number for the Pie d ti network attributed to the Silentwriter s LAN card MME ASTIE IMS aOR software will no longer scan for file servers You may MAC Address Displays the LAN card s personal want to specify a limited file server even in single server network address networks Print Server Name The print server name for the NetWare environment can be renamed You may Scan for File Servers When this check box has been use any combination of upper case alphanumeric selected the NEC 1765 Administration software characters hyphens and underscores in the will update file server information as new file print server name servers are established Limited Film Server Closes this dialog box MAE Aikast mra F Scan fiin Servers Discards changes and closes dialog box Print Sarees Mare Scan Interval mie TE ae 5 Opens Change Password dialog box Hora inf Opens NetWare Queue Configuration dialog box Open
62. Attach the BNC T adaptor to the bottom connector on the LAN card panel A 4 Rotate the BNC T adaptor clockwise to make sure the connector is firmly attached B Connecting Thin Coaxial Cable Connecting and Verifying the Silentwriter 1765 2 9 39 69 1 c Connecting Twisted Pair Cable Unshielded twisted pair UTP cable connects to the middle connector of the LAN card panel 1 Connect one end of the twisted pair cable to the middle connector on the LAN card panel 2 Connect the other end of the twisted pair cable to a UTP wall outlet or other Ethernet source Connecting Twisted Pair Cable 2 10 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Connecting LocalTalk cable LocalTalk cable connects to the top connector of the LAN card panel You can connect LocalTalk cable directly to your Macintosh or to a LocalTalk network Follow these steps to connect your Silentwriter to a LocalTalk network using RJ 11 cable 1 Connect LocalTalk cable and converter box to the top connector of the LAN card panel 2 IftheSilentwriter is at the end of a LocalTalk network connect RJ 11 cable to one RJ 11 connection in the converter box If necessary connect a 120 ohm terminator in the other RJ 11 connection in the converter box A 3 IftheSilentwriter is in the middle of a LocalTalk network move one cable from a workstation to one RJ 11 connection in the converter box Connect a new 11 cable fro
63. CP IP Properties dialog box 11 The System Settings Change dialog box asks if you want to restart your computer You must restart for the changes to take effect Click the Yes button to restart 4 22 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Verify Printer Driver Installation You should have installed the printer drivers as you completed the steps described in the Easy Printer Setup Guide Follow these steps to verify that the printer drivers have been installed correctly 1 From Windows 95 open the control panels Select the Start menu then the Settings submenu then the Control Panel menu option 2 Open the Printers control panel 3 The printer drivers are represented by two icons labeled NEC Silentwriter 1700 Series and NEC 1700 Series PostScript L2 If these icons are not visible see Chapter 3 in the Easy Printer Setup Guide Establish the Printer on the Network To establish the printer on the network follow these steps as illustrated below 1 From Windows 95 open the control panels Select the Start menu then the Settings submenu then the Control Panel menu option 2 Openthe Printers control panel 3 Openthe icon representing the driver you wish to use If you want to use the PCL 5e driver open the NEC Silentwriter 1700 Series icon If you want to use the PostScript driver open the NEC 1700 Series PostScript L2 icon A 4 Inthe driver window select the Properties menu option from the Printer menu
64. Card Configuration window displays the current busy timeout time 4 Type the new delay time in the Busy Timeout text box 5 Select the Save button to save the new information and leave the LAN Card Configuration window Or Select the Close button to keep the old information and leave the LAN Card Configuration window note Four values define how often updated status and configuration information appear in the NEC 1765 software displays The printer polling rate and busy timeout time describe interactions between the LAN card and the Silentwriter The status polling rate and response timeout describe interactions between the NEC 1765 software and the LAN card Changing AppleTalk Entities You can display and modify AppleTalk entities for a selected printer The two default entities are LaserWriter ITC Responder AppleTalk uses both entities to control communications with printers on the network The LaserWriter entity is used to communicate between the Macintosh with the LaserWriter driver and the LAN card If the LaserWriter entity is deleted or changed the printer will not appear in the Chooser window under LaserWriter or LaserWriter 8 WARNING Delete the LaserWriter entity only if you do not plan to use the Silentwriter with AppleTalk networks The ITC Responder entity is used by NEC 1765 software Only LAN cards with this entity respond to requests from the NEC 1765 software Change or delete
65. Continue C 8 The Installer begins copying the files D The software will be copied into a directory named c NEC1765 NETWARE 9 When the installation is complete click the OK button in the Exit Setup window to close the installer E 10 Restart Windows to complete the software installation 11 Run NEC 1765 Administration software for NetWare by opening the Program Manager The NEC 1765 Administration software icon is located in the NEC Printer Utility NetWare program group F 3 6 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Installing NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare in Windows 95 Follow these steps to install NEC 1765 Administration software for NetWare using the installer program provided on the NEC 1765 software for NetWare diskette 1 Boot your system and start Windows 2 Insert the NEC 1765 software for NetWare diskette into the floppy drive this example uses drive a 3 In Windows select Run from the Start menu Windows displays the Run dialog box 4 Make sure a setup exe appears in the Command Line field 5 Click the OK button This launches the installer program The installer starts up and the Welcome screen opens Click the Setup button A 6 In the Select Utilities screen select NEC Printer Administration Make sure the checkbox in front of NEC Printer Client Access is blank Click the Continue button B 7 The Select Destination Path screen defines the direct
66. EC Prie Clee Aceves Printer Adrr nisiratiam Pre elec anb Chemi Access i prii ans weer a Celec Path The ielup program will capy the iles imio d ectory Whee the directory does eet Hin crested ainmeir Path CANECI TOS Chen ou need disk spaca al lest TIDE bytes and the wearking mm ed SUUK bytee w install gems mer Imm Installing NEC 1765 Software for TCP IP 3 15 SOLT OAN 8 Installing NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk Systems Preparing to Install Before installing the software make sure that the printer and the computer have been connected to the EtherTalk or LocalTalk network correctly Follow these steps to confirm that the Macintosh has been correctly connected to the EtherTalk or LocalTalk network 1 Select the Control Panel menu option from the Apple menu then open the Network control panel 2 Ifyou are using EtherTalk make sure the EtherTalk icon is selected If you are using LocalTalk make sure the LocalTalk icon is available and select it 3 Click in the box in the upper left corner of the window to close the Network control panel Then follow these steps to confirm that the Silentwriter has been correctly connected to the EtherTalk or LocalTalk network 1 Select the Chooser menu option from the Apple menu 2 If your networ
67. If no password has been defined as with new printers leave Current Password blank Type the new password in the New Password text box Retype the new password in the Confirm Password text entry box Click the Save button to change the password note Ifthe new password does not match the password defined with PCONSOLE NetWare will not be able to access the Silentwriter NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare 5 19 9J643Jogs 89 41 OAN S NetWare Queue Configuration Dialog Box Display the NetWare Queue Configuration dialog box by selecting the Queues button in the NetWare Configuration dialog box Use this dialog box to add 1 and remove print queues assigned to the print server named in the NetWare Configuration dialog box You must have supervisor authority to make these changes 2 You can enter the following information File Server Name Selects the file server you are logging into on the network To login to a file server select the file server from the File Server Name text box and click the Login button If you have already logged into the file server the Login button will be dimmed Queue Name Allows you to select a previously defined queue or enter a new queue name Priority Sets the priority for remote printer mode queues Priorities range from 1 to 10 The default is 1 highest priority Hethhare Queue Coniguration Fim Serer Hamm E Qwan me i kt mam 5 20 1
68. In the NetWare Administration window select the Exit option from the Object menu Enable the Remote Printer If you selected Remote Printer mode you must also enable the Remote Printer server in order to print documents The steps to enable the Remote Printer server depend on where the print server resides For printers connected in Network Printer mode the LAN card is the print server Enable the Remote Printer if the Print Server Resides on a File Server NLM Print Server At the NetWare File Server Console type the command load PSERVER print server where print server is the print server you defined in step 8 on page 4 8 In this example the defined print server is NP 015446 and the command is load PSERVER NP 015446 Enable the Remote Printer if the Print Server Resides on a Workstation Dedicated DOS Print Server 1 Atthe workstation login to the file server as a supervisor 2 Type the following commands f Npublic f public pserver exe print server where print server is the print server you defined in step 8 on page 4 8 In this example the defined print server is NP 015446 and the commands are f public f NpublicNpserver exe NP 015446 Enable the Remote Printer if it is Connected to a Workstation With a Parallel Cable 1 From the print server workstation switch to MS DOS and run RPRINTER for NetWare 3 1x or NPRINTER for NetWare 4 1 2 Select the name of the
69. N card s firmware Printer Name The factory default printer name is NP followed by six digits i nra IP Address The LAN card s IP address set in the Silentwriter The default IP address is 11 22 33 44 Printer Status Displays the current status of the printers See Appendix A Printer Messages fora list of printer status messages ME C 1255 Printer Menu Bar 2 Closes NEC 1765 Administration software 11 22 31 75 Opens LAN Card Parameters dialog box 11323385 Opens NetWare Configuration dialog box 112230 15 Opens Configuration dialog box Opens Printer Configuration dialog box Opens online help system Opens software information dialog box 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Printer Administration Menu Bar The Menu Bar provides the following options Refresh Retrieves updated status information from networked printers Configure Enables the selection of LAN card configuration NetWare configuration TCP IP and printer configuration Configuration options are also available through the buttons in the Printer Administration window note Select one of the printers in the printers list before selecting any options from the Configure menu LAN Card Displays LAN Card Parameters dialog box This menu option has the same function as the LAN Card button in the Printer Administration window NetWare Displays NetWare Configuration dialog box This menu option has the same function as
70. NEC SILENTWRIT 1700 eries 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide September 1996 808 875036 001A PROPRIETARY NOTICE AND LIABILITY DISCLAIMER The information disclosed in this document including all designs and related materials is the valuable property of NEC Corporation NEC and or its licensors NEC and or its licensors as appropriate reserve all patent copyright and other proprietary rights to this document including all design manufacturing reproduction use and sales rights thereto except to the extent said rights are expressly granted to others The NEC product s discussed in this document are warranted in accordance with the terms of the Warranty Statement accompanying each product However actual performance of each such product is dependent upon factors such as system configuration customer data and operator control Since implementation by customers of each product may vary the suitability of specific product configurations and applications must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by NEC To allow for design and specification improvements the information in this document is subject to change at any time without notice Reproduction of this document or portions thereof without prior written approval of NEC is prohibited ii 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Silentwriter and Print Navigator are registered trademarks of NEC Corporation Windows and Windows 95 are tradem
71. Now you are ready to install the upgrade as described on the next pages Installing a Flash ROM Upgrade With FWTOOL B 5 apeisdy WOW Installing the Upgrade The steps to install the firmware upgrade are described below and illustrated below and on the facing page 5 Double click the file FW EXE to execute it The main window will show a list of printers by name and IP address and the firmware version each printer is running Select the printer you wish to upgrade A 6 Before performing the upgrade you can check the current and new version of the firmware by clicking the About Firmware button in the main window B Click the Close button to leave the Firmware Version window 7 perform the download click the Firmware Download button in the main window 8 Afterthe software opens a connection to the printer it asks you to confirm that you wish to perform this upgrade Click the Continue button to proceed C A KEL LAR Cored Fees Udo 8 ond LAR Card Hamr address B 6 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide 10 11 Firmware Wrrxinm Exit Firmmare Punt oad The software proceeds with the download As the firmware upgrade is completed the printer prints a confirmation sheet saying that network printer settings have been changed to their factory default values After the firmware has been upgraded the software asks you if it should restore any custom network printer s
72. Number Dialog Box 5 24 Option Dialog Box 5 25 About NEC Printer Administration Dialog Box 5 26 NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP 5 27 Using NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP 5 27 Displaying Available Printers 5 27 Displaying LAN Card Parameters 5 28 Changing the Printer Name 5 28 Changing the Printer Polling Rate 5 29 Changing the Printer Busy Timeout Time 5 29 Displaying NetWare MAC Address 5 30 Changing NetWare Print Server Name 5 30 Changing NetWare Operating Mode 5 30 Changing NetWare Remote Printer Name and Number 5 31 Limiting the Silentwriter to a Single File Server 5 31 Changing NetWare File Server Scanning 5 32 Changing NetWare File Server Scan Interval 5 32 Changing NetWare File Server Queue Polling Rate 5 33 Changing TCP IP IP Address 5 33 Changing TCP IP Subnet Mask 5 33 Setting TCP IP Auto IP Address 5 34 Displaying Silentwriter Printer Configuration 5 35 Displaying Silentwriter Printer Options 5 35 Changing the Status Polling Rate 5 36 Changing the Response Timeout 5 36 Using Online Help 5 37 Printer Administration Window 5 38 Printer Administration Menu Bar 5 39 Printer Administration Buttons 5 40 LAN Card Parameters Dialog Box 5 41 NetWare Configuration Dialog Box 5 42 File Server Connection 5 42 Operating Mode 5 43 Remote Printer Information 5 43 TCP IP Parameters Dialog Box 5 44 Network Printer Configuration Dialog Box 5 45 Printer Options Dialog Box 5 46 IP Address Filte
73. P Address setting has no effect 5 34 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Follow these steps to change the LAN card s IP address using Auto IP You will need to know the host s IP address the LAN card s old IP address and the new IP address for the LAN card Your system administrator will know the old IP address Print a configuration page to see the LAN card s IP address See Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 note Turn off any other Silentwriters with the same IP address before following these steps 1 Open the command prompt window 2 Use the route command to add the LAN card s IP address to the ARP table route add lt LAN card old IP gt lt host IP gt For example route add 11 22 33 44 11 22 33 51 Some operating systems require a 0 at the end of the route add command Check with your system administrator 3 Use the ping command to get the target LAN card information Be sure to turn off any other Silentwriters with the same IP address first ping LAN card old IP For example ping 11 22 33 44 4 Usethe arp command to get the LAN card s MAC address arp a The LAN card s MAC address will be displayed Interface host IP Internet Address Physical Address Type LAN card old IP gt lt LAN card MAC gt dynamic For example Interface 11 22 33 51 Internet Physical Address Type 11 22 33 44 00 a0 92 01 56 26 dynamic Make a new ARP entry for the LAN card with its new IP address arp s
74. P address and subnet mask 4 20 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide The first time you set up the Silentwriter the IP address and subnet mask will have factory default values of 11 22 33 44 and 255 0 0 0 respectively To change those values see Changing TCP IP IP Address and Changing TCP IP Subnet Mask on page 5 33 Install the Windows 95 Printing System Utility These steps describe how to install the Windows 95 Printing System utility that came with your Silentwriter 1765 The dialog boxes are shown on the next page 1 Boot your system and start Windows 2 Insert the Windows driver diskette into the appropriate drive in this example we use drive A 3 Select Run from the Start menu Windows displays the Run dialog box 4 Make sure a win95 setup exe appears in the Open field Click the OK button 5 The Windows 95 Printing System Installation dialog box opens Click the Next button to begin setup A 6 The IP Address Registration dialog box opens B Enter the IP address for the Silentwriter in the Enter IP address text box Click the Add button to register the IP address as a printer port Click the Next button to move to the next screen 7 Click Finish to complete setup C 8 Once setup is complete click Restart Windows now Then click the Finish button D 9 Click OK to complete installation and restart Windows E A Lo Edi EL Nr LO IE EL aur Windows 95 Using TCP IP
75. Printer Configuration dialog box Select the OK button to leave the Printer Options dialog box Select the OK button to leave the Printer Configuration dialog box 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Changing the Status Polling Rate The status polling rate determines how often the NEC 1765 Administration software requests updates from the LAN card The rate is defined in seconds with a default value of 30 seconds and a range of 5 to 255 seconds note Setting the polling frequency to 5 seconds can decrease your computer s response time In most situations the default value of polling every 30 seconds provides a good balance between polling frequency and system performance 1 From the Printer Administration window select the Option menu 2 The Time Definition dialog box displays the current polling rate 3 Type the new polling rate in the Status Polling Rate text box 4 Select the OK button to save the new information and leave the Time Definition dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the Time Definition dialog box Changing the Response Timeout The LAN card response timeout defines how long the NEC 1765 software waits for an update from the LAN card before displaying an error message The rate is defined in seconds with a default value of 5 seconds and a range of 5 to 255 seconds 1 2 From the Printer Administration window select the Option menu The Time Defini
76. Printer Client Access window is the main program window for NEC 1765 Client software It displays the following information 6 6 Printer Status Displays the status of the printer selected with the Printer Name box File Server Name Use this to select the file server MEG TRS Primer Cent Access Aelresh Option File Server Painter Help Deletes selected print job List of print jobs 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Queue Name Use this to select the queue registered in the selected file server For remote printers the queue does not reside with the file server Printer Name Use this to select the printers assigned to selected queues Current Print Jobs Displays the print jobs held within the selected queue Your print requests are shown in black Print requests from other users are shown in gray You can only delete your own print requests Other print requests may be deleted by your system administrator To delete a print job select the job and then select the Delete button Menu bar Closes NEC 1765 Client software Opens Option dialog box Opens File Server dialog box Opens Printer dialog box Opens online help Opens About dialog box Network Printer Client Access Menu Bar The menu bar in the Network Printer Client Access window provides the following options Refresh Retrieves updated status information from the current printer Option Displays the Time Definition dialog box for cha
77. Protocol 4 21 IJd YAOMJIN Inox gurmSguo Install TCP IP Protocol on Windows 95 The Windows 95 network configuration depends on the TCP IP network software which is included with Windows 95 Before you begin you need to know the IP address for your workstation You also need the subnet mask Check with your system administrator for this information Follow these steps to install TCP IP 1 From Windows 95 open the control panels Select the Start menu then the Settings submenu then the Control Panel menu option 2 Openthe Network control panel 3 Select the Configuration tab in the Network control panel 4 See if TCP IP is listed as one of the installed network components If TCP IP has already been installed proceed to step 8 5 In the Configuration panel click the Add button 6 IntheSelect Network Component Type dialog box select Protocol and click the Add button 7 IntheSelect Network Protocol dialog box select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list then select TCP IP from the Network Protocols list Click the OK button 8 In the Configuration panel of the Network control panel select TCP IP from the Network Components list Click the Properties button 9 If your network supports ARP click Obtain an IP address automatically in the TCP IP Properties dialog box If your network does not support ARP click Specify an IP address and enter the IP address and subnet mask 10 Click the OK button to close the T
78. SOLE cd public PCONSOLE 4 Inthe Available Options menu select Print Queue Information The Print Queues menu opens 5 Inthe Print Queues menu select the queue for the printer you wish to upgrade The Print Queue Information window opens B 2 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 In the Print Queue Information window select the Current Print Job Entries option to open the queue window Once the queue window is empty all pending print jobs are complete press the Insert key In the Select Directory to Print From window enter the directory name for the download file In this example the directory is a V In the Available Files window select the firmware upgrade file It will have the format file name gt dld In the Print Job Configuration window select PCONSOLE Defaults In the New Print Job to be Submitted window make sure File Contents is set to byte stream Set the Target Server to the printer you wish to upgrade Turn off Print Banner Turn the printer off then on again Press Escape to leave the Print Job Configuration window Select Yes when the Save Changes window opens The firmware file appears in the queue window When the firmware upgrade is complete print a configuration page to confirm the new firmware version The firmware release number is shown at the top of the configuration page Press Escape four times to leave PCONSOLE Click
79. Select the Save button to save the new name and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old name and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box 5 30 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Changing NetWare Operating Mode You can set the operating mode to Network Printer or Remote Printer mode 1 2 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window From the Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu The NetWare Configuration dialog box displays the current operating mode Select the button of the new mode Select the Save button to save the new operating mode and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old operating mode and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Changing NetWare Remote Printer Name and Number If you are using your Silentwriter in Remote Printer mode you can display and change the remote printer name and number 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu 3 The NetWare Configuration dialog box displays the current print server name 4 Type the new name in the Printer Name text box 5 Select the n
80. Software for NetWare Precautions 3 4 Do not run NEC 1765 Administration software and NEC 1765 Client software simultaneously on the same computer If the NEC 1765 software requires additional memory to run try closing unused software applications to free more memory Only the system administrator should install and use NEC 1765 Administration software Network users can use NEC 1765 Client software to manage print jobs across the network Install NEC 1765 Client software on each client computer See Installing NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare in Windows 3 1x and Installing NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare in Windows 95 on page 3 8 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide To install NEC 1765 software on Windows systems you need a computer with an 80386 SX processor operating at 16 mhz or above for Windows 3 1x at least 8 megabytes of RAM and preferably more for Windows 95 at least 8 megabytes of RAM and preferably more a hard disk with at least 2 megabytes available note Both NEC 1765 Administration software and NEC 1765 Client software are easier to use with a mouse NEC 1765 software also supports hot key combinations Underlined letters indicate a hot key Press Alt and the underlined letter to use a hot key combination Press Tab to move from field to field Press the Up and Down arrows to scroll Preparing to Install This program operates with Windows operating system software If the operatin
81. alk depends on unique printer names and AppleTalk zones to prevent conflicts in the network Check with the system administrator before making any changes in the printer name or AppleTalk zone Follow these steps to select the network 1 2 3 a Select the Control Panels option from the Apple menu Open the Network control panel In the AppleTalk Connection window select the icon that represents the network type you want to use either LocalTalk or EtherTalk If you are using an EtherTalk network that has been divided into zones select the appropriate zone Close the Network control panel Run the NEC 1765 software for Macintosh Select the pull down menu under AppleTalk Zone and choose the printer s AppleTalk zone The factory default zone is For more information see Changing the Printer s AppleTalk Zone on page 5 54 The default name of the printer is NP followed by six digits If you wish you may change the printer name Select the current printer name in the scrolling list at the center of the Printer Administration window Select the Change Printer Name button from the Printer Administration window Enter the new name and select OK For more information see Changing the Printer Name on page 5 54 Close the NEC 1765 software Select the Printer Before printing documents select the Silentwriter using the Chooser Follow these steps 1 2 10 11 Select Chooser from the A
82. alog box displays the following information Printer Name The name of the print server The Silentwriter arrives with a default name of NP followed by 6 digits for example NP 901715 You may use any combination of upper case alphanumeric characters hyphens and underscores in the printer name Model Name The model name of the printer 1785 Primer Confiqurstian Frida Suns fal Lemme Tid Cacus Memory Size The total amount of memory in kilobytes installed in the Silentwriter The Silentwriter can have from 4 to 54 megabytes of memory Network printing requires at least 6 megabytes Current Printer Emulation The printer language selected with the printer Printer Language A list of printer languages that can be used with the printer The Silentwriter recognizes PCL 5e and PostScript Level 2 Current Paper Source Displays which paper source will be used the paper size for the selected source and paper availability Available Paper Sources Displays a list of the paper sources which can be used with the printer the paper size for each source and paper availability Closes this dialog box Opens the Printer Options dialog box Opens online help about this dialog box NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare 5 23 9J643Jogs 89 41 OAN S Printer Options Dialog Box The Printer Options dialog box opens when you select th
83. are from the Network Settings dialog box Otherwise skip to step 6 Select DLC Protocol from the Add Software dialog box Click Continue You will need your Windows NT system diskettes or CD ROM In the Windows NT Setup dialog box enter the directory for the Windows NT disk Click Continue Select OK to leave the Network Settings dialog box If you have just installed DLC Protocol restart your computer the Printer 2 3 10 11 12 13 14 From Windows NT open the Main icon Open the Control Panel icon Open the Print Manager control panel Select Create Printer from the Printer menu in the Print Manager window Enter the printer name from the configuration sheet in the Printer Name text box Select the HP Laserjet 4 4M Plus PS600 driver from the pulldown menu next to Driver in the Create Printer dialog box In the Create Printer dialog box type a description of the printer in the Printer Description text box In the Create Printer dialog box click Print To In the Print To box select the pulldown menu and scroll down to Other Select it to move to the Print Destinations dialog box From the Available Print Monitor list select Hewlett Packard Network Port Click OK to open the Add Hewlett Packard Peripheral Port dialog box Type the LAN card name in the Name text box Select the Silentwriter s LAN card MAC address from the Card Address list in the Add Hewlett Packard Peripheral Port dialog box
84. arks of Microsoft Corporation All other product service brand or trade names used in this publication are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations NEC disclaims any responsibility for specifying which marks are owned by which companies or organizations First Printing September 1996 Document Number 808 875036 001A Copyright 1996 NEC Technologies Inc 1414 Massachusetts Avenue Boxborough MA 01719 All Rights Reserved Copyright 1996 NEC Corporation 7 1 Shiba 5 Chome Minato Ku Tokyo 108 01 Japan All Rights Reserved USING THIS GUIDE iii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Overview 1 1 Features 1 1 Compatibility 1 3 Hardware Requirements 1 3 Software Requirements 1 4 Qualifications and Assumptions 1 6 Where to Go Next 1 6 CHAPTER 2 1765 SET UP Overview 2 1 Upgrading from the 1760 2 2 Unpack the 1760 Upgrade Kit 2 2 Install RAM 2 4 Install the LAN Card 2 6 Connecting and Verifying the Silentwriter 1765 2 8 Identify the LAN Card Panel 2 8 Printing a Configuration Page 2 8 Restoring Factory LAN Card Settings 2 8 Connect the Network Cable 2 9 Connecting Thin Coaxial Cable 2 9 Connecting Twisted Pair Cable 2 10 Connecting LocalTalk cable 2 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS Turn On the Printer 2 12 Print a Configuration Page 2 13 CHAPTER3 INSTALLING NEC 1765 SOFTWARE Overview 3 1 Using Silentwriter Software with the Silentwriter 1765 3 1 The Windows PCL 5eDriver 3 1 The Windows Po
85. ars only if you have selected Error Window Display In addition to the error message the dialog box includes the following information Printer Name The name of the printer that generated the error message Printer Status The current error message NEC 1765 Client Software for TCP IP 6 19 94643JoS JUMO 5941 OAN 9 6 20 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Overview You can expect that your Silentwriter printer will provide outstanding printed documents However occasionally problems do arise This chapter provides information about different resources for information and technical support including How to reach NEC Technical Support by voice fax mail and online for technical assistance e How to obtain NEC service contracts For more information about technical support see the User s Guide IF YOU NEED HELP 7 Assistance Nearby Often the best source for assistance is closer than you think Before calling NEC check out the options below Help From Within Your Company If your organization is large and has purchased many NEC printers the best source of assistance may be within your own company Your company may have designated central support personnel that you can go to when you have any problems or when you need supplies such as paper or toner cartridges These central support personnel can then contact the appropriate dealer or NEC support staff Help From Your Dealer The dealer from whom yo
86. assword text box If no password has been defined as with new printers leave Current Password blank 5 Type the new password in the New Password text box 6 Verify the new password by retyping it in the Confirm Password text box 7 Select the Save button to save the new password and leave the Password dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old password and leave the Password dialog box 8 Toleave the NetWare Configuration dialog box select the Save or Cancel button Changing TCP IP IP Address Follow these steps to change the TCP IP IP address 1 2 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window From the Printer Administration window click the TCP IP button or select the TCP IP menu option from the Configure menu Type the new IP address in the IP Address text box Select the Save button to save the new IP address and leave the TCP IP Parameters dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old IP address and leave the TCP IP Parameters dialog box Changing the TCP IP Subnet Mask Follow these steps to change the TCP IP subnet mask 1 2 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window From the Printer Administration window click the TCP IP button or select the TCP IP menu option from the Configure menu Type the new subnet mask in the Subnet Mask text box Select the Save button
87. atically Delete the old LAN card IP address from the ARP table with the route command route delete LAN card old IP host IP For example route delete 11 22 33 44 11 22 33 51 Some operating systems require a 0 at the end of the route delete command Check with your system administrator Displaying Silentwriter Printer Configuration Silentwriter printer information includes the model name current memory size current printer emulation available printer languages current paper source and available paper sources To see this information 1 Select the printer you want information about from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window From the Printer Administration window click the Printer button or select the Printer menu option from the Configure menu The Printer Configuration dialog box displays the information Select the OK button to leave the Printer Configuration dialog box NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare 5 11 9J643Jogs uone nsmmupy S9LT OAN S Displaying Silentwriter Printer Options To display which options have been installed in your Silentwriter open the Printer Options dialog box 1 5 12 Select the printer you want information about from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window From the Printer Administration window click the Printer button or select the Printer menu option from the Configure menu Select the Options button from the
88. button or select the Printer menu option from the Configure menu 5 The Printer Configuration dialog box displays the information 6 Select the OK button to leave the Printer Configuration dialog box Displaying Silentwriter Printer Options To display which options have been installed in your Silentwriter open the Printer Options dialog box 1 Select the printer you want information about from the list of printers in the Printer Client Access window 2 From the Printer Client Access window click the Printer button or select the Printer menu option from the Configure menu 3 Select the Options button from the Printer Configuration dialog box 4 Select the OK button to leave the Printer Options dialog box 5 Select the OK button to leave the Printer Configuration dialog box Changing the Status Polling Rate The status polling rate determines how often the NEC 1765 Client software requests updates from the LAN card The rate is defined in seconds with a default value of 30 seconds and a range of 5 to 255 seconds 1 2 From the Printer Client Access window select the Option menu The Time Definition dialog box displays the current polling rate Type the new polling rate in the LAN Card Polling Rate text box Select the OK button to save the new information and leave the Time Definition dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the Time Definition dialog box Changing the
89. cable 3 Turnon the printer 4 Printa configuration page After completing the tasks in this section you will be ready to install NEC 1765 software and connect the Silentwriter to your network Identify the LAN Card Panel The diagram shows the LAN card panel and its components Configuration Button Use this button to print a configuration page or restore the LAN card to its factory default settings Green LED Lights up when the Silentwriter is receiving a packet or downloading flash ROM information Red LED Lights up when transmitting a packet Printing a Configuration Page To print a configuration page turn on the printer and press the configuration button For more information about the configuration page see Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 Restoring Factory LAN Card Settings You can use the configuration button to restore the LAN card to factory default settings 2 8 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Caution Any custom settings will be lost when you restore factory default settings Before restoring print a configuration page so you have a record of custom settings To use this button as a reset button Turn the power off Press and hold the button Turn the printer power on Continue to press the button for at least 15 seconds Release the button ICH pa LAN Card Panel Twisted Pair LocalTalk AppleTalk connector Ethernet Connector Thin Coaxial Ethernet Conn
90. closes dialog box Opens online help about this dialog box Network Printer Configuration Dialog Box The Network Printer Configuration dialog box opens when you select the Printer button in the Printer Administration window or the Printer menu option from the Configure menu The Network Printer Configuration dialog box presents specific information about the printer Printer Name The name of the print server The Silentwriter arrives with a default name of NP followed by 6 digits for example NP 901715 You may use any combination of upper case alphanumeric characters hyphens and underscores in the printer name Model Name The model name of the printer MEC 1755 Metwark Prater Cosfiquralinn CRRA PALS POS TSCM ameta 2 T Legal Memory Size The total amount of memory in kilobytes installed in the Silentwriter The Silentwriter can have from 4 to 54 megabytes of memory Network printing requires at least 6 megabytes Current Printer Emulation The printer language selected with the printer Printer Language A list of printer languages that can be used with the printer The Silentwriter recognizes PCL 5e and PostScript Level 2 Current Paper Source Displays which paper source will be used the paper size for the selected source and paper availability Available Paper Sources Displays a list of the paper sources which can be used with the printer the paper size for each
91. computers on the UNIX platform The Silentwriter s LAN card supports ftp and can receive files from a client Follow these steps to print using ftp 1 Run ftp 2 Atthe ftp prompt type open IP address where IP address is the IP address from the Silentwriter s configuration page You can also type open host name gt where lt host name is defined with the 1psystem command 3 Ftp will prompt you for a user login Press enter to accept the default value none 4 Atthe ftp prompt type ascii to set the data transmission mode to ascii 5 Atthe ftp prompt type put filename where filename is the name of the data file 6 When the transfer is complete type quit to leave ftp UNIX Using TCP IP Protocol 4 29 J9juLIq YAOMJON SurmsSguo p Windows NT Using DLC Protocol Before you begin you will need to know the LAN card name and MAC Address This information is included on the configuration page See Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 The following steps summarize how to connect your Silentwriter 1 Install software 2 Identify the printer 3 Establish the printer on the network These are described in detail below 4 30 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Install the Software 1 2 3 From Windows NT open the Main icon Open the Control Panel icon then select the Network control panel If DLC Protocol is not listed under Installed Network Software select Add Softw
92. ctions Ifyou selected Network Printer mode select Defined Elsewhere from the Printer Types menu and press Enter Ifyou selected Remote Printer mode select Remote Other Unknown from the Printer Types menu and press Enter For parallel printer connections you may only select remote printer mode Select Parallel LPT port if your printer is connected to a server running PSERVER NLM Select Remote Parallel LPT lt port gt if your printer is connected to a DOS workstation running PSERVER EXE 18 Select Remote Parallel LPT lt port gt if your printer is connected to a DOS workstation different from the one that is running PSERVER EXE In this case the connected DOS workstation runs RPRINTER EXE for NetWare 3 1x or NPRINTER EXE for NetWare 4 1 See your NetWare manual for more information about parallel printer connections Press Esc twice to return to the Print Server Configuration menu Be sure to select Yes when PCONSOLE asks you to save changes Configure the Print Queue 19 20 21 22 23 Select Queues Serviced by Printer from the Print Server Configuration menu to move to the Defined Printers menu Select the newly defined printer NP 015446 in this example and press Insert to move to the File Server Queue menu Press Insert to move to the Available Queues menu Select the queue you have just created e g NP 015446 C press Enter and set the priority Lower priority numbers hav
93. d the rules two or more machines must follow to exchange those messages KJ0SSO Random access memory Memory in which information can be accessed in an arbitrary manner This memory can be written to and read from but is lost when power is turned off or lost ROM Read only memory in the printer Its contents can be read but not changed and are retained even after power is turned off or lost See also firmware flash ROM select Marking a file program or folder so that the next action will apply to that item SIMM Single Inline Memory Module Units of random access memory RAM that can be installed on your printer Simple Network Management Protocol The most popular network management protocol for TCP IP networks Simple Network Management Protocol lets TCP IP sites exchange information about the configuration and status of a node s TCP IP protocol stack SNMP See Simple Network Management Protocol status display The LCD display on the operator panel of the printer that shows status and alert messages status message A message on the operator panel of the Silentwriter printer that communicates the current operating status of the printer See also alert message TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol A computer network communications standard Commonly used with UNIX WAN See Wide Area Network wide area network Any physical network technology that spans large geographic distances G 4
94. des on a remote file server uses PSERVER NLM and is used both NetWare 3 1x and 4 1 Adedicated DOS print server resides on a single workstation uses PSERVER EXE and is used in NetWare 3 1x only Dedicated print servers have significantly better performance e Using your Silentwriter as an NLM print server might result in much slower printing speed e If you are using your Silentwriter as a dedicated DOS print server with a parallel cable connection you will be able to monitor the printer with NEC 1765 software only from the workstation that is locally connected to the printer The figure on the next page shows a Silentwriter in Remote Printer Mode connected to a network with a dedicated DOS print server The figure shows the Silentwriter connected to the Ethernet To use a parallel cable connection connect the Silentwriter directly to the print server Silentwriter in Remote Printer Mode PC Workstation NEC 1765 NetWare File Server Dedicated DOS Print Server Remote Printer Print server sends job to printer File server sends print job to print server Ethernet Network Client sends print data to queue in the file server NetWare Client NetWare Client Workstation Workstation NetWare with NetWare Administrator 4 15 YAOMJON INOX SurmSguo p Install NetWare Client Software at the Workstation From the workstation load the version of NetWare Client software a
95. driver in the list of Network Drivers Verifying TCP IP Protocol in Windows 95 Follow these steps to verify that the TCP IP protocol has been installed on your Windows 95 system 1 From Windows 95 open the control panels Select the Start menu then the Settings submenu then the Control Panel menu option 2 Open the Network control panel 3 Select the Configuration tab in the Network control panel 4 See if TCP IP is listed as one of the installed network components If TCP IP has already been installed proceed to step 8 5 In the Configuration panel click the Add button 6 In the Select Network Component Type dialog box select Protocol and click the Add button 7 Inthe Select Network Protocol dialog box select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list then select TCP IP from the Network Protocols list Click the OK button 8 In the Configuration panel of the Network control panel select TCP IP from the Network Components list Click the Properties button 9 If your network supports ARP click Obtain an IP address automatically in the TCP IP Properties dialog box If your network does not support ARP click Specify an IP address and enter the IP address and subnet mask 10 Click the OK button to close the TCP IP Properties dialog box 11 The System Settings Change dialog box asks if you want to restart your computer You must restart for the changes to take effect Click the Yes button to restart Installing NEC
96. e 5 4 Changing the Printer Polling Rate 5 4 vii viii Changing the Busy Timeout Time 5 5 Displaying NetWare Network Number and MAC Address 5 5 Changing NetWare Print Server Name 5 5 Changing the Printer Operating Mode for NetWare 5 6 Changing NetWare Remote Printer Name and Number 5 6 Limiting the Silentwriter to a Single File Server 5 7 Changing NetWare File Server Scanning 5 7 Changing NetWare File Server Scan Interval 5 7 Changing NetWare File Server Queue Polling Rate 5 8 Changing NetWare Password 5 8 Changing TCP IP IP Address 5 9 Changing the TCP IP Subnet Mask 5 9 Setting the TCP IP Auto IP Address 5 10 Displaying Silentwriter Printer Configuration 5 11 Displaying Silentwriter Printer Options 5 12 Changing the Status Polling Rate 5 12 Changing the Response Timeout 5 13 Using Online Help 5 13 NEC 1765 Printer Administration Window 5 14 Printer Administration Menu Bar 5 15 Printer Administration Buttons 5 16 LAN Card Parameters Dialog Box 5 17 NetWare Configuration Dialog Box 5 18 File Server Connection 5 18 Operating Mode 5 19 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Remote Printer Information 5 19 Change Password Dialog Box 5 19 NetWare Queue Configuration Dialog Box 5 20 Adding a Queue Assignment 5 20 Removing a Queue Assignment 5 20 Login Dialog Box 5 21 TCP IP Parameters Dialog Box 5 22 Network Printer Configuration Dialog Box 5 23 Printer Options Dialog Box 5 24 Network
97. e Option button in the Printer Configuration dialog box It displays information about which options are installed in the Silentwriter 1765 Available options include a hard drive offset trays up to two extra cassettes an envelope feeder and a duplex unit If a hard drive is installed the Printer Options dialog box displays its capacity in megabytes The Printer Options dialog box displays the paper size for installed cassettes and envelope feeders note See the User s Guide for information on selecting printer options Printer Options Closes dialog box 5 24 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Network Number Dialog Box The Network Number dialog box opens when you select the Network Number option from the Filter menu in the Printer Administration window To limit the printers that will appear select a network number or group of numbers from the list and select OK Discards changes and closes dialog box Changes parameters and closes dialog box Option Dialog Box The Option dialog box appears when you select Option menu option in the Printer Administration window or when you select the Option button in the Printer Administration window You can set the following information Status Polling Rate Sets how often in seconds the NEC 1765 software queries the LAN card to verify printer configuration and status The range is 5 to 255 seconds and the default is 30 seconds Response Timeout Sets the wait
98. e Printer Options dialog box Opens online help about this dialog box Printer Options Dialog Box The Printer Options dialog box opens when you select the Option button in the Printer Configuration dialog box It displays information about which options are installed in the Silentwriter 1765 Available options include a hard drive offset trays up to two extra cassettes an envelope feeder and a duplex unit If a hard drive is installed the Printer Options dialog box displays its capacity in megabytes The Printer Options dialog box displays the paper size for installed cassettes and the envelope feeder Capris J fiae Tum Closes this dialog box About NEC 1765 Client Software Dialog Box Select the About menu option from the Help menu or the About button in the Printer Client Access window to see which version of NEC 1765 Client software you are using Abosi HEC Porte Dhon Assess NEC WEE Pointe isnt Access Ltiig Wenn 37 Aug 29 1996 1996 Tescbrvalogaes ben AB lights Fiaasread or Closes this dialog box Minimized Icon Display You can minimize the NEC 1765 software to display a desktop icon This allows you to monitor the status of the Silentwriter while you complete other tasks The minimized icon displays the printer name and a status message at the bottom of the icon In addition the icon may change from blue to red alarm depending on the severity of the message S
99. e Start menu Windows displays the Run dialog box 4 Make sure a setup exe appears in the Command Line field 5 Click the OK button This launches the installer program The installer starts up and the Welcome screen opens Click the Setup button A 6 In the Select Utilities screen select NEC Printer Client Access Make sure the checkbox in front of NEC Printer Administration is blank Click the Continue button B 7 The Select Destination Path screen defines the directory for the new software Click the Continue button C 8 The Installer begins copying the files D The software will be copied into a directory named 1765 9 When the installation is complete click the OK button in the Exit Setup window to close the installer E 10 Restart Windows to complete the software installation 11 Run NEC 1765 Client software for TCP IP by opening the Programs submenu from the Start menu NEC 1765 Client software is located in the NEC Printer Utility TCP IP program group F Wieling to NEL Sete This setup program will insisi the NEC npplicaiang snd the neixird ien And nme program group will be added in thee Program Menager You need disk spaca al jemsi TIDE bytes and the werking mm of SONE ta invia Somia Fie EXE Faka CAREC TPES CPIPYOLIEN TUS EXE chup rsa D F H
100. e button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu 3 Click the Scan for File Servers check box 4 Select the Save button to save the new name and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old name and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Changing NetWare File Server Scan Interval If NEC 1765 Administration software is scanning for file servers you can change the scan interval The scan interval is measured in minutes and you can choose an interval between 1 and 255 minutes The default is 5 minutes If you have specified a limited file server or turned Scan for File Servers off the scan interval will be set to 0 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 Fromthe Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu 3 Typethe new scan interval in the Scan Interval text box 4 Select the Save button to save the new scan interval and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old scan interval and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare 5 7 9J643Jogs 89 41 OAN S Changing NetWare File Server Queue Polling Rate You can change the queue polling rate The queue polling rate is measured in seconds and can be between 1 and 255 sec
101. e higher printing priority Usually you will set the priority to 1 Use the Esc key several times to leave the PCONSOLE utility NetWare with PCONSOLE 4 9 YAOMJON SurmSguo p Set the LAN Card Password 24 25 4 10 note If you defined a password as described in step 11 on page 4 8 you need to follow steps 24 to 32 below to define a password for the LAN card Otherwise turn to Enable the Remote Printer on page 4 11 If you define a password for the LAN card make sure the password for the LAN card matches the password defined in PCONSOLE before printing to the Silentwriter Open the NEC 1765 Administration software for NetWare Select the printer from the printer list in the Printer Administration window Set the LAN Card Password 1765 Miel are Cone alien Hiimtesi V fia fores Prist Sarees Mame Scan Interval min 5 Upa Mock Homeric rric bel ori T Atak Pinter Pine Ra C femna Primi Printer amber 5 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Click the NetWare button in the Printer Administration window Click the Change Password button in the NetWare Configuration dialog box A Type the new password in the New Password text box in the Change Password dialog box Retype the new password in the Confirm Password tex
102. e steps are described in detail below Select the Operating Mode Before you add the Silentwriter to your network you must choose a network operating mode for your Silentwriter The Silentwriter can be used in three different modes local network and remote The 1765 Administration software for NetWare allows you to choose between Network Printer or Remote Printer network modes Remote printers can be connected with ethernet cables or via the parallel port Each mode is described in more detail in this section Local Printers Local printers connect directly to a single computer workstation with a bidirectional parallel cable Local printers can be shared on peer to peer networks but are not part of the NetWare client server network For more information on using your Silentwriter as a Local Printer see the User s Guide Network Printers Network printers connect directly to a network The network printer s LAN card acts as a print server for the printer Users can monitor their output with NEC 1765 software and take advantage of high speed Ethernet connections NetWare with PCONSOLE 4 3 YAOMJON INOX SurmSguo p Remote Printers Remote printers connect to a file server or single workstation Documents travel over the network to a file server and then to a print server which sends the file to the Silentwriter 1765 for printing In Remote Printer Mode the Silentwriter often uses a parallel cable to connect to the
103. e the PostScript driver open the NEC 1700 Series PostScript L2 icon 4 Inthe driver window select the Properties menu option from the Printer menu 5 Clickon the Details tab of the Properties window 6 Inthe Details tab of the Properties window select the Add Port option to open the Add Port dialog box 7 In the Add Port dialog box click the Other radio button Select TCP IP Printing System under Other 8 Click the OK button in the Add Port dialog box to open the TCP IP Printing System dialog box 9 Enter the Silentwriter s IP address in the TCP IP Printing System dialog box Click the OK button to close the TCP IP Printing System dialog box 10 Click the Capture Printer Port button 11 In the Capture Printer Port dialog box open the pull down menu next to Device Select a printer port and click the Reconnect at logon checkbox to turn it on 12 Click the OK button to close the Capture Printer Port dialog box and return to the Details tab of the Properties window 13 Click the Apply button 14 Click OK to leave the Properties option 15 To close the driver window select the Close option from the Printer menu 4 24 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Windows NT Using TCP IP Protocol If you will operate your Silentwriter with a Windows NT server workstation you may use either TCP IP or DLC network protocols Follow these steps to connect your Silentwriter to a network using TCP IP network protocol To co
104. eave the Network Settings menu and reboot Windows NT Windows NT Using TCP IP Protocol 4 25 4 404 9N SurmsSguo p Identify the Printer Before you begin you will need to know the IP address and printer name for your Silentwriter This information can be found on the configuration page See Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 1 From Windows NT open the Main icon 2 Open the Control Panel icon then open the Printers control panel 3 From the Print Manager Control Panel select the Create Printer option from the Printer menu 4 Type the printer name from the configuration page in the Printer Name text box The name can be up to 32 characters long 5 Selecta printer driver from the pulldown list next to Driver in the Create Printer dialog box For PostScript printing select HP Laserjet 4 4M Plus PS600 For PCL printing select HP Laserjet 4M Plus 6 In the Print To box scroll down to Other and select it 7 Inthe Print Destinations dialog box select LPR Port from the Available Print Monitor list Then click OK 8 From the Add LPR Compatible Printer dialog box type the IP address in the Address of Host Providing text box Type the printer name in the Name of Printer on that Machine text box 9 Click OK to leave the Add LPR Compatible Printer dialog box 10 If you want to share the printer on the network select Share this Printer on Network in the Create Printer window Type t
105. ection describes how to prepare for and install a flash ROM upgrade using FWTOOL Preparing to Install e You can not install a flash ROM upgrade across LocalTalk Remove any LocalTalk connections before performing a flash ROM upgrade e FWTOOL can display a maximum of 32 printers e FWTOOL cannot update firmware across a router You must use a PC that is in the same network segment as the printer to install a flash ROM upgrade e FWTOOL allows you to upgrade the LAN card s firmware without restoring LAN card parameters Unloading the Software Your upgrade consists of a diskette containing the file FWTOOL EXE FWIOOL EXE is a self expanding file containing the software and data files you will need to install a flash ROM upgrade Follow these steps to load the upgrade software on your hard drive 1 Insert the diskette containing the software upgrade in the appropriate drive 2 Createa new folder on the desktop of your PC 3 Copy the FWIOOL EXE file from the diskette to the new folder on your desktop 4 Double click FWTOOL EXE to expand it FWTOOL EXE expands into three files described below FW EXE This is the utility that installs the upgrade NICFW INF This file contains a list of compatible firmware files and the current firmware version number lt firmware gt DLD This file contains the new firmware This example uses the firmware file 183e502k DLD
106. ector Sc Green LED Red LED Configuration Button Connect the Network Cable Before connecting any cables make sure your printer is turned off The LAN card has three cable ports two for Ethernet networks and one for LocalTalk networks If you have an Ethernet network you may use either thin coaxial cable or twisted pair cable to connect the 1765 to your network Your Silentwriter uses Automatic Interface Monitoring AIM to determine which interfaces are connected For more information about AIM see the User s Guide WARNING Tum the printer off before connecting any network cable WARNING Using both Ethernet connectors simultaneously could result in errors while transmitting and printing data Connect only one Ethernet cable type at a time You may connect one Ethernet connection and LocalTalk at the same time note Ifyou are connecting to an active Ethernet network the connection must be made quickly to minimize interruptions to the network Connecting Thin Coaxial Cable Use the BNC T adaptor to connect the Silentwriter to a network with thin coaxial Ethernet cable Follow these steps 1 If you are connecting the Silentwriter into the middle of the network connect Ethernet cable to both cable connectors of the BNC T adaptor 2 If you are connecting to the end of a cable segment connect Ethernet cable to one cable connector and connect a 50 phm Ethernet terminator to the other side 3
107. ee Appendix A Printer Messages for a list of messages and their meanings note If you are using Windows 95 the printer messages appear in the task bar The status notes and color changes do not appear NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare 6 11 9J643JogS JUMO S9LTOUN 9 NEC 1765 Client Software for TCP IP The NEC 1765 Client software for TCP IP allows you to display and modify configuration information for the NEC Silentwriter 1765 The following section describes specific tasks and the steps to complete them For descriptions of NEC 1765 Client windows dialog boxes and menu options see page 6 14 note NEC 1765 Client depends on the TCP IP Protocol Make sure that the TCP IP Protocol has been loaded and configured in Windows before running NEC 1765 Client Your system administrator can help with this Using NEC 1765 Client Software for TCP IP This section describes the steps to perform specific tasks with NEC 1765 Client software for TCP IP Detailed information about NEC 1765 Client windows and menus starts on page 6 14 Displaying Printer Status You can display information about a current printer 1 Open the NEC 1765 Client software 2 Select the printer from the Network Printer list 3 Look for the printer status information in the upper left corner of the Client Access window 6 12 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Changing the LAN Card Status Polling Rate The LAN card status polling rate deter
108. efault name and other default settings by resetting the LAN card See Restoring Factory LAN Card Settings on page 2 8 5 4 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Changing the Printer Polling Rate The printer polling rate determines how often the LAN card obtains status and configuration information from the printer It is defined in tenths of a second The default is 50 tenths of a second and the rate can be set to 0 or to any number in the range of 20 to 255 tenths of a second If the rate is set to 0 the status information will not be updated 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card button or select the LAN Card menu option from the Configure menu 3 TheLAN Card Parameters dialog box displays the current polling rate 4 Type the new polling rate in the Printer Polling Rate text box 5 Select the Save button to save the new information and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box note Four values define how often status and configuration information is updated in the NEC 1765 software displays The printer polling rate and busy timeout time describe interactions between the LAN card and the Silentwriter The status polling rate and response timeout describe interactions between the NEC 1765
109. elect the Help menu option under the Apple menu Quit To close the NEC 1765 software select the Quit menu option under the File menu This is the same as clicking on the close box in the upper left corner of the Printer Administration window configuration options and refresh the printer display Close Click this button to leave NEC 1765 software LAN Card Configuration Click this button to open the LAN Card Configuration window Printer Configuration Click this button to display the Printer Configuration window Change Printer Name Click this button to modify the printer name AppleTalk Zoner Click this button to change the printer s AppleTalk zone Options Click this button to set the status polling rate and response timeout time Status Refresh Click this button to update the printer display in the Printer Administration window NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk 5 57 9J643Jos 89 41 OAN S LAN Card Configuration Window When you select the LAN Card Configuration button in the Printer Administration window the LAN Card Configuration window opens to provide the following information Printer Name The name of the printer selected in the NEC 1765 Administration software window MAC Address The LAN card s unique network address Default Name The printer name set at the factory Firmware Version The LAN card s firmware version MEE 17855 Card Porame ers Prinbies Finis iam CE
110. elect the Save or Cancel button Changing NetWare Print Server Name You can display and change the print server name In most cases you should use the same name for the print server and the printer Use a different name if the print server resides on a separate computer for example if the Silentwriter is operating in Remote Printer mode 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu 3 The NetWare Configuration dialog box displays the current print server name 4 Type the new name in the Print Server Name text box 5 Select the Save button to save the new name and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old name and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box note The new print server name will appear in the Printer Administration window and on the configuration page but will not be reflected in PCONSOLE NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare 5 5 9J643Jogs 89 41 OAN S Changing the Printer Operating Mode for NetWare You can set the operating mode to Network Printer or Remote Printer mode For a description of operating modes see Select the Operating Mode on page 4 3 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration
111. entwriter and network with NetWare network operating system NOS and PCONSOLE turn to the next section To configure your Silentwriter and network with NetWare NOS and NetWare Administrator NetWare 4 1 only turn to page 4 13 To configure your Silentwriter and network using the TCP IP networking capabilities of Windows 95 turn to page 4 20 To configure your Silentwriter and network using the TCP IP networking capabilities of Windows NT turn to page 4 25 To configure your Silentwriter and network using the TCP IP networking capabilities of UNIX turn to page 4 27 To configure your Silentwriter and network with Windows NT using DLC turn to page 4 30 To configure your Silentwriter and network with AppleTalk turn to page 4 32 To configure your Silentwriter and network with LAN Manager turn to page 4 34 To configure your Silentwriter and network with LAN Server turn to page 4 36 NetWare with PCONSOLE This section describes how to add your Silentwriter to the network using NetWare NOS and PCONSOLE You may choose either Network Printer or Remote Printer mode The following steps summarize how to connect your Silentwriter in either Network Printer or Remote Printer mode 1 Select the operating mode Network or Remote 2 Install NetWare Client software on the workstation 3 Identify the printer 4 Establish the printer on the network 5 Enable the print server for Remote Printer mode only Thes
112. er emulation 6 10 printer language 6 10 printer name 6 6 6 10 printer options 6 4 6 11 printer status 6 3 6 6 queue 6 6 response timeout 6 5 6 8 status polling 6 5 6 8 TCP IP buttons mec nett 6 15 configuration 6 13 installing 3 14 memory 512 6 17 menu bar sss 6 15 model name 6 17 paper 6 17 printer emulation 6 17 printer language 6 17 printer name 6 14 6 17 printer options 6 13 6 18 printer status 6 12 6 14 response timeout 6 12 6 16 status polling rate 6 12 6 16 NEC 1765 software AppleTalk busy timeout time buttons ies configuration entity seen e firmware version installing LAN card parameters 5 52 MAC address 5 58 memory 512 5 60 menu 5 57 model name 5 60 paper source 5 60 polling 5 55 printer display 5 51 printer emulation 5 60 printer language 5 60 printer name 5 56 5 58 5
113. er you want information about from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 Fromthe Printer Administration window click the Printer button or select the Printer menu option from the Configure menu 3 Select the Options button from the Printer Configuration dialog box 4 Select the OK button to leave the Printer Options dialog box 5 Select the OK button to leave the Printer Configuration dialog box NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP 5 35 9J643Jos 89 41 OAN S Changing the Status Polling Rate The status polling rate determines how often the NEC 1765 software requests updates from the LAN card The rate is defined in seconds with a default value of 30 seconds and a range of 5 to 255 seconds 1 From the Printer Administration window select the Time Definition option from the Option menu 2 The Time Definition dialog box displays the current polling rate 3 Typethe new polling rate in the Status Polling Rate text box 4 Select the OK button to save the new information and leave the Time Definition dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the Time Definition dialog box 5 36 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Changing the Response Timeout The response timeout defines how long the NEC 1765 software waits for an update from the LAN card before displaying an error message The rate is defined in seconds with a default value
114. ess 5 9 5 22 5 33 5 44 software requirements 1 4 subnet mask 5 9 5 22 5 33 5 44 verifying ss 3 11 4 27 U UNIX uui 4 27 filter acte 4 28 W Warp Server hee 4 36 Windows 3 1 3 6 3 8 3 12 3 14 TesOUrces 5 3 6 2 Windows 95 3 6 3 8 3 12 3 14 4 20 printer 4 24 TEP AR ettet 4 20 Windows 4 25 4 30 7 LAM PPP 5 62 I 5 I 6 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide
115. ettings Click OK to continue D The software restores all network printer settings to their custom values At the main window you can click Exit to leave the software or select another printer to continue upgrading firmware E Abawt Wrilitg Installing a Flash ROM Upgrade With FWTOOL B 7 apeisdy WOW Usel4 Installing a Flash ROM Upgrade with AppleTalk You can upgrade the firmware on the 1765 LAN card by installing a flash ROM upgrade Unlike other read only memory flash ROM is rewritable This section describes how to prepare for and install a flash ROM upgrade using NetWare Preparing to Install Before you install a flash ROM upgrade you will need the following e You will need to know the LAN card s AppleTalk zone and Printer Name which are printed on the configuration page See Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 e You can not install a flash ROM upgrade across LocalTalk Remove any LocalTalk connections before performing a flash ROM upgrade WARNING During the flash ROM upgrade LAN card settings restore to factory default values Any changes you have made will be lost Use NEC 1765 software to reconfigure the Silentwriter Be sure to print a configuration page before installing the flash ROM upgrade so you will know what values have been changed B 8 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Installing the Upgrade across AppleTalk You can install the upgrade using any utility that
116. ew number from the Printer Number menu 6 Select the Save button to save the new name and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old name and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Limiting the Silentwriter to a Single File Server NetWare network operating system software allows a single printer to connect to multiple file servers You can connect your Silentwriter to up to 8 file servers To limit the printer to only one file server follow the steps below Once you have specified a single file server the NEC 1765 software will no longer scan for file servers and the scan interval will change to 0 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 Fromthe Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu 3 In the NetWare Configuration dialog box specify a single file server in the Limited File Server text box 4 Select the Save button to save the limited file server and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the previous configuration and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP 5 31 9J643Jos 89 41 OAN S Changing NetWare File Server Scanning You may choose whether NEC 1765 software will scan for file servers 1 Select the printer you want to c
117. figuration Guide PRINTER MESSAGES Printer Messages The NEC 1765 software displays several printer messages The following table lists those messages and their meanings Table A 1 Printer Messages Paper empty Cassette 1 Paper empty Cassette 2 Paper empty Cassette 3 Warming Up Busy Processing Printing Engine Failure Controller Failure Not Responding Searching Message Printer Status Idle The printer is operating normally and data receipt and printing are possible Off line The printer is not connected the power is off the printer is not connected correctly or the printer has been removed from Online status Cover Open The cover of the unit is open The printer is warming up The printer is busy The printer is processing a print request The printer is printing There is a problem with the printer engine There is a problem with the printer controller The printer is not responding The utility is searching for printers A 2 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide FLASH ROM UPGRADE Overview You can upgrade the firmware on the 1765 LAN card by installing a flash ROM upgrade Unlike other read only memory flash ROM is rewritable This appendix describes how to install flash ROM firmware upgrades on the following systems e NetWare networks e TCP IP networks using ftp e TCP IP networks using FWTOOL on Windows 95 systems e AppleTalk networks To install a flas
118. ftware on each client computer 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide To install NEC 1765 software on Windows systems you need a computer with an 80386 SX processor operating at 16 mhz or above for Windows 3 1x at least 8 megabytes of RAM and preferably more for Windows 95 at least 8 megabytes of RAM and preferably more a hard disk with at least 2 megabytes available note Both NEC 1765 Administration software and NEC 1765 Client software are easier to use with a mouse NEC 1765 software also supports hot key combinations Underlined letters indicate a hot key Press Alt and the underlined letter to use a hot key combination Press Tab to move from field to field Press the Up and Down arrows to scroll Preparing to Install This program depends on Windows operating system software If that operating system has not been installed follow the instructions in your operating system documentation to install the operating system software on your computer Verifying TCP IP Protocol in Windows 3 1x If you are using Windows 3 1x you will need to install a TCP IP stack and Windows sockets This software is available from several third party vendors Check with your system administrator for more details Verifying TCP IP Protocol in Windows for Workgroups If you use Windows for Workgroups follow these steps to confirm that a TCP IP driver has been installed 1 From Windows open the Network Setup icon 2 Lookfor the TCP IP
119. g system has not been installed follow the instructions in your operating system documentation to install the operating system software on your computer NEC 1765 software for NetWare requires the presence of a driver that supports the IPX SPX network communications protocol One example is the ODI driver supplied by Novell Verifying IPX SPX Protocol in Windows 3 1x Follow these steps to verify that the ODI driver has been installed 1 From Windows open the MS DOS icon to move to the command prompt 2 Atthe command prompt type mem c A list of system software modules will appear on the screen If the list scrolls by too quickly type mem c p to see the list one screen at a time If it is installed the ODI driver appears in the first set of modules in memory Look for the IPXODI module 3 Atthe command prompt type exit to return to Windows If the ODI driver or another IPX SPX compatible driver has not been installed refer to the NetWare manuals for details on setting up NetWare Verifying IPX SPX Protocol in Windows 95 Follow these steps to verify that the ODI driver has been installed 1 From Windows 95 open the control panels Select the Start menu then the Setting submenu then the Control Panel menu option 2 Openthe Network control panel 3 Select the Configuration tab in the Network control panel 4 Seeif IPX SPX Compatible Protocol is listed as one of the installed network components If IPX
120. h ROM upgrade across a NetWare network proceed to page B 2 To install a flash ROM upgrade using ftp proceed to page B 3 To install a flash ROM upgrade using NEC s FWTOOL an upgrade utility for Windows 95 systems proceed to page B 5 To install a flash ROM upgrade with AppleTalk proceed to page B 8 Installing a Flash ROM Upgrade With NetWare You can upgrade the firmware on the 1765 LAN card by installing a flash ROM upgrade Unlike other read only memory flash ROM is rewritable This section describes how to prepare for and install a flash ROM upgrade using NetWare Preparing to Install You can not install a flash ROM upgrade across LocalTalk Remove any LocalTalk connections before performing a flash ROM upgrade WARNING During the flash ROM upgrade LAN card settings restore to factory default values Any changes you have made will be lost Use NEC 1765 software to reconfigure the Silentwriter Be sure to print a configuration page before installing the flash ROM upgrade so you will know what values have been changed To upgrade without restoring parameters without factory defaults use FWTOOL to perform firmware upgrades See Installing a Flash ROM Upgrade With FWTOOL on page B 5 Installing the Upgrade in NetWare 1 Insert the diskette containing the flash ROM upgrade in the drive This example will use drive a 2 Loginto NetWare with supervisor privileges 3 Move to the public directory and run PCON
121. hange from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu Click the Scan for File Servers check box 4 Select the Save button to save the new setting and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old setting and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box gt 5 32 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Changing NetWare File Server Scan Interval If NEC 1765 Administration software is scanning for file servers you can change the scan interval The scan interval is measured in minutes and you can choose an interval between 0 and 255 minutes The default is 5 minutes If you have specified a limited file server or Scan for File Servers is turned off the scan interval will be set to 0 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 Fromthe Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu 3 Typethe new scan interval in the Scan Interval text box 4 Selectthe Save button to save the new scan interval and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old scan interval and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Changing NetWare File Server Queue Polling Rate You can change the queue pol
122. he LAN card s firmware version Serial Number The serial number of the LAN card 1765 LAN Card Parameters Ponte Paling Nate 110 Hany oc s Default Name The name of the LAN card set at the factory The default printer name is NP followed by six digits An example name is NP 901715 Printer Polling Rate Sets the frequency in tenths of a second for how often the LAN card asks the printer for updated status and configuration information The range is 20 to 255 tenths of a second and the default is 50 tenths of a second Polling the printer too frequently will affect the printer s processing performance The default setting provides a good balance between polling frequency and system performance Setting the value to 0 will prevent updating Busy Timeout Defines the wait time before a timeout when the LAN card queries the printer about its status and configuration The range is 15 to 255 seconds and the default is 15 seconds Saves changes and closes dialog box Discards changes and closes dialog box Opens online help about this dialog box NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare 5 17 9J643Jogs 89 41 OAN S NetWare Configuration Dialog Box File Server Connection Open the NetWare Configuration dialog box by Limited File Server NetWare network operating selecting the NetWare button in the Printer system software allows a single printer to connect to
123. he OS 2 System folder Then open the Templates folder Drag the Printer template to open space on the OS 2 Desktop to create a new printer The Create a Printer dialog box will open automatically In the Create a Printer dialog box enter the printer name in the Name text box This example uses LSPRNTOS Select the Laserjet 4M Plus printer driver from the Printer Driver list In the Output Port text box type PIPE lt port name gt where lt port name gt is the port defined in step 1 This example uses PIPE LSPORTO5 Click the Create button to leave the Create a Printer dialog box and create the new printer Click the new printer icon with the right mouse button to see the Setting menu for the printer In this example the printer icon will be named LSPRNTOS Select the Start Sharing option from the Setting menu The Shared Resource Definition dialog box will open In the Shared Resource Definition dialog box enter the shared printer name in the Resource text box This example uses LSPRNTO5 You may enter a description in the Description text box for example Silentwriter 1765 Click the OK button to save changes and close the Shared Resource Definition dialog box To use the network printer enter the NET USE command at the OS 2 prompt NET USE device lt server name N share name gt For example NET USE LPT1 LSSERVER LSPRNTO5 OS 2 Warp Server or LAN Server v4 0 4 37
124. he printer name in the Share Name text box Type the location in the Location text box Click OK 11 Under Default select the newly defined printer 4 26 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide 12 13 A window will appear with the printer name as the title Close this window to see a Silentwriter icon in the Print Manager Close the Print Manager UNIX Using TCP IP Protocol This section describes how to add your Silentwriter to a network using BSD UNIX and the TCP IP network protocol The following steps summarize how to configure the Silentwriter and your network 1 Identify the printer 2 Establish the printer on the host computer 3 Send documents to the printer Identify the Printer Before you begin you will need to know the IP address and node address for the Silentwriter This information is included on the configuration page See Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 In UNIX networks each component of the network has a unique IP address If you need to check the IP address for the Silentwriter use the ping command as shown in step 3 Follow these steps to identify the printer on the network 1 Use a text editor to add the Silentwriter IP address and name to the etc hosts file on the host computer The entry in the etc hosts file has the following format lt XXX XXX XXX XXX gt lt host name gt where lt gt is the IP address and host name is the printer
125. hout any parameters to display network resources For example NET USE Print a Document To print a document use the PRINT command PRINT D lt device gt lt filename gt For example PRINT D LPT1 CONFIG SYS or PRINT CONFIG SYS The default device is LPT1 LAN Manager v2 2 4 35 J9juLIq YAOMJON 51108400 p OS 2 Warp Server or LAN Server 04 0 This section describes how to add your Silentwriter to a network using OS 2 and Warp Server or LAN Server version 4 0 You need to complete the following steps 1 Install software NEC provides software to simplify the configuration process 2 Identify the printer Create files to define and activate the printer 3 Print documents Before you begin you will need to know the last ten digits of the MAC address for the printer This information is included on the configuration page See Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 4 36 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Install Software Follow these steps to install the NEC printing utilities for OS 2 These directions assume you are at the OS 2 window prompt 1 Insert the NEC diskette containing the OS 2 printing utilities in the appropriate drive This example uses drive a and assumes that the hard drive is drive c 2 Create a directory on the hard drive called NECPR and copy the NEC LAN Manager utility to that directory 052 c NECPR The following files will be c
126. if it is Connected to a Workstation With a Parallel Cable 1 From the print server workstation switch to MS DOS and run RPRINTER for NetWare 3 1x or NPRINTER for NetWare 4 1 2 Select the name of the print server you defined in step 8 on page 4 8 In this example the defined print server is NP 015446 NetWare with PCONSOLE 4 11 J9juLIq YAOMJON INOX SurmSguo p 4 12 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide NetWare with NetWare Administrator This section describes how to add your Silentwriter to the network using NetWare NOS version 4 1 and NetWare Administrator You may choose either Network Printer or Remote Printer mode The following steps summarize how to connect your Silentwriter in either Network Printer or Remote Printer mode 1 Select the operating mode Network or Remote 2 Install NetWare Client software on the workstation 3 Identify the printer 4 Establish the printer on the network 5 Enable the print server for Remote Printer mode only These steps are described in detail below Select the Operating Mode Before you add the Silentwriter to your network you must choose a network operating mode for your Silentwriter The Silentwriter can be used in three different modes local network and remote The 1765 Administration software for NetWare allows you to choose between Network Printer or Remote Printer network modes Remote printers can be connected with ethernet cables or via the paral
127. il 7 2 Sending Fax 7 2 Using FastFacts NEC s Information Retrieval System 7 2 Reaching the NEC Bulletin Board System 7 2 Reaching NEC on Compuserve 7 2 Reaching NEC on America Online 7 3 Reaching NEC on the World Wide Web 7 3 Writing NEC 7 3 NEC Warranty and Service 7 3 NEC Service Contracts 7 3 APPENDIX PRINTER MESSAGES Printer Messages 1 APPENDIX FLASH ROM UPGRADE Overview 1 Installing a Flash ROM Upgrade With NetWare 2 Preparing to Install 2 Installing the Upgrade in NetWare 2 Installing a Flash ROM Upgrade With ftp B 3 Preparing to Install B 3 Installing the Upgrade in Windows 95 B 3 Installing the Upgrade in Windows for Workgroups B 4 Installing a Flash ROM Upgrade With FWTOOL 5 Preparing to Install 5 Unloading the Software 5 Installing the Upgrade 6 Installing a Flash ROM Upgrade with AppleTalk 8 Preparing to Install 8 Installing the Upgrade across AppleTalk 8 GLOSSARY INDEX xi xii 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide This guide includes the information you need to prepare and operate your NEC Silentwriter 1765 for network printing This guide contains information about network utilities and configurations only Please refer to the User s Guide for general operating information The seven chapters of this guide are described below Chapter 1 Introduction e Provides an overview of the Silentwriter 1765 networking capabilities and featu
128. ile servers queues and printers 2 Select the file server from the File Server Name menu Select the queue from the Queue Name menu Select the printer from the Printer Name menu 5 Thecurrent print jobs are listed in the center of the Network Printer Client Access window Deleting Your Current Print Jobs Delete your current print jobs from the Network Printer Client Access window note You may only delete your own print jobs Jobs which do not belong to you are displayed in gray Only the owners or the supervisor may delete those jobs 1 The NEC 1765 Network Printer Client Access window displays pull down menus for file servers queues and printers 2 Select the file server from the File Server Name menu 3 Select the queue from the Queue Name menu 4 Select the printer from the Printer Name menu 5 Thecurrent print jobs are listed in the center of the Network Printer Client Access window 6 Select the print job you wish to delete by clicking on it 7 Select the Delete button NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare 6 3 JUMO 9 1 OAN 9 Attaching File Servers To attach to a file server 1 From the Printer Client Access window click the File Server button or select the File Server menu 2 The Network File Servers dialog box displays lists of attached and available file servers Select the file server you wish to attach from the list of available file servers Select the Attach
129. indow or by selecting the Option button in the Client Access window The Option dialog box allows you to set the polling rate and timeout wait time Status Polling Rate Sets the frequency in seconds with which the software verifies printer configuration and status The range is 5 to 255 seconds and the default is 30 seconds Response Timeout The amount of time in seconds that the NEC 1765 software waits for a response from the LAN card before generating a timeout The range is 5 to 255 seconds and the default is 5 seconds Error Window Display Check box This option controls the display of error messages when the software is displayed as a minimized icon Select this item if you want to display error messages in an error dialog box Time Cetinition and Eras Message Saves changes and closes dialog box Discards changes and closes dialog box Displays online help about this dialog box 6 16 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Printer Configuration Dialog Box The Printer Configuration dialog box allows you to view and modify information about the current printer configuration You can open the Printer Configuration dialog box by selecting the Printer Configuration menu from the Client Access window or by selecting the Printer Configuration button in the Client Access window The Printer Configuration dialog box displays the following information Printer Name The name of the printer The Silentwriter arrives w
130. inter Utility TCP IP program group F 3 12 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Installing NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP in Windows 95 Follow these steps to install NEC 1765 Administration software for TCP IP using the installer program provided on the NEC 1765 software for NetWare diskette 1 Boot your system and start Windows 2 Insert the NEC 1765 software for TCP IP diskette into the floppy drive this example uses drive a 3 In Windows select Run from the Start menu Windows displays the Run dialog box 4 Make sure a setup exe appears in the Command Line field 5 Click the OK button This launches the installer program The installer starts up and the Welcome screen opens Click the Setup button A 6 In the Select Utilities screen select NEC Printer Administration Make sure the checkbox in front of NEC Printer Client Access is blank Click the Continue button B 7 The Select Destination Path screen defines the directory for the new software Click the Continue button C 8 The Installer begins copying the files D The software will be copied into a directory named c NEC1765 TCPIP 9 When the installation is complete click the OK button in the Exit Setup window to close the installer E 10 Restart Windows to complete the software installation 11 Run NEC 1765 Administration software for TCP IP by opening the Programs submenu from the Start menu NEC 1765 Administrati
131. ion will not be updated 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card button or select the LAN Card menu option from the Configure menu 3 TheLAN Card Parameters dialog box displays the current polling rate 4 Typethe new polling rate in the Printer Polling Rate text box 5 Select the Save button to save the new information and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box Or 6 Selectthe Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box note Four values define how often updated status and configuration information appear in the NEC 1765 software displays The printer polling rate and busy timeout time describe interactions between the LAN card and the Silentwriter The status polling rate and response timeout describe interactions between the NEC 1765 software and the LAN card Changing the Printer Busy Timeout Time The printer busy timeout time is how long the LAN card waits for information from the printer before setting the printer status to Busy The busy timeout time is defined in seconds The default is 15 seconds and the range is 15 to 255 seconds Follow these steps to change the busy timeout time 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card bu
132. ith a default name of NP followed by 6 digits for example NP 901715 You may use any combination of upper case alphanumeric characters hyphens and underscores in the printer name Model Name The model name of the printer 1765 Network Printer Configuration E Mais La ms Model Binna 1215 Mamas Sira e Den Pager Sepre Feeds ie Siss 1 Memory Size The total amount of memory in kilobytes installed in the Silentwriter The Silentwriter can have from 4 to 54 megabytes of memory Network printing requires at least 6 megabytes Current Printer Emulation A list of printer languages that can be used with the printer The Silentwriter recognizes PCL 5e and PostScript Level 2 Printer Language A list of available printer languages Current Paper Source Displays which paper source has been selected and the paper size for the selected source Available Paper Sources Displays a list of the paper sources which can be used with the printer the paper size for each source and the availability of paper Closes this dialog box Displays the Options dialog box Opens online help about this dialog box NEC 1765 Client Software for TCP IP 6 17 94643JoS JUMO 5941 OAN 9 Options Dialog Box The Printer Options dialog box opens when you select the Option button in the Printer Configuration dialog box It displays information abo
133. k 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the TCP IP button or select the TCP IP menu option from the Configure menu 3 Type the new subnet mask in the Subnet Mask text box 4 Select the Save button to save the new subnet mask and leave the TCP IP Parameters dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old subnet mask and leave the TCP IP Parameters dialog box NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP 5 33 9J643Jos 89 41 OAN S Setting TCP IP Auto IP Address If Auto IP is on you can use the UNIX commands arp and ping to change the LAN card s IP address Arp isa host command which displays or modifies the host s ARP entry table to assign a MAC address to a known IP address Follow these steps to set Auto IP to On 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the TCP IP button or select the TCP IP menu option from the Configure menu 3 Set the Auto IP Address radio button to On 4 Select the Save button to save the new auto IP address selection method and leave the TCP IP Parameters dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old auto IP address selection method and leave the TCP IP Parameters dialog box note If your network does not support arp changing the Auto I
134. k has multiple zones select the appropriate zone from the list of zones in the lower left part of the window The factory default zone is 3 Select the LaserWriter 8 icon in the upper left corner 4 TheSilentwriter should appear in the list of printers in the upper right corner The factory default name is NP followed by 6 digits 5 Click in the box in the upper left corner of the window to close the Chooser 3 16 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Installing NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk Follow these steps to install NEC 1765 for AppleTalk software 1 Insert the NEC 1765 software for AppleTalk diskette into the floppy disk drive 2 Double click on the Installer to open it 3 The Installer installs the following software NEC 1700 Silentwriter PostScript Printer Description PPD file in the Printer Descriptions folder in the Extensions folder in the System folder NEC 1765 software for AppleTalk in the NEC 1700 Utilities folder Apple Printer Utility in the NEC 1700 Utilities folder Proceed to AppleTalk on page 4 32 for information on configuring your Silentwriter and Mac OS for printing CONFIGURING YOUR NETWORK PRINTER 4 Overview This chapter provides information about adding the Silentwriter to your network and configuring your network and Silentwriter to work together Each section in this chapter corresponds to a particular type of network and operating system Following is a list of the
135. lel port Each mode is described in more detail in this section Local Printers Local printers connect directly to a single computer workstation with a bidirectional parallel cable Local printers can be shared on peer to peer networks but are not part of the NetWare client server network For more information on using your Silentwriter as a Local Printer see the User s Guide Network Printers Network printers connect directly to a network The network printer s LAN card acts as a print server for the printer Users can monitor their output with NEC 1765 software and take advantage of high speed Ethernet connections NetWare with NetWare Administrator 4 13 J9juLIq YAOMJON SuLMSYUOD p Remote Printers Remote printers connect to a file server or single workstation Documents travel over the network to a file server and then to a print server which sends the file to the Silentwriter 1765 for printing In Remote Printer Mode the Silentwriter often uses a parallel cable to connect to the file server or workstation Other remote printer configurations use Ethernet connections but the print server for the printer resides on a workstation or a file server Remote Printers Connected by Ethernet In remote printer mode the print server resides on a workstation or a file server If the print server resides on a workstation the workstation handles the entire printing process reducing the workload on the file server If the prin
136. lick this button to delete the selected print job from the queue You can only select and delete your own print jobs NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare 6 7 94643JogS JUMO S9LTOUN 9 Time Definition Dialog Box The Time Definition dialog box appears when you select Option menu option in the Network Printer Client Access dialog box or when you select the Option button in the Network Printer Client Access dialog box You can set the following information Status Polling Rate Sets the frequency in seconds with which the NEC 1765 Client software queries the LAN card to verify printer status and configuration The range is 5 to 255 seconds and the default is 30 seconds Response Timeout The amount of time in seconds that the NEC 1765 Client software waits for a response from the LAN card before generating a timeout The range is 5 to 255 seconds and the default is 5 seconds Select the OK button to change the parameters and close the dialog box Select the Cancel button from the Options dialog box to cancel changes and close the dialog box Select the Help button to access online help a Changes parameters and closes dialog box Discards changes and closes dialog box Opens online help about this dialog box 6 8 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide File Servers Dialog Box Login Dialog Box The File Servers dialog box allows you to attach and The Login dialog box allows you to login to a file server login to and de
137. ling rate The queue polling rate is a measure of the frequency with which the LAN card checks the jobs in the print queue If the polling rate is set to 5 the LAN card checks the print queue every 5 seconds The queue polling rate is measured in seconds and can be between 1 and 255 seconds 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu 3 Type the new queue polling rate in the Queue Polling Rate text box 4 Select the Save button to save the new queue polling rate and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old queue polling rate and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Changing TCP IP IP Address Follow these steps to change the TCP IP IP address 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the TCP IP button or select the TCP IP menu option from the Configure menu 3 Type the new IP address in the IP Address text box 4 Select the Save button to save the new IP address and leave the TCP IP Parameters dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old IP address and leave the TCP IP Parameters dialog box Changing TCP IP Subnet Mask Follow these steps to change the TCP IP subnet mas
138. m the Printer Client Access window or by selecting the Printer Configuration button in the Printer Client Access window The Printer Configuration dialog box displays the following information Printer Name The name of the printer The LAN card arrives with a default name of NP followed by 6 digits for example NP 901715 You may use any combination of upper case alphanumeric characters hyphens and underscores in the printer name 1785 Metwark Printer Contiqurssian Sasa E TREO FS PA p RIFT alie T Lemsi Baahi Papar Soc 6 Paper Sim 1 Loms 2 hagelis 1 Legal 6 10 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Model Name The model name of the printer Memory Size The total amount of memory in kilobytes installed in the Silentwriter The Silentwriter can have from 4 to 54 megabytes of memory Network printing requires at least 6 megabytes Current Printer Emulation The currently selected printer language Printer Language A list of printer languages that can be used with the printer The Silentwriter recognizes PCL 5e and PostScript Level 2 Current Paper Source Displays which paper source has been selected and the paper size for the selected source Available Paper Sources Displays a list of the paper sources which can be used with the printer the paper size for each source and the availability of paper Closes this dialog box Opens th
139. m the Silentwriter to the workstation B Connecting LocalTalk Cable 2 1765 Set Up Connecting the Silentwriter to a LocalTalk Network s E o0 gt add this cable move this cable a 2 11 Connecting and Verifying the Silentwriter 1765 Turn On the Printer Turn on your printer and wait until it displays the READY message The printer automatically prints a demo page when you turn it on You use the demo page to verify that the printer is ready to provide quality output Follow these steps 1 Turnon the printer power A 2 The following messages appear on the operator panel display B in sequence RESETTING WARMING UP PROCESSING DEMO PRINTING DEMO 3 The printer issues the demo page and the following message appears on the operator panel display READY B note For more information about the operator panel READY display see the User s Guide Power Warning Data Online Menu Select Feed Online O Next Prev Test Reset Oo O 2 12 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Print a Configuration Page Press the configuration button to print a configuration page for the LAN card The configuration page displays information about the printer s parameter settings and any installed boards LAN Card Panel sd KA
140. m your Macintosh computer Address Resolution Protocol The TCP IP protocol used to dynamically bind a high level IP address to a low level physical hardware address alert message A message on the printer operator panel or in the Printer Monitor that occurs when printing is suspended See also status message AppleTalk A network protocol designed by Apple and used to link Macintosh computers and peripherals application A software program that performs a specific task such as creating a spreadsheet a text document or graphics ARP See Address Resolution Protocol ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange A coding used to represent text in digital computing baud The rate of data transmission measured in bits per second bitmap checkerboard dot by dot representation of a text character or graphic image cassette feeder The mechanism that holds a paper cassette and feeds paper into the printer GLOSSARY Chooser A desk accessory on the Macintosh system you use to designate external resources such as file servers and network printers click press and release the mouse button at the location you want an action to take place default A setting that is automatically used by the printer unless you change it dialog box user interface displayed on the monitor screen that contains a message or requests information from you and allows you to enter the response DLC Protocol The network protocol
141. me text box Select the Save button to save the new name and leave the Change Printer Name window Or Select the Close button to keep the old name and leave the Change Printer Name window 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Changing the Printer s AppleTalk Zone Open the AppleTalk Zoner window to change the printer s AppleTalk Zone 1 2 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window From the Printer Administration window click the AppleTalk Zoner button The AppleTalk Zoner window displays the selected printer and its zone Select the new zone from the Move to other Zone list Select the Save button to save the new zone and leave the AppleTalk Zoner window Or Select the Close button to keep the old zone and leave the AppleTalk Zoner window WARNING AppleTalk depends on unique printer names and AppleTalk zones to prevent conflicts in the network Check with the system administrator before making any changes in the printer name or AppleTalk zone Changing the LAN Card Polling Rate The LAN Card polling rate determines how often the NEC 1765 software requests updates from the LAN card The rate is defined in seconds with a default value of 30 seconds and a range of 5 to 255 seconds 1 Select the Options button from the Printer Administration window 2 The Options window displays the current polling rate 3 Typethe new polling rate in the Status P
142. mines how often the NEC 1765 software requests updates from the LAN card The rate is defined in seconds with a default value of 30 seconds and a range of 5 to 255 seconds 1 From the Client Access window select the Option menu or the Option button 2 The Option dialog box displays the current polling rate 3 Typethe new polling rate in the Status Polling Rate text box 4 Select the OK button to save the new information and leave the Option dialog box Or 5 Selectthe Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the Option dialog box Changing the LAN Card Response Timeout Time The LAN card response timeout time defines how long the NEC 1765 software waits for an update from the LAN card before displaying an error message The rate is defined in seconds with a default value of 5 seconds and a range of 5 to 255 seconds 1 From the Client Access window select the Option menu or the Option button 2 The Option dialog box displays the current response time 3 Type the new response time the Response Timeout text box 4 Select the OK button to save the new information and leave the Option dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the Option dialog box Displaying Error Messages You can control how the NEC 1765 Client software displays error messages 1 From the Client Access window select the Option menu or the Option button 2 The Option dialog box displays the cur
143. mited File Server NetWare network operating system software allows a single printer to connect to multiple file servers You can connect your Silentwriter to up to 8 file servers To limit the printer to only one file server enter the name of the file server in the Limited File Server text box note Specifying a file server may improve performance time as the NEC 1765 Administration software will no longer scan for file servers You may want to specify a limited file server even in single server networks Scan for File Servers Logs into the file server on a regular basis when this check box is selected Scan Interval Sets the frequency in seconds with which the Silentwriter scans to the file server The range is 1 to 255 minutes and the default is 5 minutes If a limited file server has been specified or Scan for File Servers is turned off the scan interval is automatically set to 0 minutes Saves changes and closes dialog box Discards changes and closes dialog box Opens online help about this dialog box Queue Polling Rate Sets the frequency in seconds with which the Silentwriter verifies the jobs on the print queue when operating in network printer mode The range is 1 to 255 seconds and the default is 5 seconds Operating Mode Use the buttons under Operating Mode to select Network Printer or Remote Printer mode Remote Printer Information Printer Name Specifies the name of the remote printer displayed on the print se
144. n to leave the Printer Configuration dialog box Using Online Help NEC 1765 software includes an online help system 1 From the Client Access window select the Help menu or the Help button 2 If you selected the Help menu select the Index option 3 Click a topic to display detailed information Click the Index button to return to the topic list 5 Click the Exit button to leave the online help system gt NEC 1765 Client Software for TCP IP 6 13 94643JoS JUMO 5941 OAN 9 Client Access Window Double click the NEC 1765 Client software icon to open the software and move to the Client Access window The Client Access window includes the following information Printer Name Displays the names of printers connected to the network Printer Status Displays the status of the printer selected in the Network Printer box See Appendix A Printer Messages for a list of status messages and their meanings HEC 1765 Printer Cent Access Option Printer Help List of printers on the network 6 14 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Menu bar Closes NEC 1765 Client software Opens Option dialog box Opens Printer Configuration dialog box Opens online help system Opens software information dialog box Client Access Menu Bar The menu bar in the Network Printer Client Access window provides the following options Refresh Updates printer status Option Displays the Option dialog box
145. nction as the LAN Card menu option on the Configure menu NetWare Click to display the NetWare Configuration dialog box This button has the same function as the NetWare menu option on the Configure menu TCP IP Click this button to display the TCP IP Parameters dialog box This button has the same function as the TCP IP menu option on the Configure menu Printer Click to display the Network Printer Configuration dialog box This button has the same function as the Printer menu option on the Configure menu Help Click this button to open the online help system About Click to open the About dialog box which includes the version number and release date of the software This button has the same function as the About menu option on the Help menu 5 16 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide LAN Card Parameters Dialog Box Open the LAN Card Parameters dialog box by selecting the LAN Card menu option on the Configure menu or by selecting the LAN Card button in the Printer Administration window The LAN Card Parameters dialog box includes the following information LAN Card Type The LAN card s hardware type The NEC Ethernet 1183E permits connections to ethernet based networks MAC Address The LAN card s personal network address Printer Name The printer can be renamed You may use any combination of upper case alphanumeric characters hyphens and underscores in the printer name Firmware Version T
146. nging the software polling rate and response time This menu has the same function as the Option button File Server Displays the File Servers dialog box Printer Displays the Printer Configuration dialog box This menu has the same function as the Printer button Help Displays the online help system You have a choice of the following two options Index Displays help menu About Displays information about NEC 1765 Client software Network Printer Client Access Buttons The buttons in the Network Printer Client Access window allow you to modify attached file servers select configuration options access the help system and exit the NEC 1765 Client software Many of these options are also available through the menu system Exit Click this button to leave NEC 1765 Client software Option Click this button to display the Time Definition dialog box for changing the software polling rate and response time This button has the same function as the Option menu File Server Click this button to display the File Servers dialog box This button has the same function as the Printer menu option on the File Server menu Printer Click this button to display the Network Printer Configuration dialog box This button has the same function as the Printer menu option on the Configure menu Help Click this button to open the online help system About Click this button to display information about NEC 1765 Client software Delete C
147. nnect your Silentwriter to a network using DLC protocol see page 4 30 The following steps summarize how to connect your Silentwriter 1 Install the software 2 Identify the printer These are described in detail below Install the Software Before you begin you will need to know the IP address subnet mask printer name and default gateway for your workstation Your system administrator will know this information The first time you set up the Silentwriter the IP address and subnet mask will have factory default values of 11 22 33 44 and 255 0 0 0 respectively To change those values see Changing TCP IP IP Address and Changing TCP IP Subnet Mask on page 5 33 1 From Windows NT open the Main icon 2 Open the Control Panel icon then select the Network control panel 3 Select Add Software from the Network Settings window 4 Select TCP IP Protocol and Related Components from the Add Software dialog box Select Continue 5 Select TCP IP Network Printing Support from the Windows NT TCP IP Installation Options dialog box Click Continue to add the TCP IP printing protocol 6 From the Network Settings dialog box select TCP IP Protocol Then click the Configure button to move to the TCP IP Configuration dialog box 7 Inthe TCP IP Configuration dialog box type the IP address subnet mask and default gateway for the workstation in the text boxes Click OK to leave the TCP IP Configuration dialog box 8 Click OK to l
148. ogram Manager select Run from the File menu Windows displays the Run dialog box 4 Type a Nsetup exe in the Command Line field 5 Click the OK button This launches the installer program The installer starts up and the Welcome screen opens Click the Setup button A 6 In the Select Utilities screen select NEC Printer Client Access Make sure the checkbox in front of NEC Printer Administration is blank Click the Continue button B 7 The Select Destination Path screen defines the directory for the new software Click Continue C 8 The Installer begins copying the files D The software will be copied into a directory named c NEC1765 TCPIP 9 When the installation is complete click the OK button in the Exit Setup window to close the installer E 10 Restart Windows to complete the software installation 11 Run NEC 1765 Client software for TCP IP by opening the Program Manager The NEC 1765 Client software icon is located in the NEC Printer Utility TCP IP program group F 3 14 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Installing NEC 1765 Client Software for TCP IP in Windows 95 Follow these steps to install NEC 1765 Client software for TCP IP using the installer program provided on the NEC 1765 software for NetWare diskette 1 Boot your system and start Windows 2 Insert the NEC 1765 software for TCP IP diskette into the floppy drive this example uses drive a 3 In Windows select Run from th
149. olling Rate text box 4 Select the OK button to save the new information and leave the Options window Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the Options window Changing the LAN Card Response Timeout The LAN card response timeout time defines how long the NEC 1765 software waits for an update from the LAN card before displaying an error message The rate is defined in seconds with a default value of 5 seconds and a range of 5 to 255 seconds 1 Select the Options button from the Printer Administration window 2 The Options window displays the current response timeout 3 Type the new response timeout in the Response Timeout text box 4 Select the OK button to save the new information and leave the Options window Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the Options window Using Online Help NEC 1765 software includes an online help system 1 2 3 Select the Help option from the Apple menu Select a topic from the pull down menu to display detailed information Click the close box in the upper left corner of the Help window to leave the online Help system NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk 5 55 9J643Jos 89 41 OAN S Printer Administration Window The Printer Administration window provides the following information AppleTalk Zone Select the pull down menu to see a list of available AppleTalk zones To change AppleTalk zones selec
150. om the NetWare NOS See NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP on page 5 27 for more information about NEC 1765 Administration software for TCP IP Select the TCP IP button or select the TCP IP menu option from the Configure menu in the Printer Administration window to open the TCP IP Parameters dialog box The TCP IP Parameters dialog box allows you to view and modify the IP address and subnet mask IP Address Enter the new IP address in this text box Subnet Mask Enter the new subnet mask in this text box HEC 1765 TEP IP Faimes Sam 5 22 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Auto IP Address If Auto IP is on you can use the UNIX commands arp and ping to change the LAN card s IP address Arp is a host command which displays or modifies the host s ARP entry table to assign a MAC address to a known IP address For more information see Setting the TCP IP Auto IP Address on page 5 10 note If your network does not support arp changing the Auto IP Address setting has no effect Saves changes and closes dialog box Discards changes and closes dialog box Opens online help about this dialog box Network Printer Configuration Dialog Box The Network Printer Configuration dialog box opens when you select the Printer button in the Printer Administration window or when you select the Printer option from the Configure menu in the Printer Administration window The Network Printer Configuration di
151. on from the Objects menu 14 Select the Print Server object from the Class of New Object list in the New Object dialog box Click OK 15 In the Create Print Server dialog box type the name of the print server in the Print Server Name text box The print server name must match the name you defined in Set the Printer Name on page 4 16 To verify the print server name print a configuration page as described in Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 16 Click the Create button to close the Create Print Server dialog box Assign the Print Queue Object to the Printer Object 17 In the NetWare Administration window open the printer object you defined in step 12 18 In the Printer lt name gt dialog box click the Assignments button 19 In the Assignments dialog box click the Add button 20 In the Select Object dialog box select the print queue object you defined in step 6 Click OK 21 Click OK to close the Printer lt name gt dialog box Assign the Printer Object to the Print Server Object 22 In the NetWare Administration window open the print server object you defined in step 15 23 In the Print Server name dialog box click the Assignments button 24 In the Assignments dialog box click the Add button 25 In the Select Object dialog box select the printer object you defined in step 12 Click OK 26 Click OK to close the Print Server lt name gt dialog box Exit NetWare Administrator 27
152. on from the Option menu in the Printer Administration window You can set the following information Status Polling Rate Sets the frequency in seconds with which the NEC 1765 software queries the LAN card to verify printer configuration The range is 5 to 255 seconds and the default is 30 seconds Response Timeout Sets the wait time in seconds when a response is not received from the printer during printer configuration verification The range is 5 to 255 seconds and the default is 5 seconds Select the OK button from the Time Definition dialog box to save changes and close the dialog box Select the Cancel button from the Time Definition dialog box to cancel changes and close the dialog box Select the Help button to access the online help system Saves changes and closes dialog box Bahn Polling ame 30 Discards changes and closes dialog box Tessar sec Opens online help about this dialog box NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP 5 47 9J643Jogs 89 41 OAN S Preference Dialog Box Third Column Selects the information to be displayed in The Preference dialog box appears when you select the the third row of the printer list Preference menu option from the Option menu in the Printer Administration window Use this dialog box to specify which information appears in the Printer Administration dialog box Choices Status Firmware Version Default Status First Col
153. on software is located in the NEC Printer Utility TCP IP program group F Wieling to NEL Sete This selup peogram will insiti the NEC npplicaiang snd the neixird ien And nme pr gram group will be added in thee Program You need disk space al jemsi TIDE bytes and the werking mm of SONE ta invia Liebe rsa Do bated D HEC Pinte Clee HEC Poa ai Pree elec anb Cher Access prii ans weer deme en Select Deshnahon Path The ielup program will capy the iles livia d ectory Whee the directory does eet Hin crested ainmeir Path ou need disk spaca al lest TIDE bytes and the wearking mm ed SUUK bytee w install gems mer D ica Fla R AT Derbi es Fiks CAE Ca HIH LE DAT MEL Fes Acheron EEJ Installing NEC 1765 Software for TCP IP 3 13 ITEMIJOS SOLT OAN 8 Installing NEC 1765 Client Software for TCP IP in Windows 3 1x Follow these steps to install NEC 1765 Client software for ICP IP using the installer program provided on the NEC 1765 software for NetWare diskette 1 Bootyour system and start Windows 2 Insert the NEC 1765 software for TCP IP diskette into the floppy drive this example uses drive 3 Inthe Windows Pr
154. on window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu E 8 The NetWare Configuration dialog box displays the current operating mode 9 Select the button of the mode you are planning to use F 10 Make sure the print server name matches the name you defined in Step 5 G 11 Select the Save button to save the new operating mode and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box H 12 Select the Exit button from the Printer Administration window to close NEC 1765 Administration software for NetWare I Printer Administration Window HEC 1765 Painter stration _ LAD FE 91515 ALES 1765 LAN Ced Parmeter Printer Paling Hate 110710 exc Bung sc s NetWare with NetWare Administrator 4 17 YAOMJON 5108400 p Establish the Printer on the NetWare Network This section describes how to define and configure a print queue object printer object and print server object using NetWare Administrator for Windows note Before creating the print queue object printer object and print server object make sure that the correct bindery context is set for the printing objects container This must be done at the file server An example command to set the bindery context is Set Bindery Context O lt container gt where lt container gt is the container for the printing objects Include the bindery c
155. onds The queue polling rate is a measure of the frequency with which the LAN card checks for jobs in the print queue If the polling rate is set to 5 the LAN card checks the print queue every 5 seconds 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu 3 Type the new queue polling rate in the Queue Polling Rate text box 4 Select the Save button to save the new queue polling rate and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old queue polling rate and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box 5 8 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Changing NetWare Password You can change the password for the printer note The printer password must match the password defined in PCONSOLE in order to print documents on the Silentwriter 1765 For more information on setting the password in PCONSOLE see Define the Password on page 4 8 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu 3 Select the Change Password button from the NetWare Configuration dialog box to open the Password dialog box 4 Typethe current password in the Current P
156. ontext command in the AUTOEXEC NCF file to set the bindery context automatically each time the server boots 1 From the workstation login to the NetWare file server Make sure you have create privileges 2 Open NetWare Administrator 3 In the NetWare Administrator window select the container object in which the printing objects will be created Create a Print Queue Object 4 Select the Create option from the Objects menu 5 Select the Print Queue object from the Class of New Object list in the New Object dialog box Click OK 6 In the Create Print Queue dialog box type a name for the print queue in the Print Queue Name text box 7 Click the Browse button to the right of the Print Queue Volume text box 8 In the Select Object dialog box select the volume from the Objects list Click OK 9 Click the Create button in the Create Print Queue dialog box to return to the NetWare Administrator window 4 18 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Create a Printer Object 10 In the NetWare Administrator window select the container object then select the Create option from the Objects menu 11 Select the Printer object from the Class of New Object list in the New Object dialog box Click OK 12 In the Create Printer dialog box type the printer name in the Printer Name text box Click Create Create a Print Server Object 13 In the NetWare Administration window select the container object then select the Create opti
157. opied to the NECPR directory ADDPORT CMD DELPORT CMD PORTCHG EXE REMBEU EXE R EMPRT3 EXE EMSTAT3 EXE LANMAN3 TXT MSETUP TX 3 Move to the NECPR directory cd NNECPR Identify the Printer 4 This section describes an example of setting the printer for a network which uses Warp Server or LAN Server The directions in this section assume that you are at the OS 2 prompt and in the NECPR directory that you created in the previous section 5 1 Use the ADDPORT command to create a printer port for each Silentwriter ADDPORT port name For example ADDPORT LSPORTO5 If the command executes successfully you will see this message Data successfully added Application PM SPOLLER PORT Key PIPE lt port name gt 2 Create a text file named NECPR INI in the NNECPR directory Each line in the text file has the format For example NECPRA092901705 LSPORTO5 3 Usethe REMPRT3 command to start remote print 8 service REMPRT3 NECPR INI If the command executes successfully you will see this message ITC REMOTE PRINT service starting C Copyright ITC H Bollman Manufacturers 1993 Ver 3 9 ITC REMOTE PRINT service for port name started successfully Date 6 NECPR MAC address port name 7 Move to the OS 2 Desktop to create a new printer Open t
158. ory for the new software Click the Continue button C 8 The Installer begins copying the files D The software will be copied into a directory named c NEC1765 NETWARE 9 When the installation is complete click the OK button in the Exit Setup window to close the installer E 10 Restart Windows to complete the software installation 11 Run NEC 1765 Administration software for NetWare by selecting the Programs submenu from the Start menu NEC 1765 Administration software is located in the NEC Printer Utility NetWare program group F aia esl bie ah d edad presp am graup vid tn added te cha Pragram need ab aut TR aral thee ror king area of 5030 Klrysam i2 brori all CEJ doen D bibi D HEC Fries Glee F HIC Praia ai ir Pirass celiac Cher Access H you ansa weer a Em The meup program will copy tha fee imie folie Aeon Fer die miu dee Teil ka creber Pa OE Oe Aa need ck ae ab iut TR aral thee ror king arua of 503 Klrysam iz beri some ae hice Fie A AD HiH DAT Derbi s CAME CITES FETTE ADLER ECT ui Setup le tecer neiut ae
159. ows you to display and modify configuration information for the NEC Silentwriter 1765 The next section describes specific tasks and the steps to complete them Information about specific windows dialog boxes and menu options begins on page 5 38 note NEC 1765 Administration software depends on the TCP IP network protocol Make sure that the TCP IP network protocol has been loaded and configured in Windows before running NEC 1765 Administration software Your system administrator can help with this Using NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP This section describes the steps to perform specific network and printer configuration tasks with NEC 1765 Administration software for TCP IP Detailed information about NEC 1765 Administration software windows dialog boxes and menus begins on page 5 38 Displaying Available Printers You can display a list of available printers on the network and sort and filter the list 1 Open the NEC 1765 Administration software 2 The Printer Administration window displays a list of all printers on the network that are configured to work with NEC 1765 software You can change which information is displayed in the list You can display the printer name or MAC address the IP address or LAN card type and the printer status or LAN card firmware version 1 Select the Preference menu option from the Option menu from the Printer Administration window menu bar 2 Inthe first column you can
160. performance Use the default setting unless unavoidable Setting the value to 0 will prevent updating Busy Timeout Sets the wait time in seconds before a timeout when the server fails to respond The range is 15 to 255 seconds and the default is 15 seconds Saves changes and closes dialog box Discards changes and closes dialog box Opens online help about this dialog box NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP 5 41 9J643Jogs 89 41 OAN S NetWare Configuration Dialog Box NEC 1765 Administration software allows you to configure the printer across networks The NetWare Configuration dialog box allows you to configure a Silentwriter on a NetWare network from a TCP IP based network operating system The NetWare Configuration dialog box includes the following information MAC Address Displays the LAN card s network address Print Server Name The print server name for the NetWare environment can be changed You may use any combination of upper case alphanumeric characters hyphens and underscores in the print server name Flt See Connection Limited File Seren WADI 90 17 15 Pind Saro eae Sean for Fie Seon 1 Dueurt Fate sex Djing Blinde Pow ates balis pemasa OP Hank Pinte Printer Hama C meme Frisier Friisi 5 42 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide File Server Connection Li
161. pple menu The Chooser window appears At the bottom right side of the Chooser window make sure that AppleTalk is Active Select the AppleTalk Zone from the scrolling list in the bottom left side of the Chooser window Select the LaserWriter driver icon Select the name of the Silentwriter you want to use from the scrolling list on the right Select the Setup button at the bottom right of the Chooser window to specify a PPD file Click the Auto Setup button Make sure that the NEC Silentwriter 1700 PPD file is selected If not select it from the scrolling list of printer drivers Click the Select button to leave the Select PPD dialog box and move to the Configure dialog box Check the list of hardware features to make sure it reflects the features currently installed on your Silentwriter Hardware features include optional cassettes duplex and offset trays and envelope feeders When satisfied with your selections select the OK button to leave the Configure dialog box Select the OK button to leave the Setup dialog box Close the Chooser window note If you install additional hardware features in your Silentwriter use the Configure dialog box to update the printer setup AppleTalk 4 33 J9jurIq YAOMJON SurmsSguo p LAN Manager 02 2 This section describes how to add your Silentwriter to a network using OS 2 and LAN Manager version 2 2 You need to complete the following steps 1 Install software NEC provides
162. ppleTalk networks on Mac OS systems You may have already installed the NEC 1765 software If you have not installed your Silentwriter network administration software yet see Chapter 3 Installing NEC 1765 Software This chapter describes the software that you installed If you have a NetWare or TCP IP network your software is divided into two applications NEC 1765 Administration software and NEC 1765 Client software If you are using Mac OS you have only one NEC 1765 software application The NEC 1765 Administration software allows you to e Display all printers on the network e Modify the printer name e Monitor the printer status e Check the printer configuration and installed options e Change the IP address and subnet mask NetWare and TCP IP versions only e Change the printer operation mode from network printer mode to remote printer mode and back NetWare version only e Change AppleTalk Zones AppleTalk version only note users of NEC 1765 software on Mac OS are able to change printer names and AppleTalk Zones Ask the system administrator before changing this information to prevent system conflicts There are two versions of Client software e NEC 1765 Client software for NetWare networks on Windows systems e NEC 1765 Client software for TCP IP networks on Windows systems The NEC 1765 Client software allows you to e Monitor the printer status e Check the printer configuration and installed op
163. ppropriate for your NOS version 3 11 3 12 or 4 1 You will also need to load the following four drivers provided by NetWare e LSLCOM e NE2000 COM or the appropriate network card driver e PXODI COM IPX COM for older NetWare versions e VLM EXE NETX COM for older NetWare versions These drivers usually load automatically make sure that they are included in or called from your AUTOEXEC BAT file Follow these steps to check your AUTOEXEC BAT file 1 Atthe MS DOS prompt type edit c autoexec bat 2 Look for the lines LSL CO NE2000 COM IPXODI COM VLM EXE Or call c nwclient startnet bat 3 Quitedit 4 16 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Identify the Printer Use the NEC 1765 Administration software for NetWare to set the printer name and define the operating mode 1 From Windows run NEC 1765 Administration software for NetWare 2 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window A Set the Printer Name 3 From the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card button or select the LAN Card menu option from the Configure menu B 4 TheLAN card Parameters dialog box displays the default and current printer names 5 Typethe new name in the Printer Name text box C 6 Select the Save button to save the new name and leave the LAN card Parameters dialog box D Set the Printer Operating Mode 7 From the Printer Administrati
164. print server you defined in step 8 on page 4 8 In this example the defined print server is NP 015446 NetWare with NetWare Administrator 4 19 YAOMJON INOX SuLMSyUOD p Windows 95 Using TCP IP Protocol This section describes how to add your Silentwriter to the network using Windows 95 operating system software and the TCP IP network protocol Before you begin make sure that your Windows 95 system is configured for TCP IP networking If not check with your system administrator The following steps summarize how to configure your network 1 Install the software This includes installing Windows 95 Printing System from NEC the TCP IP network protocol and the Silentwriter printer drivers 2 Establish the printer on the network You can define multiple printers as part of the software installation If you want to define more printers after you have installed the software follow the steps under Define New Printer Ports on page 4 24 Install Software Before you begin you need to know the IP address subnet mask and default gateway for the Silentwriter and for your workstation You also need to know if your network supports Address Resolution Protocol ARP The IP address and subnet mask for the Silentwriter can be found on the configuration page See Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 Your system administrator will know the default gateway ARP capabilities for your network and your workstation s I
165. r Dialog Box 5 46 Time Definition Dialog Box 5 47 Preference Dialog Box 5 48 About NEC 1765 Administration Dialog Box 5 49 NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk 5 51 Using NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk 5 51 Displaying Available Printers 5 51 Displaying LAN Card Configuration 5 52 Changing the Printer Polling Rate 5 52 Changing the Busy Timeout Time 5 52 Changing AppleTalk Entities 5 53 Displaying Silentwriter Printer Information 5 53 Displaying Silentwriter Printer Options 5 54 Changing the Printer Name 5 54 Changing the Printer s AppleTalk Zone 5 54 Changing the LAN Card Polling Rate 5 55 Changing the LAN Card Response Timeout 5 55 Using Online Help 5 55 Printer Administration Window 5 56 Printer Administration Menu Options 5 57 Printer Administration Buttons 5 57 LAN Card Configuration Window 5 58 AppleTalk Entity Window 5 59 Network Printer Configuration Window 5 60 Printer Options Window 5 61 Printer Name Window 5 61 Changing the Printer Name 5 61 AppleTalk Zoner Window 5 62 Time Definition Window 5 63 About Window 5 63 CHAPTER 6 NEC 1765 CLIENT SOFTWARE Overview 6 1 NEC 1765 Client Software 6 1 NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare 6 2 Using NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare 6 3 Displaying Printer Status 6 3 Displaying Current Print Jobs 6 3 Deleting Your Current Print Jobs 6 3 Attaching File Servers 6 4 Detaching File Servers 6 4 Displaying Silentwriter Printer Information 6 4 Displaying Silentwriter Printer Option
166. r example NEC 1765 Administration and Chameleon by NetManage Inc for NEC 1765 Client for TCP IP Windows 3 1x or LAN Workplace by Novell MS DOS and network software included with Windows for NEC 1765 Administration and Windows for Workgroups version 3 11 Workgroups system software NEC 1765 Client for TCP IP Windows 95 network software included with Windows 95 NEC 1765 Administration and system software NEC 1765 Client for TCP IP Windows 95 Printing System Windows NT version 3 1 or 3 5x network software included with Windows NT NEC 1765 Administration and server or workstations system software NEC 1765 Client for TCP IP UNIX any System V or BSD compatible system DLC Windows NT Windows NT Advanced Server 3 1 or Windows NT Server 3 5x or Windows NT Workstation 3 5x 1 4 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Table 1 2 Software Requirements Continued T thi x n T This NEC 1765 software is network with this operating system you will need this network software available protocol EtherTalk amp Mac OS version 7 1 or greater network software included with Mac OS NEC 1765 software for system software AppleTalk LocalTalk Mac OS version 7 1 or greater network software included with Mac OS NEC 1765 software for system software AppleTalk NetBEUI MS DOS and Windows Microsoft LAN Manager version 2 1 or 2 2 OS 2 Warp version 3 0 IBM LAN Server version 3 0 or 4 0 or IBM Warp Server version
167. r window by selecting the AppleTalk Zoner button in the Printer Administration window Current Zone Displays the zone currently attributed to the printer Printer Name Displays the selected printer name Move to other Zone Select the new zone for the printer from this list To keep the new zone select the Save button To leave this window without modifying the printer s AppleTalk zone select the Close button Appiah dee C700 Kurrewi Zone Mowe 1n ner Zone Saves changes and closes window Jas san Jose Office Discards changes and closes window led Printbar BP anres 5 62 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Time Definition Window Select the Options button in the Printer Administration window to change the time settings for the NEC 1765 software Status Polling Rate Sets the frequency in seconds with which the Silentwriter updates the printer configuration display The range is 5 to 255 seconds and the default is 30 seconds Response Timeout Sets the wait time in seconds before a timeout when the printer fails to respond The range is 5 to 255 seconds and the default is 5 seconds note Changes in the status polling rate and response timeout are only saved while the software is running Once you exit the NEC 1765 software the status polling rate and response timeout reset to their default values Saves changes and closes window Tene Dehiection Status Falling Rete tec 8
168. rces modify the WIN INI file so that both load and run commands are empty as shown below Comment out the original load and run 66 0 commands by typing a in front of them load load nwpopup exe stbvisn exe run run c NSWRITERNwspd exe Then restart Windows If that helps experiment with adding one load or run command at a time You must restart Windows each time the WIN INI file is edited for changes to take effect If the problem persists consider upgrading to Windows 95 Using NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare This section describes the steps to perform specific tasks with NEC 1765 Client software for NetWare Detailed information about NEC 1765 Client windows dialog boxes and menus can be found on page 6 6 Displaying Printer Status You can display information about the current printer 1 Open the NEC 1765 Client software 2 The NEC 1765 Network Printer Client Access window displays pull down menus for file servers queues and printers 3 Select the file server from the File Server Name menu 4 Select the queue from the Queue Name menu Select the printer from the Printer Name menu 6 Look for the printer status information in the upper left corner of the Network Printer Client Access window e Displaying Current Print Jobs Current print jobs are displayed in the Network Printer Client Access window 1 The NEC 1765 Network Printer Client Access window displays pull down menus for f
169. rent response time 3 Click in the Display Error Window check box to display errors messages in a separate dialog box 4 Select the OK button to save the new information and leave the Option dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the Option dialog box Displaying Silentwriter Printer Information Silentwriter printer information includes the printer name model name total memory size current printer emulation available printer languages current paper source and available paper sources To see this information 1 Select the printer you want information about from the list of printers in the Client Access window 2 From the Client Access window click the Printer button or select the Printer menu option from the Configure menu 3 The Printer Configuration dialog box displays the information 4 Select the OK button to leave the Printer Configuration dialog box Displaying Silentwriter Printer Options To display which options have been installed in your Silentwriter open the Printer Options dialog box 1 Select the printer you want information about from the list of printers in the Client Access window 2 From the Client Access window click the Printer button or select the Printer menu option from the Configure menu 3 Select the Options button from the Printer Configuration dialog box 4 Select the OK button to leave the Printer Options dialog box 5 Select the OK butto
170. res e Includes system and software requirements for network printing with the Silentwriter 1765 Chapter 2 1765 Set Up e Shows how to upgrade your 1760 to a 1765 by installing your new LAN Local Area Network Card and extra RAM Tells how to prepare your printer for network installation Chapter 3 Installing NEC 1765 Software e Provides instructions for installing the NEC 1765 software you ll use to operate your printer on the network Chapter 4 Configuring Your Network Printer e Provides information about adding the Silentwriter 1765 to your network e Tells how to configure both network and printer to work together USING THIS GUIDE Chapter 5 1765 Administration Software Shows how system administrators can use NEC 1765 Administration software to e Configure the network e Set printer parameters e Supervise the network Chapter 6 NEC 1765 Client Software Shows how 1765 users can use NEC 1765 Client software to e Set printer parameters e Monitor user print requests Chapter 7 If You Need Help e Contains sources of technical support For general problem solving see Chapter 8 Troubleshooting in the User s Guide If you have not yet set up your printer begin with the Easy Printer Setup Guide It covers assembly installing printer options and installing printer driver software See the User s Guide for information about operating and maintaining your prin
171. res in the printer name Model Name The model name of the printer Memory Size The total amount of memory in kilobytes installed in the Silentwriter The Silentwriter can have from 4 to 54 megabytes of memory Network printing requires at least 6 megabytes 1755 Prinker Cangigeraldiun Printer Mami Cumes Prinber Model Name Prinber Lenquage Rgentusriber 1755 HF ESHASILER PELS PUL Memnon Sine KAybes APT 144 Curren Paper Feeder Paper Size Paper tele I Letter available Paper amp nunr Freder Papier SiP Papier hale Manual ted Leller Letter Easxellm 2 Letter Cassette 3 Lial Current Printer Emulation The printer language currently selected for the printer Printer Language A list of printer languages that can be used with the printer The Silentwriter recognizes PCL 5e and PostScript Level 2 Current Paper Source Displays the printer s selected paper source the paper size for the selected source and paper availability Available Paper Sources Displays a list of the paper sources which can be used with the printer the paper size for each source and paper availability Closes window Opens Option window 5 60 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Option Window The Printer Options window opens when you selec
172. ress Print a configuration page to see the LAN card s IP address See Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 note Turn off any other Silentwriters with the same IP address before following these steps 1 Open the command prompt window 2 Use the route command to add the LAN card s IP address to the ARP table route add lt LAN card old IP gt lt host IP gt For example route add 11 22 33 44 11 22 33 51 Some operating systems require a 0 at the end of the route add command Check with your system administrator 3 Use the ping command to get the target LAN card information Be sure to turn off any other Silentwriters with the same IP address first ping LAN card old IP For example ping 11 22 33 44 4 Usethe arp command to get the LAN card s MAC address arp a The LAN card s MAC address will be displayed Interface host IP Internet Address Physical Address Type LAN card old IP gt lt LAN card MAC gt dynamic For example Interface 11 22 33 51 Internet Physical Address Type 11 22 33 44 00 a0 92 01 56 26 dynamic Make a new ARP entry for the LAN card with its new IP address arp s LAN card new IP LAN card MAC For example arp s 11 22 33 26 00 a0 92 01 56 26 Enter ping with the new address ping LAN card new IP For example ping 11 22 33 26 Print a configuration page to confirm the new IP address See Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 Auto IP will be turned off autom
173. rinter name remote printer number 5 6 response timeout 5 13 5 25 status polling rate 5 12 5 25 subnet mask 5 9 5 22 auto IP address 5 34 5 44 busy timeout time 5 29 5 41 buttons eee 5 40 configuration 5 35 file server 5 31 5 32 5 42 firmware version 5 38 installing en 3 12 IP address 5 33 5 38 5 44 LAN card parameters5 28 5 41 MAC address 5 30 5 38 5 42 memory size 5 45 menu 5 39 model name 5 45 operating mode 5 30 5 43 paper source 5 45 print server name 5 30 5 42 printer display 5 27 5 46 5 48 printer emulation 5 45 printer language 5 45 printer name 5 28 5 38 5 45 printer options 5 35 5 46 printer polling rate 5 29 5 41 printer status 5 38 queue polling rate 5 33 remote printer name 5 31 remote printer number 5 31 response timeout 5 36 5 47 status polling rate 5 36 5 47 subnet mask 5 33 5 44 NEC 1765 Client software NetWare buttons configuration file server installing memory size MON bak oan model name paper source print jobs print
174. rom the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card button or select the LAN Card menu option from the Configure menu B 4 TheLAN card Parameters dialog box displays the default and current printer names 5 Typethe new name in the Printer Name text box C 6 Select the Save button to save the new name and leave the LAN card Parameters dialog box D Set the Printer Operating Mode 7 From the Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu E 8 The NetWare Configuration dialog box displays the current operating mode 9 Select the button of the mode you are planning to use F 10 Make sure the print server name matches the name you defined in Step 5 G 11 Select the Save button to save the new operating mode and leave the NetWare Configuration dialog box H 12 Select the Exit button from the Printer Administration window to close NEC 1765 Administration software for NetWare I Printer Administration Window MEC 1765 Primier Administration HP LAD FE 91515 ALES Printer Paling Hate 110710 zac Bung sc s NetWare with PCONSOLE 47 YAOMJON 5108400 p Establish the Printer on the NetWare Network This section describes how to define a print queue define a print server configure the print server and configure the print queue Define the Print Queue
175. rs or components Do not use magnetic tools when handling the board Wear charge dissipative straps and work on antistatic surfaces while handling the main controller board Avoid carpets in cool dry areas where static may build up 1 Turn off the printer power and unplug the power cord 2 Detach the power cord from the printer A WARNING Hazardous voltages are present in the printer when the power is on Always turn off the printer power and unplug the power cord before accessing the main board 3 Loosen but do not remove the two finger tight screws fastening the main controller board to the printer Using the loosened screws as handles gently slide the main controller board out of the printer B 4 Hold the module so that the notch is on the left side and the metal edge faces toward the memory socket C 5 Hold the module at a 30 degree angle and firmly push it into the socket Push the module into the back of the socket to fully seat it Then rotate the module up You will feel and hear a click when the module snaps into place D Install a RAM Memory Expansion Module 1 WW WWW Loosen screws and pull to slide out Upgrading from the 1760 2 5 39 69 1 c Install the LAN Card Follow these steps to install the LAN card as shown on the facing page 2 6 Caution Take the following steps to protect the main controller board while installing the LAN card Hold the
176. rver screen of the remote print server which may be a server or a PC workstation You may use any combination of upper case alphanumeric characters hyphens and underscores in the remote printer name Printer Number Specifies the printer number of the selected remote printer NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP 5 43 9J643Jos 89 41 OAN S TCP IP Parameters Dialog Box Select the TCP IP button in the Printer Administration window or select the TCP IP menu option from the Configure menu to open the TCP IP Parameters dialog box The TCP IP Parameters dialog box allows you to view and modify the IP address and subnet mask IP Address Enter the new IP address in this text entry box Subnet Mask Enter the new subnet mask in this text entry box 12S TO Parmeter IP T1 2 33 15 1285 00 d Adhar 5 44 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Auto IP Address If Auto IP is on you can use the UNIX commands arp and ping to change the LAN card s IP address Arp is a host command which displays or modifies the host s ARP entry table to assign a MAC address to a known IP address Follow these steps to set Auto IP to On For more information see Setting TCP IP Auto IP Address on page 5 34 note If your network does not support ARP changing the Auto IP Address setting has no effect Saves changes and closes dialog box Discards changes and
177. s 6 4 Changing the Status Polling Rate 6 5 Changing the Response Timeout 6 5 Using Online Help 6 5 NEC 1765 Network Printer Client Access Window 6 6 Network Printer Client Access Menu 6 7 Network Printer Client Access Buttons 6 7 Time Definition Dialog Box 6 8 File Servers Dialog Box 6 9 Login Dialog Box 6 9 Printer Configuration Dialog Box 6 10 Printer Options Dialog Box 6 11 About NEC 1765 ClientSoftware Dialog Box 6 11 Minimized Icon Display 6 11 NEC 1765 Client Software for TCP IP 6 12 Using NEC 1765 Client Software for TCP IP 6 12 Displaying Printer Status 6 12 Changing the LAN Card Status Polling Rate 6 12 Changing the LAN Card Response Timeout Time 6 12 Displaying Error Messages 6 13 Displaying Silentwriter Printer Information 6 13 Displaying Silentwriter Printer Options 6 13 Using Online Help 6 13 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Client Access Window 6 14 Client Access Menu Bar 6 15 Client Access Buttons 6 15 Option Dialog Box 6 16 Printer Configuration Dialog Box 6 17 Options Dialog Box 6 18 About NEC 1765 Client Dialog Box 6 18 Minimized Icon Display 6 19 Error Dialog Box 6 19 CHAPTER7 IF YOU NEED HELP Overview 7 1 Assistance Nearby 7 1 Help From Within Your Company 7 1 Help From Your Dealer 7 1 NEC Technical Support 7 2 How to Contact NEC 7 2 Contacting NEC Technical Support by Telephone 7 2 Contacting NEC Customer Service by Telephone 7 2 Sending Internet Electronic Ma
178. s and comments to NEC Technical Support at the following address Technical Support Dept 3390 NEC Technologies Inc 1414 Massachusetts Ave Boxborough MA 01719 NEC Warranty and Service Your Silentwriter 1765 printer comes with a one year warranty The 1765 printer also comes with a 90 day onsite service agreement The complete warranty and repacking guidelines are provided in Appendix D All repair requests must be pre qualified by calling NEC Customer Service at 1 800 388 8888 NEC Service Contracts After the initial warranty period fee based technical support and service is available NEC Customer Engineering and its dealers offer a complete range of services ranging from onsite repairs and maintenance to installation site planning Several maintenance agreement programs are available to meet your needs and budget including e Onsite agreements on a yearly or multi year basis which ensure priority response from NEC Customer Service and Support e Volume onsite agreements that provide complete maintenance agreement management services for organizations with large numbers of NEC printers e Per incident repair services that include onsite service mail in service or carry in service to a local service dealer To discuss an extended warranty or a service contract or incidental repair contact NEC Customer Service at 1 800 388 8888 NEC Warranty and Service 7 3 peeN L 7 4 1765 Network Printer Con
179. s online help about this dialog box weet tie Premier Feambiei a 5 18 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Scan Interval Sets the frequency in minutes for how often the Silentwriter scans the file server The range is 1 to 255 minutes and the default is 5 minutes If a limited file server has been specified or Scan for File Servers is turned off the scan interval is automatically set to 0 minutes Queue Polling Rate Sets the frequency in seconds fo how often the Silentwriter verifies the jobs on the print queue when operating in the Network Printer mode The range is 1 to 255 seconds and the default is five seconds Operating Mode Use these buttons to select either Network Printer or Remote Printer operating mode Remote Printer Information Printer Name Specifies the name of the remote printer displayed on the print server screen of the remote print server which may be a server or a workstation You may use any combination of upper case alphanumeric characters hyphens and underscores in the remote printer name Printer Number Specifies the printer number of the selected remote printer Change Password Dialog Box You open the Change Password dialog box by selecting the Change Password button in the NetWare Configuration dialog box Follow these steps to change the printer password 1 Enter the current password in the Current Password text box
180. select printer name or MAC address Choose Printer Name or MAC Address from the menu next to the 1st column text box 3 Inthe second column you can display IP address or hardware type Choose IP Address or LAN Card Type from the menu next to the 2nd column text box 4 Inthe third column you can display printer status or LAN card firmware version Choose Printer Status or LAN Card Firmware Version from the menu next to the 3rd column text box 5 Select the OK button to save the new information and leave the Preference dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the Preference dialog box NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP 5 27 9J643Jogs 89 41 OAN S You can sort the list by printer name MAC address IP address LAN card type or LAN card firmware version 1 Select the Sort menu from the Printer Administration window menu bar 2 Select the sort key from the menu You can also filter the list by IP address 1 Select the Filter menu from the Printer Administration window menu bar 2 In the IP address dialog box select the IP addresses of the printers you wish to display 3 Select the OK button 5 28 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Displaying LAN Card Parameters You can display the LAN card type firmware version serial number MAC address and factory default name 1 Select the printer you want to know about from the list of printers in
181. software to simplify the configuration process 2 Identify the printer Create files to define and activate the printer 3 Print documents Before you begin you will need to know the last ten digits of the MAC address for the printer This information is included on the configuration page See Print a Configuration Page on page 2 13 4 34 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Install Software Follow these steps to install the NEC printing utilities for OS 2 1 Insert the NEC diskette containing the OS 2 printing utilities in the appropriate drive This example uses drive a and assumes that the hard drive is drive c 2 Create a directory on the hard drive called NECPR and copy the NEC LAN Manager utility to that directory 052 c NECPR The following files will be copied to the NECPR directory ADDPORT CMD DELPORT CMD PORTCHG EXE REMBEU EXE R R EMPRT3 EXE EMSTAT3 EXE LANMAN3 TX MSETUP TX 3 Move to the NECPR directory cd NNECPR Identify the Printer This section describes an example of setting the printer for a network which uses LAN Manager For more information see the on line help manual that came with your LAN Manager system The directions in this section assume that you are in the NECPR directory that you created in the previous section 1 Use the ADDPORT command to create a printer
182. source and paper availability Closes dialog box Opens the Options dialog box Opens online information about this dialog box NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP 5 45 9J643Jogs 89 41 OAN S Printer Options Dialog Box The Printer Options dialog box opens when you select the Option button in the Printer Configuration dialog box It displays information about which options are installed in the Silentwriter 1765 Available options displayed include a hard drive offset trays up to two extra cassettes an envelope feeder and a duplex unit If a hard drive is installed the Printer Options dialog box displays its capacity in megabytes The Printer Options dialog box displays the paper size for extra cassettes and the envelope feeder note See the User s Guide for information on selecting printer options 1 font Trag Unit Coote Lettei Br EI T Closes dialog box 5 46 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide IP Address Filter Dialog Box The Filter menu option allows you to use IP address to specify which printers appear in the Printer Administration window Broadcast Address The Printer Administration window will display only printers that respond to this address The default broadcast address is 255 255 255 255 which displays all printers Time Definition Dialog Box The Time Definition dialog box appears when you select Time Definition menu opti
183. splay 3 Click the OK button NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare 5 3 9J643Jos 89 41 OAN S Displaying LAN Card Parameters You can display the LAN card type firmware version serial number and MAC address 1 Select the printer you want to know about from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card button or select the LAN Card menu option from the Configure menu 3 TheLAN Card Parameters dialog box displays the LAN card information 4 Toleave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box select the Save or Cancel button Changing the Printer Name Your LAN card arrives with a factory default name The factory default name starts with NP followed by six digits You can use the LAN Card Parameters dialog box to change the printer name 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card button or select the LAN Card menu option from the Configure menu 3 TheLAN Card Parameters dialog box displays the default and current printer names 4 Typethe new name in the Printer Name text box 5 Select the Save button to save the new name and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old name and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box note You can restore the factory d
184. stScript Driver 3 1 NEC 1765 Software 3 2 Installing NEC 1765 Software for NetWare 3 4 Precautions 3 4 Preparing to Install 3 5 Verifying IPX SPX Protocol in Windows 3 1x 3 5 Verifying IPX SPX Protocol in Windows 95 3 5 Installing NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare in Windows 3 1x 3 6 Installing NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare in Windows 95 3 6 Installing NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare in Windows 3 1x 3 8 Installing NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare in Windows 95 3 8 Installing NEC 1765 Software for TCP IP 3 10 Precautions 3 10 Preparing to Install 3 11 Verifying TCP IP Protocol in Windows 3 1x 3 11 Verifying TCP IP Protocol in Windows for Workgroups 3 11 Verifying TCP IP Protocol in Windows 95 3 11 Installing NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP in Windows 3 1x 3 12 Installing NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP in Windows 95 3 12 Installing NEC 1765 Client Software for TCP IP in Windows 3 1x 3 14 Installing NEC 1765 Client Software for TCP IP in Windows 95 3 14 Installing NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk Systems 3 16 Preparing to Install 3 16 Installing NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk 3 16 CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURING YOUR NETWORK PRINTER Overview 4 1 Description of Configuration Process 4 2 NetWare with PCONSOLE 4 3 Select the Operating Mode 4 3 Local Printers 4 3 Network Printers 4 3 Remote Printers 4 4 Install NetWare Client Software at the Workstation
185. t a new AppleTalk zone from the pull down menu Printer Name Printers in the selected AppleTalk zone Printer Status Displays the current status of the printers See Appendix A Printer Messages fora list of printer status messages 5 56 Closes NEC 1765 software BEL Pier sane San dose Dffere Priter Same abus P 01440 ke LAN Card SP 1582h i xp Ges Chose 5pr205 Printer Configuration Lange Feder 7 RppieTalk Zaner Status Refresh Op tices Updates printer and status display 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide note NEC 1765 software for AppleTalk displays AppleTalk zones and printers on the local network segment only To see zones and printers on another side of a router or bridge run NEC 1765 software for AppleTalk on a computer in that segment of the network Closes NEC 1765 software Opens LAN Card Configuration window Opens Printer Configuration window Opens Printer Name window Opens AppleTalk Zoner window Opens Options window Printer Administration Menu Options Printer Administration Buttons The Printer Administration window includes the The buttons in the Printer Administration window following menu options allow you to leave NEC 1765 software select About To see information about the current version of NEC 1765 software select the About menu option under the Apple menu Help To access the online help system s
186. t box in the Change Password dialog box Click the Save button from the Change Password window to close the dialog box B Click the Save button from the NetWare Configuration window to close the dialog box C Click the Exit button from the Printer Administration window Chesge LI Enable the Remote Printer If you selected Remote Printer mode you must also enable the Remote Printer server in order to print documents The steps to enable the Remote Printer server depend on where the print server resides For printers connected in Network Printer mode the LAN card is the print server Enable the Remote Printer if the Print Server Resides on a File Server NLM Print Server At the NetWare File Server Console type the command load PSERVER print server where print server is the print server you defined in step 8 on page 4 8 In this example the defined print server is NP 015446 and the command is load PSERVER NP 015446 Enable the Remote Printer if the Print Server Resides on a Workstation Dedicated DOS Print Server 1 Atthe workstation login to the file server as a supervisor 2 Type the following commands f Npublic f public pserver exe print server where print server is the print server you defined in step 8 on page 4 8 In this example the defined print server is NP 015446 and the commands are f Npublic f public pserver exe NP 015446 Enable the Remote Printer
187. t server resides on a file server the print server is not considered an additional NetWare connection This is important for networks which are close to their user license limits Remote Printers Connected by Parallel Cable If you use a parallel cable to connect your Silentwriter in Remote Printer mode you will not be able to use the NEC 1765 software to monitor the printer or the progress of your print jobs except on the workstation connected directly to your printer In addition parallel cable connections are much slower than Ethernet connections For these reasons you will most likely want to use Ethernet connections However if you use NetWare NOS and use the Silentwriter to replace a printer that is currently connected to a remote file server or single workstation you can avoid reconfiguring your network by connecting the Silentwriter in Remote Printer mode In addition connecting your Silentwriter to a workstation with a parallel cable does not use a network connection leaving more 4 14 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide network connections available for workstations or servers If you choose Remote Printer mode consider the following e In Remote Printer mode NetWare software moves files from the file server to its print server and from there to the remote printer e The remote print server can be either a NetWare Loadable Module NLM print server or a dedicated DOS print server NLM print server resi
188. t the Options button in the Printer Configuration window It displays information about which options are installed in the Silentwriter 1765 Available options include a hard drive offset trays up to two extra cassettes an envelope feeder and a duplex unit If a hard drive is installed the Printer Options window displays its capacity in megabytes The Printer Options window displays the paper size for extra cassettes and the envelope feeder note See the User s Guide for information on selecting printer options Printer pig ET enor 2 5 ilegali m Duplex init Closes window Printer Name Window Open the Printer Name window by selecting the Change Printer Name button in the Printer Administration window Changing the Printer Name Follow these steps to change the name of the selected printer 1 Enter the new name of the printer in the New Printer Name box 2 Select the Save button You may use any combination of upper case alphanumeric characters hyphens and underscores in the printer name Saves changes and closes window Prinbers Kame _ 01 nis Prinber Mama Discards changes and closes window NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk 5 61 9J643Jos 89 41 OAN S AppleTalk Zoner Window The AppleTalk Zoner window allows you to change the AppleTalk zone for the selected printer Open the AppleTalk Zone
189. tach and logout from file servers Open the File Servers dialog box by selecting File Servers from the menu in the Network Printer Client Access window 1 or by selecting the File Servers button in the Network Printer Client Access window The File Server dialog box is shown below It provides the following displays Attached File Servers Displays file servers which you have attached and logged into To logout and detach from a file server select the file server in the Attached File Servers dialog box and select the Detach button Available File Servers Displays all available file servers To attach to a file server select the file server and select the Attach button You will be able to login to the file server in the Login dialog box RETE TRE SS Mw Follow these steps to login Type your user name in the User Name text entry box Type your password in the Password text entry box Select the OK button loses this dialog box Displays Login dialog box to attach the selected file server Detaches the selected file server Opens online help about this dialog box NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare 6 9 JUMO S9LTOUN 9 Printer Configuration Dialog Box The Printer Configuration dialog box allows you to view and modify information about the current printer configuration You can open the Printer Configuration dialog box by selecting the Printer Configuration menu fro
190. ter and using printer driver software iii iv 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide INTRODUCTION 1 Features You may already be familiar with the benefits of the Silentwriter 1760 its speed ease of use and high quality output The networking capabilities of the Silentwriter 1765 enhance this usefulness The 1765 network printer has the following features in addition Overview This chapter provides the following information about the Silentwriter 1765 Features Lists the features of the Silentwriter 1765 or an upgraded Silentwriter 1760 Compatibility The Silentwriter 1765 can work with several different operating systems and network operating systems This section describes the system requirements for using the 1765 with each platform Qualifications and Assumptions The instructions provided in this guide assume that you have basic working knowledge about your computer networks This section further describes these assumptions Where to Go Next Lists the steps you ll need to complete to set up and operate the Silentwriter 1765 and where to find the information you need to the standard features of the 1760 Runs with several operating systems and network operating systems including NetWare Microsoft Windows 3 1x Microsoft Windows for Workgroups WFW Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft Windows 95 UNIX Mac OS 7 1 or greater and IBM OS 2 with Microsoft LAN Manager IBM WARP Server
191. the NetWare button in the Printer Administration window TCP IP Displays TCP IP Parameters dialog box This menu option has the same function as the TCP IP button in the Printer Administration window Printer Configuration Displays Printer Configuration dialog box for the selected printer This menu option has the same function as the Printer button in the Printer Administration window Sort Use the Sort Menu option to sort the printer display by the following keys e printer name e MAC address e IP address e hardware type LAN card firmware version Filter The Filter menu allows you to specify which printers appear in the Printer Administration window You can display all Silentwriters on the network or select Silentwriters by IP address Option Option allows you to change time and display settings Time Definition Opens the Time Definition dialog box which allows you to define the status polling rate and response timeout Preference Opens the Preference dialog box which allows you to define which parameters appear in the printer list in the Printer Administration window Help Enables the selection of explanations or version information The online help system and NEC 1765 Administration software dialog box are also available through buttons in the Printer Administration Window Index Displays the index to the online help system This menu option has the same function as the Help button in the Printer Adminis
192. the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card button or select the LAN Card menu option from the Configure menu 3 TheLAN Card Parameters dialog box displays the LAN card information 4 Toleave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box select the Save or Cancel button Changing the Printer Name Your Silentwriter arrives with a default name The default name starts with NP followed by six digits You can use the LAN Card Parameters dialog box to change the printer name 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card button or select the LAN Card menu option from the Configure menu 3 TheLAN Card Parameters dialog box displays the default and current printer names 4 Type the new name in the Printer Name text box 5 Select the Save button to save the new name and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old name and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box Changing the Printer Polling Rate The printer polling rate determines how often the LAN card obtains status and configuration information from the printer It is defined in tenths of a second The default is 50 tenths of a second and the rate can be set to 0 or to any number in the range of 20 to 255 tenths of a second If the rate is set to 0 the status informat
193. this information 1 Select the printer you want information about from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the Printer Configuration button 3 The Printer Configuration window displays the information 4 Select the Close button to leave the Printer Configuration window NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk 5 53 9J4643Jos 89 41 OAN S Displaying Silentwriter Printer Options The Option window displays the options installed in your Silentwriter 1 Cha Select the printer you want information about from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window From the Printer Administration window click the Printer Configuration button Select the Options button from the Printer Configuration window to open the Option window Select the Close button to leave the Option window Select the Close button to leave the Printer Configuration window nging the Printer Name Your Silentwriter arrives with a factory default name which starts with NP followed by six digits Follow thes 1 2 5 54 e steps to change the printer name Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window From the Printer Administration window click the Change Printer Name button The Change Printer Name window displays the selected printer s name Type the new name in the New Printer Na
194. tion dialog box displays the current response timeout Type the new response timeout in the Response Timeout text box Select the OK button to save the new information and leave the Time Definition dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the Time Definition dialog box Using Online Help NEC 1765 software includes an online help system 1 From the Printer Administration window select the Help menu or the Help button 2 If you selected the Help menu select the Index option Click a topic to display detailed information Click the Index button to return to the topic list 5 Click the Exit button to leave the online Help system m ou NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare 5 13 9J643Jos 89 41 OAN S NEC 1765 Printer Administration Window The Printer Administration window is the main program window for NEC 1765 Administration software It displays a list of the printers currently connected to the network The list includes the following printer information Printer Name The printer has a default name of followed by six digits The Configuration dialog box gives you the option of modifying this name MAC Address The Silentwriter s personal node address Status Displays the current status of the printers See Appendix A Printer Messages for a list of printer status messages PGS SADA is PAGES MAD Pour GDADTUFIT15 5 14 1765
195. tions e Monitor the current print jobs e Monitor the print queue e Delete your own print jobs 5 2 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide For information on using NEC 1765 Administration software with NetWare networks on Windows systems turn to NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare on page 5 3 For information on using NEC 1765 Administration software with TCP IP networks on Windows systems turn to NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP on page 5 27 For information on using NEC 1765 with Mac OS systems turn to NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk on page 5 51 For information on using NEC 1765 Client software with NetWare or TCP IP networks on Windows systems see Chapter 6 NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWare The NEC 1765 Administration software for NetWare allows you to display and modify configuration information for the NEC Silentwriter 1765 The next section describes specific tasks and the steps to complete them For information about specific windows dialog boxes and menu options see page 5 14 note Windows 3 1x users may encounter difficulties with Windows resources while using NEC 1765 Administration software for NetWare If your Windows 3 1x system crashes frequently try editing your WIN INI file To verify that the problem is caused by Windows resources modify the WIN INI file so that both load and run commands are empty as shown below Comment out the original load and run
196. to CR LE Converts the LF line feed code 0A to CR LF 000 Ipbf 1 Adds the FF code 0C to the end of the file Ipaf lpa FF Converts the LF into CR LF and adds the FF code 0C to the end of the file The default filter is 1pb but for most print requests you should use 1pa or 1paf to ensure correct formatting for the output An example printcap file entry is shown below NP015626 lp rm 11 22 33 26 rp lpaf sd usr spool lpd NP015626 Everything after the V appears on the same line with no spaces 4 28 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Set Up Remote Printing Execute the following commands to make a directory for the spooler and enable remote printing mkdir usr spool lpd lt printer gt lpsystem t bsd host name gt lpadmin p printer s host name accept printer enable printer The host name can be the same as the printer name For example mkdir usr spool lpd NP015626 lpsystem t bsd NP015626 lpadmin p NP015626 s NP015626 accept NP015626 enable NP015626 Send Documents to the Printer You may use the 1p 1pr or tp command to send print jobs to your Silentwriter Printing With the Ipr Command To use the 1pr command enter the following lpr d printer name file name gt where printer name is the host name An example is lpr dNP015626 test dat Printing With the ftp Command The ftp command is usually used for transferring data between
197. to us NEC will respond within one business day Send email messages to tech support nectech com Sending a Fax You can fax questions or comments to NEC at 1 508 635 4890 Be sure to indicate the number where NEC can telephone or fax a response Using FastFacts NEC s Information Retrieval System NEC s technical support staff have created technical notes and tips for using NEC products You can order these documents by touchtone menu and have them automatically sent to your fax machine To use NEC FastFacts dial 1 800 366 0476 Follow instructions for ordering documents and providing your return fax number Reaching the NEC Bulletin Board System You can use the NEC Bulletin Board System BBS to send messages and transfer files The BBS number is 1 508 635 4706 Reaching NEC on Compuserve Compuserve members can link to bulletin boards and transfer files to and from NEC To reach the NEC section type GO NECTECH Reaching NEC on America Online Members of America Online can access the NEC support forum obtain marketing information transfer files and send messages To reach the NEC section type the keyword NECTECH Reaching NEC on the World Wide Web NEC s web site provides up to date product information and will eventually include links to NEC s FIP site and email address Using your web browser open this Uniform Resource Locator URL site http www nec com Writing NEC You can mail your question
198. tration window About Displays the About NEC 1765 Administration software dialog box which includes the version number and release date This menu option has the same function as the About button in the Printer Administration window NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP 5 39 9J643Jos 89 41 OAN S Printer Administration Buttons The buttons in the Printer Administration window allow you to select configuration options access the help system and exit the NEC 1765 Administration software Many of these options are also available through the menu system Exit Click this button to leave NEC 1765 Administration software LAN Card Click this button to open the LAN Card Parameters dialog box This button has the same function as the LAN Card menu option on the Configure menu NetWare Click this button to display the NetWare Configuration dialog box This button has the same function as the NetWare menu option on the Configure menu TCP IP Click this button to display the TCP IP Configuration dialog box This button has the same function as the TCP IP menu option on the Configure menu Printer Click this button to display the Network Printer Configuration dialog box This button has the same function as the Printer menu option on the Configure menu Help Click this button to open the online help system About Click this button to display the About dialog box which includes the
199. tton Changing the Printer Polling Rate The printer status polling rate determines how often the LAN card obtains information from the printer It is defined in tenths of a second The default is 50 tenths of a second and the rate can be set to 0 or to any number in the range of 20 to 255 tenths of a second If the printer polling rate is 0 the printer status will not be updated 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card button 3 TheLAN Card Configuration window displays the current polling rate 4 Type the new polling rate in the Printer Polling Rate text box 5 Select the Save button to save the new information and leave the LAN Card Parameters window Or Select the Close button to keep the old information and leave the LAN Card Parameters window 5 52 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Changing the Busy Timeout Time The printer busy timeout time is how long the LAN card waits for information from the printer before setting the printer status to Busy The busy timeout time is defined in seconds The default is 15 seconds and the range is 15 to 255 seconds Follow these steps to change the printer busy timeout time 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card button 3 TheLAN
200. tton or select the LAN Card menu option from the Configure menu 3 TheLAN Card Parameters dialog box displays the current busy timeout time 4 Type the new busy timeout time in the Busy Timeout text box 5 Select the Save button to save the new information and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box Or Select the Cancel button to keep the old information and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP 5 29 9J643Jos 89 41 OAN S Displaying NetWare MAC Address You can display the MAC address for printers on NetWare networks 1 Select the printer you want information about from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu 3 The NetWare Configuration dialog box displays the MAC Address 4 Toleave the NetWare Configuration dialog box select the Save or Cancel button Changing NetWare Print Server Name You can display and change the print server name 1 Select the printer you want to change from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the NetWare button or select the NetWare menu option from the Configure menu 3 The NetWare Configuration dialog box displays the current print server name 4 Typethe new name in the Print Server Name text box 5
201. u purchased your printer is backed by complete support resources and programs within NEC Your dealer can provide you with details on all available support options NEC Technical Support NEC technical support is available to answer your questions Monday through Friday 8 30 a m to 8 00 p m Eastern Standard Time Please have the following printer information ready when you contact NEC e Model number e Serial number e Page count shown on the printer test page e Date and place of purchase e The type of network and network operating system you are using e A configuration page e Maintenance agreement number if printer is already under agreement How to Contact NEC There are a number of ways to contact us or receive information about technical issues products and services Contacting NEC Technical Support by Telephone In the United States the NEC toll free number for printer technical support and repairs is 1 800 632 4650 In Canada call 1 800 268 4191 for technical support and repairs information in English Call 1 800 268 4115 for technical support and repairs information in French Contacting NEC Customer Service by Telephone In the United States and Canada call 1 800 388 8888 to speak to a representative about new product sales extended warranties product literature and customer service 7 2 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide Sending Internet Electronic Mail You can email your questions
202. u to e Monitor the printer status e Check the printer configuration For information on using NEC 1765 Client software with NetWare networks on or Windows systems turn to the next section For information on using NEC 1765 Client software with TCP IP networks on Windows systems turn to page 6 12 NEC 1765 Client Software for NetWare The NEC 1765 Client software for NetWare allows you to monitor the printer status check the printer configuration and monitor current print jobs The following section describes specific tasks and the steps to complete them For detailed information about windows dialog boxes and menu options in NEC 1765 Client software see page 6 6 6 2 note 1765 Client software for NetWare uses NetWare active connection If the current number of NetWare active connections is equal to the number specified in the maximum user license you will not be able to see any printers in the NEC 1765 Client software until another user logs out to reduce the number of NetWare active connections For best performance limit active connections to at least one less than the number specified in the maximum user license 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide note Windows 3 1x users may encounter difficulties with Windows resources while using NEC 1765 Client software for NetWare If your Windows 3 1x system crashes frequently try editing your WIN INI file To verify that the problem is caused by Windows resou
203. umn Selects the information to be displayed in the first row of the printer list Choices Printer Name MAC Address Default Printer Name Second Column Selects the information to be displayed in the second row of the printer list Choices IP Address LAN Card Type Default IP Address T Saves changes and closes dialog box Discards changes and closes dialog box 3 Opens online help about this dialog box 5 48 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide About NEC 1765 Administration Dialog Box Select the About button in the Printer Administration dialog box or the About menu option on the Help menu to open this dialog box which displays the version number and release date About NEC Printer Uy NEC 105 Templerniser 1T 1 3845 lec NEC 1765 Administration Software for TCP IP 5 49 9J643Jos 89 41 OAN S 5 50 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk The NEC 1765 software for AppleTalk allows you to display and modify configuration information for the NEC Silentwriter 1765 The next section describes specific tasks and the steps to complete them For specific information about windows and menu options in NEC 1765 software see page 5 56 Using NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk This section describes the steps to perform specific network and printer configuration tasks with NEC 1765 software for AppleTalk Detailed information abo
204. ut NEC 1765 software windows and menus can be found on page 5 56 Displaying Available Printers You can display a list of available printers on the network 1 Open the NEC 1765 software by double clicking on the NEC 1765 Print Admin icon in the NEC 1700 Utilities folder Select the current AppleTalk Zone from the pull down menu The factory default zone is The zone includes all other zones not listed by NEC 1765 software The Printer Administration window displays a list of all printers in the selected AppleTalk Zone that are configured to work with NEC 1765 software Click the Status Refresh button to update the printer list manually note NEC 1765 software for AppleTalk displays AppleTalk zones and printers on the local network segment only To see zones and printers on another side of a router or bridge run NEC 1765 software for AppleTalk on a computer in that segment of the network NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk 5 51 9J643Jos 89 41 OAN S Displaying LAN Card Configuration You can display the LAN card name MAC address factory default name and firmware version 1 Select the printer you want to know about from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window 2 From the Printer Administration window click the LAN Card button 3 TheLAN Card Configuration window displays the LAN card information 4 Toleave the LAN Card Configuration window select the Save or Close bu
205. ut which options are installed in the Silentwriter 1765 Available options include a hard drive offset trays up to two extra cassettes an envelope feeder and a duplex unit If a hard drive is installed the Printer Options dialog box displays its capacity in megabytes The Printer Options dialog box displays the paper size for installed cassettes and the envelope feeder QUEE LDaaaehe 2 qme Closes this dialog box 6 18 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide About NEC 1765 Client Dialog Box Select the About menu option from the Help menu in the Client Access window or the About button in the Client Access window to see which version of NEC 1765 Client software you are using Li gie Access Uilip Closes this dialog box Minimized Icon Display You can minimize the NEC 1765 software to display a desktop icon This allows you to monitor the status of the Silentwriter while you complete other tasks The minimized icon displays the printer name and a status message at the bottom of the icon In addition the icon may change from blue to red depending on the severity of the message See Appendix A Printer Messages for a list of messages and their meanings note Ifyou are using Windows 95 the printer messages appear in the task bar The status notes and color changes do not appear Error Dialog Box This dialog box displays error messages when the software is displayed as a minimized icon This dialog box appe

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