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1. 20 Select the Define additional properties and click on the Create button 106 Bindery PSERVER Setup Netware 3 x and Netware 4 x 21 Click on Assignments in the dialogue that pops up and then on the Add button 22 Select the printer you created earlier 23 Click on OK to assign this printer to this print server 24 Click on OK to close the printer servers details dialogue and make the changes permanent 25 Physically re power the printer to make the new settings take effect Bindery PSERVER Setup Netware 3 x and Netware 4 x A Bindery PSERVER setup is possible under both Netware 3 x and Netware 4 x If you are using Netware 4 x Bindery emulation is required Please consult your Novell manual on how to set up Bindery emulation A Bindery setup using PCONSOLE in Netware 3 x is described in NetWare Version 3 x RPRINTER Setup on page 81 The setup using PCONSOLE in Netware 4 x is described in NetWare Version 4 x RPRINTER Setup on page 86 Referencing a Bindery Queue in NDS Netware 3 x and Netware 4 x If you would like to reference a Bindery queue when you perform your PSERVER setup in NDS you must create a PSERVER object for the PrintNet on the file server where the Bindery queue resides This is important because in order to service the queue the PrintNet must log on to the queue s file server Since the queue is not an NDS queue the PrintNet can t logi
2. Syntax store rprinter add pservername printernumber PrintNetdestination Example for an RPRINTER servicing printer 0 ofthe PSERVER NLM called pserver1 and sending jobs to the PrintNet destination dlprn store rprinter add pserverl 0 diprn NOTE If it is an NDS pserver only enter the PSERVER name and not the context e g sales_ps 5 Physically re power the printer to make the new settings take effect Wait two minutes and then check your PSERVER to see if the appropriate printer is being serviced The printer should display a message such as Waiting for job At this point the PrintNet knows to receive any jobs this PSERVER NLM has to send to it through the defined printer Troubleshooting 10 100Base T PSERVER Setup If there is no connection with the PrintNet after you have completed the print setup there are several things to confirm NOTE The debug information that is mentioned in this section can be found by either telnet ing to the PrintNet and issuing the commands given or launching a browser to the Novell status page on the PrintNet e g http 192 168 11 9 networkNovellStatus html 110 NOTE This M_xxxxxx name must have six digits after the PSERVER Setup Have you tried repowering the PrintNet Wait about a minute before checking to see if it has logged in and attached to a queue Is the network connector fastened tightly to the unit Is the PrintNet already servicing a queue on
3. The following steps assume that you have created a PSERVER object in either Netware 3 x or Netware 4 x and have assigned printers and queues to it If you have not already done this do it now The setup is similar to creating a PSERVER setup for the PrintNet except that there are no restrictions about which names may be used for the print server and printer objects NOTE Write down the printer number s assigned to the printer s you are going to be using for this setup You will need them in a later step HTML Method 1 Load a PSERVER on your Netware 3 x or Netware 4 x file server i e issue a load pserver pservername command on the file server NOTE If it is an NDS PSERVER on a Netware 4 x file server you must specify the PSERVER name and context for pservername For example load pserver sales_ps sales microplex RPRINTER NPRINTER Setup Netware 3 x and Netware 4 x 2 Load a Web browser on a network station that can communicate with the print server over TCP IP 3 Direct your Web browser to URL http PrintNetIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf htm1 NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default 4 Look under the Novell section and find a row in the RPRINTER category 5 Click on Enabled and enter the name used with the PSERVER NLM sta
4. 192 75 11 9 destConf htm1 NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default 2 Atthe Print Path Configuration HTML form that displays select a destination link from the top of the page to bring up the appropriate destination form By default you should see a line near the top of the form showing the destinations listed in Table 6 3 Once the desired destination HTML form displays highlight the Name field and type in the new name for this destination 4 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically repower the print server to make the new setting take effect 39 Chapter 3 Windows Host Configuration Windows Host Configuration This section covers Windows NT and Windows 95 Windows 3 1 and Printronix Printing System PPS new printer setups Windows NT 3 51 Host Setup To configure a new printer on a Windows NT 3 51 station 1 Open the Control Panel 2 Double click on Printers 3 Select Create a Printer from the Printer menu to display the dialogue box in Figure 11 Create Printer Printer Name Driver rewia sovna TE Description Pints Eoo Share this printer on the network Details Share Name Location Figure 11 Create a Printer Dialogue Box 4 Define a name to represent this print set
5. Chapter 9 Printer Monitoring and Logging To view the current logpath settings on the print server 1 Load a Web browser on a network station that can communicate with the print server over TCP IP or using Telnet e g Telnet ipaddress The command to view the logpath settings is NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default Syntax list logpath 2 Direct your Web browser to URL http PrintNet IPaddress destConf htm1 e g http 192 75 11 9 destConf html1 NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default 3 At the Print Path Configuration HTML form that displays select a destination link e g d1prn from the top of the page to bring up the appropriate destination form 4 Once the desired destination HTML form displays scroll down to the Logpath Type and Logpath Port sections to view the current logpath settings for this particular destination At this point you can alter any of these settings and then click on the SUBMIT button to store them into the PrintNet Remember to repower the PrintNet to make the settings take effect 152 Procedure Downloading Software Emulation and operating system software must be loaded into flash memory
6. FUJITSU COMPUTERS SIEMENS Zeilen Matrix Drucker 9045 Line Matrix Printer 9045 Installieren in Betrieb nehmen und Warten Installation Startup and Maintenance PrintNet User s Manual READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THIS PRINTER Software License Agreement CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING THIS PRINTER USING THIS PRINTER INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS PROMPTLY RETURN THE PRINTER AND ALL ACCOMPANYING HARDWARE AND WRITTEN MATERIALS TO THE PLACE YOU OBTAINED THEM AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED Definitions Software shall mean the digitally encoded machine readable data and program The term Software Product includes the Software resident in the printer and its documentation The Software Product is licensed not sold to you and Fujitsu Siemens Computers either owns or licenses from other vendors who own all copyright trade secret patent and other proprietary rights in the Software Product License 1 Authorized Use You agree to accept a non exclusive license to use the Software resident in the printer solely for your own customary business or personal purposes 2 Restrictions a To protect the proprietary rights of Fujitsu Siemens Computers you agree to maintain the Software Product and other proprietary information concerning the typefaces in strict confidence
7. Direct Socket Printing nennen 68 Table of Contents Unix Troubleshooting Tips 44444sen nn nnnnennnnnnnnnennennnnen 69 PrintNet Cannot be Found on the Network 69 Nothing FANS aiia a a aa 70 Stair Stepped Output 2 0 2 2 cceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeees 71 No Form Feed or Extra Page Comes Out 71 TCP IP Access Problem ccccccccceeeeeseeeeeteeeeeaeeeeeneeee 72 Novell Configuration 75 OVGIWIOW sh s cc feast em An ified 75 Novell Environment Description 224444 nennen nenn 76 Novell PrintNet Configuration 44en nennen 77 Using HTML Forms deika a A 78 Novell Host Configuration nerssensnnensnnnnnnnnnennnnnnn nenn 79 NetWare Version 3 x PSERVER Setup nen 79 NetWare Version 3 x RPRINTER Setup u 81 NetWare Version 4 x PSERVER Setup nn 83 NetWare Version 4 x RPRINTER Setup 86 Novell Troubleshooting Tips uusrnn nennen nnnnnnnennennnnnen 88 NetWare 3 x No PSERVER Connection 88 NetWare 4 x No PSERVER Connection s es 89 Novell Configuration for 10 100Base T Interfaces 91 OveivieW eii Inh 91 Novell PrintNet Configuration 10 100Base T 92 Preferred File Server NDS and Bindery setups 93 Setting Password Security NDS and Bindery
8. Gateway heading and type in the IP address of the default router gateway for the PrintNet subnet 3 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically repower the print server to make sure the new setting is in effect 64 Manual System V Host Setup Unix Host Configuration There may be times when you would prefer to or have to perform the manual setup steps for a new printer definition There may also be times when you require a less common print solution such as direct socket capabilities This section covers these additional setups Manual System V Host Setup This setup involves any Unix operating system using System V print spooling e g SCO Solaris HP UX DG UX etc This means an interface file is used for each defined printer and in the case of any System V print setup involving a PrintNet the RSHD protocol is used to transfer data from the host to the print server To manually configure a new System V printer on a Unix station create a dummy device file that acts as a locking mechanism between contending print jobs Syntax touch dev PrintNetname portname where PrintNetname is the host or IP name of the print server and portname is one of its four I O ports Example touch dev spike prn Manual LPR LPD Host Setup The PrintNet also supports Unix operating systems which follow a BSD print system e g SunOS 4 1 x This means a printcap file is used to define all printers available on the
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10. 192 75 11 9 Errors Occur when Defining an LPR Printer e Can you ping the PrintNet from your Windows NT station If not please refer to PrintNet Will Not Talk on the Network above e Did you specify the correct IP address or host name for the PrintNet in the first field of the Add LPR Compatible Printer box e Did you specify a valid destination queue on the PrintNet in the second field of the Add LPR Compatible Printer dialogue box If so did you also enter it in lowercase letters 50 Cannot Browse the PrintNet on the Network Cannot Browse the PrintNet on the Network Have you looked under the right Windows workgroup By default the PrintNet will be found under WORKGROUP Are you able to browse other Windows stations and devices on the network from this same station Has this Windows station been given enough time to update its registry so it can see this newly added workgroup device Sometimes Windows stations can take considerable time depending on the size of the network Printer Errors when Printing or No Output Is there a large job currently printing taking up all of the printer resources Usually when printing from Windows 95 stations a busy printer can cause Windows to display a printer error message This is because it demands immediate printer attention rather than holding the data until the printer is ready again The best way around this is to use a central spooling
11. and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default 2 You should now see a prompt displayed that has the PrintNet s IP address followed by a colon then root ipaddress root gt 101 Chapter 6 Novell PrintNet Configuration 10 100Base T 3 At the prompt enter store pserver novell mode nds bindery auto 4 Reset the unit to make the changes take effect reset Setting the PrintNet NDS Context NDS setups The PrintNet allows you to store the print server object in any context within the NDS tree you choose By default the PrintNet will look for the print server object in the same context as the file server object it connects to is stored in HTML Method 1 Load a Web browser on a network station that can communicate with the print server over TCP IP 2 Direct your Web browser to URL http PrintNetIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf htm NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default 3 Look under the Novell section and enter the new context in the NDS Context field 4 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically re power the printer to make the new settings take effect Manual Telnet Method 1 Telnet to the print server This will bring up a l
12. etc Test page does not print or prints incorrectly 1 Is the printer online Re send test page 2 The print queue name in step 6 should be diprn however the name can be changed To verify the queue names print an Ethernet Test Page Refer to your Operating Manual for information 3 The Printronix NT print driver requires P Series emulation active on the printer The Generic Text driver should print in any printer emulation 4 Delete then re install Microsoft TCP IP Print service on the server 55 Chapter 3 Windows Troubleshooting Tips 56 4 Unix Configuration Overview This chapter details a complete Unix setup including 1 Configuring the PrintNet with its mandatory TCP IP settings i e IP address and subnet mask 2 Configuring the Unix host station with a new printer Unix Environment Description The PrintNet supports network printing under various TCP IP environments including all variations of Unix Printing can come from multiple hosts directly or through central spooling machines Figure 13 illustrates this 57 Chapter 4 Unix Environment Description Ultrix Solaris SparcStation SunOS 4 1 1 L a a Ze I gt SCO HP UX
13. in an agent manager model e The manager is a console workstation or server on working hubs or routers which has a global knowledge of NICs and printers e Agents are utilities that reside on devices such as a NIC that respond through SNMP to management requests for information The information is stored in a MIB Management Information Base 119 Chapter 7 Implementing Printer Management MIB A MIB is a management information base that contains information a device makes available to SNMP The MIB describes information about actual objects to be managed and controlled There are many different MIBs defined Standards of Network Printer MIBs The Printer MIB is based on the following standards e System and Interfaces Group MIB RFC 1213 of March 1991 e Host Resource MIB RFC 1514 of September 1993 e Printer MIB RFC 1759 of March 1995 Components of the Printer MIB The printer MIB gives the network manager access to most of the information that is normally accessible through the NIC command set for configuring the server with SNMP Some objects identified by this MIB are not applicable to the NIC The complete definition of the Printer MIB is provided in the Printer MIBs in DOS Format and Printer MIBs in TAR Format which are shipped with the NIC The MIB is provided in a subset of the ASN 1 syntax The Printer MIB is composed of the following sections e General e Cover e Localization e Input e Output e
14. passing through the model mapped destination queue auto will determine which type is needed depending on the type of print job data passing through By default banner pages are added to the front of the job If after is set the banner page will come at the end set model model stty Jonlcr descramble xtab tablength none set model m3 stty onlcr Control extra job processing done by the model The processing options are onlcr Carriage return insertion for Unix text jobs Adds carriage returns to text jobs with solitary linefeeds This will prevent stair stepped output or output running off the right side of the page 134 Set Commands descramble Automatic descrambling of print jobs passing through which have been scrambled using Printronix proprietary scramble Unix utility npscramble xtab Tab expansion from 1 to 16 spaces set model model trailer trailerstring set model m7 trailer SFF Set a trailer string to be sent to the printer at the end of any print jobs passing through this model trailerstring can consist of up to nine elements An example element is a hexadecimal code e g 0x04 or a pre defined variable on the print server e g FF for a formfeed Use list var to see all available variables set model from default Set all model settings back to factory defaults set model from stored Set all current model settings to the values stored in flash memory set prn autofd set prn autofd Assert
15. store pserver novell fserver add del fileservername store pserver novell fserver add fsl Add or remove a server entry on the PrintNet for the Novell file server it will be servicing 128 Store Commands store pserver smb workgrp newworkgroupname store pserver smb workgrp eng Define a different Windows workgroup as defined by newworkgroupname for the PrintNet to be visible within By default the print server only comes up within the group called WORKGROUP store pserver from default Set all general print server settings back to factory defaults store pserver from current Store all current general print server settings to flash memory so they are retained after a power cycle This ensures all current settings match what is stored in flash memory store rprinter add del printservername printernumber destination store rprinter add pserverl 0 diprn Add or delete the RPRINTER settings on the PrintNet for a Novell environment The printservername must be the name of an existing PSERVER NLM on your Novell file server The printernumber is the printer number within this PSERVER NLM The destination is the queue on the PrintNet where the print jobs will be sent to store tcpip ifnum addr IPaddress store tcpip 1 addr 192 75 11 9 Store the IP address for the PrintNet store tcpip ifnum mask netmask store tcpip 1 mask 255 255 255 0 Store the subnet mask for the PrintNet store tcpip ifnum opts rarp bootp dhcp stor
16. sys tcp Jipx spx set sysinfo loginfo sys ipx Set the PrintNet debugging information type Usually this information includes unexpected errors or exceptions from the print server divided into these groups sys General system messages tcp TCP stack messages ipx IPX stack messages spx SPX stack messages NOTE This is not printer or job logging information 137 Chapter 8 138 Complete Command List set sysinfo logport null syslog set sysinfo logport null Define where the debugging information should be sent to This can be sent to an output device off of the PrintNet I O port or to a central TCP IP host running a SYSLOG daemon To set this host use the command set sysinfo syslog hostIPaddress set sysinfo email emailname IPaddress set sysinfo email joe 192 75 11 5 Define the user email address to receive printer and job logging information from a particular logpath on the PrintNet emailname is the host or IP name of the user and Paddress is the IP address where the mail is stored on your network set sysinfo syslog hostIPaddress set sysinfo syslog 192 75 11 30 Set the IP address of the host running the SYSLOG daemon PrintNet debugging or print job and printer logging information can be sent to that IP address set sysinfo dns DNSserverIPaddress set sysinfo dns 192 75 11 2 Set your DNS server IP address so the PrintNet can resolve host names when used with its built in Telnet and Ping client
17. types of print features is easy to do since these options are provided both on the PrintNet in a model and within the print command e Are you running the latest version of PSERVER later than 1 22 If not upgrade the PSERVER software e Ina PSERVER setup did you ensure that the printer name e g dlprn was set up as Defined Elsewhere e Is the timeout option in the CAPTURE command set high enough so the printer doesn t time out before the print processing has had a chance to complete This can be a problem with graphic jobs Printing Related Some other things to consider when garbled data persists are e tab expansion xtab set on in a model with graphic jobs e the correct driver for the printer if printing from within Windows For additional information on these suggestions or on various Novell printing mechanisms please refer to your NetWare user manuals 117 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 10 100Base T 118 7 Monitoring Printers Implementing Printer Management Printer management includes the following tasks e Monitoring the status of network printers e Responding to alarms e Gathering statistics on printer operations The three elements of network printer monitoring and management are e Agent manager model e MIB the management information database e SNMP the protocol used to get management information Agent Manager Model The elements of a monitoring system MIB and SNMP are implemented
18. Marker e Media Path e Channel e Interpreter e Console e Alert 120 MIB Information Provided by the MIB The Printer MIB contains the following types of information about network printers Descriptions Printer configuration location and contact Status Current operating status of printers Alerts Reportable events from printers General Information about MIBs For further information on SNMP and MIB refer to the following e RFC 1155 Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP IP based Internets SMI e RFC 1156 Management Information Base for Management of TCP IP Internets MIB e RFC 1157 A Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP e The Simple Book An Introduction to Management of TCP IP based Internets Getting the Latest MIB Information To obtain the latest copy of these and other RFCs FTP the files from one of the following two sources Internet ftp isi edu internet drafts World Wide Web http www ietf cnri reston va us lid abstracts html 121 Chapter 7 Monitoring Tools SNMP SNMP is the protocol used to communicate between manager and agent Managers request information usually through automated polling at specified intervals and agents respond Though used primarily on TCP IP networks SNMP can be implemented on other protocols for example IPX SNMP is a standard by which a network manager can get statistics and configuration information
19. NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default 2 You should now see a prompt displayed that has the PrintNet s IP address followed by a colon then root ipaddress root gt 3 Atthe prompt enter store pserver novell fserver del fservername where fservername is the name of the Novell file server you want to remove as a preferred file server 4 Reset the unit to ensure the changes take effect reset Setting Password Security NDS and Bindery setups Besides the general security measures a Novell setup provides further password security A password can be set on the PrintNet and within your PCONSOLE or Netware Administrator setup so that when the PrintNet tries to login to the file server the passwords are compared To set the password on the Novell host for use ina PSERVER setup you will need to Netware 4 x 1 Login to NetWare Administrator as a user with security equal to Admin on your Novell host 2 Double click on the print server object you are using for your setup This will bring up the print server objects details pages Select the Change Password button on the Identification page 4 Atthe prompts type and re type the new password Press OK when you are finished 95 Chapter 6 Novell PrintNet Configuration 10 100Base T 5 Proceed to the next section to store
20. PrintNet is working correctly Trying different network cables and locations will help narrow down the problem Nothing Prints e Can you ping the PrintNet from your Unix station If not please refer to PrintNet Will Not Talk on the Network above e Is the PrintNet able to communicate with the attached printer To test this you can 1 telnet to the print server e g telnet 192 75 11 9 and log in as root 2 Enter the command start fox prn 3 Execute stop prn right after starting the test This test will send the same text line over and over to the attached printer e Is the job getting stuck in the Unix host queue If so check that the printer is online If it is there is a configuration error on the Unix station so creating a new print setup may be needed e Is the control panel showing any activity to indicate it is receiving data If so but there is nothing printing check to see if a manual form feed is needed Also ensure that the printer can support the type of job coming through e Do all jobs fail or just certain ones For example is it possible that jobs from a certain application are the only ones to fail If so check the type of data it sends to make sure it matches the printer emulation Check the application printer configuration for mistakes e Ifyou are using System V was the spooler restarted 70 Stair Stepped Output Stair Stepped Output
21. after the procedure is complete To reset all TCP IP values to the factory defaults when access is impossible 1 Obtain a printer configuration printout using the control panel See the Operating Manual for configuration menu information Power off the printer On the PrintNet Interface place SWITCH 2 in the down position Power on the printer and wait for the ONLINE state m a 10 lt TD On the PrintNet Interface place SWITCH 2 in the up position 52 TCP IP Access Problem 6 From a workstation attached to this network segment create an ARP entry The PrintNet IP address and hardware or MAC address are needed At the workstation enter arp s lt ipaddress gt lt MACaddress gt ping lt ipaddress gt 7 Try to ping this IP address to see if the PrintNet can be seen on your network If the interface does not respond verify you are on the same network segment as the printer and that the ARP entry was created 8 Telnet into the PrintNet using the same IP address as above Log in as root with no password 9 Atthe system prompt enter store tcpip from default config http on save reset NOTE This will reset all TCP IP settings to factory default and reset the PrintNet 10 Power the printer off and then back on 11 Set the IP address subnet mask and default gateway parameters to the desired values 12 If Web browser access does not work Telnet into the PrintNet as root Enter the following com
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23. another file server If so it cannot service another file server at the same time Is there an available NetWare user license for the PrintNet to utilize while it acts as a PSERVER Every PSERVER takes up one user license since it logs in to the Novell file server When going through the PSERVER setup steps did you name the PrintNet M_xxxxxx where xxxxxx equals the last six digits of the Ethernet address This is the default format of the unit s name when itis acting as a PSERVER soif necessary pad out each byte with a zero 0 Has the PrintNet s name been changed from its default of M_xxxxxx and if so have you incorporated this new name into your PSERVER setup Is there a password set for the Print Server to utilize when it is logging in to the file server Make sure the PrintNet s PSERVER password matches that of the PSERVER setup or set both places to no password When setting the PrintNet up as a PSERVER did you specify a destination on the PrintNet e g dlprn for the printer name and did you remember this name is case sensitive NOTE PrintNet destinations are case sensitive so they will not be recognized if they are typed incorrectly By default they are all in lowercase If you are setting up in a NetWare 4 x environment the destination must be renamed to uppercase to match the PCONSOLE or Netware Administrator entry Please see set dest destination name newname on page 132 for inf
24. as a PSERVER shown first Configuration for RPRINTER and NPRINTER setup follow the PSERVER information NOTE The PrintNet can service up to four printers on one file server It cannot service multiple file servers at one time NetWare Version 3 x PSERVER Setup To configure a print queue on a NetWare 3 1x network J a BP D ooN Log on to the Novell file server as supervisor Enter PCONSOLE Select Print Queue Information from the PCONSOLE Main Menu Press INSERT to add a new queue to the list of currently defined queues showing Type in the name of this new queue when prompted and press ENTER This can be any name you would like Press ESCAPE to return to the Main Menu Select Print Server Information and press ENTER Press INSERT when the list of existing print servers displays Type the name of the PrintNet when prompted for a print server name and press ENTER when done By default the PrintNet is named M_xxxxxx where xxxxxx equals the last six digits of the print server Ethernet address found on configuration printouts or reading MAC address on control panel e g M_071C1A Back at the print server list select this newly defined PrintNet and press ENTER Select Print Server Configuration from the menu that displays Select Printer Configuration from the next menu to display a list of configured printers 79 Chapter 5 Novell Host Configuration 13 Se
25. created in step 5 at the DOS prompt type copy FILENAME EXE c download lt Return gt where FILENAME EXE is the name of the file contained on the diskette 10 Make the download directory the active directory at the DOS prompt type c download lt Return gt 11 Decompress the executable file on the hard drive at the DOS prompt type FILENAME EXE lt Return gt This will create a file called FILENAME PRG inside the download directory 12 Start the FTP protocol at the DOS prompt type ftp xxx xxx xxx xxx lt Return gt where xxx xxx xxx xxx represents the IP Address of the printer 13 Log in to the printer at the prompt type root lt Return gt You are given a password prompt The default is no password at the password prompt enter lt Return gt If the FTP program requires a password contact your system administrator 154 14 17 18 Procedure Once logged in type the following sequence at the DOS prompt to download the FILENAME PRG file to the printer cd dest lt Return gt cd diprn lt Return gt bin lt Return gt put FILENAME PRG lt Return gt where FILENAME PRG is the name of the file decompressed in step 11 As the file downloads the FTP program shows the progress as a percentage Once the download is complete exit out ofthe FTP program by typing quit lt Return gt When the new program has successfully loaded into flash memory and the printer
26. destination directory Example cd diprn 8 Change the mode to correspond with the type of file you are going to print By default ASCII is set for text only files but if you need to print both text and graphics select binary using the bin command 9 Place the file to be printed within this directory on the PrintNet so it can be spooled and printed Syntax put filename 10 Close the FTP session unless you have more jobs to print Syntax quit Direct Socket Printing Within TCP IP environments there are some setups which require the host to print directly to a TCP port number on the PrintNet bypassing all of the higher level destination queue names If you run into a setup which requires this you will need to define two parameters for a new print setup 1 PrintNet IP address The IP address or host name of the print server you want to print to 2 PrintNet TCP port number A pre defined number for the I O port on the print server 9100 is the default port number 68 PrintNet Cannot be Found on the Network Though the host will be sending directly to a TCP port number on the PrintNet the port numbers are still mapped to destinations queues in case there is some type of special processing or logging to be done to the job However the destination name is of no concern in this type of printer definition Only the two parameters mentioned above need to be defined for printing to work Unix Troubleshooting
27. entered as part of this procedure 3 Use the arp command to add an entry into the Unix station ARP table for this PrintNet Here is the most common syntax for this command arp s ipaddress ethernetaddress Example for Microsoft TCP stacks arp s 192 75 11 9 00 80 72 07 00 60 This example specifies a PrintNet using IP address 192 75 11 9 and Ethernet address 00 80 72 07 00 60 4 Verify that the ARP entry was properly applied arp a You should see an entry in the listed ARP table with the IP address and Ethernet address specified in Step 3 5 Try to ping this IP address to see if the PrintNet can be seen on your network Using ARP At this point you should be able to communicate with the PrintNet from your local Unix station This means the printer knows about an IP address and subnet mask and has these settings in its current memory However if the PrintNet is shut off these settings will be lost unless you store them in flash memory as follows 1 Load a Web browser on your Unix station and direct it to the URL http PrintNetIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf htm NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no default password 2 At the Network Configuration HTML form that displays click in the field below the IP Address heading and type in the IP
28. from 8 Select a destination queue that will use dlprn 9 Click OK once you have selected a destination 10 Back at the network path window select NEXT since this path should now be filled in for you 11 At the next window select the appropriate print driver and click on NEXT 12 Fill in a name for this new network printer at the next window and decide if you want this to be the default printer This printer name can be anything you would like as long as it is unique 13 When prompted for a test page select either Yes or No depending on the state of the attached printer and click on FINISH NOTE Windows may ask for a disk or CD ROM to load the appropriate printer driver to complete this new printer setup There should now be a new printer icon within the Printers folder This new network printer relies on NetBIOS over TCP IP as the underlying protocol to print to the PrintNet 46 Printronix Printing System PPS Host Setup Printronix Printing System PPS Host Setup To configure a PPS LPR port for a printer on a Windows station you will need to 1 2 Insert the diskette labeled PPS into the floppy drive Load the File Manager or WinFile and look under the floppy drive for a PPS ZIP file Double click on the PPS ZIP file to extract all files within it to a directory on the Windows station Once extracted to a directory find the Setup file and double click on this to
29. has been severed Dipswitches On the back of the 10 100Base T interface you will find a small window where you can access two dipswitches labeled 1 and 2 see Figure 2 The functions of the dipswitches are explained in Table 5 Table 5 10 100Base T Dipswitch Settings Dipswitch Comments 1 2 off off Normal operation With both dipswitches in the off position the PrintNet boots up using the settings in flash memory rather than the default settings on off Factory default settings With the dipswitches in this configuration the PrintNet boots up and all settings stored in flash memory are erased except the Ethernet address and key value off on Default IP With the dipswitches in this configuration the PrintNet boots up with factory default settings However the stored settings in flash memory are intact Setting dipswitch 2 to on does not clear any settings stored in flash memory it boots the unit in a different state with the settings in flash memory temporarily ignored on on If the PrintNet is connected to a network with link integrity and then reset to MOS a download will be forced If the unit is not connected to a network it will print a test page Chapter 1 Conventions Used In This Manual Conventions Used In This Manual Command syntax and examples are formatted as follows e The Courier font in boldface indicates commands that you type ping ftp CompanyWeb
30. host and interface scripts are not commonly used Instead LPR LPD printers are defined 65 Chapter 4 Unix Host Configuration To manually configure an LPR LPD printer on a BSD Unix system 1 Define an entry for this new printer within the printcap file etc printcap Syntax printername sh pw 80 mx 0 rm PrintNetname rp PrintNetdestination lp sd usr spool lpd printername 1 usr spool lpd printername log af usr spool lpd printername acct where printername is any name you would like to give to this new printer PrintNetname is the host or IP name of the print server and PrintNetdestination is one of the pre defined destinations queues on the device Example P5000 sh pw 80 mx 0 rm spike rp diprn lp sd usr spool lpd P5000 1 usr spool lpd P5000 log af usr spool lpd P5000 acct 2 Create the spool directory specified by the sd entry in the printcap entry for this printer Example touch usr spool lpd P5000 3 Create the log and account files specified by the l and af entries in the printcap entry for this printer Example touch usr spool 1pd P5000 log touch usr spool lpd P5000 acct 4 Change permissions and ownership on the spool directory and everything within it 66 Printing from AIX Example chmod R g rwX o rX usr spool lpd P5000 chmod R daemon daemon usr spool lpd P5000 5 Start th
31. load the InstallShield Wizard Answer the prompts throughout the wizard and select Yes to restart your computer at the end Once your computer is rebooted open the Settings Printers folder to view your existing printers NOTE PPS will only work with an existing printer Therefore if you do 10 At the Add Port dialogue box that displays click on the button 12 13 not have an existing printer that you can alter create one now using any port settings you would like These will be changed in the following steps Select the printer that you want to use with PPS and click the right mouse button to bring up a sub menu Select Properties from this menu to display the current settings for this printer Click on the Details tab to display the printer port settings Click on the ADD PORT button labeled Other Click on TCP IP Printer Port within this Other list At the next dialogue box that displays fill in the host name or IP address of the PrintNet in the first field Fill in a valid TCP port number on the PrintNet in the second field The choice is 4400 or 9100 for PRN 47 Chapter 3 Windows Host Configuration 15 Click OK when done to return to the Details window You should now see something relating to PPS Port within the Print to the following port field 16 Click OK to close this printer properties window You now have a new network p
32. new printer on the Windows station Windows Environment Description The PrintNet supports network printing under Windows environments by using TCP IP In a Windows NT setup pure TCP IP is used as the network protocol whereas with Windows 95 or Windows 98 NetBIOS over TCP IP is used Figure 7 shows two of the most common Windows setups you will see with the PrintNet The ideal configuration is a network printer defined on the NT server to be shared by Windows 95 clients However any Windows station can also go directly to the PrintNet 29 Chapter 3 Windows PrintNet Configuration NT Server we E IP Router R Figure 7 Windows Integration Windows PrintNet Configuration The IP address and subnet mask are mandatory TCP IP settings and are needed before the print server can be detected on the network There are also additional settings which are optional This section offers alternative methods for configuring your PrintNet in a Windows environment and mentions some of the more common optional settings available Mandatory Since TCP IP is used for Windows printing the PrintNet must be configured with a minimum of an IP address and subnet mask before it can be seen on the network 30 Optional Optional Additional settings like routing entries can be configured This allows comm
33. or do not assert the AUTOFD line for carriage return insertion This only affects printers that support this function such as impact printers set prn flush set prn flush Flush the data in the parallel port input and output buffers set prn unlock set prn unlock Release the access lock on the parallel port set prn timeout minutes none set prn timeout none Terminate the print job sent to the parallel port if it is not printed after the timeout period in minutes expires The minutes value ranges from 0 though 255 with 0 indicating no timing out to take place This is the default setting and should be fine for most print setups 135 Chapter 8 Complete Command List set prn opost set prn opost Allow or disallow output processing on the parallel port such as carriage return insertion i e onlcr set prn onlcr set prn onlcr Enable or disable carriage return insertion on the parallel port This may be needed for Unix text jobs coming through with solitary linefeeds This feature is almost always set at the model level rather than the I O port level though set prn xtab tablength none set prn xtab none Set the tabstop width as indicated by tablength The range is 1 through 16 spaces set prn from default Set all parallel port settings back to factory defaults set prn from stored Set all current parallel port settings to the values stored in flash memory set snmp To add a user named snmp with root privileges ple
34. print NOTE The PrintNet can service up to four printers on one file server It cannot service multiple file servers at one time 80 NetWare Version 3 x RPRINTER Setup NetWare Version 3 x RPRINTER Setup These steps are for Novell environments with Netware 3 x or earlier file servers To configure a new RPRINTER on a NetWare 3 x network 1 Log in to the PrintNet command shell npsh as root If you have TCP IP available and this print server already has an IP address stored within it you can use the built in HTML configuration forms or a Telnet session Please see Configuration Tools on page 23 for further details If you have only Novell available you will need to use a PC laptop or terminal NOTE If you use HTML configuration you will need to go to the Network Configuration HTML form i e http PrintNetIPaddress networkConf htm e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf htm1 and look under the Novell section The settings in the following step are found there If using a Telnet session you will need to manually execute the commands listed in the next step 2 Store the RPRINTER settings on the PrintNet This will refer to an existing PSERVER NLM on the file server or to one that you will create later in these steps Syntax store rprinter add PSERVERname printernumber PrintNetdestination Example for an RPRINTER servicing printer 0 of the PSERVER NLM called pserver1 and sendi
35. settings only Passwords can be set for each user type However most often you would just set a password for the root user to protect the PrintNet configuration Guest users cannot alter the print server configuration in any way To configure a root password on your PrintNet 1 Load a Web browser on a network station that can communicate with the print server over TCP IP The commands to set a root password are Syntax set user passwd username password save 147 Chapter 9 148 PrintNet Security Example set user passwd root your_password_for_root save 2 Direct your Web browser to URL http PrintNetIPaddress adminConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 adminConf htm NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the user ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default 3 At the Administration Configuration HTML form that displays scroll down to the Passwords section 4 Click within the Old field beside the Root Password heading and enter the existing root password By default there is no root password so you can go to the next step without typing anything in this field 5 Within the Root Password section click within the New field and enter the new root password 6 Within the Root Password section click within the Confirm field and enter the new root password again Remember
36. status page on the PrintNet e g http 192 168 11 9 networkNovellStatus html 113 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 10 100Base T e Have you tried repowering the printer Wait about a minute before checking to see if it has logged in and attached to a queue e Is the network connector fastened tightly to the unit e Is the PrintNet already servicing a queue on another file server If so it cannot service another file server at the same time e Is there an entry whena list rprinter telnet command is done on the PrintNet not found on the Novell HTML status page When the PrintNet is configured as an RPRINTER this command should produce the appropriate entry e If the PrintNet has logged in to the file server but has not attached to the queue there may be a permission problem Make sure the appropriate users have rights to this queue they should be in the group everyone Also you may have to assign the queue to root so that is available to everyone e Does the destination you used in your RPRINTER setup have the Novell service enabled Please see the Commands chapter for information on enabling disabling services e Try doing a debug nest ipx telnet command on the PrintNet or find the IPX Layer section on the Novell HTML status page Check that a board has been bound to the PrintNet and that the network number is correct for your network If not you may want to seta specific frame type for the PrintNe
37. the Novell PSERVER log messages including queues attached to debug nest rprinter View the Novell PSERVER and RPRINTER log messages and destinations used on the PrintNet debug nest sap Determine whether the PrintNet is seeing any Novell network activity debug netbios List NetBIOS i e Windows 95 and WfW statistics debug nif List network interface statistics debug novell List file and print servers debug tcp List TCP stack statistics 143 Chapter 8 Complete Command List Miscellaneous Commands These commands do not fall under any specific section of the command shell but they are used quite frequently save default Save the current settings to flash memory so they are available after power cycles Sysinfo destination model logpath variable user and I O port settings will be saved If default is specified as well factory settings will be saved overwriting any new settings you have configured reset Perform a warm boot or hardware reset simulating a power on reset Restores current settings to those stored in flash memory since the flash memory settings will be read and loaded into memory upon bootup load default Load the settings stored in flash memory and use them as the current or working settings If default is specified as well factory settings will be loaded lpstat ioport jobID lpstat prn Display active and queued jobs and I O port status for a given ioport or jobID Specifying one of t
38. this is case sensitive 7 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically repower the print server to make the new setting takes effect From this point on anytime you log in to the PrintNet as root you will need to specify this password or your login attempt will fail NOTE Toclear this password or change it use the same Administration Configuration HTML form Just enter the appropriate Old password and put in the new one or nothing if you do not want a root password any longer The commands directly on the PrintNet are set user from default save TCP Access Lists TCP Access Lists Within TCP IP environments the PrintNet can restrict host access to destinations queues and remote command i e rsh remd remsh and telnet execution services This is done using an access list similar in function to the Unix rhosts file To view the current access list on the print server NOTE Access list settings are not configurable through the HTML forms provided with the PrintNet 1 Start a Telnet session with the PrintNet Syntax telnet PrintNetIPaddress 2 Log in as root and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default or your password for your home set 3 List the current access list Syntax List tcpip If the list is empty all hosts have access to the PrintNet services If there are entries in the list only those hosts specified have access to printin
39. 00 Figure 8 IPAssign Main Screen 9 Once your PrintNet Ethernet Address appears in the list box select it and click on ASSIGN 10 At the Assign IP dialogue box that displays next fill in the IP address and subnet mask for this PrintNet NOTE You can also assign a default router gateway entry within this dialogue box allowing your PrintNet to communicate across subnets This is optional 11 Click SET when done to assign these TCP IP settings to the PrintNet IPAssign will then display two dialogue boxes informing you of its progress 12 Once you see the message about successfully assigning the settings click OK These TCP IP settings are now in the PrintNet current memory to be retained until the next power cycle 32 Configuration Using IPAssign 13 If you want to store the TCP IP settings into the PrintNet flash memory via a browser click on LAUNCH BROWSER at the next window that displays This will prevent you from losing the settings after a power cycle If not click No 14 Read the text in the Configuration Information window that displays and click OK to launch your Web browser NOTE If you are returned to the IPAssign main dialogue box you will be unable to launch your browser this way Please load it manually and go to the URL http PrintNetIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf htm1 or use a Telnet server Telnet IP_address 15 O
40. 3 Atthe prompt enter store pserver novell frametype ethernet2 802 3 1802 2 802 2snap autosense 4 Reset the unit to make the changes take effect reset 100 Changing the PrintNet Mode NDS and Bindery setups Changing the PrintNet Mode NDS and Bindery setups The PrintNet allows the user to store a particular mode for the unit to operate in This will be either NDS Bindery or autosense If autosense is used the PrintNet will first attempt to login to an NDS file server and if it fails it will try to login to a Bindery file server NOTE If you are using both NDS and Bindery file servers in your setup make sure the mode is set to auto HTML Method 1 Load a Web browser on a network station that can communicate with the print server over TCP IP 2 Direct your Web browser to URL http PrintNetIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf htm NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default 3 Look under the Novell section and go to the Service Type field to select the appropriate mode 4 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically re power the printer to make the new settings take effect Manual Telnet Method 1 Telnet to the print server This will bring up a login screen telnet ipaddress NOTE If prompted for a User ID
41. Figure 13 Unix Integration 58 Mandatory Unix PrintNet Configuration There are mandatory settings needed before the print server can be detected on the network as well as some additional optional settings This section offers alternative methods for configuring your PrintNet and mentions some of the more common optional settings available Mandatory Since TCP IP is used the PrintNet must be configured at a minimum with an IP address and subnet mask before it can be seen on the network To configure these options see Configuration Tools on page 23 Optional Additional settings like routing entries can be configured allowing for communication across subnets Configuration of the PrintNet can be done from the control panel or through host commands To configure these options see Configuration Tools on page 23 59 Chapter 4 60 Unix PrintNet Configuration Using ARP To configure the Ethernet Interface with its TCP IP settings using a manual arp command the syntax is arp s ipaddress ethernetaddress For the aix command the syntax is aix s ether ipaddress Mac_address To use either of these commands 1 Log on to a Unix station as superuser or root This station must be located on the same subnet as the PrintNet since ARP is limited to subnets 2 Find the Ethernet address for the PrintNet by printing a configuration or reading it from the control panel It must be
42. N or WAN Local Area Network Light Emitting Diode The printer has an LED display which shows the status of the printer to the operator logpath LPD LPR MIB model NetBIOS Monitor Mode npsh PDF ping print path Determines type of print job and printer logging needed per job One logpath is associated with every destination Line Printer Daemon The most common TCP IP remote printing protocol that crosses all hardware utilizing IP Management Information Base A set of variables database managed by an SNMP manager application Defines how a print job should be processed e g banner pages added ASCII to PostScript conversion as it passes through the PrintNet One model is associated with every destination Network Basic Input Output System Common interface among PC networks Refers to the condition of the PrintNet with no configuration or IP address loaded Extensive built in command shell within the PrintNet Portable Document Format Encodes different types of documents enabling them to be read across multiple platforms Standard command to test a TCP IP connection e g ping 192 75 11 9 Three stage path a print job takes when it is sent from a host to a printer through the PrintNet 159 Chapter 10 protocol A set of rules or conventions governing the exchange of information between computer systems or between a printer and a host computer For computer printers a p
43. Net adapter before proceeding 1 Select Settings Printers from the Start menu 2 Double click on the Add Printer icon The Add Printer Wizard window is displayed 41 Chapter 3 Windows Host Configuration Add Printer Wizard 3 Select My Computer Add Printer Wizard Local Port Acrobat PDF Local Port Local Port Local Port Local Port Local Port Local Port HP LaserJet 4 Atthe next window click on Add Port 42 Windows NT 4 0 Host Setup Printer Ports Digital Network Port HP JetDirect Port Lexmark DLC Network Port Lexmark TCP IP Network Port Local Port LPR Port Printronix TCP IP Printer Port 5 Double click on LPR Port If LPR Port is not listed it means that the Microsoft TCP IP Printing service is not installed Add LPR compatible printer 6 Inthe Name or address of server providing Ipd box enter the IP address of the PrintNet adapter In the Name of printer or print queue on that server box enter d1prn 43 Chapter 3 Windows Host Configuration Add Printer Wizard Generic IBM Graphics Spin L Generic IBM Graphics Spin wide 7 Select the Generic Text only printer driver or install the Printronix P5000 series driver from the Printronix web page at www printronix com The generic driver is good for troubleshooting installation problems The network administrator can always go
44. ON FLASH Auto Reset Mode FLASH FLASH OFF Firmware Panic ON FLASH ON Hardware Exception Chapter 1 Interfaces Operating Modes The PrintNet has a self test and internally controlled modes These are Power on Self Test The power on self test performs diagnostic tests on the PrintNet processor RAM ROM EEPROM parallel ports and network interface The STAT ERR and NET LEDs indicate which test is currently in progress Run and Auto Reset Modes Run Mode is the normal operating state of the PrintNet Auto Reset mode is entered when the watchdog timer is triggered and the Print Server resets itself In either mode the STAT LED flashes at a varying rate depending on whether the unit IP address is configured The Run Mode and Auto Reset Mode indicator descriptions are given in Table 2 Table 2 Run Mode and Auto Reset Mode Indicator Descriptions STAT Rate Indication OFF flashes ON once per Normal Mode IP address second configured OFF flashes ON 2 5 times Monitor Mode IP address not per second configured ON flashes OFF 2 5times Monitor Mode or Download Mode per second IP address not configured ON flashes OFF once per Download Mode IP address 2 seconds configured 10Base2 and 10Base T Dipswitches On the back of the 10Base2 and 10Base T interfaces you will find a small window where you can access three dipswitches labeled 1 2 and 3 see Figure 1 The functions of the dipswitches ar
45. S PRINTER YOU AGREE TO ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT PrintNet User s Manual Edition J uly 2000 This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright No part of this document may be reproduced copied translated or incorporated in any other material in any form or by any means whether manual graphic electronic mechanical or otherwise without the prior written consent of Fujitsu Siemens Computers Fujitsu Siemens Computers makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding this material including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Fujitsu Siemens Computers shall not be held responsible for errors contained herein or any omissions from this material or for any damages whether direct or indirect incidental or consequential in connection with the furnishing distribution performance or use of this material The information in this manual is subject to change without notice COPYRIGHT 1999 2000 Fujitsu Siemens Computers Trademark Acknowledgements Portions of this manual used by permission of Wyndham Technologies Inc Copyright 1991 1999 Wyndham Technologies Inc IGP LinePrinter Plus PGL PrintNet and Printronix are registered trademarks of Printronix Inc AIX AS 400 NetView and OS 2 are registered trademarks and AFP Intelligent Printer Data Stream IPDS Print Services Facility and PSF are trademark
46. SERVER setup look for a line with the following type of message Could not login to NDS Tree lt TREE gt as lt PSERVER lt CONTEXT gt This means that either the tree is wrong the context stored on the PrintNet for the print server object is wrong the print server object password is wrong or the print server object name is wrong e Tryadebug nest rprinter telnet command or find the RPRINTER section on the Novell HTML status page Look for the following type of line 0 ENPReadConfig 0 213 Destination lt X gt where lt X gt is between 0 and 3 If they all say Destination 65536 then the PSERVER setup did not complete properly If there was a valid queue under EPS QUEUES in the debug nest pserver command then the printer name probably doesn t match an existing destination name on the PrintNet or Novell has been disabled for that destination If there is a valid Destination line then double check that there is an entry for this number under the ENP INFO section 112 RPRINTER NPRINTER Setup NOTE Debug messages for the PSERVER setup are in the RPRINTER section here because the PSERVER setup on the PrintNet shares some code with the RPRINTER setup e Try adebug nest logs telnet command or find the General Messages section on the Novell HTML status page Look for a valid entry for the printer It will look something like this O InitSinglePrinter printer lt X gt n
47. Stair stepped output is print which starts at the top left of the page but every line thereafter starts a little further over to the right It also refers to Unix jobs that print one line of text at the top of a page followed by a series of blank pages This kind of output happens only with Unix text jobs if carriage return insertion is not incorporated into the print setup The printer may be told to do a linefeed but the Unix job does not specify anything about a carriage return to follow this To fix this carriage return insertion must be enabled somewhere in the print setup The easiest and most common location is on the PrintNet itself within the appropriate model The feature is called onlcr and the command syntax is set model modelname stty onlcr save For example if printing to the destination d1prn the associated model is m1 Therefore the command is set model ml stty onlcr save No Form Feed or Extra Page Comes Out Unix text jobs may also have problems outputting the last page of a job especially when the BSD Remote LPD print method is used This means the form feed button has to be pressed on the printer to get this last page out To make this process automatic tell the PrintNet to handle this task by setting this feature on in the appropriate model The command syntax is set model modelname trailer FF save 71 Chapter 4 Unix Troubleshooting Tips For example if printing to the destinati
48. System TCP IP diprn Windows d2prn Novell d3prn d4prn Figure 5 PrintNet HTML Structure NOTE Online help is available for all HTML pages 26 HTML Forms Printer Status Screen Using the printer IPAddress and any standard web browser you can check the status of the printer Figure 6 shows the exact state of the printer by showing the printer LCD message Figure 6 WWW Printer Status Screen 27 Chapter 2 28 Configuration Tools Configuration Alternatives Besides the HTML forms and software provided the PrintNet internal command shell nosh can also be reached using these methods Telnet A TCP IP command that helps configure PrintNet settings remotely A TCP IP host starts a Telnet session with the print server and logs in to the device command shell to alter and view settings Example telnet 192 75 11 9 Remote Shell A TCP IP command that helps configure print server settings remotely A TCP IP host uses this command to remotely execute a single command on the PrintNet Example rsh spike list prn This command remotely executes the nosh command list prn on the PrintNet named spike 3 Windows Configuration Overview This chapter details a complete Windows configuration setup including 1 Identifying the PrintNet on the network using TCP IP as the underlying protocol 2 Configuring the PrintNet with its mandatory TCP IP settings IP address and subnet mask 3 Configuring a
49. Tips This section provides information on possible solutions to some standard configuration errors If you require technical support please have as much of the following information available when you call 1 What level of software are you running What type of attachment do you have What is your host operating system Give a detailed description of the problem How often and when does the problem occur Pak wD Give a detailed description of your network and the components attached Please follow these tips to determine what the problem may be with your PrintNet configuration PrintNet Cannot be Found on the Network e Have you configured the PrintNet with a unique and valid IP address which corresponds with the other IP addresses on your network For example are you sure no other device is using this IP address e Are you sure you are trying to talk to the PrintNet from a Unix station on the same subnet Currently the print server can only be seen locally unless you configured it with a routing entry e If you look at the back of the printer is the STAT LED flashing once a second or is it quicker than that A slower once a second rate tells you that the print server is in fact configured with an IP address A 69 Chapter 4 Unix Troubleshooting Tips faster rate says it knows nothing about this so you may need to try the configuration process again e Have you confirmed that the network connection to the
50. able of Contents l Overview Introduction This chapter introduces you to the PrintNet architecture and special features as well as providing information on installation and configuration tools What is the PrintNet The PrintNet print server allows you to attach printers on a local area network LAN rather than attaching them directly to a host system Following simple configuration steps these peripherals can be simultaneously shared with users on the network whether you are using TCP IP NetBIOS over TCP IP or IPX Novell The PrintNet package contains a network interface card to attach itself and the printer to the network What Special Features are Available The PrintNet offers an extensive list of features including e built in HTML forms for easy cross platform configuration e availability of printer manager software e a detailed and easy to use command shell built in to the firmware e multi level configuration security through passwords permission levels and access lists e WAN wide communication access 13 Chapter 1 Interfaces Interfaces e numerous printer logging methods e g automatic email to record printer errors and usage e remote management through HTML forms Telnet sessions rsh rcmd remsh commands SNMP and pre defined log methods e extensive built in troubleshooting tools e built in telnet and ping clients e configurable memory usage by disablin
51. address for the PrintNet 3 Under the Subnet Mask heading enter the PrintNet subnet mask NOTE If you would like to communicate with the PrintNet from across routers you will need to fill in an entry within the Routing section Please see Communicating Across Routers on page 64 for further details 4 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically repower the print server to make sure the new settings are in effect 61 Chapter 4 62 Unix PrintNet Configuration Using RARP RARP allows you to dynamically assign an IP address to the PrintNet upon bootup To configure the PrintNet with its TCP IP settings using RARP 1 On your RARP server make an entry in the etc ethers file for the PrintNet Syntax ethernetaddress PrintNetIPaddress Example 00 80 72 07 00 60 192 75 11 9 2 Start the RARP daemon on the RARP server if not already running If it is running send an HUP signal to it with the ki 11 command Syntax kill HUP pid where pid is the process ID ofthe RARP daemon 3 Power on the PrintNet so that it immediately sends out an RARP request Wait one minute to allow the address assignment process to complete You should see the STAT LED on the PrintNet interface slow down indicating it knows about an IP address to use 4 Try to ping the PrintNet IP address from a local Unix station to see if it can be seen on your network NOTE You will only be able to communic
52. ake sure that the print server object that you are using for your PSERVER setup has the same name as that stored on the PrintNet If you need to rename the print server object in Netware Administrator please delete the object and re create it with the new name Netware administrator seems to have some problems with renaming objects NOTE Changing the name will effect all of the protocols that are running on the PrintNet Changing the PrintNet Name NDS and Bindery setups HTML Method 1 Load a Web browser on a network station that can communicate with the print server over TCP IP Direct your Web browser to URL http PrintNetIPaddress adminConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 adminConf htm NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default Look under the System Information section and enter the new name into the Name field Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically re power the printer to make the new settings take effect Manual Telnet Method 1 Telnet to the print server This will bring up a login screen telnet ipaddress NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default You should now see a prompt displayed that has the PrintNet s IP a
53. ame lt NAME gt Then look for the following lines 0 Printf RemoteMonitor lt X gt printer is and 0 Printf WAITING_FOR_JOB If you see these lines the PrintNet is set up properly and the problem points to a setup issue on the workstation e If the PrintNet has logged in to the file server but has not attached to the queue there may be a permission problem Make sure the appropriate users have rights to this queue they should be in the group everyone Also you may have to assign the queue to root so that is available to everyone e Did you rename any objects in Netware Administrator during your setup Netware Administrator seems to have a problems renaming objects If so delete everything and start over If none of these help your situation you may want to try the whole setup again Completely delete the setup that is giving you trouble and go through the setup again following each step carefully NOTE Be sure to reboot the printer before beginning a new setup and after completing a PSERVER setup Wait at least a minute for the Print Server to login and attach to a queue RPRINTER NPRINTER Setup If there is no connection with the PrintNet after you have completed the print setup there are several things to confirm NOTE The debug information that is mentioned in the section can be found by either telnet ing to the PrintNet and issuing the commands given or launching a browser to the Novell
54. ase follow the steps below 1 Login to the PrintNet as a root user 2 Add a user named snmp set user add snmp 3 Set the user type to root set user type snmp root 4 Set the password for the snmp user set user passwd snmp snmppassword 5 Save the changes save The user snmp is now created and snmppassword is the only community string which will allow write access 136 Set Commands set snmp manager index ipaddress trap community The PrintNet continuously generates traps but unless the trap table is filled in no SNMP manager will receive this information To set the PrintNet to send traps to a particular SNMP manager use this command to add a SNMP manager to the trap table index is the idex number of the trap table ipaddress is the IP address of the SNMP manager receiving traps trap community is the community string sent along with the trap information set sysinfo name newname set sysinfo name salesprinter Set a descriptive name defined by newname for PrintNet identification purposes This is not used in the operation of the print server in any way set sysinfo location description set sysinfo location salesdept Set the physical location of the PrintNet This is for identification purposes and is not used in the operation of the print server in any way set sysinfo contact contactname set sysinfo contact Paul_Harris Set a person or department to contact in case of print server trouble set sysinfo loginfo
55. ate with the PrintNet from a network station on the same subnet as the print server The PrintNet needs to be told about a default router gateway so any packets that come in from a different subnet can be returned via this gateway Please see Communicating Across Routers on page 64 to set this up Using BOOTP Using BOOTP BOOTP allows you to dynamically assign an IP address to the PrintNet upon bootup In addition the BOOTP server can provide additional details like a default router gateway address To configure the PrintNet with its TCP IP settings using BOOTP 1 On your BOOTP server make an entry in the etc bootptab file for the PrintNet Syntax PrintNet IPname sm netmask hd homedirectory bf null gw defaultgateway ht ethernet ha ethernetaddress ip ipaddress ts timeserver to timezone Example spike sm 255 255 255 0 hd usr null bf null gw 192 75 11 1 ht ethernet ha 008072070060 ip 192 75 11 9 ts 192 75 11 7 to 25200 2 Turn the PrintNet on so that it immediately sends out a BOOTP request Wait one minute to allow the IP address assignment process to complete You should see the STAT LED on the PrintNet interface slow down indicating it knows about an IP address to use 3 Try to ping the PrintNet IP address from a network station to see if it can be seen on your network 63 Chapter 4 Unix PrintNet Conf
56. back and install the P5000 driver at a later time Add Printer Wizard 8 In the Printer Name box enter a name for this printer 44 Windows NT 4 0 Host Setup Add Printer Wizard 9 Determine if the printer is shared with other network users If it is shared the share name and the operating system must be selected Add Printer Wizard 10 Print a Windows test page 11 If there are any problems during or after installation see Windows NT 4 0 Host Setup Problems on page 54 45 Chapter 3 Windows Host Configuration Windows 95 Host Setup To configure a new printer on a Windows 95 station 1 Select Settings Printers from the Start menu Double click on the Add Printer icon Select Network Printer from the second window of the Add Printer wizard that loaded 4 At the next window click on BROWSE to help fill in the network path of this printer 5 Atthe Browse for Printer dialogue box that displays double click on the appropriate workgroup containing the PrintNet By default the print server falls under the workgroup WORKGROUP 6 Continue searching the network until you see the PrintNet name M_xxxxxx where xxxxxx equals the last six digits of the print server Ethernet address found when a configuration is printed 7 Once you see the PrintNet double click on it to display a list of pre defined destinations queues to choose
57. cription of each I O port status and a list of queued jobs Table 7 describes some of the common terms you may encounter 150 Printer Logging Through Logpaths Table 7 Key Printer Logging Terms Term Description idle There is no job queued for the PrintNet I O port blocked The printer is not allowing the PrintNet to send data to it Check that there is not a printer error and it is online and ready to go waiting The PrintNet knows about a print job but is waiting for the host to send more data or to send an expected packet Printer Logging Through Logpaths In the PrintNet product manual destinations are described as logical queues with associated models and logpaths Models determine if any extra processing is needed with the print jobs passing through and logpaths determine whether any logging is needed for each job Each logpath on the PrintNet consists of two parts Type Port The type of log information to be captured The choices are job for job ID and username user for user ID and three messages per job pgent for total pages printed in a job cksum for file checksums printer for special printer feedback and ioport for parallel printer status messages Where this log information will be sent to The choices are a TCP port number e g 2000 an email address including an alias or a central host running a SYSLOG daemon 151
58. ddress control panel configuration 23 Getting Help Command 126 Guest 147 H Home Page PrintNet 26 Host Configuration Novell 79 Unix 65 Host Setup Windows 3 1 48 Host vs Manual 65 HTML menu structure 26 overview 25 Indicators 10 100Base T 18 10Base2 and 10Base T 15 Installation steps 21 IP Address control panel configuration 23 164 IPAssign how to use 31 overview 25 troubleshooting 49 L LED status 50 List Commands 140 Logging 150 through logpaths 151 M Manual vs Host 65 MIB 120 Miscellaneous Commands 144 Mode auto reset 16 18 run 16 18 models setting a formfeed 71 setting onlcr 71 Monitoring 150 N Naming Scheme 156 NDS setup 93 NetWare Version 3 x Novell 81 NetWare Version 4 x Novell 83 86 Network connectors 21 HTML form 33 Novell environments 76 Host Configuration 79 NetWare 3 x configuration 79 NetWare Version 3 x 81 NetWare Version 4 x 83 86 PrintNet configuration 77 Novell 4 x troubleshooting 89 NPRINTER overview 79 npsh main commands 125 npsh Access Methods 125 npsh exe 84 O onlcr 71 P Passwords 147 setting 147 PPS Printronix Printing System 47 Prefixes Command 126 Printer logging 150 monitoring 150 Index printer monitoring MIB 120 SNMP 122 tools 122 Printing Alx 67 direct socket 68 FTP 67 PrintNet Configuration Windows 30 PrintNet Name changing 78 PrintNet Naming Scheme 156 Pri
59. ddress followed by a colon then root ipaddress root gt At the prompt enter store pserver name name Reset the unit to ensure the changes take effect reset 99 Chapter 6 Novell PrintNet Configuration 10 100Base T Changing the PrintNet Frame Type NDS and Bindery setups The PrintNet allows the user to store a particular frame type for the unit to adhere to in a Novell environment HTML Method 1 Load a Web browser on a network station that can communicate with the print server over TCP IP 2 Direct your Web browser to URL http PrintNetIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf htm1 NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default 3 Look under the Novell section and go to the Frame Type field to select the appropriate frametype 4 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically re power the printer to make the new settings take effect Manual Telnet Method 1 Telnet to the print server This will bring up a login screen telnet ipaddress NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default 2 You should now see a prompt displayed that has the PrintNet s IP address followed by a colon then root ipaddress root gt
60. e A pre defined name on the print server telling the device which I O port to send the jobs to The standard name for the PRN port is diprn NOTE This destination name is case sensitive and by default all names are lowercase 48 IPAssign Cannot Find the PrintNet Windows Troubleshooting Tips This section provides information on possible solutions to some standard configuration errors If you require technical support please have as much of the following information as you can available when you call 1 oa fF OD What level of software are you running What type of attachment do you have What is your host operating system Give a detailed description of the problem How often and when does the problem occur Give a detailed description of your network and the components attached Please follow these tips to determine what the problem may be with your PrintNet configuration IPAssign Cannot Find the PrintNet Have you loaded IPAssign onto a Windows station on the same subnet as the PrintNet IPAssign cannot see print servers across routers unless BOOTP broadcast packets can travel from subnet to subnet Have you waited several minutes for IPAssign to recognize the PrintNet or have you repowered the printer to speed this identification process Do you have a DHCP RARP or BOOTP server running that may be providing the PrintNet with an IP address upon bootup If so IPAssign is not needed to assign a
61. e explained in Table 3 Table 3 10Base2 and 10Base T Dipswitch Settings Dipswitch Comments 1 Reserved This dipswitch is not for customer use and should be left in the off position 2 Factory Defaults With this dipswitch in the on posi tion the unit boots up with its factory default settings including the default IP address as if it were a new unit This means the unit uses the factory default settings rather than the settings stored in EEPROM With this dipswitch in the off position the unit boots up using the settings in EEPROM rather than the default settings This dipswitch is in the off position from the factory so the new settings you store will be used NOTE Setting this dipswitch on will not clear any settings you have stored in EEPROM It simply boots the unit in a different state with the settings in EEPROM temporarily ignored If you would like to return all the stored settings back to factory defaults issue the save default Or store tcpip from default Commands at any point Just remember to boot the unit with this dipswitch set to off so these new stored settings will be used 3 Link Integrity Disable This dipswitch determines whether link integrity is turned on or off on the unit For example it may be necessary to turn link integrity off if the unit is connected to an older hub Link integrity is only applicable to the 10Base T interface The default is o
62. e of a password as configured in the unit user list 4 Enter the password If this password is not yet set press enter at the password prompt Otherwise enter the password that is already stored in the unit password You are now logged in to the unit as a root user and can access any npsh command on the unit NOTE Because npsh exe makes use of broadcasts you may have problems communicating across a router 85 Chapter 5 Novell Host Configuration NetWare Version 4 x RPRINTER Setup PrintNet can be configured to service both RPRINTER NDS mode and PSERVER bindery mode Use the following procedure to set up an RPRINTER form of attachment on a 4 x server 1 PrintNet requires a bindery server login on the 4 1x as the first step to servicing RPRINTER This bindery login is necessary for registering the PrintNet Pserver name no bindery queues or printers are setup Using PCONSOLE bindery mode create a bindery printer server object whose name matches that of the PrintNet at the root context of the 4 1x box i e M_03092B After creating the bindery PrintServer on the 4 1x server reboot PrintNet and use the debug Novell pserver command via a Telnet or npsh session or print the E net Test Page out to make sure there is a successful server login 2 Using either PCONSOLE in NDS mode or NWADMIN a create an NDS queue any name you want or simply use an existing one b create a print server to use any valid name
63. e pre defined name given to the print server By default this name is in the format M_xxxxxx where xxxxxx equals the last six digits of the PrintNet Ethernet address found on a configuration printout or control panel settings under Ethernet parameters MAC Address e g M_071C1A To use the HTML forms to define a print queue do the following 1 Load a Web browser on a network station that can communicate with the print server over TCP IP The command to change the print server name is Syntax store pserver name newname Example to change the name to microl store pserver name microl 2 Direct your Web browser to URL http PrintNetIPaddress adminConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 adminConf htm NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default 3 Atthe Administration Configuration HTML form that displays highlight the field beside the Name heading and type in the new name of the print server 4 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically repower the printer to make the new setting take effect 78 NetWare Version 3 x PSERVER Setup Novell Host Configuration Under all versions of NetWare both PSERVER and RPRINTER setups are supported by the PrintNet Since a PSERVER setup is the most common you will find the necessary steps to configure the PrintNet
64. e printer daemon for this new printer Example lpc start P5000 You now have a new printer which relies on LPR LPD to print to a PrintNet printer Use the following command to test printing Syntax lpr printername filename Example lpr P5000 etc hosts Printing from AIX Version 4 0 and higher of AIX offers LPR LPD support for network printing This means to set up a new printer under this operating system you only need to define these two parameters 1 PrintNet IP address The IP address or host name of the print server you want to print to 2 PrintNet destination queue A pre defined name on the print server telling the device which I O port to send the jobs to You will most likely use dlprn for the PRN Printing with FTP Print jobs can also be sent to the PrintNet using the File Transfer Protocol FTP To do this 1 On your network station change to the directory containing the file you want to print 2 Open an FTP session with the PrintNet Syntax ftp PrintNetIPaddress 67 Chapter 4 Unix Host Configuration Log in as root 4 At the password prompt press ENTER since there is no default password 5 Change to the dest directory Syntax cd dest 6 List the contents of this directory using the dir command and determine which destination queue you would like to send the print job through Most likely you will select dlprn for the PRN port 7 Change to this
65. e serviced by the PrintNet These mandatory settings are covered separately for Netware 3 x and 4 x under the Host Configuration heading The print server setup in a Novell environment is much simpler than that required in a TCP IP one No addresses masks or router entries are necessary and in most cases the PrintNet can simply be connected to the network turned on and then configured for printing from a Novell station through PCONSOLE or Netware Administrator See Figure 15 for an example of a Novell network showing the use of file servers and how they relate to the print server However there are some optional parameters you may wish to change such as the preferred file server s print server password polling time frame type print server name NDS context and NDS preferred tree The following sections describe these optional parameters NetWare Workstation NetWare 4 1 LI File see Ls NetWare 4 1 File Server NetWare Workstation NetWare C _ gt Workstation NetWare Workstation Figure 15 Novell Integration Preferred File Server NDS and Bindery setups Preferred File Server NDS and Bindery setups In a bindery setup the preferred file server specifies the file server that the print server object was created on In an NDS setup it specifies a file server that the print server object reside
66. e tcpip 1 opts rarp bootp dhcp Enable or disable the automatic RARP BOOTP or DHCP requests for IP addresses upon bootup If you are storing the PrintNet TCP IP network settings within the device you will not need to rely on RARP BOOTP or DHCP for new settings 129 Chapter 8 Complete Command List store tcpip ifnum frametype ethernet2 802 2snap store tcpip 1 frametype ethernet2 802 2snap Control which frame type s is supported with the TCP IP protocol By default both Ethernet 2 and 802 2snap are enabled but normal TCP IP communications rely on Ethernet 2 This setting has no affect on other supported network protocols e g Novell store tcpip route add del host net IPaddress ifnum store tcpip route add net 192 75 12 0 1 store tcpip route del net 192 75 12 9 1 Add or delete a static route to a particular TCP IP host or subnet specified by Paddress so the PrintNet knows how to communicate with it Normally one entry for a default router gateway is all that is needed for communications between different subnets Please see the next command for details store tcpip route add del default routerIPaddress ifnum store tcpip route add default 192 75 11 11 Store a default router gateway defined by routerlPaddress so the PrintNet knows where to direct packets destined for another subnet It is easier to store one default entry rather than an entry per remote host or network as in the previous command store tcpip tcp
67. e the PrintNet with its IP settings using a manual arp command 1 Log onto a Windows station with TCP IP loaded and located on the same subnet as the PrintNet 2 Find the Ethernet address for the PrintNet on the configuration printout It must be entered as part of this procedure 3 Use the arp command to add an entry into the Windows station ARP table for the PrintNet This is the most common syntax for this command Syntax arp s ipaddress ethernetaddress Example for Microsoft TCP stacks arp s 192 75 11 9 00 80 72 07 00 60 This example specifies a PrintNet using IP address 192 75 11 9 and Ethernet address 00 80 72 07 00 60 4 Check to see if the ARP entry was accepted arp a You should see an entry in the listed ARP table with the IP address and Ethernet address specified in Step 3 5 Try to ping this IP address to see if the PrintNet can be seen on your network 35 Chapter 3 Windows PrintNet Configuration At this point you should be able to communicate with the PrintNet from your local Windows station This means the print server knows about an IP address and subnet mask and has these settings in its current memory However if the PrintNet is power cycled these settings will disappear unless you store them into flash memory To do this 1 Load a Web browser on your Windows station and direct it to the URL http PrintNetIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 ne
68. ects like destinations I O ports and models and provides monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities npsh Access Methods There are many ways this command shell can be accessed e built in HTML forms e aTelnet session from a TCP IP host to the PrintNet e asingle remote shell command e g rsh remd remsh from a TCP IP host Main npsh Command Prefixes All configurable commands either start with store or set troubleshooting commands usually start with debug and view commands start with list NOTE If the store prefix is used the PrintNet must be repowered to make the changes take effect Since store affects flash memory settings only the print server must reset and read the new settings now in flash memory NOTE If the set prefix is used a save command must be executed as well so that the new settings are retained after power cycles Since set only affects the settings in memory they will be lost after a power cycle unless they are saved to flash memory 125 Chapter 8 Command Shell Overview Getting Command Help The PrintNet command shell provides several online help tools These include 2 Command Typing when logged in to the command shell will produce a full listing of all commands available Command Prefixes Typing in the first portion of a command will produce an error message showing the correct syntax For example typing
69. erver console If this is not the case use the printer front panel or the IPAssign utility to configure the PrintNet adapter before proceeding The PrintNet installation for Windows NT 4 0 also requires Microsoft TCP IP Printing service on the server To install this service click on the Network icon in the Control Panel and click on the Services tab Click on Add Service and select Microsoft TCP IP printing 54 Windows NT 4 0 Host Setup Problems Are you logged in as the Administrator This installation requires administrator privileges LPR port is not listed in step 5 Cancel the installation and install Microsoft TCP IP printing service on the server LPR configuration warning during step 6 LPR Port Configuration Warning x The LPD Server did not respond as expected to a test command Any of the following x can cause this error The entry for IP Address or Queue name is incorrect The TCP IP print device LPD server does not support the test command The specified TCP IP print device is not available If the information typed in the previous screen is correct you can ignore this message Click OK to continue or click Cancel to return to the previous screen and verify settings T Cancel The Ethernet cable is not plugged in or printer is not turned on This message is a communication failure between the NT server and the PrintNet card Check cabling IP address settings gateway
70. et size which defaults to 64 bytes if no size is included in the syntax and packetnumber is the number of requests to be sent 145 Chapter 8 Complete Command List NOTE To use a host or IP name instead of the address you must have set the DNS server on the PrintNet Use the command set sysinfo dns todo this telnet hostIPaddress escapecharacter telnet 192 75 11 35 Start a Telnet session with another TCP IP host specified by hostlPaddress on the PrintNet network If escapecharacter is used it resets the key sequence used to exit the Telnet session It will return you to the telnet gt prompt where you can execute quit Use the keycode command to find out exact escape characters if needed The default character is CTRL NOTE To use a host or IP name instead of the address you must have set the DNS server on the PrintNet Use the command set sysinfo dns todo this chr string Echo string or redirect string to an I O port using chr string gt ioport keycode Determine the hexadecimal value for a key to be used as the escape character with the PrintNet built in telnet command 146 9 Extra Features PrintNet Security There are TCP access lists available to restrict host connections with the device Users and Passwords The PrintNet supports two user types root Access to everything within the print server including all configurable settings guest Ability to list
71. ff Chapter 1 Interfaces 10 100Base T The PrintNet interface card at the rear of the printer for the 10 100Base T interface has two indicator lights shown in Figure 2 ON DIP Switches 12 STAT System Status gt NET Data to Network p Figure 2 Status Indicator Lights and Dipswitches 10 100Base T Run and Auto Reset Modes Run Mode is the normal operating state of the PrintNet Auto Reset mode is entered when the watchdog timer is triggered and the Print Server resets itself In either mode the STAT LED flashes at a varying rate depending on whether the unit IP address is configured The Run Mode and Auto Reset Mode indicator descriptions are given in Table 4 Table 4 Run Mode and Auto Reset Mode Indicator Descriptions STAT Rate Indication OFF flashes on once per second Normal Mode IP address configured OFF flashes on 2 times per second IP address not configured ON flashes off once per second Download MOS ON flashes off twice per second Error ON constantly Indicates link integrity ON flashes off 1 3 second Flashes off 1 3 second each time a packet is transmitted 10 100Base T Network Indicator The NET LED displays the status of the network link When the NET LED is on this confirms link integrity The NET LED flashes off for 1 3 second when a data packet is being transferred When the NET LED is off the network connection
72. from the NICs and other devices on the network This is done through a Network Management Station NMS such as NetView Monitoring Tools 122 Many tools can be used to monitor printers with SNMP agents One of these tools is NetView There are also other MIB browsers which are not described here OS 2 TCP IP To get SNMP EXE to work correctly to browse MIB items you may need to delete the following file d mptn etc mib2 tbl Monitoring with AIX NetView 6000 The AIX NetView 6000 program can manage any IP addressable device with an SNMP agent NetView 6000 can be used to set a network topology monitor a network diagnose problems and measure network performance Through its MIB Browser information about the resources affecting an event such as an alarm can be obtained Setting the SNMP Community Name Setting the SNMP Community Name The default SNMP read only community name is public and cannot be changed Change the SNMP R W community name with the command set user passwd snmp com_name save where com_name is the new SNMP R W community name The default is no R W community name NOTE Changing SNMP community names or access rights may hinder or disable applications that are monitoring your printers 123 Chapter 7 Monitoring Tools 124 5 Commands Command Shell Overview The PrintNet comes with an in depth command shell called npsh It allows you to manipulate obj
73. g and remote command execution To add and delete access list entries the commands are Syntax store tcpip tcp access add del hostIPaddress networkaddress reset where hostlPaddress is the IP address of a TCP IP host on your network and networkaddress is the address of a subnet on your network 149 Chapter 9 Printer Monitoring and Logging Example store tcpip tcp access add 192 75 11 25 store tcpip tcp access add 192 75 12 0 store tcpip tcp access del 192 75 11 25 reset NOTE Although the maximum number of entries in the access list is 10 each entry can refer to a network rather than a specific host This allows all hosts on that specified network to have access plus any individual hosts specified in the list Printer Monitoring and Logging One of the key aspects of maintaining a computing environment is monitoring printer status and logging this information to useful places The PrintNet allows this through its built in HTML forms command set and logpaths Printer and Print Job Monitoring To view the current status of an I O port on the PrintNet two methods are available 1 Selecting the desired I O port on the Status HTML form e http PrintNetIPaddress indexStatus htm1 e g http 192 75 11 9 indexStatus htm1 that comes with the PrintNet 2 lpstat command directly on the print server once logged in as guest or root In each case you are given a des
74. g protocols and destination services e multiple destinations queues for versatile printer manipulation and distinct print setups e header and trailer strings to instruct printers on font pitch printing etc e flexible naming conventions automatic network connection and frame type sensing e simultaneous printing across all I O ports and all supported protocols multiple network protocol support The PrintNet interfaces with your printer through an Ethernet interface connector Three Ethernet interfaces are available 10Base2 10Base T and 10 100Base T which supports 10Base T or 100Base T LANs Some options and indicator switches differ for each Ethernet interface as described below 10Base2 and 10Base T 10Base2 and 10Base T The PrintNet interface card at the rear of the printer for the 10Base2 and 10Base T interfaces has three indicator lights shown in Figure 1 Status Indicators DIP Switches lt STAT ERR NET Grn Red Grn OFF switches OFF Default is all as shown Figure 1 Status Indicator Lights 10Base2 and 10Base T The LED patterns and the respective indications are given in Table 1 Table 1 LED Pattern Indications STAT ERR NET Mode ON OFF ON RAM Test ON OFF OFF ROM Test ON ON OFF EEPROM Test OFF ON ON Network Interface Test OFF OFF ON PRN1 Test FLASH OFF FLASH Run Mode FLASH
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76. has reset itself set the printer power switch to O off Unplug the AC power cord from the printer Remove the diskette from the host computer and store it with the printer Using the configuration printout s reconfigure the printer Refer to the Operating Manual 155 Chapter 9 PrintNet Naming Schemes PrintNet Naming Schemes O PORT DESTINATION MODEL LOGPATH diprn gt eS i d2prn Sw Ne as 2 lt a gt d3prn m3 lB d4prn m4 l4 Figure 16 PrintNet Default Names 156 Glossary ARP bps Centronics daemon default router destination DHCP Download Mode DNS EEPROM factory defaults Address Resolution Protocol Associates a selected IP address with a network device Ethernet address Bits per second Parallel port interface standard found on most printers A continuously running process that handles system wide functions like print spooling Local device that forwards any IP packets destined for another subnet Logical print queue on the PrintNet which hosts send their print jobs to There are eight destinations two per I O port by default Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Allows a network device to discover its IP address dynamically upon bootup The IP address does not need to be stored within the device itself permanently Refers to the condition of the PrintNet when in a startup condition downloading configuration information Domain Name Se
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78. hese parameters will shorten the output focusing on the particular I O port or print job specified cancel jobID cancel diprn 10 Remove a job from an I O port queue Use lpstat to find a particular job ID first 144 Miscellaneous Commands start fox tts loopb prn start fox prn Begin a debugging test on one of the I O ports on the PrintNet The tests available are fox A continuous stream of text sent to the attached printer This is a good test for troubleshooting hardware as long as the attached printer supports text output tts A continuous stream of Gandalf 400C TTS compatible text sent to the attached printer loopb Loopback test Any input characters from the device attached to the I O port is echoed back stop prn stop prn Stop an output test on an I O port disable ioport destination disable prn Disable an I O port so that queued jobs are not printed or disable a destination so jobs cannot be queued to it enable ioport destination enable prn Enable an I O port so that queued jobs are printed or enable a destination so jobs can be queued to it close tcp TCPindexnumber close tcp 3 Force a TCP IP connection between a TCP IP host and the PrintNet to close The TCPindexnumber can be retrieved from debug tcp output ping s hostIPaddress datasize packetnumber ping 192 75 11 30 ping another TCP IP host specified by hostlPaddress on the PrintNet network datasize is the datagram pack
79. iguration HTML form that displays search for the Windows NetBIOS TCP IP section and highlight the Workgroup Name field Type in the new workgroup name for the PrintNet 4 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically repower the print server to make the new settings take effect Changing Destination Names When defining some printers within Windows environments the PrintNet requires that you specify a pre defined destination rather than any name you would like For example when creating a new printer under Windows NT you are presented with a screen similar to Figure 10 Add LPR compatible printer Name or address of server providing Ipd EK Name of printer or print queue on that server Figure 10 Windows NT Print Setup Dialogue Box 38 Changing Destination Names The first field requires the IP address for the PrintNet and the second field must be filled in with a valid destination from the print server e g d1prn Otherwise LPR will not be able to access the printer Table 6 outlines the default destinations to choose from Table 6 PrintNet Default Destinations Destination Mapped I O Port diprn PRN d2prn PRN d3prn PRN d4prn PRN This name can be changed to something more meaningful using the built in HTML forms To do this 1 Load a Web browser on your Windows station and direct it to the URL http PrintNetIPaddress destConf htm l e g http
80. iguration NOTE You will be able to communicate with the PrintNet from network stations on different subnets if the print server has been told about its default router gateway in the BOOTP response from the BOOTP server Communicating Across Routers Since Unix environments rely on TCP IP to communicate with the PrintNet crossing routers becomes an issue After following one of the PrintNet configuration methods mentioned other than the BOOTP method you will most likely only be able to communicate with the print server from the same subnet This means any host across a router will not be able to see your PrintNet In order to communicate across a router it is best to store a default router gateway within the print server so that any packets destined for another subnet get forwarded to this router automatically The router or series of routers can then take over ensuring the packets get to their final destination on another subnet on your network To configure a default router gateway within the PrintNet 1 Load a Web browser on your Unix station and direct it to the URL http PrintNetIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf html1 NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no default password 2 At the Network Configuration HTML form that displays click in the first field below the
81. in store tcpip will produce a list of all commands that start with this prefix 126 Store Commands Complete Command List This section outlines the entire PrintNet command set including the command syntax a description and in most cases an example for each command listed NOTE If you see the word i fnum in any nosh commands you should substitute a 1 unless told otherwise This 1 represents the one network interface i e Ethernet supported Store Commands These commands change the settings stored in flash memory and do not affect the current or working settings in memory A power cycle is needed before the stored settings become current store ifc ifnum utp li rx store ifc 1 utp li Modify the physical UTP interface properties where li enables link integrity and rx enables the increased receive threshold store ifc from default Set all UTP settings back to factory defaults store ifc from current Store all current UTP settings to flash memory so they are retained after apower cycle This ensures all current settings match what is stored in flash memory store pserver opts jobsecurity jobtimeout seconds store pserver opts jobsecurity jobtimeout 5 If jobsecurity is disabled any user can cancel queued jobs on the PrintNet including guest users If jobtimeout is set to some value other than 0 the PrintNet will only wait this amount of seconds when getting printer feedback This is onl
82. ing Manual for configuration menu information 2 Power off the printer 72 Oe OT e TCP IP Access Problem On the PrintNet place SWITCH 2 in the down position Power on the printer and wait for the ONLINE state On the PrintNet place SWITCH 2 in the up position From a workstation attached to this network segment create an ARP entry The PrintNet IP address and hardware or MAC address are needed At the workstation enter arp s lt ipaddress gt lt MACaddress gt ping lt ipaddress gt 7 9 Try to ping this IP address to see if the PrintNet can be seen on your network If the interface does not respond verify you are on the same network segment as the printer and that the ARP entry was created Telnet into the PrintNet using the same IP address as above Log in as root with no password At the system prompt enter store tcpip from default config http on reset NOTE This will reset all TCP IP settings to factory default and reset the 10 11 12 PrintNet Power the printer off and then back on Set the IP address subnet mask and default gateway parameters to the desired values If Web browser access does not work Telnet into the PrintNet as root Enter the following command config http on If you are still experiencing difficulty accessing or browsing the printer contact technical support for further assistance 73 Chapter 4 Unix Troubleshooting Tips 74 5 Novell Configu
83. interacting with an existing PSERVER see page 86 NOTE Following a PSERVER setup bindery emulation is required To configure the PrintNet as a PSERVER in a NetWare 4 environment 1 Log in to the Novell as supervisor Enter PCONSOLE Press F4 Select PRINT QUEUES Press INSERT to add a queue Type in new queue name and press ENTER Press ESCAPE Select PRINT SERVERS Press INSERT to add the new print server GOP oe N Ot BOT GS 0D MD oO Type the name of the PrintNet By default it is M_xxxxxx where XXXXXx equals the last six digits of the Ethernet address e g M_OOOBF5 11 Select this new print server and press ENTER 83 Chapter 5 Novell Host Configuration 12 Select PRINTERS 13 Press INSERT to add a printer to the list 14 Type in the name of one of the default destinations on the unit for the NAME field and go to the type field 15 Press ENTER at this field and select DEFINED ELSEWHERE If DEFINED ELSEWHERE is not available choose PARALLEL 16 Press ENTER on the Print Queues Assigned field 17 Press INSERT to display all queues select the one you defined in step 5 and press ENTER 18 Select a priority and press ENTER Priority 1 should be sufficient 19 Press ESCAPE until you are back to Main Menu 20 Reboot the Print Server by repowering the printer 21 Check the CURRENTLY ATTACHED SERVERS and verify the print server is active 22 Press ESCAPE until you are out
84. lect the first item listed as NOT INSTALLED and press ENTER 14 At the printer configuration window type in the name for this new printer This name must be one of the pre defined destinations queues on the PrintNet This will normally be diprn 15 Go to the Type field and press ENTER to see the possible choices 16 Select Defined Elsewhere from this list 17 When done press ESCAPE and select Yes to save the changes to this new printer 18 Press ESCAPE again to return to the Print Server Configuration menu 19 Select Queues Serviced by Printer 20 Select this new printer from the printer list that displays and press ENTER 21 At the empty queue list that displays press INSERT 22 Select the queue created in step 5 and press ENTER 23 When prompted for the priority press ENTER to select the default or select a priority 24 Press ESCAPE until back at the PCONSOLE Main Menu 25 Repower the printer 26 Wait two minutes and then select Print Queue Information from the PCONSOLE Main Menu 27 Select this new queue from the menu that displays Select Currently Attached Servers to see which print server is servicing this queue At this point the PrintNet name e g M_071C1A should show within this window This means the PrintNet knows about this new Novell print queue it must service as a PSERVER Therefore it will poll this queue regularly looking for jobs to
85. ll functionality These options include NDS Context The NDS context in which the print server object was created This option is required if you create the print server object in a different context from the context the file server object for the file server that you logged in with is on NDS Tree The NDS tree the print server object was created in This is only needed if your environment uses more than one NDS tree Mode The mode the PrintNet will run in This can be either auto bindery or NDS The default is auto so that the PrintNet can autosense which mode it should run in See NetWare Version 4 x RPRINTER Setup on page 86 for information on what to do when using both bindery and NDS file servers at the same time Preferred File Server In a bindery setup this specifies the file server that the print server object was created on In an NDS setup this specifies a file server s that the print server object resides on Since NDS is distributed most administrators will not know which file server s the print server object is actually stored on so in most NDS environments this option is not used For additional information about these options see Chapter 6 Novell Configuration for 10 100Base T Interfaces 77 Chapter 5 Novell PrintNet Configuration Using HTML Forms When defining a new print queue on a Novell file server a new print server must be defined to represent the PrintNet This name must match th
86. mand config http on If you are still experiencing difficulty accessing or browsing the printer contact technical support for further assistance 53 Chapter 3 Windows Troubleshooting Tips Web Browser HTTP Problem In some cases you may not be able to browse the printer web page simply because the PrintNet HTTP may be turned off If you cannot ping the PrintNet IP address make sure the IP Address subnet mask and default gateway are set correctly by checking the Ethernet Parameters menu from the operator panel See the Operating Manual for configuration menu information If you can ping the PrintNet IP address but cannot access the web pages perform the following procedure to verify the PrintNet HTTP is turned on 1 Telnet into the PrintNet and log in as root with no password 2 At the system prompt enter the following commands config http on save reset 3 After approximately 30 seconds point your browser to the PrintNet IP address The printer web pages should now be accessible If you are still experiencing difficulty accessing or browsing the printer contact technical support for further assistance Windows NT 4 0 Host Setup Problems The installation procedure covered earlier in this chapter assumes that the PrintNet adapter is configured with the correct IP address subnet mask and gateway if required and that the administrator can ping and telnet to the PrintNet adapter from the s
87. med logpath set dest destination service socket 1pd lpsched rprinter pserver netbios ftpd set dest dlprn service netbios Set the destination to handle only certain print services To add a service specify the service name To disable a service use before the name The available services are socket Direct socket printing via TCP IP Ipd LPR printing with TCP IP including LPR clients on any platform Ipsched LP or System V printing with TCP IP rprinter Novell RPRINTER support pserver Novell PSERVER support 132 Set Commands netbios Windows 95 and Windows for Workgroups printing ftpd Printing using the File Transfer Protocol FTP via TCP IP set dest from default Set all destination settings back to factory defaults set dest from stored Set all current destination settings to the values stored in flash memory set logpath logpath name newname set logpath 11 name pagecount Change the current name of the logpath to a new name as indicated by newname This newname must be nine characters or less or it will be truncated These names are case sensitive set logpath logpath type job Juser pgent cksum printer ioport set logpath 12 type job user printer pgcnt Establish the type of printer and print job logging to be done within this logpath The options are job Job ID username etc user User ID along with three messages per job about start a
88. mpted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default 2 You should now see a prompt displayed that has the PrintNet s IP address followed by a colon then root ipaddress root gt 3 At the prompt enter store pserver novell fserver add fservername where fservername is the name of the Novell file server you want to add as a preferred file server This adds the specified file server as a preferred file server on the PrintNet 4 Reset the unit to ensure the changes take effect reset Removing Preferred File Server HTML Method 1 Load a Web browser on a network station that can communicate with the print server over TCP IP 2 Direct your Web browser to URL http PrintNetIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf htm NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default 3 Look under the Novell section and remove the name of the pre ferred file server from the File Server field 4 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically re power the print server to make the new settings take effect 94 Setting Password Security NDS and Bindery setups Manual Telnet Method 1 Telnet to the print server This will bring up a login screen telnet ipaddress
89. n IP address to the print server NOTE If the PrintNet has an IP address it will no longer send out a BOOTP packet This means IPAssign will not be able to see the device on the network 49 Chapter 3 Windows Troubleshooting Tips PrintNet Cannot Be Found on the Network e Have you assigned the PrintNet a unique and valid IP address which corresponds with the other IP addresses on your network For example are you sure no other device is using this IP address e Are you sure you are trying to talk to the PrintNet from a Windows station on the same subnet Currently the print server can only be seen locally unless you configured a routing entry earlier e f you look at the back of the printer is the STAT LED flashing once a second or is it quicker than that A slower once a second rate tells you that the print server is in fact configured with an IP address A faster rate says it knows nothing about this so you may need to try the configuration process again e Have you confirmed that the network connection to the PrintNet is working correctly Trying different network cables and locations will help narrow down the problem HTML Configuration Forms Will Not Display e Can you ping the PrintNet from your Windows station If not please refer to PrintNet Will Not Talk on the Network above e Have you used the correct URL for the PrintNet home page It should be http PrintNetIPaddress e g http
90. n under NDS so it must login under Bindery This will only work if there is a valid PSERVER object on the file server This PSERVER object must have the same name that was used for the NDS setup By default this will be M_xxxxxx where xxxxxx equals the last six digits of the print server s Ethernet address found on the bottom of the device e g M_091C1A This PSERVER object does not need to have any printers or queues assigned to it Also when referencing a Bindery queue in NDS the Novell Mode on the PrintNet must be set to 107 Chapter 6 108 Novell Host Configuration 10 100Base T auto so that both NDS and Bindery logins are possible See Setting the PrintNet NDS Context NDS setups on page 102 RPRINTER NPRINTER Setup Netware 3 x and Netware 4 x This procedure associates an existing PSERVER with a remote PrintNet acting as a RPRINTER NPRINTER in a NetWare 3 x or Netware 4 x environment It is the PSERVER s responsibility to get jobs from the queue and to pass them off to the PrintNet acting as the remote printer Unlike a PSERVER setup the PrintNet does not deal directly with the queues NOTE As a RPRINTER NPRINTER the print server does not use a login ID A non PrintNet print server such as PSERVER NLM or PSERVER EXE must be running for RPRINTER to operate Also if the PrintNet loses a connection to a PSERVER it will automatically reconnect when that server becomes available again
91. nce your Web browser is loaded and you are prompted for a User ID type root 16 At the Password prompt press ENTER since there is no default password configured and click OK 17 At the Network Configuration HTML form that displays fill in the PrintNet IP address under the IP Address field Figure 9 shows an example configuration form 18 Click in the field labeled Subnet Mask and fill in the PrintNet subnet mask NOTE If you would like to communicate with the PrintNet from across routers you will need to fill in an entry within the Routing section Please see Communicating Across Routers on page 37 for more details 19 Click on the SUBMIT button when done 20 Turn the printer off then on again so the changes take effect or click on the System link at the top of the Network Configuration HTML form Once at the System form click on the REBOOT button 33 Chapter 3 Windows PrintNet Configuration Figure 9 Network Configuration HTML Form 34 Configuration Using ARP At this point the TCP IP settings are stored in flash memory and you should be able to see the PrintNet on your Windows network However you cannot print to it yet since you have not identified the network printer to your Windows station Refer to Windows Host Configuration on page 40 to identify the network printer to the Windows station Configuration Using ARP To configur
92. nd finish pgent For total pages printed in a job cksum 16 bit checksum value to confirm integrity of data printed printer For special printer feedback ioport Printer error messages determined through the parallel port pins set logpath logpath port TCPportnumber email syslog set logpath 13 port 2000 Determine where the log information should be sent for a print job or attached printer The choices are TCPportnumberTCP port number ranging from 1024 to 65000 133 Chapter 8 Complete Command List email Particular user s email address This address is set using the set sysinfo email emailname lIPaddress command syslog A central TCP IP host running the SYSLOG daemon This host is set using the set sysinfo syslog Paddress command set logpath from default Set all logpath settings back to factory defaults set logpath from stored Set all current logpath settings to the values stored in flash memory set model model name newname set model ml name landscape Change the current name of the model to a new name as indicated by newname This newname must be nine characters or less or it will be truncated These names are case sensitive set model model type raw set model m2 type raw Set the model type to raw so that it does not process the data passing through it in any way set model model banner ps text auto after set model m2 banner text Determine whether a banner page should be added for print jobs
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94. ng Manual for instructions 4 Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key until the LCD displays ETHERNET PARAMS 5 Press the DOWN arrow key to access the IP Address parameter Press the DOWN arrow key to view the current IP Address 7 Press the DOWN arrow key to access the portion of the IP Address to be changed 8 Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to select the portion of the IP Address to be changed 9 Press the DOWN arrow key 10 Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to select the desired value 11 Press the ENTER key to make the selection An asterisk appears to the right of the value 12 Press the UP arrow key and you will be returned to step 8 13 When you are finished changing parameters exit the configuration menus and lock the ENTER key Refer to your printer s Operating Manual for details When a change is made from the control panel the PrintNet is re initialized The messages ENET IS RESET and ENET IS INIT display on the control panel This process takes several minutes Make sure not to shut the printer off or make further changes to the PrintNet settings during this initialization period to prevent a loss of PrintNet configuration information When the initialization is complete the message ENET IS READY is displayed IPAssign IPAssign IPAssign is a Windows utility which helps identify the PrintNet on the network IPAssign relies on the TCP IP protocol to locate PrintNet pri
95. ng jobs to the PrintNet destination dlprn store rprinter add pserverl 0 diprn 3 Leave this PrintNet login session and log on to the NetWare 3 x file server as Supervisor 4 LoadaPSERVER NLM if there is not one loaded already This will be the PSERVER that the PrintNet services as an RPRINTER so it must match the PSERVER name given in step 2 5 Enter PCONSOLE 6 Select Print Queue Information from the PCONSOLE Main Menu 81 Chapter 5 Novell Host Configuration 7 Press INSERT to add a new queue to the list of currently defined queues 8 Type in the name of this new queue when prompted and press ENTER This can be any name you would like 9 Press ESCAPE to return to the Main Menu 10 Select Print Server Information and press ENTER 11 Press INSERT when the list of existing print servers displays 12 Select the print server that you want the PrintNet to service as an RPRINTER This is the PSERVER NLM loaded in step 4 13 Select Print Server Configuration from the menu that displays 14 Select Printer Configuration from the next menu to display a list of configured printers 15 Select an item from the list i e either an existing printer name or a Not Installed one to display the printer configuration window 16 Assign a name if not an existing printer to this printer 17 At the Type field select Remote Other Unknown 18 Press ESCAPE to save the changes 19 P
96. ng settings in memory only Therefore they will be lost if the PrintNet is power cycled To ensure this does not happen be sure to issue a save command so the current settings get written to flash memory set date year month day set date 1997 02 10 Set the current date noting the four digit year the two digit month from 1 through 12 and the day being the number in the month If the PrintNet is reset this value will be lost so you will need to set the date again 131 Chapter 8 Complete Command List set dest destination name newname set dest dlprn name laser Change the current name of the destination to a new name as indicated by newname This newname must be nine characters or less or it will be truncated These names are case sensitive set dest destination backchannel prn prn set dest dlprn backchannel prn Establish a return path for printer feedback for a given destination Since the PrintNet I O port is bi directional however you will most likely use the same I O port that the destination is currently sending jobs to set dest destination model modelname set dest dlprn model m4 Associate a model with a destination Jobs sent to the named destination are processed according to the options defined in the named model set dest destination logpath logpathname set dest dlprn logpath 14 Associate a logpath with a destination Jobs sent to the named destination are logged according to the settings defined in the na
97. ng up the New Object dialogue 9 Select Printer from the Class of new object list and then click on OK 10 Type in the name for the printer in the Printer name field NOTE The Printer object name must match one of the destination names on the PrintNet This will most likely be d1prn In NDS a printer object can only be attached to one print server object at a given time as Novell is using the printer object to represent a physical printer A physical printer can only be attached to one parallel or serial port at a time Thus if you assign a printer object to another print server object the new print server object will steal it from the old one this also happens with non PrintNet print server objects In order to properly process print jobs sent to the PrintNet the printer object created in Novell must refer to the destination on this server and not to the actual physical printer On the PrintNet print jobs must pass through an extra layer a destination before being sent on to the printer 105 Chapter 6 Novell Host Configuration 10 100Base T This destination allows for further processing of the print job before sending it to the printer If you are using multiple print servers you will have to either rename all your destinations to ensure that no printer object names conflict or keep all the printer objects for one print server in a different context than those for the other pri
98. nt servers so they can be assigned Relying on TCP IP as the underlying protocol the print server can be assigned an IP address and subnet mask once it is detected on the network Once IP address subnet and gateway values are assigned other tools like the HTML configuration forms can be used to do additional configuration 0 80 72 00 00 00 00 80 72 02 00 de M208 0222 00 80 72 07 00 64 204 191 175 155 M202Plus 0100 00 50 72 02 00 68 M208 0104 Figure 4 IPAssign Sample Interface HTML Forms The PrintNet settings can be configured over TCP IP through a standard Web browser The PrintNet Web pages provide a handy way to access some of the commands built in to the print server NOTE If a router is used make sure a gateway value is configured To access the PrintNet home page 1 Make sure the print server has an IP address and subnet mask so it is recognizable on your TCP IP network 2 Make sure your network station can successfully ping the PrintNet over the network 25 Chapter 2 Configuration Tools 3 Direct your Web browser to the Uniform Resource Locator URL http IPaddress e g http 192 75 11 9 The PrintNet HTML structure is divided into several menus as shown in Figure 5 Index Home Configuration Status Help About VO Port Network Network Print Path I O Port HTTP Administration
99. nt server 11 Select Define additional properties and click on Create 12 Click on Assignments in the dialogue that pops up and then on the Add button 13 Select the queue you defined earlier or browse for a different one 14 Click on OK to assign this queue to this printer 15 Click on OK to close the Printers details dialogue and make the changes permanent 16 Click on a branch in the tree i e context that you would like to create the PrintNet print server object in NOTE If the context you choose is different than the one the file server object for the file server you are using is in you must set the context on the PrintNet See Setting the PrintNet NDS Context NDS setups on page 102 17 Click with the right mouse button to bring up a submenu and choose Create from this menu 18 A dialogue titled New Object should pop up In the Class of new object list select Print Server and click on OK 19 Type in the name for the print server in the Print Server name field By default the name is M_xxxxxx where xxxxxx equals the last six digits of the print server s Ethernet address found on the bottom of the device e g M_091C1A NOTE The name you use here must match the name stored on the PrintNet This name can be found by using the list pserver command See List Commands on page 140 for more information
100. ntNet Security 147 Printronix Printing System PPS 47 PSERVER overview 79 R Remote Shell overview 28 Reset Mode 16 18 Root 147 Routers Unix 64 Windows 37 RPRINTER overview 79 Run Mode 16 18 165 Index Security PrintNet 147 Self Test 10 100Base T 18 10Base2 and 10Base T 15 Set Commands 131 Setting a Password 147 Shell command 125 SNMP 122 Software downloading 153 Store Commands 127 Subnet Mask control panel configuration 23 T TCP Access Lists 149 TCP IP Access Problem Unix 72 Windows 52 Troubleshooting Novell 4 x 89 U Unix communicating 64 environments 57 host configuration 65 PrintNet configuration 59 routers 64 166 TCP IP access problem 72 using APR 60 using ARPR 62 using BOOTP 63 URL home page 26 network configuration form 33 Users 147 Using APR Unix 60 Using ARP Windows 35 Using ARPR Unix 62 Using BOOTP Unix 63 W Windows communicating 37 environment description 29 mandatory configuration 30 NT 3 51configuration 40 41 optional configuration 31 PrintNet configuration 30 routers 37 TCP IP access problem 52 using ARP 35 Windows 95 46 configuration 46 Windows 3 1 host setup 48 Windows NT 40 Herausgegeben von Published by Fujitsu Siemens Computers D 81730 Munchen D 33094 Paderborn Bestell Nr Order No U23859 J Z716 2 7400 171206 001A
101. nual Telnet Method 1 Telnet to the print server This will bring up a login screen telnet ipaddress NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default 103 Chapter 6 Novell Host Configuration 10 100Base T 2 You should now see a prompt displayed that has the PrintNet s IP address followed by a colon then root ipaddress root gt 3 At the prompt enter store pserver novell tree tree 4 Reset the unit to make the changes take effect reset Novell Host Configuration 10 100Base T This section covers PSERVER and RPRINTER NPRINTER setups on the PrintNet The PrintNet can handle up to eight RPRINTER NPPRINTER setups Even though the entire print setup is done through Netware Administrator or PCONSOLE you may need to communicate directly with the print server in order to modify settings monitor the unit etc For Netware 4 x environments you can obtain a NWAdmnsx snap in program called MPAdmin This snap in can be used to configure PSERVER setups as well as additional settings on the PrintNet NOTE NWAdmn x is only included with Netware 4 11 and higher releases If you are using Netware 4 10 you can either upgrade to Netware 4 11 or go to Novell s web site and get the patches to upgrade the Nwadmin program for Netware 4 10 to Nwadmn3x for Netware 4 11 Alternatively you can perform the setup witho
102. of the PCONSOLE Even though the entire print set up is done through PCONSOLE you may want to communicate directly with the print server in order to modify settings monitor the unit etc To communicate with the print server the optional host software npsh exe is included npsh exe is a DOS executable program that can be run from a DOS prompt on a NetWare workstation npsh exe performs the following npsh nvplist Lists all of the PrintNet devices on the network each name is in the default format M_xxxxxx where xxxxxx equals the last six digits of the unit Ethernet address This is regardless of whether it is configured as a PSERVER or an RPRINTER npsh unitname Starts a Telnet like session with the named print server allowing you to configure monitor and troubleshoot the unit with the built in command set 84 NetWare Version 4 x PSERVER Setup npsh unitname command Initiates a single Command with guest access only to the unit instead of entering into a complete session To communicate with the unit using npsh exe 1 From a DOS prompt on a Novell workstation begin an npsh session with the unit npsh unitname Starts a Telnet like session with the named print server with guest access only 2 To obtain root access to the unit type supervisor A standard login screen is displayed prompting you for the login name and password 3 Login to the unit as root user root NOTE Root users require the us
103. ogin screen telnet ipaddress NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default 2 You should now see a prompt displayed that has the PrintNet s IP address followed by a colon then root ipaddress root gt 102 Setting the PrintNet Preferred NDS Tree NDS setups 3 At the prompt enter store pserver novell context context 4 Reset the unit to make the changes take effect reset Setting the PrintNet Preferred NDS Tree NDS setups The PrintNet supports Novell environments that have multiple trees If your environment has more than one tree you may want to set a preferred tree By default the PrintNet will try to login to each tree it finds in turn until it is successful HTML Method 1 Load a Web browser on a network station that can communicate with the print server over TCP IP 2 Direct your Web browser to URL http PrintNetIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf htm NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default 3 Look under the Novell section and enter the preferred tree in the NDS Preferred Tree field 4 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically re power the printer to make the new settings take effect Ma
104. ogs in to the Novell file server Have you given the connection process some time after repowering the PrintNet In larger Novell environments the file server identification and connection process can take several minutes 89 Chapter 5 Novell Troubleshooting Tips 90 6 Overview Novell Configuration for 10 100Base T Interfaces This chapter provides additional information for Novell environments using the 10 100Base T interface including 1 PrintNet Configuration This section includes setting the preferred file server setting password security adjusting polling time changing the PrintNet name changing the PrintNet frame type changing the PrintNet mode setting the PrintNet NDS context and setting the PrintNet preferred NDS tree 2 Host Configuration This section includes NDS PSERVER setup Bindery PSERVER setup referencing a Bindery queue in NDS and RPRINTER NPRINTER setups 3 Troubleshooting tips This section covers PSERVER setups RPRINTER NPRINTER setups and printing related problems The information in this chapter does not apply to Novell environments using the 10Base T and 10Base2 interfaces 91 Chapter 6 Novell PrintNet Configuration 10 100Base T Novell PrintNet Configuration 10 100Base T 92 There are no mandatory Novell settings needed before the print server can be detected on the network However there can be some mandatory settings needed before a Novell print queue can b
105. on d2prn the associated model is m2 Therefore the command is set model m2 trailer FF save For default destination model mappings of the PrintNet please see PrintNet Naming Schemes on page 156 TCP IP Access Problem If you can ping the printer from a workstation but you cannot Web browse Telnet or print to the printer through the PrintNet there may be an incorrect entry in the TCP access list In order for this workstation to use the PrintNet in this case one of two things must happen 1 The TCP list must have an entry added to grant access to this workstation 2 All entries must be deleted from the TCP list to grant all workstations hosts access to the above TCP services To view the current access list Use the printer control panel to access the configuration menu see the Operating Manual for configuration menu information From the DIAGNOSTICS Printer Tests menu choose the E net Test Page When the page prints look under the TCP ACCESS TABLE section for the TCP access list entries To add delete a TCP access list entry refer to TCP Access Lists on page 149 NOTE When the following procedure is used the TCP access list will be cleared but all IP addresses will need to be entered again after the procedure is complete To reset all TCP IP values to the factory defaults when access is impossible 1 Obtain a printer configuration printout using the control panel See the Operat
106. on Control Protocol Internet Protocol Suite of protocols that act as the base protocol for the Internet A logical connection point in the software of a TCP host or device When two IP devices talk they establish a socket which consists of a source and destination TCP port number on both ends Command and protocol to establish a terminal connection between two hosts on an IP network Unshielded Twisted Pair A cable used for telephone and computer to computer connections Wide Area Network 161 Chapter 10 162 Symbols Command 126 A Access Lists TCP 149 Access Methods npsh 125 AIX Printing 67 architecture 13 C Changing PrintNet name 78 Command 126 complete list 127 getting help 126 Command Prefixes 126 Command Shell 125 ways to access 25 Commands debug 142 list 140 miscellaneous 144 npsh 125 set 131 store 127 Index Communicating Unix 64 Windows 37 Configuration available tools 25 description 23 Connection to network 21 Control Panel Configuration gateway address 23 IP Address 23 subnet mask 23 D Debug Commands 142 Diagnostics 10 100Base T 18 10Base2 and 10Base T 15 Dipswitches 10 100Base T 19 10Base2 and 10Base T 17 Direct Socket Printing 68 Document Conventions 20 Downloading software 153 E Environment Description Windows 29 163 Index F Features list of 13 formfeeds 71 FTP Printing 67 G Gateway A
107. on the controller board This software is stored as a compressed file on a 3 5 inch double density floppy diskette The software can be downloaded from the host computer to the printer s flash memory using PrintNet Procedure 1 Make a printout of all saved configurations Refer to the Operator s Manual Installing new software erases all saved configurations You will use the printouts to restore printer configuration Set the printer power switch to O off On the printer control panel press and hold down the ONLINE FF keys Without releasing the keys power the printer on Continue holding the ONLINE FF keys down When you see WAITING FOR PROGRAM DOWNLOAD on the LCD release the ONLINE FF keys On the host computer create a temporary directory called download onthe e drive From an MS DOS prompt type md c download lt Return gt Insert the emulation or upgrade diskette into diskette drive A or B of the host computer Make the diskette drive the active drive by typing the following at the DOS prompt A lt Return gt If the diskette is in drive B type B lt Return gt 153 Chapter 9 Downloading Software 8 Get the name of the compressed file on the diskette by listing the contents of the diskette at the DOS prompt type DIR lt Return gt The compressed file on the diskette takes the form FILENAME EXE 9 Copy the compressed file to the download directory you
108. or choose one already in existence c create a printer object to use with the print server object you chose or created and attach it to the chosen queue NOTE The 4 1x queue name print server name and printer object don t have to match any PrintNet name multiple printers can be defined but only one print server can be attached to Example NDS queue name Finance NDS print server name Fin_Q NDS printer name Fin_Prt_1 NDS printer name Accounting _Prt_1 86 NetWare Version 4 x RPRINTER Setup 3 Ata4 1x console session if a pserver nlm session is already running for Fin_Q first unload it then reload it to find the new objects or simply issue load pserver Fin_Q If you are successful the print server console screen will show a printer status option In the printer status window note the numbers assigned to the printers you created Assume for our example that one printer previously existed number 0 and we are adding two more whose numbers became 1 and 2 NOTE On the load command you must strictly follow case of the name this is not required on PrintNet 4 Viaa Telnet or nosh session create RPRINTER attachments store rprinter add Fin_Q 1 dlprn This command assigns destination d1prn as the RPRINTER 1 service path store rprinter add Fin_Q 2 d4prn This command assigns destination d4prn as the RPRINTER 2 service path For PrintNet entries case does not have to be observed Also if
109. ormation on changing names Does the destination you used in your PSERVER setup have the Novell service enabled Please see the Commands chapter for information on enabling disabling services 111 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 10 100Base T e Try doing a debug nest ipx telnet command on the PrintNet or find the IPX Layer section on the Novell HTML status page Check that a board has been bound to the PrintNet and that the network number is correct for your network If not you may want to seta specific frame type for the PrintNet to use You can find out what frame type is bound to which board number using the debug nest odi command or from the ODI Layer section on the Novell HTML status page e Tryadebug nest fserver telnet command or find the File Servers section on the Novell HTML status page If no file servers show up then there is probably a problem with the network connection or the PrintNet is not on a Novell network Try a debug nest sap telnet command or find the SAP section on the Novell HTML status page to see if the PrintNet is seeing any network activity e Tryadebug nest pserver telnet command or find the PSERVER section on the Novell HTML status page Look for a valid queue under the EPS QUEUES section If the printer field contains a number and there is a valid file server but there is no queue then you probably made an error in the setup try again If it s an NDS P
110. protocol stacks enabled list tcpip List all current TCP IP network settings e g IP address and subnet mask list test List the status of output tests on the I O ports 141 Chapter 8 Complete Command List list time List the current time on the PrintNet list user List the current user definitions e g user names and types list var List all pre defined variables including any newly created ones Any of these defined variables can be referenced in a string by placing a before the variable name e g set model m1 trailer FF Debug Commands The debug set of commands help troubleshoot problems that may occur on the PrintNet Some of the output may be cryptic but it helps when troubleshooting debug eeprom List ROM contents debug io List statistics from the I O port module debug ip List IP stack statistics debug lpd List statistics from the Ipd daemon debug lpq List statistics from the queue module debug mem List statistics from the PrintNet memory module debug nest fserver View the Novell file server s the PrintNet has acknowledged and connected to debug nest ipx Determine whether a board has been bound to the PrintNet under Novell and that the network number is correct for your network 142 Debug Commands debug nest logs View miscellaneous Novell log messages debug nest odi Determine what frame type is bonded to which board number under Novell debug nest pserver View
111. r type eng root Assign root or guest privileges to a particular user defined by username Guest permissions allow viewing of settings only Root permissions allow complete control of the PrintNet set user from default Set all user settings back to factory defaults set user from stored Set all current user settings to the values stored in flash memory set user passwd snmp com_name Sets the new SNMP R W community name as the com_name value 139 Chapter 8 Complete Command List set var variablename variablestring set var LANDSCAPE 0x1lb 0x26 0x6c 0x31 0x4f set var FINISH FF PCL RST Define a new variable to be used in header trailer or switch strings on the PrintNet and call it variablename variablestring can be a space separated list of words hexadecimal numbers e g 0x04 or references to other pre defined variables It is easiest to make up the variablestring with hexadecimal values as shown in the example NOTE One variable counts as one element within header and trailer strings NOTE Defined variables are referenced in strings by placing a before the variable name e g set model ml trailer SFF set var from default Set all variable settings back to factory defaults set var from stored Set all current variable settings to the values stored in flash memory List Commands These commands list the current or working settings for a particular section within the command shell To view stored set
112. ration Overview This chapter details a complete Novell setup including 1 Identifying the PrintNet on the network 2 Configuring the PrintNet with its mandatory print setup settings 3 Configuring a new print queue on the file server For additional information about further options available with the 10 100 Base T interface see Chapter 6 Novell Configuration for 10 100Base T Interfaces 75 Chapter 5 Novell Environment Description Novell Environment Description The PrintNet supports network printing under Novell environments by using IPX It supports all 3 1X versions of NetWare Figure 14 provides a Novell setup overview Version 4 1X is supported under bindery emulation only NetWare Workstation NetWare 4 1 File ee NetWare 4 1 File Server Z5 E NetWare TE Workstation NetWare C as Workstation Bridge Router ee NetWare Workstation Figure 14 Novell Integration 76 Novell PrintNet Configuration Mandatory Under all Novell environments the PrintNet does not require any network settings to make it visible on the network Simply plug it in to your network and power it on However with a new print queue setup on a Novell file server there can be some mandatory settings needed on the PrintNet Optional Additional settings are available to fine tune the PrintNet s Nove
113. ress ESCAPE until back at the Print Server Configuration menu 20 Select Queues Serviced by Printer to display a list of defined printers 21 Select the printer you just defined and press ENTER 22 At the list of queues that displays press INSERT to add a queue to the list 23 Select the queue defined and press ENTER 24 When prompted for a priority press ENTER to select the default or select a priority 25 Press ESCAPE until you have exited PCONSOLE 26 Reload the PSERVER NLM that the PrintNet is to service as an RPRINTER 27 Repower the PrintNet by turning the printer off and then back on 82 NetWare Version 4 x PSERVER Setup 28 Wait two minutes and then check your PSERVER to see if the appropriate printer is being serviced The PSERVER should indicate that the printer is Waiting for job At this point the PrintNet knows to receive any jobs this PSERVER NLM has to send to it through the defined printer NetWare Version 4 x PSERVER Setup PrintNet destinations are case sensitive and will not be recognized if they are typed incorrectly By default they are all lower case If you are setting up a NetWare 4 environment the destination must be renamed to uppercase to match the PCONSOLE entry The PrintNet can be used in a NetWare 4 environment with either of the following options e Set the PrintNet up as a PSERVER replacing a dedicated printer e Set the PrintNet up as an RPRINTER
114. rinter which relies on PPS to print remotely to a printer off of the PrintNet Windows 3 1 Host Setup If you are running Windows 3 1 stations on your network you will need to rely on either TCP IP or IPX to print to the PrintNet If IPX is used you will have a print queue defined on a Novell file server which your Windows 3 1 stations will send their print jobs to The PrintNet will then service this print queue as either a PSERVER or an RPRINTER Please see Chapter 5 Novell Configuration for further details If you want to rely on TCP IP you will need a third party TCP stack loaded onto your Windows station since TCP IP support did not automatically come with Windows until the introduction of Windows NT and Windows 95 You may also be running a third party stack if you decided not to use a Microsoft operating system Some common TCP stacks are FTP Software s OnNet NetManager s Chameleon and Frontier Technologies SuperTCP In each case they allow your Windows 3 1 station to communicate with other TCP IP devices This means you can send print jobs to the PrintNet as well The most common print method offered with Windows TCP stacks is LPR LPD a multi platform remote printing protocol used on everything from PCs to mainframes The LPR print setup is very simplistic involving only two parameters 1 PrintNet IP address The IP address or host name of the print server you want to print to 2 PrintNet destination queu
115. rotocol is the coding convention used to convey and print data A printer protocol includes codes for printing text and graphics as well as codes instructing the printer to perform special operations and machine to machine communication codes PSERVER Print Server A Novell print method where the PrintNet continuously polls the Novell file server print queue looking for print jobs RAM Random Access Memory Volatile memory within the PrintNet that contains current working settings Settings are lost once the power is removed RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol Allows a network device to discover its IP address dynamically upon bootup The IP address does not need to be stored within the device itself permanently ROM Read Only Memory router A device that forwards IP packets to their destination Also called a gateway RPRINTER Remote Printer A Novell print method where the PrintNet waits for jobs to be sent to it from a defined PSERVER SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol A standard protocol used to monitor network devices called SNMP agents socket TCP connection between two hosts consisting of a source and destination TCP port number at each end 160 subnet mask TCP IP TCP port telnet UTP WAN A binary value used to divide IP networks into smaller sub networks or subnets This mask is used to help determine whether IP packets need to be forwarded on to other subnets Transmissi
116. rted in step 1 into the Print Server Name field NOTE If it is an NDS pserver only enter the PSERVER name and not the context e g sales_ps 6 Enter the printer number of the printer you would like serviced into the Printer Number field and then select the destination on the PrintNet you would like to use for output 7 Repeat steps 4 through 6 for each additional printer you would like to have serviced 8 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically re power the printer to make the new settings take effect Manual Telnet Method 1 Load a PSERVER on your Netware 3 x or Netware 4 x file server i e issue a load pserver pservername command on the file server NOTE If it is an NDS PSERVER on a Netware 4 x file server you must specify the pserver name and context for pservername For example load pserver sales_ps sales printronix 2 Telnet to the print server This will bring up a login screen telnet ipaddress 109 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 10 100Base T NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default 3 You should now see a prompt displayed that has the PrintNet s IP address followed by a colon then root ipaddress root gt 4 Atthe prompt store the RPRINTER settings on the PrintNet The pservername refers to the existing PSERVER NLM on the file server created in step 1
117. rver Host providing responses to queries for a given host name IP address Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory Settings shipped with the PrintNet 157 Chapter 10 158 Factory Settings Firmware Panic Flash FTP Hardware Exception HTML ifnum interface script VO port IP Address LAN LED S2 jumper position stating all factory default settings are to be used while the PrintNet is up and running Unrecoverable errors detected by the PrintNet firmware force the Print Server into Firmware Panic mode Manually reset the PrintNet to resume operation Stores firmware code and configurable settings Allows for upgrades without replacing hardware inside the PrintNet File Transfer Protocol Used for transferring files from one TCP IP host to another and used in the upgrade process Buss errors address errors and illegal instructions force the PrintNet into this non operational mode HyperText Markup Language Format used for documents viewable on the World Wide Web Interface Number Represents the network interface With a PrintNet this will always be 1 for Ethernet Unix host filter file that processes the print job before it is sent over the network to the PrintNet Port for attaching peripherals to The PrintNet provides four PRN1 PRN2 COM1 COM2 The Internet Protocol Address A numeric address such as 123 45 61 23 which identifies a printer or server in a LA
118. rxwin packets store tcpip tcp rxwin 2 Determine the receive window size for the PrintNet Usually the packets value ranges from 2 to 8 with the lower number allowing for more simultaneous TCP connections with the print server 130 Set Commands store tcpip tcp opts keepalive disbufmgmt store tcpip tcp opts keepalive disbufmgmt Controls whether the PrintNet maintains a connection with a host when data cannot be accepted into its buffer Normally the keepalive feature is enabled so when the printer cannot accept data the print job connection is maintained and continued once the situation clears If disbufmgmt is disabled i e the PrintNet will not buffer any data when there is a blocked situation with the printer Normally it is best to have both keepalive and disbufmgmt enabled store tcpip tcp access root add del IPaddress store tcpip tcp access add 192 75 11 25 Add or remove an entry from the PrintNet TCP access list defined by IPaddress If the list has an entry only this host can print to and remotely interact with the print server store tcpip proxy add del targetIPaddress store tcpip from default Set all TCP IP network settings back to factory defaults store tcpip from current Store all current TCP IP network settings to flash memory so they are retained after a power cycle This ensures all current settings match what is stored in flash memory Set Commands These settings alter the current or worki
119. s set sysinfo descramblekey hexvalue set sysinfo descramblekey 1234 Set the key value used for descrambling print jobs that have passed through Printronix npscramble utility on a TCP IP host This key is a four digit hexadecimal value obtained from the host software npscramble Within the npscramble source code there is a variable called SR_KEY which contains the default key value This can be changed to any four digit value you would like set sysinfo module novell netbios set sysinfo module novell Enable and disable certain network protocol stacks within the PrintNet Sometimes it helps to disable any protocols you are not using on your network IMPORTANT Set Commands set time hours minutes seconds set time 10 30 Set the current time noting the hours based on the 24 hour system and the minutes and seconds ranging from 0 through 59 If the PrintNet is reset this value will be lost so you will need to set the time again set user add del username set user add eng Add or remove a user on the PrintNet defined by username Be careful not to delete the root user or you will be unable to configure any further settings on the print server You will have to go back to factory defaults to correct this problem set user passwd username password set user passwd eng mplexl Assign a password to a defined user on the PrintNet This password must be less than eleven characters set user type username root guest set use
120. s get to their final destination on another subnet on your network To configure a default router gateway within the PrintNet 1 Load a Web browser on your Windows station and direct it to the URL http PrintNetIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf html1 NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default 2 At the Network Configuration HTML form that displays click in the first field below the Gateway heading and type in the IP address of the default router gateway for the PrintNet subnet 3 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically repower the print server to make the new settings take effect 37 Chapter 3 Windows PrintNet Configuration Changing Workgroup Names Windows environments define groups of related computers as workgroups By default the PrintNet belongs to the workgroup called WORKGROUP However you may want to change this to suit your network better To do this 1 Load a Web browser on your Windows station and direct it to the URL http PrintNetIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf htm NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default 2 Atthe Network Conf
121. s of International Business Machines Corporation Netscape Netscape Navigator and the Netscape Communications logo are trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation Code V is a trademark of Quality Micro Systems Inc Unix is a registered trademark of X Open Company Limited Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell Inc PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Inc Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation FTP Software and OnNet are trademarks or registered trademarks of FTP Software Inc NetManage and Chameleon are trademarks or registered trademarks of NetManage Inc Frontier Technologies and SuperTCP are trademarks or registered trademarks of Frontier Technologies Corporation Solaris is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc DG UX is a registered trademark of Data General Corporation LINUX is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Ultrix is a registered trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation IRIX is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics Inc Table of Contents IATFOGUELON en 13 OVEIVICW vei ein ieee atl Dead a ee 13 What is the PrintNet neennensnnennnnnennnnnnn nn 13 What Special Features are Available 13 Interfaces sn Beni 14 10Base2 and 10Base T nuusernnnnnnnennnnnnnnnennnnnnn
122. s on Since NDS is distributed most administrators will not know which file server s the print server object is actually stored on so in most NDS environments this option is not used This feature is useful in a large Novell network so that the PrintNet does not ignore important file servers If you are setting up the PrintNet to work with a Bindery file server it is a good idea to seta preferred server on the PrintNet To view which file servers the PrintNet does acknowledge at a given time use the debug nest fserver command See Chapter 8 Commands for more information Adding Preferred File Server HTML Method 1 Load a Web browser on a network station that can communicate with the print server over TCP IP 2 Direct your Web browser to URL http PrintNetIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf htm NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default 3 Look under the Novell section and add the name of the preferred file server in the File Server field 4 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically re power the print server to make the new settings take effect 93 Chapter 6 Novell PrintNet Configuration 10 100Base T Manual Telnet Method 1 Telnet to the print server This will bring up a login screen telnet ipaddress NOTE If pro
123. setups 240nnen nennen 95 Adjusting Polling Time NDS and Bindery setups 97 Changing the PrintNet Name NDS and Bindery setups 40un0en nennen 98 Changing the PrintNet Frame Type NDS and Bindery setups ennnennnnneennnenn 100 Table of Contents Changing the PrintNet Mode NDS and Bindery setups uemeeennennnnnnnn 101 Setting the PrintNet NDS Context NDS setups 102 Setting the PrintNet Preferred NDS Tree NDS set ps ur 103 Novell Host Configuration 10 100Base T 104 NDS PSERVER Setup Netware 4 x ennen 104 Bindery PSERVER Setup Netware 3 x and Netware 4 x uueesensnennnesnnnnnnneennnnnn 107 Referencing a Bindery Queue in NDS Netware 3 x and Netware 4 x uuuuneensneensesnnnnnnnenennnnn 107 RPRINTER NPRINTER Setup Netware 3 x and Netware 4 x uuuueeenneennsesnnnnnnneennnnnnn 108 Troubleshooting 10 100Base T uunn nennen 110 PSERVER SetU u aeae aa Ta a Aa aN anioia 110 RPRINTER NPRINTER Setup 113 Printing Related zuu 44444R4H Rn ridi ik SARE iE 115 Monitoring Printers 244444444 4 119 Implementing Printer Management uuss sense 119 Agent Manager Model uussnsnennnnnnennnnnnnnnnnn 119 MB ie iE a r ad intra 120 SAME a nee 122 Monitoring Too Henne 122 OS 2 GRA Poi sett iinet Mints Miah ee it eee 122 Monitorin
124. site com e Regular Courier font indicates displayed results ftp CompanyWebsite com is alive e Variable values are shown in italics in command syntax output and in text ping ipname ipname is alive 20 2 Installation Installation and Configuration The PrintNet is unique in that different network connection options are available upon purchase The base PrintNet model provides an RJ 45 connector for 10Base T or 10 100Base T UTP networks A 10Base2 version of the adapter is also available Connecting to the Network To attach the PrintNet to a network as illustrated in Figure 3 plug the network cable into the PrintNet connector Watch the LEDs in the rear of the printer as they cycle through the power on self test see page 15 When the test is complete the STAT led is flashing 21 Chapter 2 Installation 5 i f Network Connector Figure 3 Physical Setup 22 Configuration Using the Printer Control Panel Configuration Tools CAUTION There are two parts to a PrintNet setup 1 Configuring the PrintNet so it can be seen on the network This involves network related settings e g an IP address within TCP IP environments configured through the built in command shell npsh or from the control panel 2 Configuring a host with a new printer so it knows how to send data to the PrintNet Just being able to see the printer on the network does not mean you can automatically print to i
125. station like an NT server Have you tried restarting the spooler under Control Panel Services Sometimes this is needed to get printing started NOTE As a last resort you may want to reboot the Windows station Sometimes this is the only option to completely clear this situation The PrintNet usually has nothing to do with this problem 51 Chapter 3 Windows Troubleshooting Tips TCP IP Access Problem If you can ping the printer from a workstation but you cannot Web browse Telnet or print to the printer through the PrintNet there may be an incorrect entry in the TCP access list In order for this workstation to use the PrintNet interface in this case one of two things must happen 1 The TCP list must have an entry added to grant access to this workstation 2 All entries must be deleted from the TCP list to grant all workstations hosts access to the above TCP services To view the current access list Use the printer control panel to access the configuration menu see the Operating Manual for configuration menu information From the DIAGNOSTICS Printer Tests menu choose the E net Test Page When the page prints look under the TCP ACCESS TABLE section for the TCP access list entries To add delete a TCP access list entry refer to TCP Access Lists on page 149 NOTE When the following procedure is used the TCP access list will be cleared but all IP addresses will need to be entered again
126. t A host has to be told where to send the data NOTE Some network environments do not require any network settings to be configured on the PrintNet However all network setups require configuration on the host end Configuration Using the Printer Control Panel The PrintNet settings can be set from the printer control panel The procedure is described below When the printer is first powered on the message ENET IS INIT displays on the control panel This process takes about two minutes Make sure not to change the PrintNet settings while this message is displayed to prevent a loss of PrintNet configuration information When the initialization is complete the message ENET IS READY displays and the PrintNet settings may be safely changed from the control panel You can set any of three listed parameters from the printer control panel These parameters are located in the ETHERNET PARAMS menu The available parameters are e IP Address e Gateway Address e Subnet Mask 23 24 Chapter 2 CAUTION Configuration Tools The procedure for changing any of the parameters is the same The procedure for changing the IP Address is given here as an example Use the same procedure for the other required parameters To change the IP Address parameter 1 Make sure the printer is on and raise the printer cover 2 Press the ONLINE key to place the printer in the OFFLINE mode 3 Unlock the ENTER key Refer to the Operati
127. t logs in to the Novell file server Have you given the connection process some time after repowering the PrintNet In larger Novell environments the file server identification and connection process can take several minutes NetWare 4 x No PSERVER Connection Has the PrintNet been power cycled once the PCONSOLE steps were completed This will make the print server boot up and realize which print queue and file server it needs to service Is the PrintNet already servicing a queue on another file server If so it cannot service another file server at the same time When defining a new print server within PCONSOLE did you use the correct name for the PrintNet e g M_071C1A By default it only recognizes itself as M_xxxxxx where xxxxxx equals the last six digits of its Ethernet address found on the configuration printout When defining a new printer name within PCONSOLE did you use a pre defined destination queue rather than a name of your own By default the PrintNet only recognizes names like dlprn All other names will be ignored by the device Is the PrintNet in Bindery mode as seen under the list pserver output on the device If servicing only a NetWare 4 x file server it must be set to handle Bindery services The default setting is Bindery Is there an available NetWare user license for the PrintNet to use while it acts as a PSERVER Every PSERVER takes up one user license since it l
128. t to use See the PrintNet Commands section above You can find out what frame type is bound to which board number using the debug nest odi command or from the ODI Layer section on the Novell HTML status page e Try adebug nest sap telnet command or find the SAP section on the Novell HTML status page to see if the PrintNet is seeing any network activity e Tryadebug nest rprinter telnet command or find the RPRINTER section on the Novell HTML status page Look for an entry for one of the numbers 4 to 7 under ENP INFO The dest field should match the destination used on the PrintNet If no entry is found check that the destination has the Novell service enabled If the ERROR CODE field has an error of 308 make sure no other RPRINTER setup is servicing this printer object at the same time 114 Printing Related Only one RPRINTER connection is allowed to service a PSERVER NLM printer e If the PrintNet has logged in to the file server but has not attached to the queue there may be a permission problem Make sure the appropriate users have rights to this queue they should be in the group everyone Also you may have to assign the queue to root so that is available to everyone If none of these help your situation you may want to try the whole setup again Completely delete the setup that is giving you trouble and go through the setup again following each step carefully NOTE Be s
129. tNet Configuration 10 100Base T 3 Select the print server you have been using for your PSERVER setup and press ENTER By default this will be M_xxxxxx where xxxxxx equals the last six digits of the print server s Ethernet address found on the bottom of the device e g M_091C1A 4 Select Print Server Configuration from the menu that displays Select Printer Configuration from the next menu to display a list of configured printers 6 Select the printer you wish to alter the poll time for and press ENTER 7 Change the Sampling Interval to the desired number in seconds NOTE You may also want to change the Service mode for forms to Change forms as needed If you do not do this the PrintNet will need to poll the file server twice as much to get all the information it needs 8 Press ESCAPE and select Yes to save the changes to this new printer 9 Re power the PrintNet by turning the printer off and on to make the changes take effect Changing the PrintNet Name NDS and Bindery setups When defining a new print queue on a Novell file server a new print server must be defined to represent the PrintNet This name must match the pre defined name given to the print server By default this name is in the format M_xxxxxx where xxxxxx equals the last six digits of the PrintNet s Ethernet address found on the bottom of the device e g M_091C1A You must m
130. the password on the PrintNet Netware 3 x Enter PCONSOLE as supervisor on your Novell host _ Select Print Server Information from the main menu Select the appropriate printer and press ENTER Select Change Password OW Ps RED At the prompts type and re type the new password Press ENTER when you are finished 6 Proceed to the next section to store the password on the PrintNet Print Server Setup HTML Method 1 Load a Web browser on a network station that can communicate with the print server over TCP IP 2 Direct your Web browser to URL http PrintNetIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf htm NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password by default 3 Look under the Novell section and add the new password to the Pserver Password field NOTE The passwords entered in Netware Administrator or PCONSOLE must match the password set on the unit 4 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically re power the printer to make the new settings take effect Print Server Setup Manual Telnet Method 1 Telnet to the print server This will bring up a login screen telnet ipaddress NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there s no password b
131. tings in flash memory you will need to add in stored within the beginning of any of the following commands For example list prn shows you the current prn settings but list stored prn shows you the settings sitting in flash memory Normally these should match list arp List the current ARP table that the PrintNet adheres to in a TCP IP network list date List the current date on the PrintNet list dest List the current destination settings e g names and mapped I O ports models and logpaths 140 List Commands list diff List the differences between the current settings and the stored settings in flash memory Normally you want these values to match so issue a save command followed by a reset list ifc List the current UTP interface settings e g link integrity list key List the license details and license key number list logins List any active user logins on the PrintNet list logpath List the current logpath settings e g names and mapped destinations list model List the current model settings e g names and mapped destinations list pserver List the current general print server settings e g print server name and Novell mode list prn List the current parallel port setting e g mode list rprinter List any current RPRINTER definitions list snmp List Trap Table containing SNMP Managers list sysinfo List the current PrintNet system information e g contact name and
132. tronix Printing System PPS Host Setup 47 Windows 3 1 Host Setup u nseeennseennsnennnnnnennnnnnnnn 48 Windows Troubleshooting Tips uss4rs444Hen ernennen 49 IPAssign Cannot Find the PrintNet 49 PrintNet Cannot Be Found on the Network 50 HTML Configuration Forms Will Not Display 50 Errors Occur when Defining an LPR Printer 50 Cannot Browse the PrintNet on the Network 51 Printer Errors when Printing or No Output 51 TCP IP Access Problem nennen 52 Web Browser HTTP Problem 54 Windows NT 4 0 Host Setup Problems 54 4 Unix Configuration 2222444 nn 57 OVENMICW Iii atic tite Abeta ie ete on nahh ate ts 57 Unix Environment Description 2uussr4 nennen nennen 57 Unix PrintNet Configuration 44srsseennnnnennnnennnnnnnnnenn 59 Mandat rysr 2 80 realen 59 Optionals Se en ee eee a 59 Usmo AR Peo a HR 60 Using RARP oerip ie a hie Wa 62 Using BOOTP 22 63 Communicating Across Routers 64 Unix Host Configuration uusrsseesssnensnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nen 65 Manual System V Host Setup eennnnnnennn 65 Manual LPR LPD Host Setup eeennnennn 65 Printing from AIX uuursennenneensnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn nennen 67 Printing with ETRau e 242 eu 67
133. tworkConf htm NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default 2 At the Network Configuration HTML form that displays click in the field below the IP Address heading and type in the IP address for the PrintNet 3 Under the Subnet Mask heading enter the PrintNet subnet mask NOTE If you would like to communicate with the PrintNet from across routers you will need to fill in an entry within the Routing section Please see Communicating Across Routers on page 37 for more details 4 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically repower the printer to make the new settings take effect 36 Communicating Across Routers Communicating Across Routers Since Windows environments rely on TCP IP to communicate with the PrintNet crossing routers becomes an issue After following one of the PrintNet configuration methods mentioned you will most likely only be able to communicate with the print server from the same subnet This means any hosts across a router will not be able to see your PrintNet In order for hosts across a router to see your PrintNet it is best to store a default router gateway within the print server so that any packets destined for another subnet get forwarded to this router automatically The router or series of routers can then take over ensuring the packet
134. unication across subnets when no other router exists Configuration of the PrintNet can be done from the printer control panel IPAssign Web browser or host commands To configure these options see Configuration Tools on page 23 Configuration Using IPAssign NOTE You must have the TCP IP protocol and services enabled on this windows station first To configure an IP address and subnet mask on your PrintNet 1 Insert the diskette labeled IPAssign into the floppy drive 2 Load the File Manager or WinFile and look under the floppy drive for an IPAssign self extracting file Double click on the IPAssign file to launch the install program When prompted to install click on YES to load the InstallShield Wizard 5 Answer the prompts throughout the wizard 6 Once the install process is complete you will be prompted to view the ReadMe file Select Yes to read this Close the file when done 7 Find the new IPAssign program group and double click on the PAssign icon to load the program NOTE IPAssign will search the network to find the correct device This may take several minutes For larger networks you may speed the process by powering the printer off and then on again 31 Chapter 3 Windows PrintNet Configuration 8 At the IPAssign main dialogue box that appears you should see an entry for your PrintNet appear in the list box Figure 8 shows an example screen 0 80 72 00 00
135. up and select the appropriate driver for the printer that will be used in this setup For printer driver choose generic text or Epson FX1050 or Proprinter based on print need 5 Under the Print To field select Other 40 Windows NT 4 0 Host Setup 6 Select LPR Port from the list that displays and click OK to bring up a dialogue box similar to the one found in Figure 12 Add LPH compatible printer Hana m aiba of mra pre Bat Hame wl prie on i ae a thal a Figure 12 Add LPR Compatible Printer Dialogue Box 7 Type in the IP address or host name of the PrintNet in the first field 8 Type in the name of a pre defined destination queue on the PrintNet in the second field NOTE This name must be a name of an existing destination queue on the PrintNet and it must be lowercase by default You will probably use dlprn 9 Click OK when done specifying these two fields You now have a new network printer which relies on the standard TCP IP print protocol LPD to print remotely to a printer with the PrintNet Windows NT 4 0 Host Setup This installation procedure assumes that the PrintNet adapter is configured with the correct IP address subnet mask and gateway if required In addition the administrator can ping and telnet to the PrintNet adapter from the server console If this is not the case use the printer front panel or the IPAssign utility to configure the Print
136. ure to reboot the printer before beginning a new setup and after completing an RPRINTER setup Wait at least a minute for the Print Server to login and attach to a queue Printing Related The job goes to the queue but nothing prints If nothing is printing make sure you have a connection to the PrintNet first Please see the PSERVER or RPRINTER sections above if you are having connection related problems Otherwise consider these points when trying to solve printing problems in a Novell environment e Does the job leave the queue or is it stuck there indefinitely If it leaves properly the problem points to the actual printing mechanism on your Novell system e g CAPTURE NPRINT etc to the print job format or to the printer itself Otherwise review the configuration steps you ve already followed e Have you confirmed that you can print from the PrintNet to the printer ignoring the Novell setup altogether Please see start fox tts loopb prn on page 145 for a good test e Is anything happening on the printer when the print job is sent Sometimes the print job may have arrived at the printer but be waiting for a manual form feed If this is the case please see Set Commands on page 131 for information on trailer strings e Is the printing mechanism you are using e g CAPTURE NPRINT etc configured to service the appropriate queue 115 Chapter 6 116 Troubleshooting 10 100Base T e Is the PrintNet config
137. ured as the queue s Currently Attached Server If not make sure you have associated the queue and the printer See Novell Host Configuration on page 79 e Is there a hold on the print job If you select the job from PCON SOLE s CURRENT PRINT JOB ENTRIES change the User Hold or Operator Hold to no e If you look in PCONSOLE s CURRENT QUEUE STATUS within the PRINT QUEUE INFORMATION menu is the server configured to service entries in this queue It is possible to turn servicing off here If you ve followed the suggestions above and are still having printing problems try rebooting the PrintNet Then either review every step you took when configuring the PrintNet or try re doing the setup paying special attention to each step explained in Novell Host Configuration on page 79 The job prints incorrectly This category really can be broken down into several sub categories such as lost characters garbled data extra banner pages or blank pages at the end of the job However the reason for these mishaps can generally be traced to the printing mechanism used on your Novell system These points should be considered when configuring your print method e g CAPTURE NPRINT etc e Did you include the No Tabs option e Did you specify No Banner with PostScript printers e Did you turn off banner pages and form feeds if this is already taken care of within an application or on the PrintNet Doubling up of these
138. ut using MPAdmin NDS PSERVER Setup Netware 4 x There are a number of possible ways to configure the PrintNet for use in a Novell NDS PSERVER setup These include using the MPAdmin snap in for Netware Administrator using generic print server objects in Netware Administrator or by using PCONSOLE The following steps describe a setup using generic print server object in Netware Administrator Setups using PCONSOLE are less common and will not be discussed 104 NDS PSERVER Setup Netware 4 x To create a printer print queue in an NDS environment using Netware Administrator print server objects you will need to 1 Login to NetWare Administrator as a user with security equal to Admin on your Novell host 2 Click with the right mouse button on a branch in the tree that you would like to create a print queue object in 3 Select Create from the menu that pops up to bring up the New Object dialogue 4 Select Print Queue from the Class of new object list and then click on OK 5 Select Directory Service Queue and type the name of the queue into the Print Queue name field 6 Fill in the Print Queue Volume field by typing in a volume or browsing for one Click on Create when you re done 7 Click with the right mouse button on a branch in the tree that you would like to create a printer object in 8 Select Create from the menu that pops up to bri
139. wD Give a detailed description of your network and the components attached Please follow these tips to determine what the problem may be with your PrintNet configuration NetWare 3 x No PSERVER Connection e Has the PrintNet been power cycled once the PCONSOLE steps were completed This will make the print server boot up and realize which print queue and file server it needs to service e Is the PrintNet already servicing a queue on another file server If so it cannot service another file server at the same time e When defining a new print server within PCONSOLE did you use the correct name for the PrintNet e g M_071C1A By default it only recognizes itself as M_xxxxxx where xxxxxx equals the last six digits of its Ethernet address found on the configuration printout e When defining a new printer name within PCONSOLE did you use a pre defined destination queue rather than a name of your own By default the PrintNet only recognizes names like dlprn All other names will be ignored by the device e Is the PrintNet in Bindery mode as seen under the list pserver output on the device If servicing only a NetWare 3 x file server it must be set to handle Bindery services The default setting is Bindery 88 NetWare 4 x No PSERVER Connection Is there an available NetWare user license for the PrintNet to use while it acts as a PSERVER Every PSERVER takes up one user license since i
140. y default 96 Adjusting Polling Time NDS and Bindery setups 2 You should now see a prompt displayed that has the PrintNet s IP address followed by a colon then root ipaddress root gt 3 Atthe prompt enter store pserver novell passwd password NOTE The passwords entered in Netware Administrator or PCONSOLE must match the password set on the unit 4 Reset the unit to ensure the changes take effect reset Adjusting Polling Time NDS and Bindery setups To set the poll time the PrintNet will use when checking for new jobs under a PSERVER setup Netware 4 x 1 Login to NetWare Administrator as a user with security equal to Admin on your Novell host 2 Double click on the printer object you wish to change the poll time for This will bring up the printer objects details pages 3 Click on Configuration to display the configuration page 4 Change the Service Interval to the desired number in seconds NOTE You may also want to change the Service mode for forms to Change forms as needed If you do not do this the PrintNet will need to poll the file server twice as much to get all the information it needs 5 Re power the PrintNet by turning the printer off and on to make the changes take effect Netware 3 x 1 Enter PCONSOLE as supervisor on your Novell host 2 Select Print Server Information from the main menu and press ENTER 97 Chapter 6 98 Novell Prin
141. y used if you have a logpath port and type set on a particular destination 127 Chapter 8 Complete Command List store pserver tcpsocket TCPportnumber port newTCPportnumber store pserver tcpsocket 4000 port 5000 Change a pre defined TC Pportnumber on the PrintNet to a newTCPportnumber The default number is 9100 for prn store pserver tcpsocket TCPportnumber dest destination store pserver tcpsocket 5000 dest diprn Assign a pre defined TCPportnumber to a particular destination on the PrintNet Therefore if you are using a print method that sends jobs directly to a TCP port number you still have the option to process the job data through this destination setting store pserver novell passwd password store pserver novell passwd mplex Store the password for the PrintNet to use when logging in to a Novell file server This password would have to match one set on the file server store pserver novell user name username store pserver novell user name microl Define a username on the PrintNet to be used when it logs into a Novell file server to find information This username must match a user pre defined on the Novell file server store pserver novell user passwd password store pserver novell user passwd mplex2 Define a password on the PrintNet for the Novell user already defined This password must match the one stored on the Novell file server Passwords are optional as long as there is not one defined on the file server for the user
142. you want to change the destination names from dxprn do so first with the set dest lt dest gt name lt new name gt command being sure to use the save command so these reappear after a reboot 5 Reboot the PrintNet adapter power the printer off and on or use the reset command so the new RPRINTER service names are broadcast 6 Open a Telnet or npsh session and log into PrintNet Wait a minute or two then use the list rprinter command and you should see your entries You could also do this by looking at the connection status on the 4 1x PSERVER printer status entries 7 If you add delete or change RPRINTER entries on PrintNet or 4 1x console you should always unload and reload the pserver nim module to register the changes The PrintNet can be configured and ready before the pserver nim is reloaded or PrintNet can be reset after pserver nim is reloaded 8 A web browser can also be used to see the RPRINTER attachments etc and status 87 Chapter 5 Novell Troubleshooting Tips Novell Troubleshooting Tips This section provides information on possible solutions to some standard configuration errors If you require technical support please have as much of the following information available when you call _ What level of software are you running What type of attachment do you have What is your host operating system Give a detailed description of the problem How often and when does the problem occur Pak

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