Hypertec Fastprint Multiprotocol Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Print Server EtherP Admin Administration

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◊Whether or not the attached printer supports HP’s PJL (Printer Job Language) protocol.

♦For serial ports,

◊The serial port speed (baud rate), in bits per second.

◊How many data bits are sent per byte

◊How many stop bits are sent with each byte

◊Whether or not a parity bit is sent, and if so what kind (even or odd parity)

◊Whether or not software flow control is used (XON/XOFF)

◊Whether or not hardware flow control should be used, and if so what kind (DTR, RTS, or DTR/RTS).

To set the parameters for a printer port,

1.Select the print server in the EtherP Admin main window’s server name display (or extended server display).

2.Choose Server Device... from the Configuration menu, or press the Configure Server button in the toolbar. (If you have assigned a password to the server, you will have to enter it at this point.) EtherP Admin will display the Server Device Configuration window.

3.Press the button corresponding to the port you wish to change. For parallel ports, the following dialog will be displayed:

The fields that can be changed are:

◊Port Name The name by which the port is known on various network systems. The port name should be at most 32 characters long and may consist of letters, numbers, and hyphens. Spaces are not allowed. (If the port will be used for LAN Manager clients, the port name can not exceed 8 characters.)

◊Description A comment describing the port.

◊Speed Determines whether or not the print server can send data to the printer at high speed. Most newer printers can accept high-speed data transmission; if your printer loses characters then you may need to choose the low-speed mode.

◊PJL Printer Determines whether or not the printer accepts Hewlett Packard’s PJL printer job control language commands. PJL allows users to

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Contents Administration Guide Trademarks Table of Contents Setting UP Appletalk Printing Setting an IP Address without EtherP Admin Page Introduction What Isnt Covered in This User’s Guide?Contents of the User’s Guide About This GuidePrint Server Administration User’s Guide HyperNet Fastprint Print Server Administration Features Installing and Starting the EtherP Admin Program Installing EtherP AdminSystem Requirements Starting EtherP Admin Choosing a Name for Your Print Server Getting Started Setting up Your Print ServerSetting a Password for Your Print Server Changing Print Server Port Settings EtherP Admin Administration Port Name See above Description See above Testing Your Print Server Setting up Novell NetWare 3.x PrintingIntroduction to Novell NetWare Printing Print Server Administration User’s Guide Setting up as a NetWare Print Server Print Server Administration User’s Guide Setting up as a NetWare Remote Printer Windows 95 Client Workstations Printing from Client Workstations\\SERVER\Q-LJ5L Windows NT 4.0 and later Client Workstations Windows NT 3.51 Client Workstations Windows 3.x and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Workstations MS-DOS/PC-DOS Workstations NetWare SettingsPrint Server Administration User’s Guide NetWare Directory Services Setting up Novell NetWare 4.x PrintingSetting up as a NetWare Print Server EtherP Admin Administration Setting up as a NetWare Remote Printer Windows 95 Workstations Windows NT 4.0 and later Client Workstations Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Workstations Setting up Microsoft Network Printing Setting up the Print Server for Microsoft Networking \\PS-142634\DJ-660C \\PS-142634\PS-142634-P2 Windows NT 4.0 and later Client Workstations Windows NT 3.51 Client Workstations Windows for Workgroups Client Workstations \\PS-142634\PS-142634-P1 Keeping the Print Queue on a Windows NT Server EtherP Admin Administration Choose Create Printer... from the Printer menu Setting up AppleTalk PrintingChoose AppleTalk Protocol... from the Configuration menu Setting up the Print Server for AppleTalk PrintingPrinting from MacOS Client Workstations Configuring TCP/IP Network Settings Setting up Unix TCP/IP PrintingAllowing SNMP-based Management Choose TCP/IP Protocol... from the Configuration menuPrinting Text Files from Unix Setting up Snmp TrapsPrinting from BSD Unix Versions Answer y and press Enter to continue Script will ask Printing from SCO Unix System V/386Printing from Solaris Printing from Windows NT Printing using Tftp Ftp ip-address EtherP Admin Main Window EtherP Admin AdministrationPress the Define Filter Strings button Filtering the List of Print ServersWorking with Environment Files and Preferences Monitoring Printer Status Checking NetWare Print Jobs Managing Print Queues Configuring NetWare Print ServicesPrint Server Administration User’s Guide Managing Printers Managing Print Servers Select Reset or Factory Reset from the Tools menu Resetting the Print ServerUpgrading the Print Server’s Internal Firmware Using the EtherP Admin Device Diagnostics Window Troubleshooting Print Server ProblemsSetting an IP Address without EtherP Admin Appendix Telnet Interface AdministrationChanging TCP/IP Settings Accessing the Telnet InterfaceSnmp Community Commumity Name Public Community Access Changing Server Settings Changing the Print Server Password Changing Port Settings Changing AppleTalk Settings Netware Displaying Configuration InformationUpgrading Print Server Firmware Index Print Server Administration User’s Guide Tools menu Product Warranty