Hypertec Fastprint Multiprotocol Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Print Server manual Printing using Tftp

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Print Server Administration User’s Guide

7.Enter the IP address of your HyperNet Fastprint network print server, and the port name of the printer you wish to use.

8.Click OK to return to the Printer Ports window, and then click Close to return to the Add Printer Wizard.

9.Click Next > to continue installing the printer, following the on-screen instructions. The Add Printer Wizard will ask you to select the proper driver for the printer, and will ask you to give a name to the printer.

When you are done installing the printer, you will be able to use any of the usual printing commands to print to your printer.

Printing using TFTP

For testing purposes, you can also use the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) to print to the print server. This is not a recommended method for ordinary printing, since it will not work if the print server is already printing.

On most systems, you can enter the command

tftp ip-address

to start the tftp client program. At the tftp prompt, you can type

put file dest-port

to print the local file named file to the print server port named dest-port. (Case is sensitive in the dest-portname.)

Printing using FTP

You can also use the Internet’s standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to print to the print server. As with the TFTP method, this is recommended only for testing.

You can use any FTP client, including client programs with graphical interfaces. To use a command line version of FTP, on most systems you can enter the command

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Contents Administration Guide Trademarks Table of Contents Setting UP Appletalk Printing Setting an IP Address without EtherP Admin Page What Isnt Covered in This User’s Guide? Contents of the User’s GuideAbout This Guide IntroductionPrint Server Administration User’s Guide HyperNet Fastprint Print Server Administration Features System Requirements Installing and Starting the EtherP Admin ProgramInstalling EtherP Admin Starting EtherP Admin Getting Started Setting up Your Print Server Choosing a Name for Your Print ServerSetting a Password for Your Print Server Changing Print Server Port Settings EtherP Admin Administration Port Name See above Description See above Introduction to Novell NetWare Printing Testing Your Print ServerSetting up Novell NetWare 3.x 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 Printing from Client Workstations Windows 95 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 NetWare Settings MS-DOS/PC-DOS WorkstationsPrint Server Administration User’s Guide Setting up Novell NetWare 4.x Printing NetWare Directory ServicesSetting 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 Setting up AppleTalk Printing Choose Create Printer... from the Printer menuSetting up the Print Server for AppleTalk Printing Choose AppleTalk Protocol... from the Configuration menuPrinting from MacOS Client Workstations Setting up Unix TCP/IP Printing Configuring TCP/IP Network SettingsChoose TCP/IP Protocol... from the Configuration menu Allowing SNMP-based ManagementSetting up Snmp Traps Printing Text Files from UnixPrinting from BSD Unix Versions Printing from SCO Unix System V/386 Answer y and press Enter to continue Script will askPrinting from Solaris Printing from Windows NT Printing using Tftp Ftp ip-address EtherP Admin Administration EtherP Admin Main WindowFiltering the List of Print Servers Press the Define Filter Strings buttonWorking with Environment Files and Preferences Monitoring Printer Status Checking NetWare Print Jobs Configuring NetWare Print Services Managing Print QueuesPrint Server Administration User’s Guide Managing Printers Managing Print Servers Resetting the Print Server Select Reset or Factory Reset from the Tools menuUpgrading the Print Server’s Internal Firmware Troubleshooting Print Server Problems Using the EtherP Admin Device Diagnostics WindowAppendix Telnet Interface Administration Setting an IP Address without EtherP AdminAccessing the Telnet Interface Changing TCP/IP SettingsSnmp Community Commumity Name Public Community Access Changing Server Settings Changing the Print Server Password Changing Port Settings Changing AppleTalk Settings Displaying Configuration Information NetwareUpgrading Print Server Firmware Index Print Server Administration User’s Guide Tools menu Product Warranty