Tektronix Phaser 840 Ethernet cables and termination, 10BaseT or 100BaseTx Twisted Pair

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2 Connecting Your Printer to a Network

Ethernet cables and termination

N O T E

To fully comply with EMI (electro-magnetic interference) speciﬁcations, the use of shielded or screened cables may be required. “Shielded” describes IBM-deﬁned cables used with the DB-9 connector. “Screened” describes cables that are electrically similar to Category 4 UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair), but with an added shield or screen.

10BaseT or 100BaseTx (Twisted Pair)

100BaseTx requires Category 5 (100-Ohm UTP) cabling.

The Ethernet standard does not allow a direct 10BaseT connection between a single computer and a single printer. Use 10Base2 (Thin Ethernet) to connect a single computer to a single printer.

C A U T I O N

Do not use “silver satin” telephone extension cables for 10BaseT networks, either as drop cords or as patch cables in the wiring closet. (Silver satin cables are ﬂat, usually silver or gray, with 28-gauge stranded or tinsel conductors.) Do not use shielded twisted pair cable intended for IBM Token Ring networks or voice-grade (level 1 or 2) unshielded twisted pair cable for wiring runs. These

cables do not meet the requirements for 10BaseT and will lead to unreliable operation.

10Base2 (Thin Ethernet)

Depending on the type of Ethernet cables you use and your network conﬁguration, you may need to use terminators at certain points in the installation. Refer to the manufacturer’s documentation for your Ethernet adapters and cables for details.

10Base5 (Thick Ethernet)

Connecting the printer using thick coax (10Base5) requires an adapter; contact your dealer to obtain adapters, cables, and terminators.

8PhaserShare Networking

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Contents L O R P R I N T E R Page Phaser 840 Color Printer PhaserShare Networking Setup Guide Page Contents Windows NT Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing ParametersPhaserLink Printer Management Software IndexIntroduction UnixPrinting a Conﬁguration Before you begin network conﬁgurationPrinting a Conﬁguration Printer management If you need more information Connecting Your Printer to a Network PhaserShare Series B Ethernet interfaceEthernet connections and indicators Built-in Ethernet connectorPhaserShare Series B Ethernet card 10Base2 Thin Ethernet Ethernet cables and termination10BaseT or 100BaseTx Twisted Pair 10Base5 Thick EthernetPhaserShare Series B Token Ring card Token Ring connections and indicators Ring speed jumper Token Ring conﬁguration Token Ring parametersUsing the conﬁg-TokenRingscript Conﬁguring Token Ring parametersArp Using the PhaserShare Administrator to conﬁgure Token Ring Using PhaserLink software to conﬁgure Token RingLocalTalk connection PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk cardLocalTalk card connections and indicators LocalTalk connectors, cables, and terminators Connecting to a single computerConnecting Your Printer to a Network PhaserShare Networking EtherTalk, LocalTalk TokenTalk Configuration Conﬁguration overviewFinding the printer’s name in the Chooser Installation Novell NetWare ConfigurationInstalling the PhaserShare Administrator Log on to the ﬁle server Using the Quick Conﬁguration WizardStart the PhaserShare Administrator Select a print serverConﬁgure the printer and set up queues Launch the Quick Conﬁguration WizardSetting IPX frame types from the front panel Verify information and ﬁnish the conﬁgurationAssigning a print queue to the printer TCP/IP Configuration UnixAdding the printer to the host table Unix model ﬁles Assigning print queues with PhaserPrint for UnixRequired remote printer queue names Example installation for a typical BSD Unix system Sample printcap ﬁle Descriptions of printcap parametersPrinter conﬁguration Extracting the ﬁles Listing the contents of unix.tarExtracting ﬁles from unix.tar Windows 95 PhaserPort Software TCP/IP conﬁguration for a PCUsing the installer Setting the printer’s IP addressPhaserPort software installation Create your ﬁrst port and install the driver Installation Completed dialog, click Finish Adding a port for a new printerAdding a port to an existing printer Changing a port’s IP address Windows NT Click Start, Settings, and Printers Add the printerCreating an LPR port Creating an AppleTalk portWindows NT creates the printer Install the driverName the printer and set up sharing Select the port where the printer is connected Adding a Windows NT 4.0 driver on an NT 3.51 serverEnter the printer’s name and set up sharing Adding a Windows NT 3.x driver Creating an LPR port Set up sharing Windows NT PhaserShare Networking Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters Setting IP parameters from the front panel Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing ParametersSetting IP parameters Rarp or Bootp Set the network maskT E Setting up a Dhcp server Setting IP parameters DhcpInstalling the Dhcp server Open the Network Administration group Supported BOOTP/DHCP ﬁelds Dhcp transactionsSetting IP parameters PostScript utility ﬁle Unix only Running the conﬁg-IPscript Conﬁg-IP ﬁlenameSetting IP parameters PhaserLink Printer Management Software DNS Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters PhaserLink Printer Management Software Accessing printer information from a browserAccessing PhaserLink Help PhaserLink Printer Management software help ﬁlesConﬁguring PhaserLink Help Setting printer parameters PhaserLink software pages Information ForwardingDisabling Information Forwarding With config-IP script With config-TokenRingscript IndexRarp Page Printed on recycled paper