Tektronix Phaser 840 setup guide LocalTalk connectors, cables, and terminators

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Connecting Your Printer to a Network 2

LocalTalk connectors, cables, and terminators

LocalTalk connectors and cables are available through your local reseller. Depending on the type of LocalTalk cables you use and your network conﬁguration, you might need to use terminators at certain points in the installation. Refer to the documentation for your LocalTalk connectors and cables for details.

Connecting to a single computer

To avoid damaging the network interface, turn off the printer before making any LocalTalk connections.

1.Connect the short cable of a LocalTalk connector to the PhaserShare LocalTalk port.

2.Connect the short cable of another LocalTalk connector to your computer’s LocalTalk port.

3.Connect a LocalTalk cable from the LocalTalk connector that you have just attached to your computer to the printer’s LocalTalk connector.

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Depending on the type of LocalTalk connectors you use and your network conﬁguration, you might need to use external terminators. Refer to the documentation for your LocalTalk connectors and cables for details.

For conﬁguration details, see Chapter 3, “EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TokenTalk Conﬁguration”.

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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 Index Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing ParametersPhaserLink Printer Management Software Windows NTUnix IntroductionPrinting a Conﬁguration Before you begin network conﬁgurationPrinting a Conﬁguration Printer management If you need more information PhaserShare Series B Ethernet interface Connecting Your Printer to a NetworkBuilt-in Ethernet connector Ethernet connections and indicatorsPhaserShare Series B Ethernet card 10Base5 Thick Ethernet Ethernet cables and termination10BaseT or 100BaseTx Twisted Pair 10Base2 Thin EthernetPhaserShare Series B Token Ring card Token Ring connections and indicators Ring speed jumper Token Ring parameters Token Ring conﬁgurationConﬁguring Token Ring parameters Using the conﬁg-TokenRingscriptArp Using PhaserLink software to conﬁgure Token Ring Using the PhaserShare Administrator to conﬁgure Token RingLocalTalk connection PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk cardLocalTalk card connections and indicators Connecting to a single computer LocalTalk connectors, cables, and terminatorsConnecting Your Printer to a Network PhaserShare Networking Conﬁguration overview EtherTalk, LocalTalk TokenTalk ConfigurationFinding the printer’s name in the Chooser Installation Novell NetWare ConfigurationInstalling the PhaserShare Administrator Select a print server Using the Quick Conﬁguration WizardStart the PhaserShare Administrator Log on to the ﬁle serverLaunch the Quick Conﬁguration Wizard Conﬁgure the printer and set up queuesVerify information and ﬁnish the conﬁguration Setting IPX frame types from the front panelAssigning 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 Descriptions of printcap parameters Sample printcap ﬁlePrinter conﬁguration Extracting the ﬁles Listing the contents of unix.tarExtracting ﬁles from unix.tar TCP/IP conﬁguration for a PC Windows 95 PhaserPort SoftwareUsing the installer Setting the printer’s IP addressPhaserPort software installation Create your ﬁrst port and install the driver Adding a port for a new printer Installation Completed dialog, click FinishAdding a port to an existing printer Changing a port’s IP address Windows NT Add the printer Click Start, Settings, and PrintersCreating an AppleTalk port Creating an LPR portWindows NT creates the printer Install the driverName the printer and set up sharing Adding a Windows NT 4.0 driver on an NT 3.51 server Select the port where the printer is connectedEnter 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 the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters Setting IP parameters from the front panelSet the network mask Setting IP parameters Rarp or BootpT E Setting up a Dhcp server Setting IP parameters DhcpInstalling the Dhcp server Open the Network Administration group Dhcp transactions Supported BOOTP/DHCP ﬁeldsSetting IP parameters PostScript utility ﬁle Unix only Conﬁg-IP ﬁlename Running the conﬁg-IPscriptSetting IP parameters PhaserLink Printer Management Software DNS Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters Accessing printer information from a browser PhaserLink Printer Management SoftwareAccessing PhaserLink Help PhaserLink Printer Management software help ﬁlesConﬁguring PhaserLink Help Information Forwarding Setting printer parameters PhaserLink software pagesDisabling Information Forwarding Index With config-IP script With config-TokenRingscriptRarp Page Printed on recycled paper