Digi MIL-3000FTX manual AppleTalk Stations, Disable background printing, NetWare Client Stations

7.3.3AppleTalk Stations

Digi includes an Apple Printer utility on the CD-ROM. AppleTalk users have a limited status-checking support with the Apple standard printing utilities. To cause a status window to remain up when printing:

1.From the Apple pull-down menu, select the Chooser.

2.Choose a LaserWriter 8.x driver.

3.Disable background printing.

This window tells the Mac user if FastPort is being used by some other protocol, or how many bytes of a job has been sent. LaserWriter 8 users can also choose setup and get info to get information on the printer connected to FastPort.

If the printer is parallel, users can either use the Apple Printer utility to change the settings permanently or enable Digi’s bi-directional printer port and “talk” directly to the printer. Copy the Apple Printer utility and its set of download-able files. Modify the setup defaults file (FastPort settings) or setup printer info file (LaserWriter 8 get info query data), appropriately. After modifying these files:

1.Choose the FastPort.

2.Run the Apple Printer Utilities.

3.From the “Utilities” pull-down menu, choose Utilities—send PostScript File.

4.Click on the just modified file. This downloads the file to FastPort, which parses, validates, and stores the values.

Note: Choosing Utility and then Restart Printer will soft reset FastPort. Reset will take approximately 60 seconds.

7.3.4NetWare Client Stations

NetWare has two utilities to monitor and configure FastPort: Fast Manage suite and ACT version 3.0. FastManage can be installed on any Windows client machine that has the IPX protocol enabled. NetWare users on DOS can also use ACT version 3.X. This utility has two functions:

•It allows users to configure the FastPort settings, like FastManage or any other described utility.

•It mimics PCONSOLE for bindery style networks and allows users to create print queues and print servers.

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 7-5