Intermate100 / Intermate101
 Disclaimer
Trademarks
 Introduction
 Target Audience
Introduction
Target Audience and Products
Print Servers, Component Codes and Release Levels
 December
Summary overview of major changes Spring
August 2001 IPP October 2001 ThinPrint
January 2002 IPX/SPX removed
 Introduction Target Audience and Products
 Manual and Guides
Print Server Administration Manual
Types of Documentation
 Other Types of Documentation
 Conventions Used in the Manual and Guides
 Topics in This Manual
Purpose of the About informa- tion
 About the Supported Printing Environments
 Descriptive Framework
About Tools for Management and Configuration
About the FTP Print protocol
 Getting
Powerful Multi Purpose Utility
About Initial Contact
Connected
 About Configuring the Basic and Permission Sub- Groups
Basic sub-group has three configuration pages
 Input control and HPOs
About Configuring Services and Host-Sessions
Key Concepts
Target printer
 Processing Facilities
Configuration Pages for Output and Input
Logical printer
Output Control
 Input Five Sub-Groups
Input Control Sub-Group
 Other Configurations
 About Information and Monitoring Possibilities
 Maintenance-related items on the Http menu
About Upgrades and Maintenance
Chapters on upgrades and maintenance
 About the Appendices
 Printing Environments
 Introduction
What is a printer
Windows 2000 and Windows XP
 Raw Socket Printing Standard TCP/IP Port
Page
Page
 Intermate Print Port
LPR
Native LPR
 Print queue nameip address
 Windows 2000 and Windows XP LPR
 Internet Print Protocol
Http//192.168.0.227631/printer
 Windows 2000 and Windows XP Internet Print Protocol
 Windows NT
 Define Printer and Port
Using an Intermate Print Port for Raw Socket or
Install the Print Port Program
Page
 Setting up a Raw Socket Port Port
 Print queue nameip address
Page
 Native LPR
Prerequisite
 Windows NT 4.0 Native LPR
 \systemroot\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
 Windows NT 4.0 Native LPR
 Windows 95/98
Add the Intermate Port 9100 or LPR printer port
 Install the Print Port Program
 New Printer
 Windows 95/98 New Printer
 Add the Intermate Port 9100 or LPR printer port
 Setting up a Raw Socket Port Port
 Print queue nameip address
Page
 Novell Netware LPR via pure IP
 Apple LaserWriter LPR only
 To set up for printing
Mac OS 8.1 and higher
 Mac OS 7.5 or Earlier
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 AIX
Topics Covered
 Field Comments
LPR Ascii
Initialization Screen
 How to Print LPD
FTP
 Ipds with PSF/6000
Create a new Ipds printer definition
 General Printing Problems for AIX
Checking and Using the Ipds Connection
 OS/2 2.x and OS/2 Warp
Ipds
 LPR Ascii data, e.g. PCL and Postscript
Create a new printer and queue
 Para
 Element Replace with
Print using LPR command from the Command Line
Print from WIN-OS/2 using the Lprmon command
 Troubleshooting
To obtain status from the TCP/IP LPD connected printer
 Ipds from PSF/2
System requirements
 OS/2 2.x and OS/2 Warp Ipds from PSF/2
 Tools for Management Configuration
 Http Browser
Prerequisites
 How To Connect
Http//192.168.0.227
 Menu Items and Groups Before Login
Actions
 Login with User Name and Password
Tip
 Menu Items and Groups After Login
 How to Change Settings on Configuration Pages
At the bottom of each configuration page are three buttons
 Activating New Values By Rebooting
 Logout
Log out from the Intermate1xx by closing the browser window
 Setting Up Telnet Terminal Preferences
Configuration Using a Telnet Client
Connecting
Platform Prerequisites
 Main Menu
Menu Items and Settings
Configuration Menus
 Commands below, interface means Intermate1xx print server
 Intermate Management and Configuration Utility Imcu
What the Imcuimcu is and how It works
 This Chapter Covers Installation and Basic Use
 Installation of the Various Elements
 Establishing an Imcu Server
 How to Log In and Out
Log
 Device List / Available Agents
Sample device list is shown on the next
 Device List
 Installing Agents
Remote Installation of an Agent from the Imcu server
 Embedded Agent on the Intermate1xx
Direct Installation of an Agent on a PC
Troubleshooting Agent Installation on a PC
 Initial Contact
 IP Assignments for Initial Contact
 Information Needed Before Starting
Host Name
 Ipconfig Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or XP
How to find the group of settings called TCP/IP
 Method Overview
 IP Assignments for Initial Contact Method Overview
 Assignment Using Bootp
Etc/bootptab file
 IP Assignments for Initial Contact Assignment Using Bootp
 Assignment Using Rarp
192.168.0.227 00c0a200801e
 IP Assignments for Initial Contact Assignment Using Rarp
 Assignment Using Dhcp
 Static IP Assignment Using ARP and Ping
Arp -s 192.168.0.227 00-c0-a2-00-80-1e
Page
 Steps
Static IP Assignment Using the Imcu
Prerequisites
Page
 Configuring Basic Permissions SUB-GROUPS
 TCP/IP
 Mandatory IP-identifying information
Syntax for IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway
Enable DHCP, BOOTP, RARP-or none of these
Host Name
 Wins Server
Optional Settings
DNS Server for Look-Ups
 General
Introduction to the Chapter
 Model
Administrative Parameters
SysAdmin contact
Device’s location
 System Target Printer
System Target Printer has the following special functions
 Enable Front Panel Messages PJL
Values Comments
 Network
Media speed and duplex
 Enable Local MAC Address
 Local MAC Address
7F.FF.FF.FF.FF.FF
 Enter New Password
Configuring Permissions
Password Change
Re-enter Password
 License Key
Ordering a key
 License Key Entry
About the Global MAC Address
 Configuring Print Services and Host Sessions
 Processing Facilities
 TCP/IP Sessions, Services and Host-Sessions
Services
 HPO SCS TN5250E Host Sessions
 HPO SCS TN3270E Host Session
 HPO Ipds Host Session
 Local Printer
Network Printers Using NDO
Physical Printers = Target Printers
System Target Printer
 Processing Layers
Processing layers. Read from left to right
 Printer
Use Logical Printer/Output To
Old Use Logical
 17.6.1. PR0 / Logical Printer
Configurable Logical Printers
Logical Printers
Physical printer
 String Substitution
How Strings Are Written
 Data Manipulation in the Logical Printer Layer
Examples of Logical Printer Definitions
 Printer Strings
Logical Pre-Processing String Before
Substitution
 Processing Flows-Examples
PR0
 SCS TN3270 through PR0 Logical Printer
 PR5 configured for string before and string after
 Load Balancing Pools NDO only
 Pre-Processing Post-Processing
Working with NDO Load Balancing Pools and Data Manipulation
Logical
Printer Pool Strings
 Types Logical Load Pre-Processing Post-Processing
LPR-4
 Introduction-Messages and Status Reporting
Supports 1284 Directional Be enabled?
Local Printer Parallel Port
Is the result bi
 See About Error Reporting in ECP Mode
 Values for print servers using releases older than
Parallel Port Ieee P1284 Negotiation Mode
Values for print servers using releases 2111 and higher
Value Comments
 Ieee Timing Log for ECP and Nibble Modes
Value
 PJL Support
 Report Compatible Mode Error as
Compatible Mode, Report Problems As
Report Compatible Mode PE as
 PJL Printer Status Feedback Frequency
Special PJL Settings for ECP and Nibble
Check for Pending Printer Data When Idle For / Reverse Data
Value for Comments
 ECP Mode on a printer that does not understand PJL
About Error Reporting in ECP Mode
ECP Mode on a printer that understands PJL
 Enable Power Detection
Disable this if you are using NDO
 Requirements
Recommended Features for Network Target Printers
Network Destination Option
Brushed-up Functionality and Terminology
 Configurations for Each Network Destination #
 Hostname Mandatory
 Print Method Mandatory
LPR
 Raw Socket TCP Port
Raw Socket port numbers
 LPR Count Byte MB
LPR settings
Printer LPR Queue Name
 System Target Printer in a Stand-Alone Setup
Changes Needed on Other Configuration Pages
Local Printer-Do Not Enable Power Detection
 Up to 3 optional fields for data manipulation
Logical Printers
Target Printer 1-2 mandatory fields
Order of fields within each set
 Target Printer
 Load Balancing Pool
Determining the order of values to enter
 Example Comments 3,2
 String Before and String After
500 100 200
 String Substitutions
 Substitution Strings
Input String # and Output String#
 Planning
 Advanced Settings
Services in Input Control
Common Feature How to Direct Output
More informa- tion
 Raw Socket = Port 9100 = Reverse Telnet
 Example TCP Port # 1 set to
 Example TCP Port # 4 set to
Special Ispp port
 Queue Name Queue Type Output is directed to
LPR Print Queues LPD Protocol
Name
 FTP Print
Configuration
Using FTP Print
 Printer configuration and use
Included Features
Print server configuration
IPP Print Internet Printing Protocol
 Introduction
ThinPrint configuration page in the Intermate1xx
ThinPrint
 Services in Input Control ThinPrint
 Value Where the output is sent by the print server
Intermate1xx
 Management Information Monitoring Possibilities
 Main Status Pages
 Other Printouts in the Actions Group
 Help Quick Guide
 Standard Monitoring Information
Status Group on the Http Menu
 Target Name Network Destination
Status Target Printer Info
Target Name Local Printer
 Effect of Local Printer Negotiation Modes
About the Page Counters
About Network Target Printers
Target Name Local Target
 Status System Log
 Messages requiring you to seek help from a point of purchase
Messages about things you can fix yourself
 Configurable Monitoring Tools
Imcu Agent
 Parameter Default Comments Setting
Mail Notification
 Configure Snmp
Introduction and Pre-Requisites
 Set Up a Connection With Your Snmp Tool
To set up a connection
 Configure Snmp Set Up a Connection With Your Snmp Tool
 Configure Snmp Set Up a Connection With Your Snmp Tool
 Edit Variables
To define a query and edit variables
 Load and Edit Options Parameters
To add the Private MIB
 To edit the Intermate1xx parameters
 Tip
 Parameter
To set up traps
Traps
 6.1.4.1.1527
 00000000400c0a20507f8
 Reboot the Intermate1xx
 Using and Viewing Traps
Look up the number in . Snmp Printer Trap Numbers
 Configure Snmp Using and Viewing Traps
 Printer and Job Status via Finger External Tool
Purposes and Limitations
 How to Use It
Finger @192.168.0.227
 Upgrades and Maintenance
 How to See Which Firmware is Currently Loaded
Upgrade Components
How to Get Upgrades
What and How
 Release Level Designations
What the Firmware File Names Mean
Two Part Version-Naming System
 Overview of Component Types and File Names
 FSS-Files
File Name
 Configuration Files
Configuration file imacfg.bin
 28.4.2. .IDB
 Print Server’s FTP Directory and Its Libraries
Intermate100 G22
 Intermate101 G32 and G34
 How to Inspect the FTP Directory
Dir
 Using FTP Directly
Upgrades of Firmware and Fonts FFS files
 Put C\PrintServerUpdates\G222021.FFS
 Upgrades of IDBs
 Binary Configuration File imaconfig.bin
Imacfg.bin
 Put C\PrintServerConfigs\imacfg.bin
 Using the Imcu for Maintenance
Advantages
 Single Print Server
 About file types
 FFS files, such as Main Code
 Configuration file
 Using the Imcu for Maintenance Single Print Server
 Bulk Upgrade
 Using the Imcu for Maintenance Bulk Upgrade
 Upgrade of Main Code or Boot Code Using a Serial Cable
Cable
 Intermate Download Utility Program
 Overview of Types of Resets
Activate New, Saved Settings with a Reboot
 Http Menu Restore All Defaults
Restore Factory Default Settings Remote
Http Menu Configuration Page Only
Telnet Client
 General Information
Restore Factory Defaults Test Button
Intermate100
Result
 Desired Result LED lighting sequence
 Crash Recovery Intermate101 only
 Appendices
 Updates and Revised Documentation Where to Find Support
Appendix A. Customer Support
 Gathering Information
 What the Unit Looks Like
Appendix B. Technical Information
Hardware
 Technical Information Hardware
 Supported Printers and Performance Features
Intermate100
 EU EMC, CE Declaration of Conformity
Emission Notices and Approvals
USA FCC Rules Part 15, Class a
 Appendix C. Hardware Installation
 LED Patterns in Various Modes
 Programming Flash Memory
 Test Button to Print Main Status Pages or Quick Guide
 Appendix E. US Ascii 7-bit Character Set Decimal Values 32
Hex
 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126
 Appendix F. String Syntax
Basic Rules and Encoded Bytes
 Invalid Strings Why
Examples of Valid Strings and Invalid Strings
Valid Strings
 Appendix G. Configuration Checklists
Overall Checklist
 FTP
 Checklist for Each Service or Host Session
Printer Definitions on the Host
Page
 Appendix H. Troubleshooting
Cannot print a job
 Cannot Ping the printer
 Introduction
 Printing Environments
 Tools for Management and Configuration
 Initial Contact
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 Configuring Print Services and Host-Sessions
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 206
 Appendices