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Tektronix Phasershare Printer manual PhaserShare Networking Manual

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PhaserShare® Networking Manual

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Tektronix Phasershare Printer manual PhaserShare Networking Manual

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A S E R S H a R E N E T W O R K I N G Page PhaserShare Networking Manual Page Contents TCP/IP Host Configuration Unix TCP/IP Printer Configuration All PlatformsTCP/IP Configuration OS/2 Warp/LAN Server Windows 95 and Windows 98 PhaserPort SoftwareDisabling Protocols PhaserLink Printer Management SoftwarePrinter Management Getting HelpFTP Interface Index Resetting the PrinterChapter Network Printing with Tektronix Color PrintersPhaserShare cards PhaserShare Series B network interfacePhaserShare Networking Manual Supported PC platforms Environments supportedWorkstations Printer’s Conﬁguration Network installation overviewPrinting a Conﬁguration Page Phaser 780 front panel Printing a Conﬁguration Page Phaser 840 front panelPrinter’s networking software How to tell which protocols are enabledEnvironment Software Obtaining networking software for Phaser 360 printersNetwork administration software Network administration softwareSupport for DOS systems Tektronix PhaserPrint for Unix softwarePhaserShare Series B Ethernet interface PhaserShare Series B Network InterfacesEthernet connections and indicators Printer’s built-in Ethernet connectorPhaserShare Series B Ethernet card 10Base5 Thick Ethernet Ethernet cables and termination10BaseT or 100BaseTx Twisted Pair 10Base2 Thin EthernetToken Ring connections and indicators PhaserShare Series B Token Ring cardMbps Ring speed jumperToken Ring conﬁguration Printer Menu Network Settings Parameter Description Choices Token Ring parametersUsing the conﬁg-TokenRingscript How to conﬁgure Token Ring parametersEther printer-nam e Token-Ring-address for System Using the PhaserShare Administrator to conﬁgure Token RingPhaserShare Networking Manual LocalTalk connection PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk cardConnecting to a single computer LocalTalk connectors and cablesPhaserShare Networking Manual EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TokenTalk Configuration Before you beginConﬁguration overview Finding the printer’s name in the Chooser Changing the printer’s name optional Changing the printer’s name Apple Printer Utility Changing the printer’s EtherTalk/TokenTalk zone optional Troubleshooting Supported NetWare versions Novell NetWare ConfigurationBindery mode and NDS NetWare Directory Services supported Printer’s NetWare interfaceNotify lists Before beginning the conﬁguration procedureOther features PasswordsConﬁguration software for NetWare NetWare conﬁguration for Windows environmentsPrinting the Conﬁguration Log on to the ﬁle server Start the PhaserShare AdministratorConﬁgure the printer and set up queues Select a print serverLaunch the Quick Conﬁguration Wizard Troubleshooting Windows conﬁgurations Verify information and ﬁnish the conﬁgurationPrinter does not appear in the Main window printer list Testing the ﬁle server-to-printer connection Testing from the PhaserShare AdministratorCannot submit job to a queue Job appears in queue, but printer does not service itJob is serviced, but does not print Setting IPX frame types from the front panel Setting IPX frame types PhaserSetting IPX frame types Phaser 740 and Phaser 360 printer Setting IPX frame types Phaser 780 printer PhaserShare Networking Manual Introduction to the PhaserShare Administrator PhaserShare Administrator Software for NetWare NetworksSystem requirements InstallationInstallation for Phaser 360 printers Installation methodsInstallation procedure Installation for Phaser 840, 740, and 780 printersLaunching the PhaserShare Administrator Using the PhaserShare AdministratorPhaserShare Networking Manual Specifying search options the Search Options dialog box Information Not Available in the Printer List Printer Not Responding dialog box PhaserShare Administrator on-line helpTCP/IP Configuration Overview Extracting the ﬁles Listing the contents of unix.tarExtracting ﬁles from unix.tar Printing the ConﬁgurationPrinter TCP/IP conﬁguration overviewPhaserShare Networking Manual Information Comments TCP/IP Printer Configuration All PlatformsSetting the printer’s IP addressing parameters Information for TCP/IP conﬁgurationTCP/IP Printer Configuration All Platforms Printer defaults for network mask and broadcast address Setting IP parameters Phaser 840 printer front panelSet the IP address Setting IP parameters Phaser 740 printer front panelPress Select to display the IP address. For example Setting IP parameters Phaser 780 printer front panel Press Menu to display the IP address. For example Gateway Address Menu Press the Menu the front panel displays Help Pages Setting IP parameters Phaser 360 printer front panelPhaserShare Networking Manual Setting IP parameters Rarp or Bootp Setting IP parameters Dhcp Installing the Dhcp serverSetting up a Dhcp server Dhcp transactions Control PanelServices, scroll down to Dhcp ServerField Description Values Supported BOOTP/DHCP ﬁeldsPhaser 740 and 360 printers Enabling and disabling Rarp and BOOTP/DHCP front panelPhaser 780 printer Setting IP parameters PostScript utility ﬁle Unix only Parameter Description IP parametersSetting IP parameters PhaserLink Printer Management Software Domain Name Services DNS Setting IP parameters arp table entry address gleaningPhaserShare Networking Manual LPR BSD systems Controlling host accessAppSocket TCP Sockets Controlling host access using a PostScript utility ﬁleSend the ﬁle named in b to the printer using lp or lpr Receiving printer status Syslog Unix systems onlyPriority Number Description Conﬁg-syslog filename Setting Syslog priorities using a PostScript utility ﬁleSnmp Unix systems only Setting Snmp parameters using a PostScript utility ﬁle Assigning a print queue to the printer TCP/IP Host Configuration UnixConﬁguring a host Adding the printer to the host tableQueue name Language Assigning print queues with PhaserPrint for UnixRequired remote printer queue names Unix model ﬁlesExample Example installation for a typical BSD Unix systemDescriptions of printcap parameters Sun Solaris Conﬁguration procedures for common System V Unix hostsIf Solaris 2.2/2.3 print jobs get stuck in the queue Adding an LPD queue in SolarisSGI Irix 5.3 Irix 5.3 and Irix 6.x with Impressario ClientField name Description IBM AIX 3.x Irix 6.x with Impressario ServerAIX Print server Hewlett-Packard HP-UX 9.xField name Example entry Description Ping printer-name Testing the network connectionTCP/IP Configuration OS/2 Warp/LAN Server TCP/IP Configuration OS/2 Warp/LAN Server OS/2 client-to-server setup Warp Server 4.0/Warp Connect Windows NT Setting the printer’s IP addressAdd the printer Click Start, Settings, and PrintersCreating an LPR port Creating an AppleTalk port101 Name the printer and set up sharing Install the driver103 Windows NT creates the printerAdding the Windows NT 4.0 driver on a Windows NT 3.51 server 105 Install the driver 107 Enter the printer’s name and set up sharingWindows NT creates the printer 109 Adding a Windows NT 3.x driverCreating an LPR port 111 Set up sharingConcept Description Unix term NT term Windows NT network communicationTCP/IP connection Basic concepts of TCP/IP printing113 Windows NT network troubleshootingError messages in Print Manager Printer PS on host IP-addressis rejecting your requestTo ﬁx this problem in Windows NT Open the folder C\WINNT35\system32 115Checking the IP address of the Windows NT server Printing from the command line via lprWindows 95 PhaserPort Software TCP/IP conﬁguration for the PC117 PhaserPort software installation Using the installerCreate your ﬁrst port and install the printer Adding a port for a new printer Adding a port to an existing printer119 Changing a port’s IP address 121 PhaserLink Printer Management SoftwareSystem requirements Multiple language supportPrinter information pages Accessing printer information from a browserPhaserLink Printer Management Software navigation links 123Link/Page Description Printer status display Printer status iconsIconDescription 125 PhaserLink Printer Management Software help ﬁlesTo conﬁgure PhaserLink Printer Management Software Help To access PhaserLink Printer Management Software HelpDisabling Information Forwarding Information Forwarding127 Job accounting PhaserShare AdministratorPrinter Management Job accountingJob accounting PhaserLink Printer Management Software 129 Phaser 840 Intelligent ReadyPhaserLink Status Notiﬁcation Email Notiﬁcation 131 Usage Proﬁle reports Phaser 840, 740 and 780 printers onlyPhaser 840 printer Phaser 740 printerPrinting Usage Proﬁle reports from the front panel 133 Printing verbose Usage Proﬁle reports from the front panelSending Usage Proﬁle reports via email from the front panel 135 PhaserShare Networking Manual 137 Controlling Usage Proﬁle email reportingTo enable email to Tektronix Email to TektronixSpecifying who receives reports 139 Reading Usage Proﬁle reportsFull report format Email report formatField Number Field name Description Report ﬁeldsUsage proﬁle job report Field Description141 Notiﬁcation SettingsLow , Replace , or Not Installed just as on 143 PhaserShare Networking Manual Engine Error Log Phaser 840 printer Logs145 Code Description Engine Error Log Phaser 740 and 780 printersEngine Error Log Phaser 740 and 780 printers contd Postscript Error Log Phaser 840, 740 and 780 printers147 Postscript Error Log Phaser 840, 740 and 780 printers contd Last Jam Log Phaser 840 printer Last jam logs149 Last Jam Log Phaser 740 printer 151 Last Jam Log Phaser 780 printerPhaserShare Networking Manual Getting Help If you need help from Tektronix153 Customer Support Centers Getting HelpUsing the automated fax systems 155Country Numbers Receiving email update notices 157 Disabling ProtocolsDisabling protocols front panel Phaser 840 printer159 Phaser 740 printerPress ---- the front panel displays EtherTalk 161 Phaser 780 printerPhaserShare Networking Manual 163 Phaser 360 printerPhaserShare Networking Manual Phaser 360 printer If the front panel is locked165 Disabling protocols PhaserLink Printer Management Software Disabling protocols PhaserShare Administrator167 Resetting the PrinterResetting your printer using the Apple Printer Utility Request Description Supported FTP commandsFTP Interface 169Supported FTP commands contd 171 Index129 Printcap ﬁle 173PhaserShare Networking Manual Page Printed on recycled paper