Tektronix Phasershare Printer manual Setting IP parameters PostScript utility file Unix only

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8.Return the printer to normal operation:

a.Press Exit (the far right button) until Network Settings appears on the top line of the display.

b.Press Exit again.

■If you have changed any parameters that require a printer reset to take effect, you will be prompted to reset the printer. If you press Confirm, the printer resets. To return to normal operation without resetting the printer, press Exit (the far right button); Printer Menu appears on the top line of the display. Press Exit again; the printer returns to normal operation, but the changes you have made will not take effect until the next time the printer is reset.

■If you have not changed any parameters that require a printer reset, press Exit (the far right button) again; the front panel displays

Ready.

After the printer has its address information, you can set other TCP/IP parameters by either of two methods:

■With a TCP/IP connection and a World Wide Web browser, you can use PhaserLink Printer Management Software; see “Setting IP parameters: PhaserLink Printer Management Software” on page 73.

■Send PostScript files to the printer using your host spooler. UNIX shell scripts for creating the PostScript files are provided with your printer’s network utilities software. For PC environments, the PostScript files for setting other TCP/IP parameters are included with your printer’s network utilities software.

Setting IP parameters: PostScript utility file (UNIX only)

Use the config-IPscript to create a PostScript file that sets the printer’s IP addressing parameters. The config-IPscript is provided with your printer’s network utilities software. Keep the following points in mind when running the config-IPscript:

■The output of the script is PostScript code, which you must send to the printer. When you run the script, redirect the output to a file. Then send the file to the printer.

■The script prompts you to provide certain information. For information about these prompts, see the tables “IP parameters” on page 72.

The advantage of this method is that each printer has a permanent setup stored in its non-volatile memory and is not dependent on a boot server for boot information. The disadvantage is that you must configure each printer individually.

Before performing this procedure, install the files from your printer’s network utilities software on to your host computer. If you have not already installed the files, see “Extracting files from unix.tar” on page 52.

In the printer-based configuration procedure, you use a script provided on the printer’s CD-ROM to set the IP parameters listed in the following table.

The procedure follows the table.

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