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shielded twisted pair cable

Subnet Mask option 2-12
superuser 3-30
Supported Servers option 2-17
System Date option 2-8
System Time option 2-8

adding color server to network 3-20
installing on Windows NT server 3-18
network diagram 1-9
ping 3-31
published connections 2-24
required for IPX utilities 3-16
setting up printing from

Windows NT 3-17 to 3-24

with UNIX workstations 3-28

TCP/IP Setup option 2-12
terminology, Novell 2-13
thicknet cable 1-11, 1-13
thinnet cable 1-11, 1-12
token ring

connections supported A-1
connectors, illustrated A-2
network 1-7, 3-2, A-1 to A-3
setting up the color server 2-19

Token Ring Option 3-2, A-1 to A-3
Token Ring Setup 2-11, 2-19
transceiver 1-11
twisted pair cable 1-11, 1-13, A-3

connecting to color server A-3

UNIX workstations

on TCP/IP network 1-9

unshielded twisted pair cable A-3
Use Character Set option 2-9

viewing IPX servers attached in Printer

Setup 2-25

viewing list of connected Novell servers 2-17
View Server List option 2-14, 2-17

Windows character set 2-9
Windows NT

network environment 1-8
setting up server to print to color

server 3-18 to 3-23

with TCP/IP 1-8, 1-9

Summary of Contents for Phaser 750DP

Page 1: ...AD MI NI STRATOR G UI D E Fiery SI Color Server ...

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Page 6: ...ernet cable connection 1 11 Parallel cable connection 1 13 Chapter 2 Setting up the Fiery SI Fiery SI Setup 2 1 Fiery SI Setup from the Control Panel 2 2 Accessing Setup options 2 2 Running Fiery SI Setup 2 5 Types of setup screens 2 5 Server Setup options 2 8 Network Setup options 2 10 Ethernet Setup options 2 11 Token Ring Setup options 2 19 Parallel Port Setup options 2 20 Fiery SI printing con...

Page 7: ...indows 95 workstations for remote utilities 3 14 Fiery SI on a network with Windows NT 3 17 Tips for experts Windows NT with TCP IP 3 17 Configuring a Windows NT server to support the Fiery SI 3 18 Loading the TCP IP network protocol 3 18 Adding the Fiery SI to the TCP IP network 3 20 Installing the Fiery SI as a PostScript printer 3 22 Setting up another printer 3 23 Configuring Windows NT client...

Page 8: ...oubleshooting the Fiery SI 4 3 Troubleshooting during Setup 4 3 Runtime error messages 4 8 Appendix A Token Ring Network Option Fiery SI Token Ring option A 1 Connecting Token Ring hardware A 1 Configuring the NetWare server A 3 Setting up IPX Token Ring on the Color Server A 3 Setting up NetWare Windows clients A 3 Index ...

Page 9: ...a token ring connection NOTE The network guidelines in this book are not intended to replace the services of an experienced network engineer About the documentation This guide is part of the set of documentation that includes the following manuals for users and system administrators Getting Started describes first time installation of software to enable users to print to the Fiery SI It describes ...

Page 10: ...ken Ring option Administrator features described in other manuals are summarized on page 4 1 Conventions used in Fiery SI manuals Actions you should perform are shown as numbered steps in bold faced type followed by a brief explanation if needed For example 1 Choose Options in the Print dialog box Special options for your printer are available if you have installed the PostScript Level 2 driver an...

Page 11: ...ol Panel setups are uppercase Filenames and settings are listed in the special font only if it is hard to distinguish them from sur rounding text Occasionally you will be referred to other Fiery SI manuals whose titles will be shown in italics For example see Getting Started ...

Page 12: ...se three protocols rules that enable computers on a network to communicate with each other are supported on the Macintosh Windows and UNIX platforms and can run concurrently on the same Ethernet cable Workstations that use other protocols can print through a server that uses one of the protocols mentioned or they can print to the Fiery SI parallel port A Token Ring option is also available on some...

Page 13: ...When network servers are required you need to configure those servers to provide cli ent access to the Fiery SI as a color PostScript printer See Chapter 3 for configuring network servers in Windows and UNIX network environments Fiery SI Setup Configure the Fiery SI for your particular printing and network environment See Chapter 2 for details Client setup Install the files needed for printing ins...

Page 14: ...installations No special configuration of AppleShare servers is required SERVER CONFIGURATION Prepare a network node Connect the Fiery SI to the copier and to the network CLIENT SETUP At each workstation that will print to the Fiery SI Install the PostScript Level 2 printer driver and the Fiery SI PostScript printer description file PPD and connect to one or more queues For computers that will use...

Page 15: ... variety of physical arrangements is possible with each logical arrangement For example twisted pair Ethernet networks commonly use a star configuration around a hub rather than a bus arrangement The design of physical networks is beyond the scope of this manual If the network uses more than one protocol or more than one type of workstation combine the setups listed for each component of your syst...

Page 16: ...pleTalk Macintosh Macintosh Key to setup 1 Macintosh Getting Started 2 Fiery SI Setup Chapter 2 Macintosh AppleTalk 2 1 1 1 AppleTalk protocol Another supported protocol Fiery SI connected to copier Macintosh computers can print directly and run all Fiery SI utilities ...

Page 17: ...acintosh Getting Started 2 PC with AppleTalk Getting Started 3 Fiery SI Setup Chapter 2 AppleTalk For printing and running Fiery SI utilities with AppleTalk Macintosh computers PC compatibles with AppleTalk Windows 3 x running PhoneNET PC or COPSTalk 3 1 1 2 AppleTalk protocol Another supported protocol Fiery SI connected to copier ...

Page 18: ...Getting Started 5 Windows 3 1 with SPX Getting Started Printing on this network All PC compatibles can print through the NetWare server For running Fiery SI utilities A PC compatible running Windows 3 1 or Windows 95 with IPX SPX protocols loaded 1 2 3 3 IPX protocol Another supported protocol Fiery SI connected to copier SPX for running utilities IPX The functionality outlined here also applies t...

Page 19: ...n this network PC compatible clients can print using a protocol available on the Windows NT print server Windows NT machines can print using TCP IP with lpd For running Fiery SI utilities A PC compatible running Windows NT Server or Windows NT Workstation with TCP IP loaded NETBEUI or other protocol available on the clients and the server lpd TCP IP for printing TCP IP for utilities 1 Windows NT W...

Page 20: ...ocol Another supported protocol TCP IP client PC 4 Fiery SI connected to copier Printing on this network UNIX workstations with lpd protocol can print directly and act as host for shared printing TCP IP clients can print through UNIX server or directly For running Fiery SI utilities Requires PC compatible running Windows NT with TCP IP and lpd loaded Remote utilities are not available on UNIX work...

Page 21: ...le from the Control Panel In addition to Ethernet and parallel cabling described in this chapter a Token Ring option is available for some Fiery SI models See Appendix A for more information Key to setup 1 Fiery SI Setup Chapter 2 2 PC compatible User Guide PC workstation server or laptop 1 Parallel input 2 Protocol not directly supported on Fiery SI A supported network protocol With the parallel ...

Page 22: ...e network servers to share Fiery SI user software and to enable networked users to print to the Fiery SI and proceed to Setup See Chapters 2 and 3 for details Ethernet cable connection The Fiery SI supports Ethernet cabling of three types Thinnet thin coaxial Ethernet cable or 10Base 2 Uses an external transceiver media attachment unit or MAU to attach to the AUI attachment unit interface connecto...

Page 23: ...nnector on the back of the Fiery SI Press down on the latch to lock the transceiver connection 2 Connect the thinnet cable to the BNC connector on the transceiver 3 Configure network servers for printing and then proceed to Setup Centronics type parallel connector AUI connector for thinnet and thicknet RJ 45 connector for twisted pair Ethernet SCSI connector for external CD ROM drive Copier connec...

Page 24: ...h speed parallel port This connection is advantageous for portable computers and for workstations that use dedicated networks using protocols other than AppleTalk TCP IP or IPX The parallel port connection is active at the same time as the Ethernet port TO USE PARALLEL CABLE 1 With the Fiery SI and a PC compatible computer or server turned off attach the Cen tronics type parallel cable to the para...

Page 25: ...ay not be optimal After you become more familiar with your options you can reset them according to your network and user environment On IPX networks and on some TCP IP networks the network servers should be configured for printing to the Fiery SI before you enter network settings on the Fiery SI The diagrams on pages 1 5 through 1 10 give chapter references for network server setup You ll need a l...

Page 26: ...ueues are managed on the color server Job Log Setup to specify how the Fiery SI handles its log of printed jobs The setup menus also allow you to calibrate the copier or printer create and change an administrator password and clear the jobs queued on the server Accessing Setup options The Control Panel on the front of the Fiery SI enables you to set options and view information about jobs printed ...

Page 27: ...ton on the Control Panel to go to the Functions menu The Functions menu has two screens as shown to the left 2 Press the down arrow button to view the second screen of the Functions menu 3 In the second screen press the button to choose Reboot Server After automatic startup diagnostics the Fiery SI displays the entry screen Line selection buttons Fiery SI at Idle ready message shown in display win...

Page 28: ...ans 6 Press the line selection button to choose a Setup menu or command Press the down arrow to view the second screen of the main Setup menu 7 Choose setups in the same order as they appear in the menu Server Setup Network Setup Printer Setup and then Job Log Setup The sequence is important for first time setup Later just go directly to the menu you want to change However if you make changes in N...

Page 29: ...r example Yes or No or a list of options from which to choose Only one choice is displayed at a time in highlighted text The currently selected or the default value appears first Use the up and down arrow buttons to scroll through the selections and choose OK when the correct information is displayed Information entry options You must specify the information for your site For example the printer n...

Page 30: ...w to go back and edit or press OK to accept the choice and continue From the starting position press the up or down arrow button to enter the first character When the correct charac ter is displayed press the right arrow button to move the cursor to the next posi tion Press the up or down arrow to enter a character in the second position The delete button erases the current character and moves the...

Page 31: ...he current setup again or exit without making changes When you have entered all the settings or made all the changes you want you need to save the changes For most setups a screen prompts you to save changes When you finish Network Setup for all the protocols you use choose Exit Network Setup you are prompted to save changes If you choose Yes your settings overwrite previous settings If you choose...

Page 32: ...SCK INI file for IPX SPX on Windows 95 see Getting Started The same name will then appear in the Chooser of the Fiery SI utilities If you have multiple color servers and give them the same name a unique number is appended to the name that appears in the Chooser Although this routes jobs correctly it may be inconvenient to users and is not a recommended practice System Date MM DD YY Use this option...

Page 33: ...rm networks choose the predominant client type or whichever option gives better overall representation of the special characters you use Parallel Port Disabled Enabled Disabled Select Enabled if you are planning to print from a computer connected to the parallel port on the Fiery SI Select Disabled if you plan to use only a network connection Enable Printed Queue Yes No Yes Select Yes if you want ...

Page 34: ... the network for zones servers and server based queues If you perform Network Setup without a connected and functioning network default settings are used that may not fulfill your needs 2 Choose Network Setup from the main Setup menu In the Setup menu you choose Network Setup The Network Setup menu lets you choose the communication types Ethernet Token Ring and Parallel Port Each type has its own ...

Page 35: ... options AppleTalk Zone list of zones The Fiery SI searches the network for AppleTalk zones Scroll through the list to select the AppleTalk zone in which you want the Fiery SI to appear If you do not enter a zone the Fiery SI is assigned to the default AppleTalk zone The alert No AppleTalk zone found may mean your network has no zones or the network cable is not connected see page 4 3 Choose OK Yo...

Page 36: ...u did not set the IP address for the Fiery SI the subnet mask is set to 255 255 255 0 by default If you set the IP address and you need to set the subnet mask enter one of the following values 255 0 0 0 If the IP address starts with a number less than 128 255 255 0 0 If the IP address starts with a number between 128 and 191 255 255 255 0 If the IP address starts with a number that is greater than...

Page 37: ... one or more NetWare file servers with a Print Server and a Print Queue for Fiery SI jobs see page 3 4 The NetWare server must be running You ll need a login name and if access to the file server or print server is restricted you ll need a login password NOTE The terms NetWare server Novell server and IPX file server are in common use and are used here interchangeably to mean the server on an IPX ...

Page 38: ...s eight file server connections to handle Fiery SI print jobs over Ethernet and eight over token ring It s possible for both Ethernet and token ring hardware to be active on the same file server After you have finished adding a new server you return to the IPX Novell Setup menu and you can set up another if you wish Remember that after adding a file server you have to finish setup in Printer Setup...

Page 39: ...rver Select File Server From List Search Name You may select the file server from a scrollable list or by a name search Choose From List if your network doesn t have a large number of file servers Select Search Name if the number of file servers is so large that scrolling through the list would take a long time If you selected From List If you selected Search Name Add Server list of all servers Th...

Page 40: ...ames select the name of the print server that you have configured in the NetWare utility PCONSOLE This is the print server that will route print jobs to the Fiery SI from computers on IPX networks Enter Your Print Server Password This option appears only if your NetWare print server is set up to require you to log in with a password Enter your print server password NetWare Server Poll Interval in ...

Page 41: ... Novell server to see if there are print jobs waiting If you specify 0 the Fiery SI polls the server as frequently as possible for your network configuration Network Setup Ethernet Setup IPX Novell Setup View Server List Supported Servers This option lets you view the list of file server s currently connected to the Fiery SI that is servers you have added in IPX Novell Setup You are notified if th...

Page 42: ...enus and proceed to Printer Setup Network Setup Ethernet Setup IPX Novell Setup Remove File Server Remove support for File server name Allows you to select a NetWare file server from a list of connected file servers and remove the connection to it You are notified that you have removed the connection and the IPX Novell Setup menu is displayed again If you change your mind and don t want to remove ...

Page 43: ... choose Exit Network Setup and proceed to Printer Setup Network Setup Token Ring Setup Enable Token Ring Yes No No Select Yes if you use token ring When you select Yes the Fiery SI verifies the token ring hardware configuration Maximum Frame Size bytes 632 4216 17690 4216 Select the maximum size in bytes of the data frame along the token ring network In general you should leave this at the default...

Page 44: ...receive network print jobs Ignore EOF Character Yes No Yes This option appears only if Enable Parallel Port is set to Yes This option specifies that the Fiery SI should ignore end of file EOF messages in a file This option must be set to Yes to print PostScript files in binary format not ASCII under normal circum stances it should be set to No When this option is set to Yes the Fiery SI uses the p...

Page 45: ...disk therefore the Direct connection provides a measure of security for sensitive files If you plan to download fonts to the Fiery SI you must publish the Direct connection Queues A queue is a storage area for print jobs Queues are particularly useful when many print jobs are being sent to the Fiery SI When a job is printed to a Fiery SI queue it is stored on the Fiery SI hard disk rather than the...

Page 46: ... Hold queue to the Print queue Printing and deleting jobs from the Hold queue requires the Fiery XJ Spooler Printed queue The Printed queue is a job storage area on the Fiery SI disk it con tains the most recent jobs printed from the Print queue The Printed queue makes it convenient to reprint those jobs A Server Setup option enables this queue and gov erns the maximum number of jobs retained in i...

Page 47: ...fying a connection Direct Print queue or Hold queue for each Novell file server that is supported Specifying the Fiery SI connection for parallel jobs when a parallel connection is enabled In the list of options that follows default values where applicable appear in square brackets Printer Model Model name Use this option to specify the model of copier or printer connected to the Fiery SI This opt...

Page 48: ...Hold queue If you plan to use the Fiery SI utilities on any system you must publish the Print queue Publish Hold Queue Yes No Yes Use this option to enable users to print or download jobs to the Hold queue Jobs in the Hold queue can only be printed by copying or moving the jobs to the Print queue with the Fiery XJ Spooler If you do not want users to print to Hold choose No IPX Novell options in Pr...

Page 49: ...w List If you selected Attach Attached IPX File Servers Use the up and down buttons to scroll through the list of file servers that have been attached to the Fiery SI in Printer Setup not in Network Setup There are two possible situations If all the previously configured file servers are attached to a Fiery SI connection pressing OK skips the remaining IPX options If one or more file servers are n...

Page 50: ...twork Setup if you want all NetWare clients to be able to print or connect to the Fiery SI Attach another File Server Yes No No This option is only displayed if there is still an unattached server If you select Yes the Attach Novell File Server screen is displayed again After you select another file server you are prompted to select the connection for that server from among the published connectio...

Page 51: ...if you selected Letter 11x17 A4 A3 a letter size docu ment would automatically be printed on A4 paper If you select No the server only prints the document if it finds a media source in the size specified by the file Print Cover Page No Yes No Use this option to specify whether the Fiery SI prints a cover job summary page at the end of each print job If you select Yes each print job is followed by ...

Page 52: ... you encounter printing problems Copier or Printer specific default settings Please refer to the Appendix of the User Guide for an explanation of default settings that may be available for your model of copier or printer and the situations in which you can override them Only enable default settings that will be acceptable to most users as some systems UNIX Windows NT DOS command line will not perm...

Page 53: ...leting or configuring jobs other than jobs they originated See the User Guide for details The Clear Server option clears all queued print jobs from the server jobs in the Fiery SI Print Hold and Printed queues The job log is cleared at the same time If you have set an administrator password created with the Change Password option unauthorized users will not see this option or any of the administra...

Page 54: ... record of all jobs Note that the job log together with all queued jobs is cleared when you choose Clear Server from the main setup menu It is also cleared when a new version or copy of color server system software is installed on the Fiery SI Job Log Page Size Tabloid A3 Letter A4 Tabloid A3 Select the paper size for printing the job log Fifty five jobs are listed on a page regard less of page si...

Page 55: ...ifference between measured values and target values A choice of calibration targets allows you to prepare your Fiery SI for the type of job you will be printing to it Normally you create a calibration by specifying a standard target to use with measure ments that you took or measurements that you previously stored on the Fiery SI You can also specify an alternative target to be used with the curre...

Page 56: ...nter was last calibrated The start page also contains this information To print a configuration page from a Fiery SI in Idle status press the Menu button to display the Functions screen scroll down to select Print Pages and select Configuration Canceling calibration If any problems arise during calibration press the Menu but ton to escape to the calibration menu Calibration Method Densitometer Cop...

Page 57: ...f you selected Copier glass it prints a page of graduated colors that you place on the copier glass Measure Page Yes No Yes Select Yes to measure the colors on the measurement page The densitometer configures itself for reading the swatches on the measurement page You are prompted to position the cyan strip for measurement The configuration pro cess takes up to 15 seconds and is repeated before re...

Page 58: ...re finished choose Exit Calibration If you choose No calibration is not overwritten and you return to the main Calibra tion setup screen Remove Calibration Choose Remove Calibration when you wish to return the printer to its uncalibrated state You do not need to remove a calibration before applying a new calibration This affects all users Continue Yes No Yes This option is a reminder that calibrat...

Page 59: ...or use the administrator functions in the Fiery XJ Spooler If a password has been set previously you are required to enter it right after Start Up when you choose Run Setup Use the up and down arrow keys to select the characters and the left and right arrows to move between them see page 2 6 New Password Use the up and down arrow keys to select the characters and the left and right arrows to move ...

Page 60: ...as a group from the Fiery XJ Spooler Note that jobs printed to the Direct connection are not stored on the Fiery SI at all Exit Setup Scroll the main setup menu to choose Clear Server Choose Clear Server if you want to clear all queued print jobs and the job log from the server You are asked to confirm your selection Choose Exit Setup from the main setup menu when you have finished making setup ch...

Page 61: ... IPX network Novell NetWare the IPX networking operating system includes NetWare s Queue Management Services which handle printing Fiery SI supports NetWare versions 3 11 and 3 12 directly It supports version 4 x in bindery emulation mode see Setting the NetWare 4 x bindery context on page 3 6 IPX SPX Internetwork Packet Exchange Sequenced Packet Exchange is one of the protocols the Fiery SI suppo...

Page 62: ...ts IPX networks Setting up the color server is similar to setting up another PostScript printer on the network The following information is all that experienced network administrators need Detailed explanations are found in this manual and in the other user documentation A Fiery SI Color Server with IPX connections has these characteristics The Fiery SI supports NetWare 4 x in bindery emulation mo...

Page 63: ...software the IPX SPX compatible Protocol and appropriate configuration files NET_WIPX DLL and NET_WSCK INI loaded Overview of IPX printing to the Fiery SI NetWare file servers support the creation of print queues storage areas for print jobs When a client on a remote computer elects to print the job is directed to a print queue on the NetWare file server and spooled to the NetWare server disk free...

Page 64: ...figured For each NetWare file server that you configure follow these general steps More detail is provided in subsequent sections 1 Make sure the server is connected to a functioning IPX network 2 Log in as the Supervisor on a PC connected to the NetWare file server 3 For NetWare 4 x installations only you ll set the bindery context see page 3 6 4 Set up a new print server and print queue see page...

Page 65: ...t to the Fiery SI see page 3 13 On NetWare FS On Fiery SI Control Panel On client workstation In PCONSOLE Select NetWare FS 1 Configure PS 1 Configure PQ1 Network Setup Enable IPX Novell Set Frame Type Add FS 1 Select PS 1 Set Poll Interval Printer Setup Publish Q Attach IPX FS 1 Select Connection for FS 1 Install user software For printing Connect to PQ s that you set up on your NetWare file serv...

Page 66: ...Fiery SI the network administrator must do the following Determine the Directory Services path to the container in which the print server and the print queue for the Fiery SI will be created The container defines the bindery context for your network structure This is required for the Fiery SI to work with NetWare 4 x Edit the network startup file to set the bindery context Activate the new bindery...

Page 67: ...Fiery SI 3 At the NetWare prompt type load install The NetWare Server Installation window is displayed 4 Use the down arrow key to select Maintenance Selective Install The Installations Options menu is displayed 5 Select NCF Files Options ...

Page 68: ...y Context O xx NOTE Instead of xx type the bindery context obtained from the system administrator In this example from a relatively simple directory structure the Bindery Context is TS Also note that O in this line is the letter O not the digit zero 8 Press Esc to close the window and save changes 9 Proceed to the next section to activate the bindery context ...

Page 69: ...etails Setting up a Fiery SI print queue For both NetWare 3 1x and 4 x versions the NetWare print server and print queue for Fiery SI are created and configured from NetWare Print Console PCONSOLE a NetWare utility that is stored in NetWare s PUBLIC directory TO SET UP A NETWARE SERVER FOR PRINTING TO THE FIERY SI 1 Log in to the NetWare server as the Supervisor 2 At the NetWare MS DOS prompt type...

Page 70: ... as the NetWare File Server in Fiery SI Network Setup and Printer Setup 5 Choose Print Server Information from the Available Options menu 6 Press the Insert key type a name for the new print server and press Enter Then press Esc You must select this print server later as the NetWare Print Server in Fiery SI Network Setup 7 Choose Print Queue Information from the Available Options menu ...

Page 71: ... Fiery SI print queue Press Enter 9 Make sure the print queue name you created is selected in the list of Print Queues and press Enter The Print Queue Information menu is displayed 10 In the Print Queue Information menu choose Queue Servers and press Enter A blank Queue Servers list is displayed ...

Page 72: ...ery SI obtains jobs from all queues defined for a print server and all jobs from one file server go to the same queue on the Fiery SI 13 If you wish to set up a print queue on another file server press Esc to close the win dows until only the Available Options menu is displayed Repeat the steps beginning with step 3 The Fiery SI can support up to eight file servers on Ethernet and eight on token r...

Page 73: ...patible Protocol and the Cli ent for NetWare Networks should be loaded from the Network Control Panel On Windows 3 1 and Windows 3 11 workstations the NetWare shell should be installed Setting up the Fiery SI as a PostScript printer by installing a PostScript printer driver and the Fiery SI PPD PostScript printer description Adding a network port and connecting the workstation to one or more NetWa...

Page 74: ...s 3 Print a Fiery SI configuration page From the Functions menu on the Fiery SI Control Panel choose Print Pages and choose Configuration Find the IPX Ethernet or IPX Token Ring address and record the address exactly 4 Insert the Fiery SI User Software media in your Windows 95 workstation and follow the instructions for installing utilities in Getting Started 5 When the Installer prompts you to se...

Page 75: ...e for a single Fiery SI on an IPX SPX network Substitute your own names for the names in italics and be careful to copy them accurately wherever the names are repeated NOTE The Chooser in the Fiery SI utilities uses the Server1 name You must use the Server1 name as the Server Name in Server Setup on the Fiery SI Control Panel With IPX SPX networks the names displayed on the Control Panel Info scre...

Page 76: ...sure that the IPX SPX compatible Protocol has been loaded on each workstation Also install Microsoft TCP IP 3 Install the utilities See Getting Started for details 4 When you see the prompt to find the NET_WSCK INI file insert the floppy disk you pre pared The edited file is copied to the active Windows folder on the user s workstation This method ensures that all users on the network have the cor...

Page 77: ...ls for printing to the Fiery SI Tips for experts Windows NT with TCP IP Setting up printing from Windows NT using TCP IP protocols is similar in some respects to setting up UNIX workstations with TCP IP When TCP IP network connections are made from Windows NT workstations note the following Make sure you have a valid IP address for the Fiery SI and for any workstations that will print to it or run...

Page 78: ...orm Fiery SI Server Setup see page 2 8 Net work Setup page 2 10 and Printer Setup page 2 23 Create a printer for each Fiery SI queue installing the PostScript printer driver on the Windows NT server and optionally sharing the printer on the network see page 3 22 Enter the host name and internal name of the Fiery SI in the printer connection Install the Fiery SI utilities and edit the NET_WSCK INI ...

Page 79: ...sure to check TCP IP Network Printing Support This supplies the necessary lpr protocol If the item is grayed it is already installed on your system 6 Configure the Windows NT server with its own IP address subnet mask and default gateway and a way to communicate with other devices on the TCP IP network For Windows NT configuration options you can use with various host name systems see your online ...

Page 80: ...r the IP address of the Fiery SI in the host name database used by your system For installations that don t have a network administrator or a central host name database add the Fiery SI to the hosts file on the Windows NT server Also add it to the hosts file on any workstations that have TCP IP loaded and will use the Fiery SI utilities Adding a Fiery SI entry to the Windows NT hosts file The host...

Page 81: ...same format as the etc hosts file on UNIX servers The form of the hosts entry is IP Address TAB host name TAB comments where TAB indicates that you press the Tab key NOTE Type the entry exactly as shown without a space before the IP address The host name should be the same name you gave to the Fiery SI in the Server Setup on the Control Panel A sample entry for the Fiery SI as the remote computer ...

Page 82: ...are not given permission to establish an independent network connection to the Fiery SI have to print through the server TO INSTALL THE FIERY SI AS A SHARED WINDOWS NT POSTSCRIPT PRINTER 1 On the computer acting as a print server to network clients install the printer driver and printer file as described for Windows NT clients in Setting up Windows NT Print ing in Getting Started This entails crea...

Page 83: ...nts have access to the shared printer through their applications They will not be able to change settings in the Printer Properties dialog box Setting up another printer You may wish to create another printer for the hold queue Having a hold queue is useful if you run the Fiery XJ Spooler and Fiery XJ Downloader TO SET UP A PRINTER FOR THE HOLD QUEUE 1 Make sure the hold queue is published in Cont...

Page 84: ...rinter When you choose to set it up you ll see the Add Printer Wizard Follow the steps in Getting Started Windows NT Workstation clients Open the Print Manager From the Printer menu choose Connect To Printer Select a printer from the Shared Printers list or double click a network workgroup or server icon to show additional printers 2 After clients have selected the printer they can choose it from ...

Page 85: ...ion for the remote Fiery SI utilities 3 Save changes after Setup 4 Insert the Fiery SI User Software media in your Windows NT workstation and follow the instructions for installing utilities in Getting Started 5 When the Installer prompts you to select a network protocol select TCP IP This choice installs the applications in a folder of your choice and automatically places the NET_WSCK DLL file in...

Page 86: ...to copy them accurately wherever the names are repeated NOTE The Chooser in the Fiery SI utilities uses the Server1 name Use the Server1 name as the Server Name in Server Setup on the Fiery SI Control Panel Then the names displayed on the Control Panel Info screen and in the Chooser will match ConfigServers Server1 host name or DNS name of the Fiery SI hostname Device1 devicename copier specific n...

Page 87: ... Fiery SI This approach is not as important with the current version of Fiery SI utilities which now support TCP IP and IPX SPX protocols The important thing to note in creating a printer that you are sharing with AppleTalk users is NOT to capture the printer Capturing the printer forces all users to print to the server rather than directly to the printer If you capture the printer Fiery SI queues...

Page 88: ...ter set up to use TCP IP for printing to the Fiery SI can also use the Fiery XJ Downloader to download files and fonts and use the Fiery XJ Spooler to manage print jobs that originate from all workstations on the network The basic procedures for setting up printing and installing remote utilities are given on page 3 25 and in Getting Started Tips for experts UNIX workstations Setting up the Fiery ...

Page 89: ... the User Guide For future use enter it here The remote printer or rp name is queue_devicename queue must be print or hold devicename the required name or number code for the copier printer model This name can be found in the section on editing NET_WSCK INI in Getting Started The remote printer or rp name is also used When setting up your Windows NT Workstation or server to connect to the Fiery SI...

Page 90: ...RY SI PRINTING ON UNIX SYSTEMS 1 Specify the appropriate settings in the Fiery SI Server Setup In the Server Setup a Printed queue can be enabled This is only useful if the Fiery XJ Spooler is available to some users on the network To access Fiery SI Setup see page 2 2 2 Specify the appropriate settings in the Fiery SI Network Setup Enable TCP IP in the Network Setup and enter a valid IP address f...

Page 91: ... the ping command at any time Printing and managing print jobs UNIX printing commands and options are detailed in the manual pages for your sys tem Some examples are given in the Fiery SI Color Server User Guide TO PRINT TO THE FIERY SI On a UNIX system running SunOS 4 or other BSD based variant use the lpr command to send a job to the Fiery SI On a UNIX system running Solaris 2 or any System V im...

Page 92: ... following purposes To see Fiery SI status To download PostScript files and fonts to the Fiery SI To see print export and clear the Fiery SI job log To view and manage print jobs in the Fiery SI Print queue To print or clear jobs in the Hold queue and Printed queue The Fiery SI utilities are particularly useful if the network is running several protocols simultaneously or if Fiery SI jobs are bein...

Page 93: ... size and pages for jobs that have been printed from client workstations and spooled to the Windows NT computer acting as a print server You should see jobs enter the Print Manager window as users submit jobs and exit as jobs are spooled to the Fiery SI See your Windows NT documentation for the additional management permission and control features offered by the Print Manager Even without the Fier...

Page 94: ...ng optional user software Fiery SI remote utilities Installing color reference pages CMYK swatches PAN TONE Reference color sample pages Getting Started Getting users started with printing and remote utilities Printing to the Fiery SI Setting job specific options Running remote utilities Fiery XJ Spooler Fiery XJ Down loader Fiery XJ Scan Fiery XJ Print Calibrator User Guide Setting up the printin...

Page 95: ...r superior throughput than a parallel port connection Reduce the number of printed pages by electing not to print a cover page by default unless you need cover pages for recordkeeping Printing cover pages by default is a Printer Setup option Protecting integrity of users jobs maintaining consistency of server settings Setting the administrator password Change Password page 2 35 Job accounting View...

Page 96: ...ete jobs that are in the Printed and Hold queues Consider printing or offloading inactive jobs If disk space on the color server is fre quently low you can disable the Printed queue in Server Setup and elect not to pub lish the Hold queue in Printer Setup To move or remove queued jobs use the Fiery XJ Spooler When you free up disk space by removing inactive jobs new jobs are spooled and printed mo...

Page 97: ... some components are not installed are not installed correctly or not installed in the correct device An unsup ported Token Ring board may be in use Check with your authorized service support center Initialization failed Check all connections Fiery SI is unable to configure and use the token ring hard ware Check with your authorized service support center Select File Server From List No NetWare fi...

Page 98: ... are trying to access is running it has been configured with a print server and queue for the Fiery SI and you have the appropriate permissions On Ethernet networks make sure the IPX Novell server is using the same Ethernet frame type you have set on the Fiery SI in Network Setup Add Server Enter Your Login Name Enter Your File Server Password No NetWare print server found No print server was foun...

Page 99: ...named print server Select a different login account or print server The error screen exits to the File Server Login screen if login to file server failed or NetWare Print Server screen if login to Print Server failed Pressing the Menu button returns to the IPX Novell Setup screen 252 Unable to log in to server login does not exist The Color Server has connected to a file server but is unable to lo...

Page 100: ...icates that you have exceeded the number of login attempts permitted for this account on the NetWare file server Error 220 indicates that the guest account you selected is not available If the error is 255 it has a different meaning than when the Color Server is trying to connect to a file server this usually indicates a hard failure Notify the IPX Novell administrator and report the error number ...

Page 101: ...are reported by the Control Panel and the remote Fiery SI utilities After this Setup screen This message Means Attached IPX File Servers Unattached file server detected You have set up at least one configuration NetWare File Server NetWare Print Server Poll Interval in Network Setup that you have not yet selected in Printer Setup You must attach the NetWare file server to a copier or printer and s...

Page 102: ...ers long In this manual we use colorsvr Enter the host name as the Server Name on the Fiery SI Control Panel and in the NET_WSCK INI file Internal machine name in the form queue_devicename TCP IP printing protocols use this name to find the physical device Use the device name part of this internal name in the NET_WSCK INI file You must enter the names that are defined for your copier model they ar...

Page 103: ... 3 15 Getting Started NET_WSCK INI for TCP IP on Windows NT In ConfigServers section Servern DNS name or TCP IP host name 3 26 Server section name 3 26 Devicen device name without queue 3 26 Getting Started Windows NT hosts file host name DNS name or TCP IP host name 3 20 Windows NT setup for TCP IP lpr host name DNS name or TCP IP host name 3 22 Getting Started name of printer on lpr host machine...

Page 104: ...kstation you must have the appropriate network protocol s loaded your Windows directory should contain your edited NET_WSCK INI file with the correct name entries as summarized in the table above and your System folder should contain only one of the following files NET_WIPX DLL if the workstation is running IPX SPX protocols or NET_WSCK DLL if the workstation is running TCP IP protocols If you are...

Page 105: ...oken Ring option Fiery SI supports token ring networks that use IPX protocols To use the Fiery SI with a token ring network the Token Ring option must be installed This option consists of An enabler board and an Intel Token Ring network interface card installed in the Fiery SI chassis Fiery SI System software that supports the Token Ring option The NetWare file server used with the Fiery SI must a...

Page 106: ... Back view of the Fiery SI with the Token Ring option installed Shut off the Fiery SI before connecting it to any network device NOTE Do not attach cable to both Token Ring connectors Token Ring connectors STP UTP Ethernet connectors ...

Page 107: ...and a Fiery SI Print Queue on the NetWare server just as described in the chapter about IPX networks Configuring a NetWare server for printing on page 3 4 You can configure up to eight NetWare servers for a total of eight token ring connections to a single Fiery SI Setting up IPX Token Ring on the Color Server Token Ring Setup on the Control Panel is described on page 2 19 Since the Token Ring opt...

Page 108: ... Auto Clear Job Log Every 55 Jobs option 2 30 automatic calibration 2 31 Auto Print Job Log Every 55 Jobs option 2 30 B back view of the color server 1 12 binary data printing via parallel port 2 20 bindery emulation 3 2 buttons on Control Panel 2 3 C cables Token Ring Option A 3 Cable to Novell File Server option 2 26 calibration 2 29 2 31 to 2 35 applying 2 34 AutoCal 2 31 automatic from copier ...

Page 109: ...k Setup 2 10 Printer Setup 2 23 printing the map 2 5 Server Setup 2 8 summary 2 2 configuring color server 2 1 to 2 36 configuring network clients NetWare 3 13 to 3 16 Windows NT 3 24 to 3 27 configuring network servers NetWare 3 2 3 4 to 3 12 UNIX 3 30 Windows NT 3 18 connected Novell servers 2 17 connecting copier interface cable 1 11 network cable 1 11 to 1 13 parallel cable 1 13 to an IPX file...

Page 110: ...er Name search option 2 15 entering a new password 2 35 Enter Login Name option 2 15 Enter Your File Server Password option 2 16 Enter Your Login Name option 2 16 Enter Your Print Server Password 2 16 2 17 error messages 2 27 4 3 4 8 Novell 4 5 runtime 4 8 Setup 4 3 to 4 7 Ethernet 1 11 1 12 2 13 connecting cable 1 11 to 1 13 frame type 2 14 3 2 3 3 3 5 3 16 network 3 2 Ethernet Setup 2 11 Exit Ca...

Page 111: ...for experts 3 2 IPX Novell Setup 2 13 2 14 IPX File Servers option in Printer Setup 2 25 IPX server entries See NetWare IPX Setting option 2 25 IPX SPX network without NetWare server 2 14 J job log 2 29 clearing 2 29 2 36 clearing automatically 2 30 default options 2 29 printing automatically 2 30 setting the page size used 2 30 Job Log Setup Control Panel 2 29 to 2 30 jobs clearing from server 2 ...

Page 112: ... 8 for IPX SPX 3 15 for TCP IP 3 26 New Password option 2 35 Novell error messages 4 5 Novell See NetWare O overwriting calibration 2 34 P paper size used by default 2 27 Parallel Connection option 2 26 parallel port cable Centronics type 1 13 connecting 1 13 connector 1 11 1 12 diagram 1 10 Parallel Port Setup from Control Panel 2 10 2 11 2 20 enabling the port 2 9 end of file setting 2 20 timeou...

Page 113: ...ueue option 2 24 Q queues clearing 2 29 clearing all 2 36 color server 2 21 described 2 21 publishing 2 24 selecting color server queue for Novell connection 2 26 setting up NetWare print queue 3 11 to 3 12 specifying for parallel port input 2 26 R Remove Calibration option 2 34 Remove File Server option 2 14 2 18 removing calibration 2 34 removing Novell file server connection 2 18 reprinting col...

Page 114: ...ell 2 13 thicknet cable 1 11 1 13 thinnet cable 1 11 1 12 token ring connections supported A 1 connectors illustrated A 2 network 1 7 3 2 A 1 to A 3 setting up the color server 2 19 Token Ring Option 3 2 A 1 to A 3 Token Ring Setup 2 11 2 19 transceiver 1 11 twisted pair cable 1 11 1 13 A 3 connecting to color server A 3 U UNIX workstations on TCP IP network 1 9 unshielded twisted pair cable A 3 U...

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