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NIC HOME PAGE

Setup Printer

Network Print Details

How To Use This Printer

Supplies

Network Administration Options

Setup NetWare

Setup TCP/IP

Setup AppleTalk

Configure Status Page

Reset

Factory Defaults

Unit Status

Network Address

Change Password

System

Protocols

Others

Printer Status

Test Printer

Status
Energy Saving

Printer Status

You can view the NIC Home Page from Windows, 
MacOS, or UNIX. Use a web browser, such as 
Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer. 
The URL is the IP address you assign to the NIC, for 
example, http://131.241.45.65.

Network Administration

The NIC Home Page

Summary of Contents for 870 - SuperScript B/W Laser Printer

Page 1: ...Click Here to Go to NETWORK USER S GUIDE S U P E R S C R I P T 8 7 0 June 1998 Table of Contents Click Here to Go to Index...

Page 2: ...is not warranted by NEC s design and specification improvements the in this document is subject to change at any t notice Reproduction of this document or reof without prior approval of NEC s is proh...

Page 3: ...s in this guide that are appropriate for your system Windows Setup Basic Setup for Windows 13 TCP IP Setup for Windows 95 98 and Windows NT 4 0 14 TCP IP Setup for Windows for Workgroups 15 Windows Pe...

Page 4: ...ns in this guide assume that you are familiar etwork operating system and layout that your nfigured and operating properly and that your 870 printer drivers are already properly erScript 870 User s Gu...

Page 5: ...rosoft s Internet Explorer Network Printing Tools On CD NEC provides network printing tools on the 870 Network Options CD that comes with this kit These include SuperScript MAP utility for Windows 95...

Page 6: ...all the two smaller screws removed in step 4 Use the mounting screw to fasten the mounting tab to the brace in the printer Tighten all three screws to firmly attach the NIC to the printer H 9 Replace...

Page 7: ...5 NIC INSTALLATION B F I J g the NIC Release Button C D Top Cover G Mounting Tab Brace Interface Cable...

Page 8: ...twork Address 00 40 af 79 0d 38 Network Topology Ethernet Connector RJ45 Network Speed 100 Megabits Novell Network Information enabled Print Server Name NEC_991655 Password Defined No Preferred File S...

Page 9: ...Press the Operator Panel button and hold it while turning the printer on again Continue holding the Operator Panel button down for about 20 seconds until all status lights begin to double blink note...

Page 10: ...t click the Get Current Status button to update it Network Administration Options Click on the Network Administration link to display network administration options shown on page 9 System Functions Re...

Page 11: ...eTalk Configure Status Page Reset Factory Defaults Unit Status Network Address Change Password System Protocols Others Printer Status Test Printer Saving tatus iew the NIC Home Page from Windows r UNI...

Page 12: ...recommend that you leave this setting to print at power on To print out a Network Settings page immediately click Generate Now Printer Status Click here to display status information for the printer...

Page 13: ...Search Functions The IPX protocol must be d and enabled on your PC Both Microsoft and Ware 32 bit stacks are supported eer to Peer Printing Both your workstation nter must have an IP address and subne...

Page 14: ...p 131 241 45 61 NEC_991142 NEC870 http 131 241 45 203 NEC_991149 NEC870 http 131 241 45 64 NEC_991151 NEC870 http 131 241 45 83 NEC_991650 Print Server Card http 131 241 45 191 NEC_991653 Print Server...

Page 15: ...o view printer status and work printers TCP IP is also required to printer in an IP protocol network such as for printing TCP IP setup for Windows 95 98 ws NT 4 0 is explained on page 14 TCP IP ndows...

Page 16: ...rect subnet mask and the first number in the NIC s address is from 192 to 254 then use 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask c Enter the default gateway address if applicable or leave blank d Enter the har...

Page 17: ...are unsure of the correct subnet mask and the first number in the NIC s address is from 192 to 254 then use 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask c Enter the default gateway address if applicable or leave...

Page 18: ...However we recommend you use IP peer to peer printing if possible For IP Peer to Peer Printing You must install P2P IP This protocol allows you to access the network printer over an IP network The Mi...

Page 19: ...ll revert to its ory name Removing Peer to Peer Software You should delete all printers which have been installed to use peer to peer printing before you delete the peer to peer software Follow these...

Page 20: ...ord PORT must be in uppercase Click OK then click Close to assign that newly created port to the SuperScript 870 10 Click on the Sharing tab in the NEC SuperScript 870 Properties window 11 Click on th...

Page 21: ...tending its lease unless prohibited by your DHCP server n and thus maintain a consistent IP address If the NIC is not turned on or is not connected to when the DHCP server is sending requests to ase t...

Page 22: ...er Network Information 4 Create Print Queue Object a Highlight the Organizational Unit From the Object menu select Create b In the New Object window that appears scroll down the Class of New Object li...

Page 23: ...ached as a Network set the Port to the printer queue you just created The Windows NT 4 0 driver installs automatically to LPT1 After installation you can manually reset the port to your NetWare queue...

Page 24: ...display Ware Status The Queue Status should be d ueue Status is not shown as Attached please hat the entries for Print Server Name Preferred ntext and Print Server Password match those in NWADMIN Basi...

Page 25: ...off and on and wait for a Network Settings page to print If the network is large this may take several minutes b The Novell Connection Information area on the Network Settings page displays the print...

Page 26: ...the printer list kground Printing ser set Background Printing to On or Off Printing allows you to continue working while ting eYour Printer more than one SuperScript 870 printer on your u should rena...

Page 27: ...he Solutions CD that your 870 printer This includes 78 Type 1 fonts Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader clip art bat PDF document How to Look Good on Paper ou choose and use fonts System Requirements The Sup...

Page 28: ...le document click All the default To print a range of pages type the first page you want in the From field and the last page in the To field Resolution Use the Resolution dropdown menu to set the prin...

Page 29: ...e and ings described below Print Order Front to Back Select this to print multiple page documents from the first page to the last Back to Front Select this to print multiple page documents from the la...

Page 30: ...ser grays but rinting opy Reduction Produces images using a t dot pattern that is optimized for reproduction ocopy machines Page Setup To view and change Page Setup settings 1 Select Page Setup from t...

Page 31: ...splay these settings Flip Horizontal Check this to print a mirror image of the page image Preview and Printable Area con shows the effect of the selections you Click it to display the dimensions of pa...

Page 32: ...setup defaults to the most recent settings that ved Factory Default Settings Check this to he Page Setup defaults to the original ript 870 printer driver settings Printer Management The SuperScript 8...

Page 33: ...31 M AC OS PRINTING pt 870 Utility for Printer Management Change Printer Settings Check Printer Status...

Page 34: ...jobs documents containing a lot of graphics gradations or shading are not printing because the printer driver is taking too long to process them You may also want to change this setting if you have a...

Page 35: ...pooler to print documents in the background to check the status of your print jobs and to reorder and cancel jobs To use the Spooler you need to activate Background Printing This allows you to continu...

Page 36: ...ows information about the job currently d and lists jobs waiting in the print queue Canceling an Active Print Job To stop the job that is currently printing display the Spooler window select the curre...

Page 37: ...from the nu when the Spooler window is displayed me printing Select Resume Printing from menu when the Spooler window is displayed ooler Preferences trol how and when status information errors re dis...

Page 38: ...te LPD printers requiring t based LPD approach be used For many ystems you have the option of using either The SuperScript NIC printer supports Solaris 2 x SCO Openserver Release 5 This section includ...

Page 39: ...he result is a confirmation message 192 9 200 200 is alive 9 Remove the entry from the ARP cache using the following command Specify the printer NIC either by its IP address or by its name For example...

Page 40: ...ters to be configured use the rlpconf nd l now be asked a series of questions Respond as Do you want to install or remove a remote Type I want to change printer description file rintcap Type Y printer...

Page 41: ...the following steps are necessary for Host Side TCP IP printing 1 Load the provided print server software Network Utilities for UNIX on your workstation Loading the Software The 870 Network Options C...

Page 42: ...o edit the printer interface program r nic and using an editor open and edit the nterface file 4 Search for FILTER and insert the following line above or below the FILTER LPCAT section of the file Com...

Page 43: ...ystem Follow the steps below 1 Run the Installation script by typing nicinst The script automatically downloads the correct NIC print server utilities for your particular system and prompts you for in...

Page 44: ...the lp sys The SCO UNIX lp system uses the lpadmin maintenance command to configure a printer there is no etc printcap file The specific commands to do this are lpadmin p printer_name v dev nic printe...

Page 45: ...ts Check the NIC s status lights to ensure that there is no error condition The two status lights amber and green are located on the interface panel on the back of the printer The green light should b...

Page 46: ...dministration options to troubleshoot in an IPX environment see page 8 for instructions on using the NIC Home Page The checklists in this section show what to look for NetWare Checklist Is the NIC nam...

Page 47: ...owing Use the NIC Home Page to check the status of the NIC The NIC Network Settings page shows the status for the selected network interface card This report includes the status of file servers and qu...

Page 48: ...after a reasonable amount of eck the error conditions to troubleshoot the m Unable to Print from a Different Context The NIC does not support printing from a context other than the one you specified u...

Page 49: ...using BOOTP Lite 32 14 assigning using DHCP 19 assigning using ping 37 L lpr printing 18 M MAC address 36 MacOS background printing 24 33 basic setup 24 canceling a print job 34 checking printer stat...

Page 50: ...0 displaying printer status 10 downloading printer drivers 10 online help 10 ordering supplies 10 password 10 protocols 10 resetting the NIC 8 restoring factory defaults 8 setting up the printer 10 te...

Page 51: ...e NIC 4 testing the printer 10 trailer page in MacOS 27 troubleshooting hardware connections 44 identifying the problem 43 MacOS 46 NetWare 44 twisted pair cable 3 U UNIX assigning IP address 36 basic...

Page 52: ...o ensure compliance of specified limits of the rules erScript printer with optional Network Interface Card NIC s the requirements of FCC Class A when connected to an For Canadian Use Only This digital...

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