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Page 2: ...information contained herein The most up to date drivers and manuals are available from the web site http www www okiprintingsolutions com Trademark Information Oki and Microline are registered trade...

Page 3: ...ides all the necessary information about installing and operating this printer on the network Please read this guide in detail to ensure full and efficient use of this product on a network and keep it...

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Page 5: ...r 15 Overview 15 Installation of TCP IP Protocol 16 Windows 95 98 Me 17 Windows NT 4 0 17 Windows 2000 17 Windows XP 18 Configuring As A Network Printer 18 Windows 95 98 Me 18 Windows NT 4 0 19 Window...

Page 6: ...Command Format 34 Command Options 34 Precautions 34 Sample 35 C Option lpr Command 36 Function 36 Selecting a Paper Tray 36 Selecting a Paper Output Tray 37 Selecting a Paper Type 37 Specifying 2 side...

Page 7: ...ing Is Set to On Spool Mode 47 Printer Spooling Is Set to Off Nonspool Mode 47 Printing From Windows 47 Printing From UNIX 48 Print 48 Delete 49 Inquiry 49 Others 49 Troubleshooting 50 Using TCP IP 50...

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Page 9: ...Configuration This section details configuring the printer s network interface and should be done prior to configuring your computer Printing from a Windows Computer This chapter explains the install...

Page 10: ...tation 2 The following icons are used in this guide Important Indicates important information which you should read Note Indicates additional information on operations or features Refer to Indicates r...

Page 11: ...uired to print PostScript data UNIX Filter is compatible with the OSs in Solaris HPUX and Linux Redhat SuSE 3 Supports Mac OS 9 0 or later 4 Supports only Mac OS X Important The EtherTalk port setting...

Page 12: ...is shown on the first line of the display 3 Press the X button to enter the Network menu 4 Press the S or T buttons to move through the submenus until the text IP Address is shown on the first line of...

Page 13: ...10 Repeat steps 7 through 9 to set the Subnet Mask 11 Repeat steps 7 through 9 to set the Gateway Address PRINTER SETUP USING A BROWSER If the printer is connected to the network using TCP IP its sett...

Page 14: ...unch the Web browser 2 Select Administrator Login enter the username and password 3 Select the Network group 4 Select the TCP IP subgroup 5 Select Set IP Manually 6 Configure the IP Address Subnet Mas...

Page 15: ...f Windows the principles of network printing are the same Microsoft provides on line help with all of their operating systems and this is a good reference point for the exact details of each configura...

Page 16: ...If TCP IP has not been installed refer to the section below Installation of TCP IP protocol 2 If not already configured a suitable IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway address should be configured Plea...

Page 17: ...nstallation CD ROM may be required Follow the remaining dialogue box prompts WINDOWS NT 4 0 1 Click Start select Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 In the Network...

Page 18: ...Properties in the Location Area Connection Status dialogue box 4 If the Internet Protocol TCP IP is not listed click Install 5 In the Select Network Component Type dialogue box select Protocol then c...

Page 19: ...NT 4 0 requires administrator privileges Oki LPR Please follow the procedure described in the Windows 95 98 Me section on page 18 Microsoft LPR To install this port the following needs to be carried o...

Page 20: ...K 5 The Windows NT installation CD ROM may be required Follow the remaining dialogue box prompts WINDOWS 2000 Windows 2000 requires administrator privileges With Windows 2000 there are four options fo...

Page 21: ...e click Add Printer and then select Next 4 Select Local Printer clear the Automatically detect my printer check box and then click Next 5 Select Create a New Port and select Standard TCP IP Port 6 Sel...

Page 22: ...d Other Hardware 2 Select Printers and Faxes 3 Click Add Printer then select Next 4 Select Local printer attached to this computer clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer c...

Page 23: ...check box and then click Next 5 Select Create a New Port and select Type Standard TCP IP Port 6 Click Next 7 Welcome to the Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard appears 8 Click Next and provide the...

Page 24: ...name 4 Click Additional Drivers and select a substitute driver to install and then click OK 5 When installing a substitute driver an input screen is displayed for the printer driver file location Ins...

Page 25: ...nu Installer doesn t start automatically click Start Run Browse Browse to your CD ROM and click Install Open OK 3 Select Network Software 4 Select Installation Config 5 Select Oki LPR 6 Follow the on...

Page 26: ...Refer to the On Line Help for information on how to use the utility UNINSTALL 1 Stop the OKI LPR Utility Right click the OKI LPR icon in the system tray and click Exit 2 Select Start Program Okidata...

Page 27: ...nter can be under a UNIX network environment The printer LPD supports Spool Mode where print jobs from clients are spooled once before output and Non spool Mode where print jobs are sequentially outpu...

Page 28: ...et the IP address on the printer control panel Use the printer control panel or printer web page to set the LPD port to Enable default Enable NOTE Before activating the LPD port set the IP address of...

Page 29: ...vance Be cautious as an incorrect IP address may cause severe errors Before performing any network setup such as the IP address to a host running under NIS Network Information Service consult the NIS...

Page 30: ...the example of 2 shows insert _ between the printer name and output parameters You can enter up to 14 characters If PS n or PLT nH is specified for the printer name as in the example of 3 however the...

Page 31: ...ted the default printer lp will be specified n No of copies This option specifies the number of copies If one lp command is issued to print multiple files the number of copies specified by this option...

Page 32: ...command options are available Printer name This option specifies the printer name The cancel command can be effectively used with the combined use of a e and u as shown below This option is invalid i...

Page 33: ...tation can only delete print data it has sent It cannot delete print data sent by other workstations When a command to delete print data is received the file concerned will be deleted even if it is in...

Page 34: ...ion displays the print data received The printer name is specified in the argument t This option displays all the information u User name This option displays received print data information on users...

Page 35: ...B6500 Network Guide 35 Sample To inquire about the print data received by a printer set up as P001 enter the following command lpstat o P001...

Page 36: ...mmand FUNCTION The following items can be set up by using the C option NOTE Any parameter other than below becomes invalid if specified Selecting a Paper Tray When selecting a paper tray either the pa...

Page 37: ...y the data becomes valid and that by the C option becomes invalid If an unacceptable combination is specified the printer may not operate correctly For some print language the specification may be inv...

Page 38: ...nd data may not be printed correctly The system default is used if no parameter is specified If the print data specifies 2 sided or 1 sided printing the specification by the data becomes valid and ove...

Page 39: ...nd overrides that by C option Specifying Collation The following parameter can be specified NOTE For some print language the specification may be invalid PARAMETER DESCRIPTION A4D a4d 2 sided printing...

Page 40: ...ultiple parameters separate them with For example to output a file named file1 2 sided on A4 to printer P001 enter the following command Important If the command specified by the C option exceeds 64 c...

Page 41: ...Mac OS X TARGET COMPUTERS The printer supports a Macintosh or Power Macintosh with the following OS Mac OS 9 and up Mac OS X Refer to User Guide PostScript Driver SET UP PROCEDURE The setting procedu...

Page 42: ...B6500 Network Guide 42 2 Setting up the Macintosh Install the printer driver Adobe PS for Macintosh Install the screen font if necessary Refer to User Guide PostScript Driver...

Page 43: ...ment station The printer supports SNMP v1 SNMP v2c MIB II Host Resources MIB Printer MIB and OKI Data Private MIB The OKI Data Private MIB file can be found in the MIB folder on the CD ROM included wi...

Page 44: ...computer operating systems that are supported by the Status Monitor USING THE STATUS MONITOR The procedure here explains with Windows XP as an example 1 Start the Status Monitor 2 The Status Monitor...

Page 45: ...status of the printer will be displayed 5 Double click the icon to display the Status Monitor dialog box COLOR OF THE ICON AND PRINTER STATUS The color icon indicates the printer s status COLOR DISPLA...

Page 46: ...Before performing any network setup such as the IP address to a host running under NIS Network Information Service consult the NIS administrator When setting a UNIX workstation note the following also...

Page 47: ...case when the power is switched on again the stored print data will be printed first even if new print data has been sent PRINTING FROM WINDOWS Take note of the following when printing from Windows In...

Page 48: ...en the print data has exceeded the receiving capacity When this occurs the client workstation appears as if it has crashed To rectify this situation the client must be stopped from sending print data...

Page 49: ...file names will be truncated Up to 64 print instructions can be displayed If two or more types of print languages modes are set up on a single workstation identical job numbers may be displayed when...

Page 50: ...nter directly to the network connecting the computer An error has occurred on the network between the computer and the printer Con nection cannot be established Status Display Unable to print Network...

Page 51: ...right click the disk installed with Windows 95 98 Me e g C drive Verification Select Properties from the menu displayed and check the free space available Action After erasing unnecessary files to in...

Page 52: ...ty of the destination device 1 If single print data has exceeded the storage capacity of the destina tion device free space on the device or split the file into smaller ones to keep them below the rem...

Page 53: ...lan guage consistent with that used in the print data The printer driver for this printer is not used The printer driver of another company is used Check that the printer driver which came with this p...

Page 54: ...on the printer control panel Press the ON LINE button If LPD spool is set to On the print data sent by the user in a single print instruction has exceeded the remaining storage capacity of the desti n...

Page 55: ...remote host to print a binary file in the PostScript language The printer has run out of paper Check the message on the printer control panel Load paper into the paper tray CAUSE VERIFICATION ACTION...

Page 56: ...r only the NBP entity name of which entity type is Laser Writer is displayed The printer is set up as a slave of the Apple Share Print Server or the Win dows NT Server and the NBP entity name of the p...

Page 57: ...tosh Action 1 Ensure that PostScript and Adobe PS are set up as the print language for the printer and printer driver respec tively If the print language of the printer is the dump mode the print data...

Page 58: ...connected though it is selected correctly and is not processing another job check the following causes Cause 2 The EtherTalk port of the printer is set to Disable Or the Start Stop setting for EtherTa...

Page 59: ...ver are dif ferent set the same language for them If the problem remains check the following causes Cause 3 After the Macintosh was connected to the printer the power to the printer was shut off Or pa...

Page 60: ...or RARP servers For such cases change the Get IP Address selection on the control panel to BOOTP or RARP Depending on the network environment you may need to set the subnet mask and gateway address Pl...

Page 61: ...The first set of numbers of the IP address will blink Press the S or T button to scroll to the desired number 9 Press the X button to save the current set of numbers and move to the next set 10 Repeat...

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