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Page 2: ... document as accurate and helpful as possible we make no warranty of any kind expressed or implied as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein The most up to date drivers and manuals are available from the web site http www okiprintingsolutions com Trademark Information Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd Apple Macintosh and M...

Page 3: ...P Address Setup 23 Option Menu 24 Help Menu 24 Using a Web browser 24 Web User Name and Password 25 Microsoft Internet Explorer 25 Netscape Navigator 26 Using SNMP 26 Management utility 26 System requirement 27 Installation 29 Uninstallation 29 Printing utility 30 To install the Oki LPR utility 31 Uninstallation 32 Microsoft Windows 33 Overview 33 Installation of TCP IP Protocol 34 Windows 95 98 M...

Page 4: ...T 4 0 46 Windows 2000 47 Windows XP 47 Printer driver configuration 48 Novell NetWare 50 Overview 50 Supported Versions and Modes 50 Remote Printer Mode 50 Print Server Mode Recommended 50 Setup Utilities 51 OKI NDPS Gateway 51 iPrint 53 UNIX 54 Overview 54 Configuration 54 Operating system configuration 57 Troubleshooting 68 Self diagnostic test 68 TCP IP 69 NetWare 69 NetBEUI 71 Glossary 72 ...

Page 5: ...nterconnection and producing self diagnostic test and configuration printouts is provided via an interface panel at the rear of the printer This network interface card supports IEEE802 2 IEEE802 3 Ethernet II and SNAP and can detect those frame types automatically Also the interface card supports major protocols such as TCP IP IPX SPX NetWare and NetBEUI This section details the OkiLAN 7120e speci...

Page 6: ... stat 80A9 80A9 0000 0000 DIPSW1 OFF ON Test use only DIPSW2 OFF ON Initialize configuration DIPSW3 OFF ON Diagnostic Configuration print DIPSW4 OFF ON Reserved Frame types IEEE 802 2 IEEE 802 3 Ethernet II SNAP AUTO Network interface 100BASE TX 10BASE T Network protocols TCP IP Network layerARP RARP IP ICMP Session layerTCP UDP Application layerLPR FTP HTTP IPP BOOTP DHCP SNMP DNS SMTP SLP IPX SP...

Page 7: ... data are sent via FTP or IPP time out may occur on the application side Configuration utility Available utilities You can configure the OkiLAN 7120e by using one of the following methods Utility Features System requirements Quick Setup Configure the OkiLAN 7120e easily and simply without installing any software packages into your system You can set the following Enable disable TCP IP NetWare Ethe...

Page 8: ...kiLAN 7120e in detail Windows95 98 Me NT4 0 2000 XP TCP IP protocol or IPX SPX protocol should be installed To create a NetWare queue NetWare Client 32 or IntranetWare Client should be installed in your system Web browser Configure the print server and printer by using a Web browser such as Microsoft Internet browser or Netscape Navigator Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 3 0 and higher or Netsc...

Page 9: ...rk queues and perform other functions 7 If the settings are correct click Execute The new settings are transmitted to the network card but the network card is still operating with pre transmission settings 8 Click Finish to validate the new settings Depending on the model the printer may have to be switched off and on again Using AdminManager AdminManager is a powerful Microsoft Windows based util...

Page 10: ...anager on to your local drive select Install and Execute Otherwise select Execute from CD ROM 7 To run AdminManager check Yes for Do you wish to execute AdminManager and click Finish Otherwise uncheck No and click Finish The following explanation of AdminManager is based on when OkiLAN 7120e is selected When the other OkiLAN network cards such as OkiLAN 8100e is selected the displayed information ...

Page 11: ...ration Configuration data can be saved as log file List of Configuration Items Displays current OkiLAN 7120e configuration Configuration data can be saved as log file Item Function Oki Device Setup Configure the Configure the currently selected network card Setup by HTTP Launch the default browser in your environment to access the selected printer s web page Setup by TELNET Launch TELNET applicati...

Page 12: ...rotocol Set TCP IP protocol as enabled disabled Use DHCP BOOTP Check this item if IP address subnet mask default gateway and IP addresses for DNS primary server and secondary servers are retrieved from the DHCP or BOOTP server Otherwise uncheck Use RARP Check this item if IP address is retrieved from the RARP server Otherwise uncheck IP Address Set the IP address of the selected network interface ...

Page 13: ...nchecked the button is greyed out Bindery Setup Configure items related to Bindery mode In this dialogue box the following items can be configured Password Set password for Print Server Job Polling Time Set print job polling interval in seconds NDS Setup Set NDS tree and context where Print Server was created RPRINTER Setup Available if you select RPRINTER mode in Operation Mode By selecting the R...

Page 14: ... used to check whether incoming SNMP requests have the correct community name or not The community name is displayed as for security reasons TRAP Community This community name is assigned to outgoing system traps such as cold start authentication failure etc TRAP Address Set a destination IP address of a Trap packet If 0 0 0 0 is set the Trap is disabled MIB II Parameters The following items can b...

Page 15: ...set up to five IP addresses Detail In the dialogue box the following items can be configured Trap Enable Set sending a Trap packet enabled or disabled for each destination On line Set sending a Trap enabled or disabled when the printer turns to ON LINE Off line Set sending a Trap enabled or disabled when the printer turns to OFF LINE Paper Out Set sending a Trap enabled or disabled when paper is o...

Page 16: ...rap enabled or disabled when an Feed JAM occurs Ribbon JAM Set sending a Trap enabled or disabled when an Ribbon JAM occurs Paper JAM Set sending a Trap enabled or disabled when an Paper JAM occurs IPX Set node address and network address to which a Trap packet will be sent Detail By selecting the button the following items can be configured Trap Enable Set sending a Trap packet enabled or disable...

Page 17: ...led or disabled when an Insert JAM occurs Park JAM Set sending a Trap enabled or disabled when a Park JAM occurs Paper Lever ALARM Set sending a Trap enabled or disabled when a Paper Lever Alarm occurs Cover Open Set sending a Trap enabled or disabled when the printer cover opens Feed JAM Set sending a Trap enabled or disabled when an Feed JAM occurs Ribbon JAM Set sending a Trap enabled or disabl...

Page 18: ...logue box is displayed In the dialogue box the following items can be configured Available condition and Selected condition Select each E Mail alert condition Select a condition from Available Condition list and click button The selected condition is copied to Selected condition list Available conditions are On line Off line Paper Out Printer Error Exit JAM Insert JAM Park JAM Paper Lever Alarm Co...

Page 19: ...ing the button the following dialogue box is displayed In the dialogue box the following items can be configured SMTP Port Number Set port number of SMTP Signature Set up to four signature lines Signatures added to the bottom of an E Mail Location Comments ...

Page 20: ...NMP Service Set Web service enabled or disabled Use STMP Service Set Web service enabled or disabled IP Filter Setup Use IP Filter Set IP filtering enabled or disabled Admin IP Address Set one IP address excluding this filtering functionality IP Filter Range 1 10 Select the 10 IP address ranges Range 1 has the lowest priority and Range 10 has the highest priority For each range Start Address Set t...

Page 21: ...the connected printer before printing job when data is sent to lp logical printer port The available string is the same as BOJ String euc sjis Port BOJ String Set an appropriate command sequence to be sent to the connected printer before printing job when data is sent to euc sjis logical printer port The available string is the same as lp Port BOJ String EOJ String Set an appropriate command seque...

Page 22: ... default 66 The value 0 means no limitation of the page length Parallel Port Detail Bi directional Mode Set the interface mode between OkiLAN 7120e and the printer Normally no need to change this setting Leave at 1284 Std As bi directional printing is not performed when Compatible is set the printer status and menu setting cannot be retrieved but print jobs can be sent to the printer The 1284 ECP ...

Page 23: ...be in upper case IP Address Setup If you only use TCP IP and the print server has not yet been configured occasionally it may not be displayed on AdminManager The IP address can be configured by this function 1 Select IP Address Setup from the Setup menu 2 Set Ethernet Address and IP Address and select OK The Ethernet Address MAC address is displayed during the self diagnostic test 3 AdminManager ...

Page 24: ...t addresses that are used to search Oki network interface cards using the TCP IP protocol If Use TCP IP protocol is unchecked the search will not be carried out using TCP IP NetWare Tab Set network addresses that are used to search Oki network interface cards via NetWare protocol If there any many NetWare file servers on your network specify the network address to which the network card belongs If...

Page 25: ...ssword Configuration in the Maintenance tab and follow the on screen instructions The network addresses used in this manual are shown as examples only Network addresses used in your installation must be generated from your own network 1 Configure the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway for the network card Launch the Web browser enter the IP Address of the network interface card in Address Location...

Page 26: ...n how to do this The Oki Private MIB file can be found in the utilities MIB folder on the CD ROM that came with your printer Please refer to the readme file in the MIB folder for further information The printer s trap address can be set in five places using TCP IP and in one place with IPX Printer trap settings can be made with a Web browser Management utility PrintSuperVision PrintSuperVision is ...

Page 27: ...inters Identifying part numbers of consumable items for use with your printer Integrating with Oki Data s on line web support for US and Canada PrintSuperVision can even manage printers on another network provided a copy of PrintSuperVision is also running on that network System requirement Windows The main PrintSuperVision application can be installed in any of the following Windows systems Opera...

Page 28: ...ters additional details reports and added features are available While the printer properties are displayed in PrintSuperVision only a few of the printer settings can be set For setting any other printer settings a hyperlink to the printer s web page is provided in PrintSuperVision Windows XP Professional 1 0 IIS installed as an option Available in the Windows XP CD Install IIS before installing N...

Page 29: ...ick Finish 6 Now you should select Start Programs PrintSuperVision PrintSuperVision or double click the PrintSuperVision icon on the desktop for the PrintSuperVision server 7 For PrintSuperVision client access http the server IP address or host name PrintSuperVision from the Web browser If you change the port number you should add port number such as http 192 168 20 127 PrintSuperVision 8080 8 Pri...

Page 30: ... LPR The Oki LPR Utility is a utility that allows printing data to printers connected to the network via TCP IP This utility is for use with Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95 and Windows NT4 0 The utility is for those Oki printers which support TCP IP and redirects printing data to the lpr port of the specified IP address ...

Page 31: ...ect Option Utilities 4 Select Install Direct Network Printing Utility 5 Follow the on screen instructions 6 Click Next when the Welcome screen is displayed 7 Verify Destination Folder and Spool Folder and click Next 8 Check Register in Startup if you want automatic startup as Windows boots up Check Launch as minimized if you want to startup in the Icon state and click Next 9 Verify the program fol...

Page 32: ... Help for information on how to use the utility Uninstallation 1 Stop the Oki LPR Utility 2 Select Start Program Okidata Oki LPR Utility Uninstall Oki LPR Utility You may find this in Start All Programs under Windows XP 3 Click Yes when the Confirm File Deletion dialogue is displayed Deletion of the Oki LPR utility starts 4 When the deletion has finished the Uninstall Complete screen is displayed ...

Page 33: ...numerous versions of Windows which can be configured as either a client server or both Although there are many variants of 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 configuration option within Windows The network printer supports the following protocols...

Page 34: ... 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 Please refer to the on line help if necessary It is vital that the IP address entered is unique and valid Entering an incorrect IP address may cause severe network problems Please check the address with the network administrator 3 If your netw...

Page 35: ...tion CD ROM may be required Follow the remaining dialogue box prompts Windows NT 4 0 1 Click the Start button select Settings and then click on Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 In the Network dialogue box click the Protocols tab 4 If the TCP IP Protocol is not listed click the Add button 5 In the Select Network Protocol dialogue box select TCP IP Protocol and click OK 6 The Windows ...

Page 36: ... and Internet Connection and Network Connection 3 Double click Local Area Connection and click Properties in the Location Area Connection Status dialogue box 4 If the Internet Protocol TCP IP is not listed click Install button 5 In the Select Network Component Type dialogue box select Protocol then click the Add button 6 In the Select Network Protocol dialogue box select Internet Protocol TCP IP t...

Page 37: ...n be found on the self diagnostic printout which can be printed by pressing the push button on the network card panel for three seconds and then releasing it 8 Do you use the TCP IP protocol 9 When using lpr in UNIX and other TCP IP environments please select Yes To use in a TCP IP environment an IP address should be assigned to the Ethernet board If Yes has been selected and TCP IP is the only wo...

Page 38: ...h Now that both Windows and the printer have been configured to use TCP IP the next step is to configure Windows to print to the network printer Configuring Windows for Network Printing Windows 95 98 Me When printing using TCP IP the OkiLPR utility is the only option to use The following procedure should be used When installing the driver ensure it is installed as a local printer and not a network...

Page 39: ...ss of the host for the printer you are adding 7 In Name of printer or print queue on that server type the logical printer name lp and then click OK 8 Follow the instructions on the screen to finish installing the LPR compatible printer If the LPR port is not available install the Microsoft TCP IP Printing Service Insert the printer driver for Windows NT4 0 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel and...

Page 40: ...oft LPR To install this port the following needs to be carried out 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel and Printers 2 Open the Printers folder 3 Double click Add Printer and then select Next 4 Select Local Printer clear the Automatically detect my printer check box and then select Next 5 Select Create a new port and then LPR Port 6 Select Next and then provide the following information In Name o...

Page 41: ...d will appear 8 Select Next and provide the following information Enter Printer name or IP address for example 192 168 1 31 If the above IP address is entered the Port Name will default to IP_192 168 1 31 9 Select Next Additional port information will be required 10 Under Device Type select Custom then Settings 11 Ensure Protocol is set to Raw 12 Ensure Port Number is 9100 and SNMP Status Enabled ...

Page 42: ...P requires administrator privileges With Windows XP there are four options for printing using TCP IP OkiLPR Microsoft LPR Port 9100 IPP In order to use Microsoft LPR it must first be installed on your system OKI LPR Please follow the procedure described in the Windows 95 98 Me section on page 38 Microsoft LPR To install this port the following needs to be carried out 1 Select Start Settings Contro...

Page 43: ...nter Printer name or IP address for example 192 168 1 31 If the above IP address is entered the Port Name will default to IP_192 168 1 31 9 Select Next Additional Port Information Required is displayed 10 Under Device Type select Custom then Settings 11 Ensure Protocol is set to LPR 12 Ensure Queue Name is lp and SNMP Status Enabled is deselected 13 Select OK 14 Follow the instructions on the scre...

Page 44: ...ion Enter Printer name or IP address for example 192 168 1 31 If the above IP address is entered the Port Name will default to IP_192 168 1 31 9 Select Next Additional Port Information Required is displayed 10 Under Device Type select Custom then Settings 11 Ensure Protocol is set to Raw 12 Ensure Port Number is 9100 and SNMP Status Enabled is deselected 13 Select OK 14 Follow the instructions on ...

Page 45: ...gned for use on small workgroups or LANs Within Windows NetBEUI is used for file and printer sharing between computers It provides a simple method of printing but the protocol does have limitations and is not as robust as TCP IP or IPX Typically it is employed in small or home networks Network Printer Settings There are three configurable items under NetBEUI within the printer These can be configu...

Page 46: ...lient for Microsoft Networks is not listed click the Add button 5 In the Select Network Component Type dialogue box select Protocol then the Add button 6 In the Select Network Protocol dialogue box select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers then select NetBEUI from the list of Network Protocols and then click OK 7 The Windows installation CD ROM may be required Follow the remaining dialogue b...

Page 47: ...and click the OK button 6 Click the Close button in the Local Area Connection Properties dialogue box 7 Click the Close button in the Local Area Connection Status dialogue box Windows XP Although you can install the NetBEUI protocol into Windows XP it is not supported You should be able to use NetBEUI on LAN connections although you will not be able to use this on a Remote Access Service Connectio...

Page 48: ...ick Entire Network PrintServer and OL07DB85 7 Select Prn1 and click OK 8 Check that Network is selected and click OK 9 Select Apply and OK to close Properties Printing can be carried out using the application software The Master Browser function manages machine information from the same Workgroup and replies to summary requests from other workgroups The Master Browser function operates only if the...

Page 49: ...OkiLAN 7120e Network User s Guide 49 Printing cannot be carried out and an error message appears when jobs from other users including other protocols are being printed ...

Page 50: ... Server Mode but does not require any additional licences Print Server Mode Recommended In Print Server Mode the file server is logged in and the printer queue is repeatedly polled to determine whether a print job exists The NetWare print server or workstation where Pserver runs is emulated This enables high speed printing without applying a load to the network Print Server Mode requires a single ...

Page 51: ...gateway for NDPS Gateways allow NDPS clients to send jobs to printers that are not NDPS aware that is printers that are not equipped with embedded NDPS Printer Agents You select and configure a printer gateway when you create a new Printer Agent Gateways translate NDPS queries or commands to printer specific language that the physical printer can use This is possible because gateways are configure...

Page 52: ...o continue Click Next on the Gateway Configuration Welcome screen then select Printer Interface Type either TCP IP LPR or NetWare IPX and click Next to continue TCP IP configuration illustrated You will then be requested to enter either the TCP IP or IPX ad dress depending on the type of interface selected in the pre vious screen If you do not know the address you are given the option to search on...

Page 53: ...o printers through Web browsers regardless of where the printer is physically located or whether they know the printer s network address iPrint runs on top of Novell Distributed Print Services NDPS and provides the following functionality Global access to printers Customizable view of any print environment Flexible print deployment configurations Secure printing The OkiLAN 7120e does not require a...

Page 54: ...iguration of the OkiLAN 7120e If an incorrect IP address Subnet Mask or Gateway is entered the network may go down or other damage may occur Check the address with your network manager The following explanation uses Sun Solaris 2 8 Solaris 8 as an example The actual commands may differ between versions of UNIX so refer to the workstation manuals for more information 1 Log in as root to the worksta...

Page 55: ...nterface card using TELNET Example Logging in to IP address 192 168 20 127 telnet 192 168 20 127 Trying 192 168 20 127 Connected to 192 168 20 127 Escape character is EthernetBoard OkiLAN 7120e Ver 01 09 TELNET server login root root user needs password to login password CR User root logged in No Message Value level 1 1 Setup TCP IP 2 Setup SNMP 3 Setup NetWare 4 Setup NetBEUI 5 Setup printer port...

Page 56: ... 168 20 1 5 RARP protocol DISABLE 6 DHCP BOOTP protocol DISABLE 7 DNS Server Pri 192 168 1 2 8 DNS Server Sec 192 168 1 1 9 root password 10 Domain 99 Back to prior menu Please select 1 99 6 Logout from the network interface card Turn the printer off and on again to validate the settings ...

Page 57: ...t have Superuser rights the network manager should conduct the configuration 2 Register the IP address of the network card and the host name in the etc hosts file Example for IP address 192 168 20 127 and host name ML8810 192 168 20 127 ML8810 3 Use the ping command to confirm connection with the network card Example for host name ML8810 ping ML8810 If there is no reply then there is a problem wit...

Page 58: ...he printer on the remote printer It should be lp sd The spool directory Give the absolute path lf The error log file Give the absolute path 5 Create the spool directory and error log file Example for spool Directory ML8810_lp and Error Log file ML8810_lp_errs mkdir usr spool ML8810_lp touch usr spool ML8810_lp ML8810_lp_errs chown R daemon usr spool ML8810_lp chgrp R daemon usr spool ML8810_lp 6 C...

Page 59: ...rsions Refer to the workstation manuals for more details The queue created in the following example sends the print job directly to the printer To print data that the printer cannot process such as PostScript data refer to the workstation manual for details 1 Confirm that the IP address of the printer has been set 2 Login as root to the workstation If you do not have superuser rights the network m...

Page 60: ...name ML8810 a Stop the print scheduler usr sbin lpshut b Create the printer queue usr sbin lpadmin p ML8810_lp v dev null m netstandard o dest ML8810 lp o protocol bsd c Start the print scheduler usr sbin lpsched d Activate the print queue usr sbin accept ML8810_lp e Enable the print queue bin enable ML8810_lp ...

Page 61: ...he IP Address of the network card and the host name in the etc hosts file Example for IP Address 192 168 20 127 and host name ML8810 192 168 20 127 ML8810 4 Use the ping command to confirm connection with the network card Example for host name ML8810 ping ML8810 If there is no reply there is a problem with the configuration of the IP address the IP address has already been set manually or dynamica...

Page 62: ...p a queue called ML8810_lp to print to host ML8810 d Register the remote printer usr sbin lpadmin pML8810_lp v dev null mrmodel ormML8810 orplp ocmrcmodel osmrsmodel ob3 e Activate the print queue usr sbin accept ML8810_lp f Enable the print queue bin enable ML8810_lp g Enable the printer spooler usr sbin lpsched ...

Page 63: ...810 192 168 20 127 ML8810 3 Use the ping command to confirm connection with the network card Example for host name ML8810 ping ML8810 If there is no reply there is a problem with the configuration of the IP address the IP address has already been set manually or dynamically or with the network Reset the network interface card settings to default and try to set a temporary IP address If you still h...

Page 64: ...on LPD is the most common protocol for printing with TCP IP to a network printer Refer to the workstation s manual for details of lpr and lp commands The following explanation in this section uses the printing of print file test prn with printer name ML8810_lp as an example Logical printers The OkiLAN 7120e includes three logical printers lp must be used for printing a file created using the print...

Page 65: ... To delete a print job Job ID 456 in the ML8810_lp cancel ML8810_lp 456 Verify the printer status using the lpstat command lpstat pML8810_lp The result of lpstat may not be displayed correctly depending on UNIX operating system specification e g Solaris 2 x FTP printing FTP File Transfer Protocol is used for transferring a file with TCP IP If the print data is sent to a logical printer via FTP it ...

Page 66: ... Password required Password CR 230 User Logged in ftp The network card logical directory structure is hierarchical Move to the logical directory it is not possible to output print data to the root directory 2 Move to the preferable logical directory using the cd command Example moving to the lp directory and confirming the current directory ftp cd lp 250 Command OK ftp pwd 257 lp is current direct...

Page 67: ... users test test prn ftp put users test test prn lp 5 Logout from the network card using the quit command ftp quit Three states can be verified using the quote command stat the IP address login user name and transfer mode In addition printer status can be verified by specifying the directory after the stat lp sjis euc Example displaying network card status ftp quote stat 211 FTP server status Conn...

Page 68: ...our installation must be generated from your own network Self diagnostic test Printer does not print Ensure the printer emulation is set to PS or Automatic NG is printed in the Self diagnostic test Flash ROM Check registers NG Confirm that the network interface card NIC is installed correctly and turn the printer off and on again Initialize the NIC ...

Page 69: ... response to the ping command Check the network cable is correctly connected Change the cable and try again Check the host name and IP address are configured in the workstation Check the printer port name is configured in the workstation There are three port names lp euc and sjis Use lp by default as euc and sjis are specific to PostScript printers Incorrect User name on the banner page If printin...

Page 70: ...e File Server and the Print Server name set in the NIC are the same Check the Printer name displayed in the Print Server monitor of the File Server and the NetWare Port name set in the NIC are the same If there are multiple network interface cards configure the NetWare Port names to be different Print Server mode Check the File Server name set in the NIC and on the File Server are the same Check t...

Page 71: ...ctly connected Change the cable and try again Check Microsoft network client and NetBEUI have been added to the network section of the control panel Check the NetBEUI protocol is set to Enable Check the factory setting of the workgroup name is PrintServer and the computer name is ML the last six characters of the MAC address Check the computer name of the NIC is different from the computer name on...

Page 72: ...OkiLAN 7120e Network User s Guide 72 Glossary NIC Network Interface Card NDS Novell Directory Service NDPS Novell Distributed Print Services iPrint Internet Print IPP Internet Printing Protocol ...

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