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DP2000/2500

Network Printing

Setup Guide

Summary of Contents for Network Printing DP2000/2500

Page 1: ...DP2000 2500 Network Printing Setup Guide ...

Page 2: ...t accept any responsibility for any loss disruption or damage to your data or your computer systems which may occur by using this guide or programs mentioned in it By using this guide you accept the above conditions If you are in any doubt concerning the contents of this guide please consult your network Administrator at once before proceeding Please read this guide thoroughly before proceeding wi...

Page 3: ...n 5 Peer to Peer printing in Windows 95 98 Me 9 Peer to Peer printing in Windows NT4 2000 15 Server Set Up in Windows NT4 2000 21 Client Set Up for Server based printing in Windows 95 98 Me NT4 2000 27 Printer Driver Overview GDI 29 Driver Overview PCL6 30 Network Glossary ...

Page 4: ...ocumentation for further information The DP series also requires a static TCP IP address If your Server is using DHCP you will need to give an address outside the DHCP scope or if it is within the scope a reservation must be added Please consult your Network Administrator if you are unsure if your network uses DHCP or not The network interface card in the DP series has a RJ45 connection only If yo...

Page 5: ...ton DP2500 or the toggle button DP2000 to select page 2 of the menu 3 Scroll down to Key operator code 4 Input 000 then either OK or SET if this code is incorrect consult your Dealer 5 Scroll down until you see TCP IP Address 6 Input the information as requested Remember to use the full three digit number for the address e g if the address for one segment is 10 input 010 If you make a mistake use ...

Page 6: ...letter of your CD ROM drive 3 Double click on the file Setup exe 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to install this program You will need to re boot your system after this program has installed 5 After re booting your system leave the CD ROM in your drive and proceed as follows 6 Click on start the settings then printers 7 Double click on add printer 8 Choose next 9 Click local printer 10 The...

Page 7: ...es you have fitted to your DP unit 21 Click on paper layout and make sure the default is set to A4 22 Now go to the details tab 23 You will see here which port your copier is set to print to we will now change this to a network port 24 Click on add port 25 You should now get a menu that looks like this 26 Click on other and select the top menu choice HLPRMON you should get a menu like this ...

Page 8: ...hould be on if it isn t press the Printer key on the left side of the copier dashboard and then press on line The copier should bleep to confirm 2 Check the cable connections and if possible use a known good cable and network port 3 Have you programmed the IP address of the copier Sub Net and Gateway correctly Please refer to the start of the installation procedure to double check this 4 Even if y...

Page 9: ...act your Dealer for further assistance Print Driver Issues 1 If the copier bleeps and doesn t print anything check the defaults of the printer driver especially the default paper size Make sure this is set to A4 2 Have you got security print enabled Again double check the defaults and make sure the driver is configured correctly 3 If your unit picks paper from a different tray than selected check ...

Page 10: ...ion Once you have these addresses you will need to input these into the DP unit Follow these instructions to input these settings 1 With the unit turned on press the function key located on the dashboard at the top towards the right 2 Use the arrow button DP2500 or the toggle button DP2000 to select page 2 of the menu 3 Scroll down to Key operator code 4 Input 000 then either OK or SET if this cod...

Page 11: ...with your DP unit You can download the latest printer driver from our Web site at the following link http www panasonic co jp mgcs download index html Windows NT4 For Windows 2000 skip to No 50 11 Place the CD ROM into your computer drive the disk will auto run and display a menu you can read the manual from here or simply close this window 12 Open up your Printers folder and click on Add printer ...

Page 12: ...ow go and look for this port so make sure the copier is switched on and connected to the network 21 Now escape out of this until you get back to the main screen where you should have a window that looks like this 22 Now click Next 23 Now choose Have disk 24 Browse the CD ROM to the driver folder which can be found at e english driver nt4 where e is the letter of your CD ROM drive 25 Click OK 26 Th...

Page 13: ...er to work with your DP unit You will only need to do this once 35 Click on device options 36 Select the accessories you have fitted to your DP unit 37 Repeat this procedure and choose document defaults this time and make sure that the paper size is set to A4 38 Click on paper layout and make sure the default is set to A4 39 Click OK to finish Windows 2000 40 Place the CD ROM into your computer dr...

Page 14: ...t 49 Now enter the IP address of the copier separated by a dot 50 Click Next 51 On the next menu choose Custom and click on Settings 52 On this menu make sure the protocol selected is LPR and the queue name should be set to lp Also tick the box that says enable byte counting then click OK ...

Page 15: ...s 56 Make sure the paper is set to A4 57 You can alter other defaults using this menu if you wish 58 Repeat this mouse click again and now choose Properties 59 Go to the tab Device options 60 Here you need to input what accessories etc you have on your unit When you have finished click Apply then OK Stage 3 Operating Instructions 61 For comprehensive operating instructions please refer to the manu...

Page 16: ...assistance 7 If you do have a green link light try to ping the network card in the copier by typing the following from a DOS prompt on your PC Ping 192 168 10 1 Please substitute the IP address with the correct address you are using 8 If you get a reply then you have a network connection Double check numbers 1 through 5 and if necessary re install the LPR software and print driver 9 If you do not ...

Page 17: ...resses you will need to input these into the DP unit Follow these instructions to input these settings 1 With the unit turned on press the function key located on the dashboard at the top towards the right 2 Use the arrow button DP2500 or the toggle button DP2000 to select page 2 of the menu 3 Scroll down to Key operator code Input 000 then either OK or SET if this code is incorrect consult your D...

Page 18: ... DP unit as a printer You will need the CD ROM that came with your DP unit You can download the latest printer driver from our Web site at the following link http www panasonic co jp mgcs download index html Windows NT4 For Windows 2000 skip to No 34 1 Place the CD ROM into your computer drive the disk will auto run and display a menu you can read the manual from here or simply close this window 2...

Page 19: ...ow go and look for this port so make sure the copier is switched on and connected to the network 15 Now escape out of this until you get back to the main screen where you should have a window that looks like this 16 Now click Next 17 Now choose Have disk 18 Browse the CD ROM to the driver folder which can be found at e english driver nt4 where e is the letter of your CD ROM drive 19 Click OK 20 Th...

Page 20: ...driver to work with your DP unit You will only need to do this once 29 Click on device options 30 Select the accessories you have fitted to your DP unit 31 Repeat this procedure and choose document defaults this time and make sure that the paper size is set to A4 32 Click on paper layout and make sure the default is set to A4 33 Click OK to finish Windows 2000 34 Place the CD ROM into your compute...

Page 21: ...e IP address of the copier separated by a dot 44 Click Next 45 On the next menu choose Custom and click on Settings 46 On this menu make sure the protocol selected is LPR and the queue name should be set to lp Also tick the box that says enable byte counting then click OK ...

Page 22: ...ces 50 Make sure the paper is set to A4 51 You can alter other defaults using this menu if you wish 52 Repeat this mouse click again and now choose Properties 53 Go to the tab Device options 54 Here you need to input what accessories etc you have on your unit When you have finished click Apply then OK Stage 3 Operating Instructions For comprehensive operating instructions please refer to the manua...

Page 23: ...sistance 7 If you do have a green link light try to ping the network card in the copier by typing the following from a DOS prompt on your PC Ping 192 168 10 1 Please substitute the IP address with the correct address you are using 8 If you get a reply then you have a network connection Double check numbers 1 through 5 and if necessary re install the LPR software and print driver 9 If you do not ge...

Page 24: ... double click on it 3 You should be able to see a printer icon for the DP copier 4 Double click on the icon Windows will then ask you if you wish to use this resource and prompt you to install the relevant files 5 Click on Yes and your Server will download the appropriate files to your PC 6 Once you have done this open your Printers folder and you should see an icon for the DP unit 7 Do a right ha...

Page 25: ...address of the copier Sub Net and Gateway correctly Please refer to the start of the installation procedure to double check this 4 Even if you don t have a Gateway an address must be inputted Choose a spare IP address for the Gateway if required 5 Have you properly configured the LPR port on your PC Again refer to the start of this guide to check this 6 Where you plug the network cable into the ba...

Page 26: ... make sure the driver is configured correctly 12 If your unit picks paper from a different tray than selected check within your application software for the correct page defaults and these will usually override the printer driver settings 13 The latest printer drivers can be downloaded from the following Web Site 14 If your unit prints part pages check to make sure that enable byte counting is swi...

Page 27: ...30 05 02 Document Systems Support V1 0 27 GDI Printer Driver Overview Windows 95 98 Me NT4 2000 Paper Source Selection Zoom N into 1 feature Auto Paper Size Detection ...

Page 28: ...30 05 02 Document Systems Support V1 0 28 Sort and Duplex Menu s Output Tray Selection Security Print Option Unit Configuration ...

Page 29: ...30 05 02 Document Systems Support V1 0 29 PCL6 Printer Driver Overview Windows 95 98 Me NT4 2000 Paper Source Selection Enlarge Reduce Option Combine Pages onto 1 Page ...

Page 30: ...30 05 02 Document Systems Support V1 0 30 Output Tray Selection Staple Feature requires finisher Sort and Duplex Menu s Image Overlay 10 per user ...

Page 31: ...uage encoded documents from the Internet WWW World Wide Web BUFFER A temporary data store used to compensate for the timing differences between sending and receiving machines BUS TOPOLOGY A type of network in which all the nodes workstations clients printers etc are connected in line to a single cable with 2 distinct ends Each node is aware of all the transactions on the network but will only resp...

Page 32: ...f network that has no central site See TABLE 1 DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING WORKING An arrangement where the processing power of a network is distributed between all the PC s on a network rather than being centralised in a server or main frame DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING The way that information is shared between the PC s on a network In a way the computers share the work between them DUPLEX CIRCUIT A FULL DU...

Page 33: ... transmit encoded digital data as pulses of light FILE SERVER A computer connected to a network which runs the operating system and contains the shared files that are to be accessed by members of the network FRONT END This term was originally used to define the client part of a client server application that requests service from the server or BACK END Now it is more often used to describe the use...

Page 34: ...g documents so that non sequential links can be set up between them IAP Internet Access Provider IP Internet Protocol The part of the TCP IP that covers addressing information to allow the transportation of data across the Internet ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network This is a digital service which will travel over various mediums It allows simultaneous transmission of voice data and video ov...

Page 35: ...ue network MULTIPLEXER A piece of equipment which enables the transmission of a number of channels at the same time over a single circuit Most use data correction and compression NETWORK ARCHITECTURE The complete design of equipment protocols topology and transmission links of a network and the way this design is implemented NETWORK TOPOLOGY This is the physical configuration of a network how the ...

Page 36: ...n connector PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association This is the organisation which sets out the standard for the interface cards used in computers mobile phones etc They are usually used to provide MODEM connections Extra Memory and Network features PORT The interface on which other computers equipment or network items are connected PROTOCOL A set of standards that apply to ...

Page 37: ...s referred to in this document The primary function is to find routes between networks and provide network management capability SERIAL INTERFACE This interface uses data which is sent bit by bit in a single path SERVER Is a computer on a network that runs the network operating system NOS and holds the files and resources that are to be shared between users on the network SESSION This is the term ...

Page 38: ...sing usually 8 coloured wires twisted in pairs and is shielded against RF noise TCP Transmission Control Protocol This is the Transport layer connection orientated end to end protocol that forms the first part of the TCP IP suite See below The software that uses TCP is usually found in the operating system TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol This is a collection of protocols bas...

Page 39: ...EN RING A network type using a RING TOPOLOGY and TOKEN PASSING to control access TREE TOPOLOGY A network consisting of a branching cable with no closed loops The TREE layout begins at a point known as the HEAD END and continues to a series of POINT to POINT links See TABLE 1 TWISTED PAIR Cable that is made up of 2 two insulated copper wires arranged in a regular helix shape Each wire pair acts as ...

Page 40: ... or other LAN s that are located in different locations even different countries but act as a single network These are normally connected via modem or Private network links AC15 for example TABLE 2 NETWORK TYPE TRANSMISSION SPEED MEDIA 10 BASE T 10Mbits per second Twisted Pair Cable 10 BASE 2 10Mbits per second Co Ax Thin Ethernet 10 BASE 5 10Mbits per second Co Ax Thick Ethernet 100 BASE T 100Mbi...

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