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Page 1: ...Professional print Lovely price Printserver Installation Manual ...

Page 2: ...uracies please inform us at the address indicated below KYOCERA will not accept any liability for any error or omission The information in this manul is subject to change without notification All rights are reserved Copying other reproduction or translation without the prior written consent from KYOCERA is prohibited Installation Manual release 1 2 date 15 11 00 KYOCERA Electronics Europe GmbH Mol...

Page 3: ...16 1 3 DHCP 1 18 1 4 SNMP 1 20 CHAPTER 2 Installation in Novell Networks 2 1 2 1 Basic Principles 2 2 2 2 Installing in NetWare 5 4 Networks in Print Server Mode 2 6 2 2 1 Setting up a Print Server Printer and Print Queue 2 7 2 2 2 Setting Up the Printer on the Computer 2 9 2 3 Installing in NetWare 5 4 Networks in Remote Printer Mode 2 12 2 3 1 Installing a print server a printer and a print queu...

Page 4: ...8 2 6 5 Configuring the KYOCERA PrintServer 2 50 2 6 6 Starting PSERVER on the File Server 2 52 2 7 Tips and Tricks 2 53 CHAPTER 3 Installation in Windows Networks 3 1 3 1 Basic Principles 3 2 3 2 Installing in Windows Networks peer to peer printing via NetBIOS 3 3 3 2 1 Installing the TCP IP Protocol 3 3 3 2 2 Saving the IP Address in the Print Server 3 4 3 2 3 Configuring the NetBIOS Parameters ...

Page 5: ...r 4 6 4 3 1 Saving the IP Address via BOOTP 4 6 4 3 2 Saving the IP Address via RARP 4 7 4 3 3 Saving the IP Address Using the arp and ping Commands 4 8 4 3 4 KYOCERA Printer Operating Panel 4 9 4 3 5 PRESCRIBE Commands for KYOCERA Printers 4 10 4 4 Printing via the LPD Protocol 4 11 4 4 1 IBM AIX Version 4 x 4 11 4 4 2 IBM AIX Version 3 x 4 13 4 4 3 AIX Without SMIT 4 15 4 4 4 HP UX Version 10 20...

Page 6: ...g a Device Description 6 5 6 2 3 Starting the Printer 6 8 6 3 Creating an Output Queue 6 10 6 3 1 Saving the IP Address in the Print Server 6 10 6 3 2 Creating an Output Queue 6 11 6 3 3 Using the Output Queue 6 13 6 4 Testing the Network Connection 6 14 6 4 1 Testing the Network Connection using ping 6 14 6 4 2 Testing the Network Connection using VRFCFG 6 14 CHAPTER 7 Installation in BS2000 Netw...

Page 7: ...Contents Print Server Installation Manual v REFERENCE A Shell Scripts A 1 A 1 Basic Principles A 1 A 2 Function of Shell Scripts A 2 A 3 Description of Variables A 4 ...

Page 8: ...Contents vi Print Server Installation Manual ...

Page 9: ...Print Server Installation Manual 1 1 CHAPTER 1 Network Know How This chapter contains information concerning the following topics Basic Terminology Basic TCP IP Terminology DHCP SNMP Know How ...

Page 10: ...bers represent the individual card Where Can I Find the Hardware Address The hardware address of your print server is on a label pasted onto the actual card and can be read easily On the print server you will find a hardware address of 00c0eb0001ff Here 00c0eb identifies the manufacturer while 0001ff is the number of your print server If your print server has already been installed you can find th...

Page 11: ...networks the Novell or Apple name is used Upon delivery the print server name corresponds to the Novell or Apple name The Novell or the Apple name may be changed using the print server homepage the KyoNetCon SNMP or FTP parameter transfer 1 1 3 Logical Printer What Are Logical Printers Logical printers are so called pre installed print server filters Print data is interpreted according to the set ...

Page 12: ...etworks you may use the TCP IP ports corresponding to the logical printers instead Refer to the TCP IP Ports section on page 1 15 Novell In Novell networks the logical printers are addressed with 1 through 8 FTP In the case of an FTP print data transfer the logical printers are addressed with lp1 through lp8 Example put file name lp1 3 Prints the status page as PostScript 4 Prints a banner page in...

Page 13: ...Basic Terminology Print Server Installation Manual 1 5 Apple No logical printers are available in Apple networks ...

Page 14: ...X Networks chapter on page 4 1 1 2 1 IP Address What Is the IP Address The IP address is the unique address of each node in a network i e an IP address may occur only once on a local network The system administrator usually assigns the IP address The address must be saved in the print server to make sure that it can be addressed within the network In this user manual IP address 192 168 0 123 is co...

Page 15: ...id IP address must lie somewhere between 192 168 0 1 and 192 168 0 254 such as 192 168 0 123 1 2 2 Methods of Saving the IP Address in the Print Server If you use TCP IP as the network protocol the IP address must first be saved in the print server regardless of whether you are using a Windows or UNIX network In this manual the printer operating panel is always used for saving the IP address If yo...

Page 16: ...otptab file contains a permanent copy of the allocation of the host name and the IP address to the hardware address Requirements Make sure that The BOOTP parameter has been activated see status page What Happens When the Print Server Is Turned On Once the print server has been turned on it asks the BOOTP for the IP address and the host name The answer of the BOOTP host server which contains the IP...

Page 17: ...d the section concerning rarpd in your UNIX documentation if necessary Both files are located on the host running the RARP daemon The files contain a permanent copy of the allocation of the host names and the IP address to the hardware address Requirements Make sure that The RARP parameter has been activated see status page What Happens When the Print Server Is Turned On Once the print server has ...

Page 18: ...The arp and ping commands should be used for saving the IP address only if your network does not use a specific IP address and host name administration such as DNS and WINS servers The arp command is used for editing the ARP table The ping command sends a data packet with an IP address to the hardware address of the print server If the data packet has been successfully sent and received the print ...

Page 19: ... 4 0 The solution to the problem is to ping a station in the network before using the arp command for the first time or use the KyoNetCon to enter the IP address 1 2 2 4 KyoNetCon Using the KyoNetCon the IP address can be easily assigned to the print server Saving the IP address using the KyoNetCon in networks with routers is only possible if the router can handle multicast queries and the print s...

Page 20: ... from the shortcut menu 4 Enter the IP address in the IP address box 5 Click Finish The IP address is saved in the print server 1 2 2 5 KYOCERA Printer Operating Panel With all KYOCERA printers you can enter the IP address directly into the printer operating panel and save it in the print server In addition to the IP address you can also change other parameters using the printer operating panel Pl...

Page 21: ...n it an arbitrary name 2 Insert the following entry Syntax R SIOP2 IP IP address EXIT Example R SIOP2 IP 192 168 0 123 EXIT Transfer the file as a print file to the print server by means of the parallel serial or KUIO interface PRESCRIBE commands cannot be used if a password has been assigned to the print server 1 2 3 Host Name What Is the Host Name The host name is an alias for an IP address We r...

Page 22: ...names to the IP addresses is stored Syntax IP address host name Example 192 168 0 123 SB0001FF The hosts file is located in the windows directory in Windows networks and in the etc directory in UNIX networks In other operating systems such as AS 400 for example the name of the allocation file may differ 1 2 4 ARP Table What Is the ARP Table The ARP table is an internal system file in which the all...

Page 23: ...o be specifically configured The transferred print data is saved to the memory area corresponding to this TCP IP port and then processed TCP IP Ports Without LPD Protocol If the LPD protocol is not available as in the case of Windows 95 networks you must then configure the TCP IP port yourself In order to do this you must install a printer port and enter the port number In this case such a port ma...

Page 24: ...epage the KyoNetCon SNMP or FTP parameter transfer 1 2 7 Subnet Mask What Is the Subnet Mask With the help of the subnet mask large networks can be split up into subnetworks In this case the user IDs of the IP addresses are assigned to the various subnetworks 9104 Prints all data in hex dump mode Hex dump mode is mainly used to search for errors in print data The data is printed as a byte in hexad...

Page 25: ...to 192 168 0 127 in the first subnetwork and 192 168 0 129 to 192 168 0 254 in the second subnetwork Subnet Mask Configuration Your print server is configured not to use subnetworks by default If your network is not split into subnetworks you do not need to take any further steps If however you are using a subnetwork you should ask your system administrator for the subnet mask You can configure th...

Page 26: ...e parameter DHCP has been activated see print server homepage The parameter WINS registration has been activated The parameter WINS via DHCP has been activated What Happens When the Print Server Is Turned On After the print server has been turned on in a Windows NT 4 0 network it sends a query to the DHCP server asking for the IP address the host name and the IP address of the WINS server The answ...

Page 27: ...lso enter the IP address instead of the host name during the print server installation If you have done this you may then send print data directly to the IP address If you wish to configure your print server on a DHCP server please read the documentation for your operating system if necessary WINS Without DHCP You can also set up the print server in a network only with WINS and without DHCP In thi...

Page 28: ... User Manual The private MIB is stored in the print server on delivery and can be installed immediately On the CD ROM KYOCERA Printer Library you will find a formal description of the private MIB objects Function The system administrator can query and configure the print server parameters from a management tool such as OpenView or TransView via the SNMP protocol In case of an error such as Paper e...

Page 29: ...topics Basic Principles Installing in NetWare 5 4 Networks in Print Server Mode Installing in NetWare 5 4 Networks in Remote Printer Mode Installing in NetWare 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways Installing in Novell NetWare 3 x Networks in Print Server Mode Installing in Novell NetWare 3 x Networks in Remote Printer Mode Tips and Tricks Novell ...

Page 30: ...s to provide printing services If remote printing is selected as well the SPX protocol is then used as the network protocol between the file server and the KYOCERA PrintServer Print Server Network Printer or Remote Printer Your print server can be installed in Novell networks in various modes Print server mode is available in all Novell NetWare networks In Novell NetWare 3 networks the print serve...

Page 31: ... printer for processing This time period of polling the print queue the so called poll time can be configured using either the print server homepage or the KyoNetCon Every print server in the print server mode requires a Novell NetWare users license The data throughput during print server mode is comparatively high The KYOCERA PrintServer can service 16 bindery servers and 8 NDS servers 24 NDS ser...

Page 32: ...rvers in Novell NetWare 3 networks and 256 print servers in Novell NetWare 4 networks while in remote printer mode NDPS Gateways The NDPS Gateway functions as an interface between print server and the Novell client and administers the printer agent The advantages of using NDPS Gateways are the automatic installation of drivers and the improved monitoring of the various printer states If desired pl...

Page 33: ...ed Installing in NetWare 5 4 Networks in Print Server Mode Installing in NetWare 5 4 Networks in Remote Printer Mode Installing in NetWare 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways Installing in Novell NetWare 3 x Networks in Print Server Mode Installing in Novell NetWare 3 x Networks in Remote Printer Mode ...

Page 34: ...l installation you should have basic knowledge of Novell networks If this is not the case please read Basic Principles section on page 2 2 Installation Entries The installation requires the following entries Requirements Before installation make sure that The print server is connected and the printer is turned on The IPX protocol is installed on every computer intended for printing A Novell NetWar...

Page 35: ...ion involves the following steps Setting up a Print Server Printer and Print Queue Setting Up the Printer on the Computer 2 2 1 Setting up a Print Server Printer and Print Queue Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Start the NetWare Administrator The following window appears Fig 2 1 NetWare Administrator 2 Mark the context ...

Page 36: ...SBxxxxxx Here you may also use the Novell name of the print server if you assign it using the print server homepage the KyoNetCon or the FTP parameter transfer 5 Enter an arbitrary name and a logical printer in the New Printer box Syntax Printer Name 1 8 Example MY_PRINTER 1 The logical printers are defined using extensions 1 8 If no logical printer is defined all print data is automatically route...

Page 37: ...Installed print server in print server mode 2 2 2 Setting Up the Printer on the Computer Now the printer has to be set up on each computer or workstation that is to be used for printing The following paragraph describes the setup of the printer in Windows 98 If necessary please see the Windows Manual for instructions on how to set up printers ...

Page 38: ...r Installation Manual Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Begin the printer installation The following window will appear during the installation routine Fig 2 4 Select Network Printer 2 Select network printer 3 Click Next The following window appears Fig 2 5 Select print queue ...

Page 39: ...Installing in NetWare 5 4 Networks in Print Server Mode Print Server Installation Manual 2 11 4 Select the respective print queue 5 Follow the instructions of the installation routine ...

Page 40: ...ples section on page 2 2 Installation Entries The installation requires the following entries Please see Print Server Name section on page 1 3 and Logical Printer section on page 1 3 Requirements Before installation make sure that The print server is connected and the printer is turned on The IPX protocol is installed on every computer intended for printing A Novell NetWare client is installed on ...

Page 41: ...figuring the KYOCERA PrintServer Starting the PSERVER on the File Server Setting Up the Printer on the Computer 2 3 1 Installing a print server a printer and a print queue Quick Setup in the NetWare Administrator enables easy safe installation In a single step you can install a print server a printer and a print queue Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Start the NetWare Administrator The following win...

Page 42: ... 4 Networks in Remote Printer Mode 2 14 Print Server Installation Manual Fig 2 6 NetWare Administrator 2 Mark the context 3 Choose menu item Printer Services Quick Setup not NDPS in the Tools menu The following window appears ...

Page 43: ...not NDPS 4 Enter an arbitrary name for the print server in the Print Server Name box MY_PRINT_SERVER 5 Enter the name of the print server in the Printer Name box Syntax SBxxxxxx Example SB0001FF 6 Enter an arbitrary name in the Print Queue Name box MY_QUEUE 7 If necessary select the correct volume 8 Click Create The tree looks as follows ...

Page 44: ... be transferred from the print server to the file server You can do this using either the print server homepage the KyoNetCon or the FTP parameter transfer This paragraph describes the configuration using the KyoNetCon If you would like to use the print server homepage please read the Configuring Novell NetWare section on page 3 10 in the User Manual If you would like to use the FTP parameter tran...

Page 45: ...lect the Remote printer mode tab The following window appears Fig 2 9 Enter the PSERVER name 5 Enter the name of the print server in the PSERVER NLM EXE box Example MY_PRINT_SERVER 6 If necessary select a logical printer in the Logical printer box 7 Click OK to confirm 2 3 3 Starting the PSERVER on the File Server During the last step the Novell print server must be set up on the file server in th...

Page 46: ...me which you entered in the KyoNetCon Syntax LOAD PSERVER PSERVER Name Example LOAD PSERVER MY_PRINT_SERVER 2 3 4 Setting Up the Printer on the Computer Now the printer has to be set up on each computer or workstation that is to be used for printing The following paragraph describes the setup of the printer in Windows 98 If necessary please see the Windows Manual for instructions on how to set up ...

Page 47: ...rint Server Installation Manual 2 19 Fig 2 10 Select Network Printer 2 Select network printer 3 Click Next The following window appears Fig 2 11 Select print queue 4 Please select the respective print queue 5 Follow the instructions of the installation routine ...

Page 48: ...ia IP KYOCERA NDPS Gateway Print Queue Based 2 4 1 KYOCERA NDPS Gateway Plug and Print What is Plug and Print Plug and Print kypnp is a function of KYOCERA NDPS Gateways which enables the automatic print configuration of a printer connected to the network Plug and Print finds all supported KYOCERA printers and creates printer agents with public access for them If so desired printer agents with pub...

Page 49: ...r is configured using its name and context and is linked with the objects to be printed The IPX printer agent receives the name of the print server e g SB0001FF Print jobs sent to the printer agent are transferred to the print queue Plug and Print deletes all print queues of existing printers print servers and links the newly created print queue to all detected printers Network segments can be fil...

Page 50: ...ue Based Installation Before installation make sure that The print server is connected and the printer is turned on NDPS Broker and NDPS Manager have been set up and started The IPX protocol is installed on every computer intended for printing A Novell NetWare client is installed on the computer Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Select the menu item Remote Console in the Tools menu 2 Log into your se...

Page 51: ... is reduced but the KyoNetCon is no longer available Requirements Before installation make sure that The print server is connected and the printer is turned on The IP address is saved on the print server IP has been set up on the Novell file server NDPS Broker and NDPS Manager have been set up and started Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Double click the NDPS Manager in the NetWare Administrator tre...

Page 52: ...Installing in NetWare 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways 2 24 Print Server Installation Manual Fig 2 12 NDPS Manager 2 Click Printer Agent List The following window appears ...

Page 53: ...Installing in NetWare 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways Print Server Installation Manual 2 25 Fig 2 13 Printer Agent List 3 Click New The following window appears ...

Page 54: ...te Printer Agent 4 Enter an arbitrary name in the Printer Agent box 5 Select the KYOCERA NDPS Gateway from the list of gateway types 6 Click OK to confirm The following window appears Fig 2 15 Window KYOCERA NDPS Gateway Configuration 7 Select LPR on IP as your protocol 8 Click Next The following window appears ...

Page 55: ...7 Fig 2 16 Enter IP address 9 Enter the IP address of the print server in the IP address box 10 Click Finish 11 Click OK to confirm The following window appears Fig 2 17 Window Select Printer Drivers 12 Select the tab for your operating system 13 Select the printer driver for your printer ...

Page 56: ...re installation make sure that The print server is connected and the printer is turned on NDPS Broker and NDPS Manager have been set up and started The IPX protocol is installed on every computer intended for printing A Novell NetWare client is installed on the computer Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Double click the NDPS Manager in the NetWare Administrator tree The following window appears ...

Page 57: ...Installing in NetWare 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways Print Server Installation Manual 2 29 Fig 2 18 NDPS Manager 2 Click Printer Agent List The following window appears ...

Page 58: ...Installing in NetWare 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways 2 30 Print Server Installation Manual Fig 2 19 Printer Agent List 3 Click New The following window appears ...

Page 59: ...t Name PA Printer Agent box Syntax SBxxxxxx Example SB0001FF Here you may also use the Novell name of the print server if you assign it using the print server homepage the KyoNetCon or the FTP parameter transfer 5 Select the KYOCERA NDPS Gateway from the list of gateway types 6 Click OK to confirm The following window appears Fig 2 21 Window KYOCERA NDPS Gateway Configuration ...

Page 60: ... Server Installation Manual 7 Select Queue based NDS printer agent 8 Click Next The following window appears Fig 2 22 Window KYOCERA NDPS Gateway Configure 9 Select the print server in the list Advertising Print Server 10 Click Finish The following window appears ...

Page 61: ... 23 Window Select Printer Drivers 11 Select the correct tab 12 Select the printer driver for your printer 13 Click Continue 14 Click OK to confirm 2 4 4 Setting up the Printer in the Novell Print Manager Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Start the Novell Printer Manager The following window appears ...

Page 62: ...NDPS Gateways 2 34 Print Server Installation Manual Fig 2 24 Window Novell Printer Manager 2 Select the menu item New in the Printer menu The following window appears Fig 2 25 Window Novell Printers 3 Click Add The following window appears ...

Page 63: ...NetWare 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways Print Server Installation Manual 2 35 Fig 2 26 Window Novell Printers expanded 4 Select your printer from the list Available Printers 5 Click Install The following window appears ...

Page 64: ...Installing in NetWare 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways 2 36 Print Server Installation Manual Fig 2 27 Window Novell Printers Install 6 Click OK to confirm 7 Click Close The printer is now installed ...

Page 65: ... have basic knowledge of Novell networks If this is not the case please read the Basic Principles section on page 2 2 Installation Entries The installation requires the following entries Please read the Print Server Name section on page 1 3 if necessary Requirements Before installation make sure that The IPX protocol is installed on every computer intended for printing A Novell NetWare client is i...

Page 66: ...the Novell File Server Installing a Print Queue Allocating the Print Server as a Queue Server 2 5 1 Installing the Print Server in the Novell File Server The KYOCERA PrintServer must be installed as a print server on the Novell file server Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Log on as SUPERVISOR 2 Start PCONSOLE The following window appears Main Menu of PCONSOLE Fig 2 28 Main menu of PCONSOLE ...

Page 67: ...window Syntax print server name Example SB0001F Here you may also use the Novell name of the print server if you assign this name using the print server homepage the KyoNetCon or FTP parameter transfer 6 Press ENTER to save the changes 7 Press ESC to return to the main menu If you wish to use logical printers you must install one or more additional print servers by repeating the steps above Use th...

Page 68: ...ecting print jobs and routing them to the print server Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Select Print Queue Information The Print Queues window appears 2 Press INS The following window appears Insert Print Queue Fig 2 30 New Print Queue Name window 3 Enter an arbitrary name into the New Print Queue Name window Example MY_QUEUE 4 Press ENTER to save any changes 5 Press ESC to return to the main menu ...

Page 69: ...the last step the print server must be assigned to the print queue Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Select the new print queue 2 Press ENTER The following window appears Fig 2 31 Print Queue Information window 3 Select Queue Servers 4 Press ENTER The Queue Servers window appears 5 Press INS The following window appears Fig 2 32 Queue Server Candidates window ...

Page 70: ... in Print Server Mode 2 42 Print Server Installation Manual 6 Select the print server name and if necessary another print server 7 Press ENTER The following window appears Fig 2 33 Queue Servers window 8 Press ESC repeatedly to close PCONSOLE ...

Page 71: ...etworks If this is not the case please read the Basic Principles section on page 2 2 Installation Entries The installation requires the following entries Please read the Print Server Name section on page 1 3 if necessary Requirements Before installation make sure that The IPX protocol is installed on every computer intended for printing A Novell NetWare client is installed on the computer The prin...

Page 72: ...alling a Remote Printer Allocating the Print Queue Configuring the KYOCERA PrintServer Starting PSERVER on the File Server It is of utmost importance that you follow the steps listed below in the order in which they appear 2 6 1 Installing a Print Queue In the first step a print queue must be installed on the file server Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Log on as SUPERVISOR 2 Start PCONSOLE The foll...

Page 73: ... PCONSOLE Fig 2 34 Main menu of PCONSOLE 3 Select Print Queue Information The Print Queues window appears 4 Press INS The following window appears Insert Print Queue Fig 2 35 New Print Queue Name window 5 Enter an arbitrary name into the New Print Queue Name window Example MY_QUEUE 6 Press ENTER to save the changes ...

Page 74: ...the next step the Novell PSERVER must be installed on the file server Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Select Print Server Information The Print Servers window appears 2 Press INS The following window appears Enter Print Server Fig 2 36 New Print Server Name window 3 Enter a PSERVER name into the New Print Server Name window Example MY_PRINT_SERVER 4 Press ENTER to save the changes ...

Page 75: ... installed into PSERVER In this case the remote printer corresponds to your KYOCERA PrintServer Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Select the new print server The following window appears Fig 2 37 Print Server Information window 2 Select Print Server Configuration The following window appears Fig 2 38 Configured Printers window 3 Press ENTER The following window appears ...

Page 76: ...SB0001FF Here you may also use the Novell name of the print server if you assign this name using the print server homepage the KyoNetCon or FTP parameter transfer 5 Enter Remote Other Unknown into the Type box 6 Press ESC 7 Confirm the security query 8 Press ESC 2 6 4 Allocating the Print Queue The print queue must be assigned to a remote printer Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Select the new print...

Page 77: ...n window 2 Select Print Server Configuration The following window appears Print Server Configuration Fig 2 41 Print Server Configuration Menu window 3 Select Queues Serviced by Printer The following window appears Select Printer Fig 2 42 Defined Printers window 4 Select the new remote printer 5 Press ENTER The following window appears ...

Page 78: ...44 Available Queues window 7 Select a new print queue 8 Enter the priority of the print queue 9 Press ESC repeatedly to close PCONSOLE 2 6 5 Configuring the KYOCERA PrintServer The PSERVER name which you can enter using PCONSOLE must be configured on your KYOCERA PrintServer so that status messages can be sent from the print server to the file server This can be done using the print server homepag...

Page 79: ...e 3 10 of the User Manual If you wish to use FTP parameter transfer please read the Configuring Parameters Via FTP section on page B 13 of the User Manual Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Start the KyoNetCon 2 Double click the print server in the print server list 3 Select NetWare in the left frame 4 Select the Remote printer mode tab The following window appears Enter PSERVER Name Fig 2 45 Enter th...

Page 80: ... last step the Novell print server must still be installed into the PSERVER module of the file server so that the print data can be sent from PSERVER to the KYOCERA PrintServer To this end the PSERVER module with the PSERVER name entered in PCONSOLE must be started Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Start PSERVER on the file server with the PSERVER name entered using PCONSOLE Syntax LOAD PSERVER PSERV...

Page 81: ...r every extra print queue the steps listed above must be repeated If the print server in Novell NetWare 4 x networks also services print queues installed on other volumes in the network PCONSOLE can be used to select a different volume and the installation can be repeated accordingly This is not possible in Novell NetWare 3 x networks ...

Page 82: ...Tips and Tricks 2 54 Print Server Installation Manual ...

Page 83: ...ation concerning the following topics Basic Principles Installing in Windows Networks peer to peer printing via NetBIOS Installing in Windows 2000 Networks IPP Printing Installing in Windows 98 and 95 Networks KYOCERA Monitor Installing in Windows NT 4 0 Networks Installing in Windows NT 3 51 Networks Windows ...

Page 84: ... used for print data In Windows 98 and 95 networks the LPD protocol is not available For this reason printing is carried out via direct TCP IP ports You can install and address these ports using the KYOCERA Monitor Peer to peer printing via NetBIOS is also available in all Windows networks Procedure Which procedures can be selected Installing in Windows Networks peer to peer printing via NetBIOS I...

Page 85: ... knowledge of TCP IP Please read the Basic Terminology section on page 1 2 if necessary Procedure The print server is installed in the following steps Installing the TCP IP Protocol Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Configuring the NetBIOS Parameters Setting Up the Printer 3 2 1 Installing the TCP IP Protocol To install your print server in a Windows network for peer to peer printing first...

Page 86: ... exception of the FS 400 FS 600 FS 680 FS 1000 and some of the elder models you can enter the IP address directly into the printer operating panel and save it in the print server The procedure varies depending on the printer model and the operating panel Read the Configuring Parameters Using the KYOCERA Printer Operating Panel section on page B 14 of the User Manual if necessary Operating panel se...

Page 87: ...rosoft Windows page from the print server hompage 2 Select NetBIOS if necessary 3 Enter an existing workgroup or domain in the NetBIOS domain box 4 Click Save The print server can now be seen in the corresponding workgroup or domain 3 2 4 Setting up the printer Finally the printer must be set up Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Click on the print server in the corresponding workgroup or domain 2 In ...

Page 88: ...nstalling in Windows Networks peer to peer printing via NetBIOS 3 6 Print Server Installation Manual Please read the printer installation instructions in your Windows or printer user manual if necessary ...

Page 89: ...tallation involves the following steps Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Setting Up the Printer 3 3 1 Saving the IP Address in the Print Server With all KYOCERA printers with the exception of the FS 400 FS 600 FS 680 FS 1000 and some of the elder models you can enter the IP address directly into the printer operating panel and save it in the print server The procedure varies depending on t...

Page 90: ...nter in a Windows 2000 network as a network printer In case of IPP printing Windows searches for the printer using the indicated IP address and sets it up automatically Please read the printer installation instructions in your Windows or printer user manual if necessary Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Select Printers on the Start menu 2 Double click Add Printer The Add Printer Wizard appears 3 Clic...

Page 91: ...inter Fig 3 1 Add Printer Wizard Network printer Do not select Local printer under any circumstances because your print server may no longer be properly installed as a result 4 Select Network printer 5 Click Next The following window appears Enter IP address Fig 3 2 Add Printer Wizard Locate your printer ...

Page 92: ...ing using the following syntax Syntax http IP address of the print server 631 ipp Example http 192 168 0 123 631 ipp 8 Enter the name of the logical printer lp1 lp8 If no name or an incorrect name has been entered the print data is automatically routed to the printer through logical printer no 1 Syntax lp1 Example http 192 168 0 123 631 ipp lp1 9 Click Next 10 Follow the instructions of the instal...

Page 93: ...ould have basic knowledge of TCP IP Please read the Basic Terminology section on page 1 2 if necessary Print Server Function Windows 98 and 95 networks are so called peer to peer networks All computers have equal rights and may share their resources with other computers A print server in a peer to peer network acts as a network connection for a printer independent of the computer The print data is...

Page 94: ...ix up the KYOCERA Monitor and the KYOCERA Print Monitor a tool to administrate printers in networks Procedure The installation involves the following steps Installing the TCP IP Protocol Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Setting Up the Printer Installing the KYOCERA Monitor Setting Up the KYOCERA Monitor 3 4 1 Installing the TCP IP Protocol In order to be able to use your print server in a...

Page 95: ...RA Monitor Print Server Installation Manual 3 13 2 Double click Network 3 Select the Configuration tab The following window appears Configuration Tab Fig 3 4 Configuration tab 4 Click Add 5 Select Protocols 6 Click Add The following window appears ...

Page 96: ...ol Fig 3 5 Select Network Protocol window 7 Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers box 8 Select TCP IP from the Network Protocols box 9 Click OK to confirm The Configuration tab appears 10 Select TCP IP from the box containing the list of installed network components 11 Click Properties The following window appears ...

Page 97: ...ies window 12 Enter the IP address of your computer 13 Click OK to confirm 3 4 2 Saving the IP Address in the Print Server With all KYOCERA printers with the exception of the FS 400 FS 600 FS 680 FS 1000 and some of the elder models you can enter the IP address directly into the printer operating panel and save it in the print server ...

Page 98: ...ssigned 3 4 3 Setting Up the Printer Set up your printer as a local printer under Windows 98 or 95 Select LPT1 as the printer port Do not print out a test page Please read the printer installation instructions in your Windows or printer user manual if necessary 3 4 4 Installing the KYOCERA Monitor The KYOCERA Monitor can be found on the KYOCERA Printer Library CD ROM enclosed in the product packag...

Page 99: ... addressed using the port number TCP IP port 9100 is the default setting and corresponds to the logical printer lp1 setting Please read the TCP IP Ports section on page 1 15 if necessary If you use a host name please make sure that this host name has been assigned beforehand Please read the Host Name section on page 1 13 if necessary Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Select Properties on the printer ...

Page 100: ...owing window appears Enter IP Address Fig 3 8 TCP IP Port Configuration for KYOCERA Monitor 7 Enter the IP address or the host name of the print server into the TCP IP Address Hostname box 8 Enter the TCP IP port number 9100 2900 into the TCP IP Port box If no number has been entered all print data is automatically routed to the printer via TCP IP port 9100 9 Click OK to confirm ...

Page 101: ...n on page 1 6 if necessary Print Server Function Windows NT 4 0 networks are so called server based networks A server provides workstations located in the network with certain services Services include among other things the administration of jointly used data sources and print services all of which enable the joint usage of printers in the network While printing is being carried out in Windows NT...

Page 102: ...rint services By the configuration of the LPR ports the LPD protocol will automatically be used for printing Procedure The installation involves the following steps Installing the TCP IP Protocol Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Installing the Microsoft TCP IP Print Services Setting Up the Printer and Configuring the LPR Port 3 5 1 Installing the TCP IP Protocol In order to be able to use...

Page 103: ...installed you may skip to the Saving the IP Address in the Print Server section on page 3 23 Procedure Please proceed as follows 1 Select Control Panel on the Start menu 2 Double click Network 3 Select the Protocols tab The following window appears Fig 3 10 Protocols tab 4 Click Add The following window appears ...

Page 104: ...col Fig 3 11 Select Network Protocol window 5 Select TCP IP Protocol from the list 6 Click OK to confirm Installation Routine 7 Follow the instructions of the installation routine The Protocols tab appears after the installation routine has been completed 8 Click Close The following window appears ...

Page 105: ...he computer into the IP Address box 10 Enter the subnet mask into the Subnet Mask box if required 11 Enter the IP address of the gateway into the Default Gateway box if required 12 Click OK to confirm 3 5 2 Saving the IP Address in the Print Server With all KYOCERA printers with the exception of the FS 400 FS 600 FS 680 FS 1000 and some of the elder models you can ...

Page 106: ... if necessary Operating panel settings will not be saved in the print server if a password has been assigned 3 5 3 Installing the Microsoft TCP IP Print Services In order to be able to print via TCP IP you must install the Microsoft TCP IP print services If the Microsoft TCP IP print services have already been installed you may skip to the Setting Up the Printer and Configuring the LPR Port sectio...

Page 107: ...Installing in Windows NT 4 0 Networks Print Server Installation Manual 3 25 Services Tab Fig 3 13 Services tab 4 Click Add The following window appears ...

Page 108: ... routine The Services tab appears after the installation routine has been completed 8 Click Close 3 5 4 Setting Up the Printer and Configuring the LPR Port You must set up your printer as a printer managed by your computer under and not as a network printer server Select the LPR port as the printer port The different logical printers lp1 lp8 can be addressed via the LPR port Please read the Logica...

Page 109: ...d beforehand Please read the Host Name section on page 1 13 if necessary If you have already set up your printer you must only configure the LPR port Call the property sheet of the printer and select the Ports tab Continue with step 4 on page 3 28 described in the following Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Select Printers on the Start menu 2 Double click Add Printer The following window appears Sele...

Page 110: ... Do not select Network Printer Server under any circumstances because your print server may no longer be properly installed as a result 3 Click Next The following window appears Add Port Fig 3 16 Add Printer Wizard Available Ports 4 Click Add Port The following window appears ...

Page 111: ...ecessary 5 Select LPR Port 6 Click New Port The following window appears Enter IP Address Fig 3 18 Add LPR Compatible Printer window 7 Enter the IP address or host name of the print server into the Name or address of server providing lpd box 8 Enter the name of the logical printer lp1 lp8 into the Name of printer or print queue on that Server box If no name or an incorrect name has been entered th...

Page 112: ...Installing in Windows NT 4 0 Networks 3 30 Print Server Installation Manual 9 Click OK to confirm 10 Follow the instructions of the installation routine to set up your printer ...

Page 113: ...1 networks are so called server based networks A server provides workstations located in the network with certain services Services include among other things the administration of jointly used data sources and print services all of which enable the joint usage of printers in the network While printing is being carried out in Windows NT 3 51 networks the print data is loaded into the network as an...

Page 114: ...sed for printing Procedure Install the print server in following steps Installing the TCP IP and FTP Services Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Setting Up the Printer and Configuring the LPR Port 3 6 1 Installing the TCP IP and FTP Services In order to be able to use your print server in a Windows NT 3 51 network you must first install the TCP IP and FTP services into the NT server If the ...

Page 115: ...nge Network Settings Fig 3 20 Network Settings window 3 Click Add Software The following window appears Add TCP IP Protocol Fig 3 21 Add Network Software window 4 Select TCP IP Protocol and related components in the Network Software box 5 Click Continue The following window appears ...

Page 116: ...ation Options window 6 Select the TCP IP Network Printing Support check box 7 Select the FTP Server Service check box 8 Click Continue Installation Routine 9 Follow the instructions of the installation routine The Network Configuration window appears after the installation routine has been completed 10 Click OK to confirm The following window appears ...

Page 117: ...ubnet mask into the Subnet Mask box if required 13 Enter the IP address of the gateway into the Default Gateway box if required 14 Click OK to confirm 3 6 2 Saving the IP Address in the Print Server With all KYOCERA printers with the exception of the FS 400 FS 600 FS 680 FS 1000 and some of the elder models you can enter the IP address directly into the printer operating panel and save it in the p...

Page 118: ...T 3 51 Select the LPR port as the printer port The different logical printers lp1 lp8 can be addressed via the LPR port Please read the Logical Printer section on page 1 3 if necessary Please read the printer installation instructions in your Windows or printer user manual if necessary If you use a host name make sure that this host name has been assigned correctly Please read the Host Name sectio...

Page 119: ... a driver and a description 4 Select Other in the Print to box The following window appears Select Print Destination Fig 3 24 Print Destinations window 5 Select LPR Port 6 Click OK to confirm The following window appears Enter IP Address Fig 3 25 Add LPR Compatible Printer window 7 Enter the IP address or host name of the print server in the Name or address of host providing lpd box ...

Page 120: ...tallation Manual 8 Enter the name of the logical printer lp1 lp8 in the Name of printer on that machine box If no name or an incorrect name has been entered the print data is automatically routed to the printer through logical printer no 1 9 Click OK to confirm ...

Page 121: ...IX Networks This chapter contains information concerning the following topics Basic Principles Allocating the IP Address to the Host Name Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Printing via the LPD Protocol Printing via TCP IP Ports Printing via Shell Scripts UNIX ...

Page 122: ...port the linkage of network printers via a direct TCP IP connection Print data can be transferred from the spooler to the print server via TCP IP ports Printing via Shell Scripts When printing via shell scripts a printer which the UNIX spooler considers to be local is installed The printer is then entered into the UNIX spooler system The shell scripts route the print data to the print server via F...

Page 123: ...which UNIX version or spooler is installed on your computer If your system has the usr lib lpsched file you most probably have System V if your system has the usr lib lpd and etc printcap files you have BSD Procedure The installation involves the following steps Allocating the IP Address to the Host Name Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Printing via the LPD Protocol Printing via TCP IP Po...

Page 124: ... the host names to the IP addresses and the IP addresses to the hardware addresses is stored in the following files The etc hosts file exists on every computer in the network whereas the other files usually only exist if the listed network services are implemented Depending on the UNIX system used the files may also be located in different directories The computer from which this installation is c...

Page 125: ...P Address to the Host Name Print Server Installation Manual 4 5 Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Log on as root 2 Add the following entry into the etc hosts file Syntax IP address host name Example 192 168 0 123 SB0001FF ...

Page 126: ... Commands KYOCERA Printer Operating Panel PRESCRIBE Commands for KYOCERA Printers 4 3 1 Saving the IP Address via BOOTP If the BOOTP boot protocol has been installed in your network you must edit the etc bootptab file The procedure is somewhat different for ULTRIX systems If you use an ULTRIX system please read the Procedure for ULTRIX section on page 4 7 Please note that optional periods separate...

Page 127: ...2 Please make sure that the bootp print daemon rereads the configuration file Procedure for ULTRIX Proceed as follows 1 Add the following entry to the etc bootptab file Syntax for Ethernet host name 1 hardware address IP address Example for Ethernet SB0001FF 1 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff 192 168 0 123 Syntax for Token Ring host name 6 hardware address IP address Example for Token Ring SB0001FF 6 00 c0 eb 00...

Page 128: ...ress host name Example 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff SB0001FF 4 3 3 Saving the IP Address Using the arp and ping Commands If the DHCP BOOTP and RARP boot protocols are not implemented in your system you can use the arp and ping commands to save the IP address The arp command is used for editing the ARP table The ping command transfers a data packet with the IP address to the hardware address of the print serv...

Page 129: ...ith all KYOCERA printers with the exception of the FS 400 FS 600 FS 680 FS 1000 and some of the elder models you can enter the IP address directly into the printer operating panel and save it in the print server In addition to the IP address you can also change other parameters using the printer operating panel The procedure varies depending on the printer model and the control panel Please read t...

Page 130: ...he Configuring Parameters Using PRESCRIBE Commands for KYOCERA Printers section on page B 18 of the User Manual if necessary Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Create an ASCII file and assign it an arbitrary name 2 Insert the following entry into the file Syntax R SIOP2 IP IP address EXIT Example R SIOP2 IP 192 168 0 123 EXIT 3 Transfer the file to the print server as a print file via the parallel ser...

Page 131: ...ead the Logical Printer section on page 1 3 if necessary The installation to your system may deviate from the descriptions below Please read the description in your UNIX user manual if necessary Select your system from the following list IBM AIX Version 4 x IBM AIX Version 3 x AIX Without SMIT HP UX Version 10 20 SunOS SCO UNIX Version 3 2 UNIXWare Version 4 2 1 1 2 System V General 4 4 1 IBM AIX ...

Page 132: ...dress The print server is connected and the printer is turned on Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Log on as root 2 Start SMIT 3 Select the following menu commands in the order shown below Devices Printer Plotter Print Spooling Add a Print Queue Other 4 Enter the following parameters into the screen mask TOP Name of QUEUE to add MY_QUEUE Name of QUEUE DEVICE to add MY_QUEUE Box in SMIT User input Exa...

Page 133: ...owing entry has been added to the etc qconfig file Example MY_QUEUE device MY_QUEUE up true host SB0001FF rq lp1 MY_QUEUE backend usr lpd rembak 7 Change to the etc directory 8 Test the print server Syntax lp d host name of print server file name Example lp d SB0001FF hosts 4 4 2 IBM AIX Version 3 x When installing the print server into the spooler of an AIX system as a remote printer you must ent...

Page 134: ...u commands in the order shown below Devices Printer Plotter Manage Remote Printer Subsystem Client Services Remote Printer Queues Add Remote Queue 4 Enter the following parameters into the screen mask Example Name of QUEUE MY_QUEUE Queuing DISCIPLINE first come first serve ACTIVATE the queue yes Destination HOST SB0001FF Pathname SHORT FILTER Pathname LONG FILTER Name of QUEUE for remote printer l...

Page 135: ...IX Without SMIT When installing the print server into the spooler of an AIX system as a remote printer you must enter a print queue a host name and a logical printer into the etc qconfig file In this section manual installation without using the SMIT Administration Tool is described Installation Entries The installation sequence requires the following entries Requirements Before installing make su...

Page 136: ...nt queue host host name of print server rq logical printer device drp0 drp0 backend usr lpd rembak Example MY_QUEUE host SB0001FF rq lp1 device drp0 drp0 backend usr lpd rembak 3 Start the print daemon enq U P MY_QUEUE 4 4 4 HP UX Version 10 20 The print server is installed in an HP UX UNIX system as a remote printer using either the System Administration Manager SAM or directly using the Common D...

Page 137: ...rinter is turned on Procedure for SAM Proceed as follows 1 Start the SAM Administration Tool 2 Click Printers and Plotters 3 Click LP Spooler 4 Click Printers and Plotters 5 Select the Add Remote Printer Plotter submenu on the Actions menu The following window appears Add Remote Printer Fig 4 1 Add Remote Printer Plotter window 6 Enter an arbitrary printer name into the Printer Name box Example my...

Page 138: ...s 1 Start HP VUE 2 Start the Printer Plotter Manager 3 Select Printers Plotters on the List menu 4 Select Add Remote Printer Plotter on the Actions menu 5 Enter an arbitrary printer name into the Printer Name box Example my_printer 6 Enter the host name of the print server into the Remote System Name box Example SB0001FF 7 Enter a logical printer lp1 lp8 into the Remote Printer Name box Example lp...

Page 139: ...and the printer is turned on Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Add the following entry to the etc printcap file Syntax printer name lp rm host name rp logical printer Example my_printer lp rm SB0001FF rp lp1 2 Enable the printer Syntax lpc lpc enable printer name lpc start printer name lpc quit Example lpc lpc enable my_printer lpc start my_printer lpc quit 4 4 6 SCO UNIX Version 3 2 In SCO 3 2 syste...

Page 140: ...ter description file etc printcap y n y 3 Enter the following parameters Please enter the printer name q to quit my_printer Is my_printer a remote printer or local printer r l r Please enter the name of the remote host that my_printer is attached to SB0001FF Printer my_printer is connected to host SB0001FF Is this correct y n y Do you want to start remote daemon now y n y 4 Change the rp entry in ...

Page 141: ...nected and the printer has been turned on Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Enter the print server into the spooler as a remote printer Syntax lpsystem t bsd host name Example lpsystem t bsd SB0001FF 2 Install a remote printer Syntax lpadmin p printer name s host name logical printer Example lpadmin p my_printer s SB0001FF lp1 I pcl The I pcl parameter indicates that LF Line Feed is converted into CR...

Page 142: ...e host name has been assigned to the IP address The print server is connected and the printer is turned on Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Log on as root 2 Enter the print server into the spooler as a remote printer Syntax lpsystem t bsd host name Example lpsystem t bsd SB0001FF 3 Install a remote printer Syntax lpadmin p printer name s host name logical printer Example lpadmin p my_printer s SB000...

Page 143: ... V4 x XPrint When installing the print server in SINIX SPOOL V4 x or XPrint systems you must install a server a supervisor and a printer Requirements Before installation make sure that The IP address has been saved in the print server The host name has been assigned to the IP address The print server is connected and the printer is turned on Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Install a new server into...

Page 144: ...c printer control language Example xpadd dev my_printer da SB0001FF 9100 su admin co LAN aa pc HP LASERJET 4 Activate the printer Syntax xpchange dev printer name st status si job acceptance so job processing Example xpchange dev my_printer st ACTIVE si ON so ON 5 Test the printer Syntax xpadd job dr file name de printer name Example xpadd job dr etc hosts de my_printer ...

Page 145: ...in a log file named after the printer and with the extension last located in the tmp directory This file contains the starting time of the print job the parameters with which the printer interface was activated all FTP command outputs and so on In case of error this information may indicate the cause of the error The following instructions describe only the most fundamental procedures for the corr...

Page 146: ... server specifically requires should be placed in the etc printserver directory In order to print via shell scripts the shell scripts must be transferred from the print server to the etc printserver directory via FTP Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Log on as root 2 Create the etc printserver interfaces directory cd etc mkdir printserver cd printserver mkdir interfaces 3 Open an FTP connection to th...

Page 147: ...ughout the installation sequence Procedure The installation involves the following steps Adapting the Shell Scripts Creating the Printer Device Entering the Printer into the Spooler System Enabling the Printer 4 6 2 1 Adapting the Shell Scripts The shell script must be adapted to your network A copy of the shell script is therefore created and saved in the etc printserver interfaces directory Afte...

Page 148: ...sys5 sh interfaces shell script name Example cd etc printserver cp sys5 sh interfaces my_script 2 Change to the etc printserver interfaces subdirectory Depending on the current spooler implementation you may need to change the access rights for the shell script Please read the description of lpadmin in your UNIX user manual 3 Change the default values of the HOST PORTS and FTP variables in the new...

Page 149: ...d the description in your UNIX user manual if necessary The spooler is administered using the lpadmin command You may have to enter the complete path usr lib lpadmin for example if the lpadmin command is used The F beginning option determines that the print jobs are restarted whenever an error occurs The o nobanner option allows you to deactivate the banner page during print job transmission These...

Page 150: ...sers are permitted to access the zero device You may ignore this warning 4 6 2 4 Enabling the Printer Once the printer has been entered into the spooler system you must enable the printer so that print jobs can be accepted Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Enter the following command Syntax accept printer name enable printer name Example accept my_printer enable my_printer 2 Test the new printer Synt...

Page 151: ...er must be used continuously throughout the installation sequence Procedure The installation involves the following steps Adapting the Shell Script Creating the Printer Device Creating the Spool Directory Entering the Spooler into the Printer System Enabling the Printer 4 6 3 1 Adapting the Shell Script The shell script must be adapted to your network A copy of the shell script is therefore create...

Page 152: ...tserver interfaces subdirectory and assign the copy an arbitrary name Syntax cd etc printserver cp bsd sh interfaces shell script name Example cd etc printserver cp bsd sh interfaces my_script 2 Change to the etc printserver interfaces subdirectory 3 Change the access rights of the created file Syntax chmod 755 shell script name Example chmod 755 my_script 4 Change the default values of the HOST P...

Page 153: ...l spool dir name chown daemon usr spool spool dir name chgrp daemon usr spool spool dir name Example mkdir usr spool my_spool chmod 770 usr spool my_spool chown daemon usr spool my_spool chgrp daemon usr spool my_spool 4 6 3 4 Entering the Spooler into the Printer System In order to enter the printer into the spooler system a new entry must be made into the etc printcap file The first line of this...

Page 154: ...vice of etc printserver interfaces my_script sd usr spool my_spool In order to print out PostScript files the entry in etc printcap must contain the sh suppress header flag In this case the entry appears as follows printer name lp dev zero device name of etc printserver interfaces shell script name sd usr spool spool dir name sh 4 6 3 5 Enabling the Printer Once the printer has been entered into t...

Page 155: ...cated in the etc printserver directory you must adapt them and integrate them into the spooler Installation Entries The installation sequence requires the following entries All three names may be assigned arbitrarily You may also use one name for all three entries Every name assigned however must be used continuously throughout the installation sequence User input Example in the text Name of the a...

Page 156: ...erver interfaces directory After that the shell script is adapted to your system This basically means that the host name of the print server the logical printer and the FTP path must be edited Please read the Description of Variables section on page A 4 if necessary Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Copy the etc printserver aix sh file into the etc printserver interfaces subdirectory and assign the c...

Page 157: ...c printserver interfaces my_script chown bin etc printserver interfaces my_script chgrp printq etc printserver interfaces my_script 4 6 4 2 Creating the Printer Device The print spooler requires a printer device Due to the fact that the print server does not need a physical device a link is made to a zero device Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Enter the following command Syntax ln sf dev null dev z...

Page 158: ...mkque qmy_printer a up TRUE mkquedev qmy_printer dmy_printer a file dev my_device a backend etc printserver interfaces my_script You may have to enter the full path usr lib mkque for example when using the mkque command 4 6 4 4 Enabling the Printer Once the printer has been entered into the spooler system you must enable the printer so that print jobs can be accepted Procedure Proceed as follows 1...

Page 159: ...r Installation Manual 5 1 Chapter 5 Installation in Apple Networks This chapter contains information concerning the following topics Basic Principles Installing the Print Server Configuring the Print Server Apple ...

Page 160: ...hat Happens During Installation in Apple Networks After the print server is turned on it initializes In the process the print server determines its AppleTalk address If the print server has already been in use it uses the last address If zones are used in your network the print server will assign the default zone In a last step the system will check whether the print server name already exists in ...

Page 161: ...cally To configure and administrate the print server an additional virtual printer with a name expanded by _ADM is installed 5 2 1 Installing the KYOCERA PrintServer Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Select Chooser on the Apple menu The following window appears Fig 5 1 Chooser window 2 Select the desired printer driver 3 Select the corresponding zone if required ...

Page 162: ...x 5 2 2 Installing the Virtual Printer Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Select Chooser on the Apple menu 2 Select the printer driver LaserWriter 8 3 Double click the virtual printer in the Select a PostScript Printer box Example SB0001FF_ADM The following window appears Fig 5 2 Select Printer Description File window 4 Click Use Generic ...

Page 163: ...ted however By means of the text file all parameters which are contained in the parameters file can be set For more information please read the Print Server Parameters chapter in the user manual In Apple networks in which TCP IP is used it is advisable to save the IP address on the print server by means of the text file and to then use the print server homepage to configure the print server For mo...

Page 164: ...inistrate a print server that is protected by a password the login parameter and the password have to be indicated at the beginning of the text file Fig 5 4 Text file for password protected print servers Deleting a Password By means of the text file you can delete a password that was assigned to a print server To do this the text file has to contain the following two lines ...

Page 165: ...Configuring the Print Server Print Server Installation Manual 5 7 Fig 5 5 Deleting a password Once again the login parameter has to be indicated at the beginning of the text file ...

Page 166: ...Configuring the Print Server 5 8 Print Server Installation Manual ...

Page 167: ...Manual 6 1 CHAPTER 6 Installation in AS 400 Networks This chapter contains information concerning the following topics Basic Principles Creating a Device Description Creating an Output Queue Testing the Network Connection AS 400 ...

Page 168: ...Service Facility 400 5769TC1 TCP IP Connectivity Utilities license program which is available as standard feature with Release 3 7 and later has to be installed Please consult your IBM retailer for more information if necessary Output Queues The print data is transferred to the KYOCERA PrintServer via output queues using TCP IP Output queues are objects within the AS 400 network designed to coordi...

Page 169: ...ll the printer you either have to log on as network administrator entering QSECOFR or SECOFR or as standard user entering IOSYSCFG Please read the documentation on your AS 400 system if necessary Procedure Which procedures can be selected Creating a Device Description Creating an Output Queue ...

Page 170: ...KYOCERA printers with the exception of the FS 400 FS 600 FS 680 FS 1000 and several other printer models you can enter the IP address directly into the printer operating panel and save it in the print server The procedure varies depending on the printer model and the operating panel Read the Configuring Parameters Using the KYOCERA Printer Operating Panel section on page B 14 of the User Manual if...

Page 171: ...ng may slightly differ from the following description Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Enter the CRTDEVPRT command at the system console The following window appears Fig 6 1 Create Device Description window 2 Press F9 and F10 to display all configuration parameters 3 To display the keywords press F11 4 Enter the following parameters into the mask DEVD arbitrary name e g MY_DEVICE DEVCLS LAN TYPE 381...

Page 172: ...ation Manual LANATTACH IP AFP NO PORT 9100 5 Press the page down key to change to the next screen Fig 6 2 Create Device Description window Part 2 6 Enter the following parameter into the mask FONT 011 7 Press the page down key to change to the next screen ...

Page 173: ...stallation Manual 6 7 Fig 6 3 Create Device Description window Part 3 8 Enter the following parameters into the mask ACTTMR 2550 INACTTMR NOMAX 9 Press the page down key to change to the next screen Fig 6 4 Create Device Description window Part 4 ...

Page 174: ...e to the next screen Fig 6 5 Create Device Description window Part 5 12 Enter the following parameters into the mask RMTLOCNAME IP address of the print server e g 192 168 0 123 6 2 3 Starting the Printer Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Enter the STRPRTWTR command at the system console Syntax STRPRTWTR DEV Name of the device descr Example STRPRTWTR DEV MY_DEVICE The following window appears ...

Page 175: ...ating a Device Description Print Server Installation Manual 6 9 Fig 6 6 Work with Device Descriptions window 2 Check whether the status of the queue is RLS The installation has been completed successfully ...

Page 176: ...A printers with the exception of the FS 400 FS 600 FS 680 FS 1000 and several other printer models you can enter the IP address directly into the printer operating panel and save it in the print server The procedure varies depending on the printer model and the operating panel Read the Configuring Parameters Using the KYOCERA Printer Operating Panel section on page B 14 of the User Manual if neces...

Page 177: ...scription Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Enter the CRTOUTQ command at the system console The following window appears Fig 6 7 Create Output Queue window 2 Press F9 and F10 to display all configuration parameters 3 To display the keywords press F11 4 Enter the following parameters into the mask OUTQ arbitrary name e g MY_QUEUE RMTSYS IP address of the print server e g 192 168 0 123 5 Press the page...

Page 178: ...e window Part 2 6 Enter the following parameters into the mask AUTOSTRWTR1 CNMTYPE IP DESTTYPE OTHER TRANSFORM YES MFRTYPMDL HP4 INTNETADR IP address of the print server e g 192 168 0 123 HP 4 may also be entered under MFRTYPMDL as emulation for the printer type if the printer supports PCL5 ...

Page 179: ...oceed as follows 1 Enter the STRRMTWTR command at the system console Syntax STRRMTWTR Name of the queue Example STRRMTWTR MY_QUEUE The following window appears Fig 6 9 Work with All Output Queues window 2 Check whether the status of the output queue is RLS The installation has been completed successfully ...

Page 180: ...roceed as follows 1 Enter ping without parameters at the system console 2 Enter the IP address of the print server The print server sends a reply after the network connection has been established 6 4 2 Testing the Network Connection using VRFCFG Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Enter VRFCFG without parameters at the system console 2 Enter the host name of the device description The print server send...

Page 181: ...tworks This chapter contains information concerning the following topics Basic Principles Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Installing a Print Server for TCP IP Entering the IP Address Installing the Print Server into the RSO Spooler Defining the TCP IP Port BS2000 ...

Page 182: ...configure the port number In the process you also set up a port and enter the port number With BS2000 systems the TCP IP port 2900 is used to implement a bidirectional socket connection Please read the TCP IP Ports section on page 1 15 if necessary Procedure The installation involves the following steps Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Installing a Print Server for TCP IP Entering the IP ...

Page 183: ...e older models you can enter the IP address directly into the printer operating panel and save it in the print server The procedure varies depending on the printer model and the operating panel Please read the Configuring Parameters Using the KYOCERA Printer Operating Panel section on page B 14 of the User Manual if necessary Operating panel settings will not be saved in the print server if a pass...

Page 184: ...rint Server for TCP IP 7 4 Print Server Installation Manual 7 3 Installing a Print Server for TCP IP Install a print server for TCP IP In the process follow the instructions in the documentation of your BS2000 system ...

Page 185: ...s Print Server Installation Manual 7 5 7 4 Entering the IP Address Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Enter the IP address by means of a DCAM command Syntax BCIN name of processor IP address Example BCIN my_system 192 168 0 123 ...

Page 186: ...P address of the KYOCERA PrintServer and TCP IP port 2900 must be entered into the RSO spooler The SPSERVE utility program is available for this purpose Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Call the SPSERVE utility program 2 Enter the IP address and TCP IP port 2900 into the RSO spooler as the printer 3 Enter 9000 PCL as the printer type for example ...

Page 187: ...CP IP Port Print Server Installation Manual 7 7 7 6 Defining the TCP IP Port Procedure Proceed as follows 1 Define the TCP IP port Syntax BCMAP printer processor Port 2900 Example BCMAP my_printer my_system Port 2900 ...

Page 188: ...Defining the TCP IP Port 7 8 Print Server Installation Manual ...

Page 189: ...Print Server Installation Manual A 1 REFERENCE A Shell Scripts A 1 Basic Principles The following topics will be described Function of Shell Scripts Description of Variables ...

Page 190: ...he Printing via Shell Scripts section on page 4 25 if necessary The following chapter deals with the basic functions of these shell scripts Transfer of Print Data At the beginning of the shell script a few variables are initialized The print data is gathered in a temporary file tmp xxx d and then transferred to the print server via FTP In the process the name of the FTP target file determines the ...

Page 191: ...Case of Error The operating sequence of the print job will be recorded in a log file having the name of the printer and the extension last in the tmp directory This file contains among other things the start time of the print job the parameters with which the printer interface was called and the output of the FTP command In case of an error this data provides information concerning the causes of t...

Page 192: ...ation read the Logical Printer section on page 1 3 FTP Indicates the complete path of the FTP command This path depends on the respective UNIX System such as FTP usr bin ftp for System V or AIX and FTP usr ucb ftp for BSD WAIT Indicates the waiting period in seconds after which the print job is repeated This value can usually remain unchanged MAXR Contains a loop counter This counter determines th...

Page 193: ...r every attempt the loop counter will be decremented and the waiting period will be doubled This will be repeated until the data have been able to be printed or MAXR has reached a value of 0 and the shell script has come to an end When MAXR has been initialized with a value of 1 the shell script will come to an end only if the data have been able to be printed ...

Page 194: ...Description of Variables A 6 Print Server Installation Manual ...

Page 195: ...4 Printer Agent List 2 25 Window Create Printer Agent 2 26 Window KYOCERA NDPS Gateway Configuration 2 26 Enter IP address 2 27 Window Select Printer Drivers 2 27 NDPS Manager 2 29 Printer Agent List 2 30 Window Create Printer Agent 2 31 Window KYOCERA NDPS Gateway Configuration 2 31 Window KYOCERA NDPS Gateway Configure 2 32 Window Select Printer Drivers 2 33 Window Novell Printer Manager 2 34 Wi...

Page 196: ...indow 3 14 TCP IP Properties window 3 15 Add Port window 3 17 TCP IP Port Configuration for KYOCERA Monitor 3 18 Server based network with print server 3 20 Protocols tab 3 21 Select Network Protocol window 3 22 Microsoft TCP IP Properties window 3 23 Services tab 3 25 Select Network Service window 3 26 Add Computer Wizard My Computer 3 27 Add Printer Wizard Available Ports 3 28 Printer Ports wind...

Page 197: ...cription window 6 5 Create Device Description window Part 2 6 6 Create Device Description window Part 3 6 7 Create Device Description window Part 4 6 7 Create Device Description window Part 5 6 8 Work with Device Descriptions window 6 9 Create Output Queue window 6 11 Create Output Queue window Part 2 6 12 Work with All Output Queues window 6 13 ...

Page 198: ...List of Figures iv Print Server Installation Manual ...

Page 199: ...s 1 2 subnet mask 1 17 AIX 3 x 4 13 AIX 4 x 4 11 AIX without SMIT 4 15 aix sh 4 25 Apple administration 5 5 Installation 5 3 logical printer 1 5 Apple name 1 3 AppleTalk 5 2 ARP in UNIX networks 4 8 ARP table 1 14 AS 400 6 2 B Banner page 1 4 A 3 Boot protocol BOOTP in UNIX networks 1 8 4 6 DHCP 1 18 RARP in UNIX networks 1 9 4 7 BOOTP in UNIX networks 1 8 4 6 bootptab 1 8 BS2000 7 2 ...

Page 200: ...4 4 7 etc hosts 1 14 4 4 etc printcap 4 19 4 33 etc rarpd cf 1 9 4 4 4 7 Ethernet address 1 2 ETHERNET_II 2 2 ethers 1 9 EtherTalk 5 2 F File etc bootptab 1 8 4 4 4 6 etc config 4 13 4 15 etc ethers 1 9 4 4 4 7 etc hosts 4 4 etc printcap 4 19 4 33 etc qconfig 4 12 etc rarpd cf 1 9 4 4 4 7 usr lip lpd 4 3 Frame Type 2 3 FrameHeader 2 3 G Gateway 1 16 H Hardware address 1 2 Hex dump mode 1 4 Host na...

Page 201: ...rver in UNIXWare 4 2 1 1 2 4 21 print server in Windows 2000 IPP 3 7 print server in Windows 98 or 95 3 11 print server in Windows NT 3 51 3 31 print server in Windows NT 4 0 3 19 print server Novell NetWare 5 4 2 6 2 12 TCP IP print services in Windows NT 4 0 3 24 TCP IP protocol in Windows 98 or 95 3 12 TCP IP protocol in Windows NT 4 0 3 20 TCP IP services in Windows NT 3 51 3 32 installation P...

Page 202: ... dump mode 1 4 Network Printer Mode 2 2 Print Server Mode 2 2 Remote Printer Mode 2 2 N Name Apple name 5 5 host name 1 13 Novell Name 2 4 print server name 1 3 NDPS Gateway 2 4 2 20 NetBIOS 3 3 Network peer to peer 3 11 server based 3 31 server based 3 19 Novell Frame Type 2 3 IPX Protocol 2 2 logical printer 1 4 Network Printer Mode 2 2 Novell Name 2 4 Novell name 1 3 Novell Print Server 2 3 NPR...

Page 203: ...4 8 Poll Time 2 3 Port 3 2 TCP IP port 1 15 Port number 1 15 PRESCRIBE 4 10 Print Monitor 3 12 installation 3 16 setup 3 17 Print Server installation in Novell NetWare 5 4 2 6 Print Server Mode 2 2 Remote Printer Mode 2 2 Print server Apple name 1 3 changing Apple name and zone 5 5 hardware address 1 2 host name 1 13 installation in AIX 3 x 4 13 installation in AIX 4 x 4 11 installation in AIX wit...

Page 204: ...rint server MIB 1 20 Print Server Mode 2 2 Print server number 1 3 Printer logical printer 1 3 setting up Windows Peer to peer 3 5 setup in Windows 2000 networks IPP 3 8 setup in Windows 98 and 95 networks 3 16 Setup in Windows 98 for Novell 2 9 setup in Windows NT 3 51 networks 3 36 setup in Windows NT 4 0 networks 3 26 Printing banner page 1 4 hex dump mode 1 4 in UNIX networks 4 2 in UNIX netwo...

Page 205: ...ress via printer operating panel 4 9 7 3 SCO UNIX 3 2 4 19 Server based network 3 19 3 31 setting up Printer Windows Peer to peer 3 5 Setup Print Monitor 3 17 printer in Windows 2000 networks IPP 3 8 printer in Windows 98 and 95 networks 3 8 3 16 printer in Windows NT 3 51 networks 3 36 printer in Windows NT 4 0 networks 3 26 Printer Windows 98 for Novell 2 9 Shell scripts 4 2 4 25 A 2 basic funct...

Page 206: ...stallation in Windows NT 4 0 networks 3 20 installing Windows Peer to peer 3 3 Windows 3 2 TCP IP services installation in Windows NT 3 51 networks 3 32 TokenTalk 5 2 Trap 1 20 U UNIX 4 2 boot protocol BOOTP 1 8 4 6 boot protocol RARP 1 9 4 7 logical printer 1 4 printing via shell scripts 4 25 A 2 printing via TCP IP ports 4 23 printing via the LPD protocol 4 11 spooler 4 3 UNIXWare 4 21 usr lib l...

Page 207: ...Index Print Server Installation Manual ix Windows 98 and 95 3 11 Windows NT 3 51 3 31 Windows NT 4 0 3 19 windows hosts 1 14 Z Zone 5 2 changing Apple zone 5 5 ...

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