TROY XCD MAN-EXT2000 Administrator'S Manual Download

Page: 1 / 252

TROY XCD External

Print Servers

for Ethernet Networks

Administrator's Guide

Part No. MAN-EXT2000 Revision 99-2

August 21, 1999 Printed in U.S.A.

TROY XCD, Inc.
1692 Browning
Irvine, CA 92606-4809
TEL: (949) 399-0820
FAX: (949) 399-0825
[email protected]

TROY XCD

A TROY Group, Inc. Company

Summary of Contents for MAN-EXT2000

Page 1: ...hernet Networks Administrator s Guide Part No MAN EXT2000 Revision 99 2 August 21 1999 Printed in U S A TROY XCD Inc 1692 Browning Irvine CA 92606 4809 TEL 949 399 0820 FAX 949 399 0825 support troyxcd com TROY XCD A TROY Group Inc Company ...

Page 2: ...e user at his or her own expense will be required to take whatever measures will be required to correct the interference HP HP UX LaserJet DesignJet DeskJet PaintJet JetDirect and JetAdmin are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company DEC DECserver VMS LAT and ULTRIX are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation UNIX is a trademark of UNIX Systems Laboratories Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corpor...

Page 3: ... 15 Step 5 Verifying Successful Hardware Installation 2 16 Step 6 Changing the Printer Reset 2 20 Changing the Print Server Configuration 2 22 3 TROY XCD Print Server Management Methods Overview 3 1 TROY XCD XAdmin32 and XAdmin 3 1 TROY XCD WebXAdmin 3 4 TROY XCD Print Server Console 3 5 HP JetAdmin 3 7 HP Web JetAdmin 3 8 4 TCP IP Network Configuration Overview 4 1 TCP IP Concepts 4 1 TCP IP UNIX...

Page 4: ...Binary Graphics 6 3 Changing the Configuration 6 4 7 Windows NT Network and LAN Server Configuration Overview 7 1 Windows NT IP Configuration 7 2 Windows NT 4 xx Configuration 7 4 Windows NT 3 5x Configuration 7 6 IBM LAN Server Installation 7 7 8 Windows 95 98 Peer to Peer Configuration Overview 8 1 Configuring the Windows 95 98 PC 8 1 9 Microsoft Network Configuration NetBEUI NetBIOS Overview 9 ...

Page 5: ...rver Configuration Using the Console 12 8 Testing the Print Queue 12 10 13 PrintraNet Remote Internet Printing Overview 13 1 PrintraNet Concepts 13 1 Installing the Software on a Windows 95 98 PC 13 3 Configuring the Remote TROY XCD Print Server 13 8 Printing to the Remote TROY XCD Print Server 13 12 Troubleshooting 13 13 Print Server Console Command Summary 13 13 14 Troubleshooting Overview 14 1 ...

Page 6: ...15 Warranty and Service Information Customer Support 15 1 Whom to Call 15 1 Returning Products 15 2 Advance Replacement and Extended Services 15 3 Warranty 15 3 A Command Summary A 1 B Using Services lpd Plus B 1 C Reloading the Firmware C 1 D Glossary Index D 1 ...

Page 7: ...an ultracompact low cost Ethernet print server for a single printer while the Pony 100 XConnect II and XConnect II Lite connect up to two printers to an Ethernet network The XConnect 100 handles up to four printers and works on both Ethernet 10baseT and Fast Ethernet 100baseT networks Any user can print jobs on a printer or plotter connected to a TROY XCD external print server as if it were direct...

Page 8: ...pleTalk DLC LLC NetBEUI LAT and VINES IP protocols protocols supported depend on model Network Operating System compatibility Digital Equipment Corporation networks including PATHWORKS and DECprint Supervisor not available on XConnect II Lite UNIX systems that support either the Berkeley lpr lpd printing protocol the HP JetDirect card or printing to a raw TCP port Novell NetWare V2 15 or above V3 ...

Page 9: ...atible with Hewlett Packard JetAdmin and Web JetAdmin printer management software XAdmin Windows based management utility NetWare TCP IP or VINES Web XAdmin browser based management SNMP MIB I and MIB II over IP or IPX XConnect II and XConnect 100 only Remote console management via DEC NCP TELNET NetWare or serial port PrintraNet software for transparently sending documents to remote locations ove...

Page 10: ...includes the following models Pony Print Server The Pony Print Server is the industry s smallest full featured external print server It plugs directly into the parallel port of the printer and supports a 10baseT Ethernet interface The Pony Print Server is available in the following models PPS 8S IPX SPX TCP IP AppleTalk DLC LLC NetBEUI Direct Mode IPX IP http PPS 8 IPX SPX TCP IP AppleTalk Direct ...

Page 11: ...mpact print server that features both 100baseTX and 10baseT operation It includes one parallel port and one serial port and is available in the following models PPS100 8S IPX SPX TCP IP AppleTalk DLC LLC NetBEUI Direct Mode IPX IP http PPS100 8N IPX SPX TCP IP AppleTalk DLC LLC NetBEUI Direct Mode IPX IP LAT VINES IP http XConnect 100 The XConnect 100 features 100baseTX capability for operation on...

Page 12: ...IP and IPX SPX XConnect IIL 2 10base2 TCP IP and IPX SPX XConnect IIL T B 10baseT TCP IP and VINES IP XConnect IIL 2 B 10base2 TCP IP and VINES IP XConnect II Lite NDS support is limited to NPRINTER remote printer mode only TROY XCD External Print Server Advantages Compared to competing products TROY XCD print servers offer the advantages Support for the most protocols and network operating system...

Page 13: ...tions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The following information applies to the Pony Print Server Plus PPS 8S PPS 8 and PPS 8N only This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These...

Page 14: ... more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiver Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help ...

Page 15: ...pting to install a TROY XCD print server first make sure that you have completed installing your printer or plotter as described in the appropriate documentation for the device Unpacking and Handling The TROY XCD print server shipping box contains the following items Pony Print Server Plus XConnect II Pony 100 XConnect 100 or XConnect II Lite print server AC Adapter TROY XCD External Print Servers...

Page 16: ...onnect 100 Pony 100 or Pony Print Server Plus skip to Step 1 b below There are 4 DIP switches on one side of an XConnect II or XConnect II Lite print server see figure 2 1 that are used for power up options As shipped the two outside switches are in the OFF up position and the two middle switches are in the ON down position OFF 0 ON 1 for operation on either a 10baseT or 10base2 network with a pri...

Page 17: ... have been restored After the print server is powered on and running this switch can be used to print out a self test page This is done by moving the switch to the ON position and then quickly putting it back to the OFF position Switches 2 and 3 10baseT 10base2 These switches do not need to be changed from the default ON position with newer versions of the XConnect II or XConnect II Lite print ser...

Page 18: ...se2 operation Switch 4 Console Serial Printer This switch defines whether the serial port will be used for a console terminal or a serial printer Leave switch 4 in the default OFF position if you want to use the serial port for a console terminal Figure 2 2 XConnect 100 Switch and LEDs Link OK LED Test LED 100baseTX LED Power Connector Parallel Port 2 Test Switch Console Serial Port 2 Serial Port ...

Page 19: ... switch see figures 2 2 and 2 3 This switch does not need to be used during the configuration process It has the following functions To print a self test page press the switch in for at least one eighth second but less than five seconds To reset the unit back to factory default settings press the switch and hold it in for at least 5 seconds Test LED Top Test Factory switch Power connector Test Fac...

Page 20: ...ting to the Printer TROY XCD print servers can connect to any of the following types of printers Printers with Centronics compatible parallel interfaces this interface is by far the most popular type of parallel interface Printers with the new IEEE P1284 bidirectional parallel interface Printers with RS 232 compatible serial interfaces except Pony Print Server Plus ...

Page 21: ... that are compatible with the IBM PC standard 25 to 36 pin Centronics cable This cable is available at any computer store and most office supply stores or it can be ordered from TROY XCD part number CABLE CEN IMPORTANT NOTE The XConnect II XConnect II Lite and XConnect 100 support a maximum parallel cable length of 1 75 meters six feet Exceeding this maximum may result in printing problems NOTE So...

Page 22: ... PC compatible 9 pin D connectors there is no serial port on the Pony Print Server Plus The XConnect II and XConnect II Lite RJ45 connector is marked Serial do not confuse it with the 10baseT unshielded twisted pair connector which is also an RJ45 Most printers use a DB25 connector for the serial connection Unfortunately there are a number of variations as to how this connector is implemented on d...

Page 23: ...mit Data Receive Data 3 2 4 Transmit return Signal Ground 7 7 5 Receive Return Signal Ground 7 7 6 Receive Data Transmit Data 2 3 7 DSR in DTR out 20 6 8 CTS in RTS out 4 5 XConnect II models with serial numbers less than 40500 have RTS on pin 8 DTR on pin 7 DSR on pin 2 and CTS on pin 1 The XConnect 100 serial ports use PC compatible 9 pin male D connectors Note that the standard off the shelf 9 ...

Page 24: ...n the TROY XCD print server to the equivalent output signals e g Transmit Data on the device and vice versa If you are connecting a printer to the second serial port S2 on the XConnect 100 you must first disable console mode on that port This is done by using the console command SET PORT S2 CONSOLE DISABLED and then typing the command EXIT to exit the console refer to Chapter 3 and Appendix A for ...

Page 25: ...type SET PORT S1 FLOW flowctrl SET PORT S1 CHARACTER charsize Note that the serial port always operates at 9600bps when in console mode Also if you are using 115200bps on one port of the XConnect 100 you cannot set the other port to 230400 bps 57600bps and 7200bps are not supported on either port Important The serial ports do not support Direct Memory Access DMA Therefore sustained transfers at hi...

Page 26: ...n The XConnect II can connect directly to either a 10baseT unshielded twisted pair Ethernet or a 10base2 thin Ethernet The XConnect II Lite 2 can connect to a 10base2 thin Ethernet while the XConnect II Lite T and the Pony Print Server Plus can connect to a 10baseT Ethernet The Pony 100 and XConnect 100 connect to either a 100baseTX Fast Ethernet network or a 10baseT Ethernet network It automatica...

Page 27: ...ategory 5 RJ45 modular jack cable 1 Connect one end of the RJ45 cable to the print server connector labelled 10baseT on the XConnect II or XConnect II Lite not the one labelled Serial or 100baseTX 10baseT on the XConnect 100 or Pony 100 and the other end to a port on the twisted pair Ethernet hub as shown in figure 2 4 Note that the XConnect 100 automatically determines whether it is connected to ...

Page 28: ... are in the ON position If you are installing the print server onto an existing network the T connector may already be installed on the cable If this is the case simply connect the T connector to the BNC connector on the print server s BNC connector as shown in figure 2 5A if the connection is in the middle of the thin Ethernet segment or 2 5B if the connection is at the end of the thin Ethernet s...

Page 29: ...e BNC connector on the transceiver You have now completed the thin Ethernet installation Skip to the Verifying Successful Hardware Installation section below to confirm that you have correctly installed the print server Step 4 Connecting to the Optional LocalTalk Port XConnect II only If you have the LocalTalk option you can connect the XConnect II to an Apple LocalTalk network to allow Macintosh ...

Page 30: ... print to printers connected to the LocalTalk network The LocalTalk port is enabled by default If you are not using this port you should enter the command SET LOCALTALK DISABLED for maximum performance Step 5 Verifying Successful Installation You are now ready to apply power to the TROY XCD print server Plug the AC power adapter into a wall outlet and insert the adapter cable into the print server...

Page 31: ...Ds on the print server will come on as follows On the XConnect II and XConnect II Lite the LINK LED will blink to show activity on the network The XMIT and RCV LEDs will come on solid if there is a valid 10baseT connection they are not used with 10base2 On the XConnect 100 the Link OK LED will blink if the print server detects activity on the network The 100baseTX LED will come on if a valid 100ba...

Page 32: ... be printed on the printer If nothing prints out make sure that the cable is good and that it is securely fastened If possible try a different cable If you have an XConnect II XConnect II Lite or XConnect 100 make sure that you are not exceeding the 1 75 meter 6 foot cable length restriction If the cable is OK but you still can t print the self test page you may need to adjust the parallel port se...

Page 33: ...all new TROY XCD print server models is set by default to automatically configure itself to work with the printer s parallel port However it may sometimes be necessary to adjust the print server s port settings to work with specific printers by using the print server console or WebXAdmin This is particularly true with older printers The particular settings include 1 pACK handshake Older non 1284 p...

Page 34: ...mmands in Appendix B If you are using WebXAdmin click on Configure Port in the main menu select the desired port and then select the desired function After you have made your selections click on Submit to enable them in the print server Step 6 Changing the Print Server Reset Recommended The printer reset is a sequence of characters that is sent to the printer after the job is completed It ensures ...

Page 35: ...with newer HP and Lexmark IBM printers 11 Formfeed General Refer to your printer documentation if you do not know the proper reset string Use the null string if you are planning to reset the printer from the host software for example from a Windows driver If you want to define a new reset string refer to Appendix B Using Services Note that you can put a printer reset either before or after each jo...

Page 36: ...e appropriate reset string and then click Submit Alternatively you may use the print server console by typing in the following command SET SERVICE servicename EOT stringno where servicename is the name of the service do a SHOW SERVICE command for a list of services and stringno is the number of the string For example to use string 3 the PostScript CTRL D reset on the default parallel port service ...

Page 37: ...ge of these utilities Refer to the various chapters of this manual for specific details on configuring the print server TROY XCD XAdmin TROY XCD offers two graphical utilities for configuration and management of TROY XCD print servers XAdmin32 This 32 bit version works on either Windows NT 4 xx or Windows 95 98 using the TCP IP or IPX SPX protocols To take full advantage of the capabilities of XAd...

Page 38: ...5 NT 4 x Start button to select XAdmin in the XCD folder in the list of Programs 3 A list of configured print servers will appear If you are running XAdmin or if you are running NetWare with XAdmin32 skip to step 4 If you are running TCP IP then you must enter an IP address into the print server as follows refer to Chapters 4 or 7 for alternate methods for configuring the IP address Make sure that...

Page 39: ...n screen Click on the Search button the leftmost button or select Devices and then Search Active Devices from the menu bar If you have a DHCP BOOTP or rarp server or if the print server already has an IP address from some other source the print server should appear in the list of configured print servers If this is the case skip to step 4 If the print server does not have an IP address then click ...

Page 40: ... appropriate tab to configure the item TROY XCD WebXAdmin WebXAdmin allows the user to configure the print server with a standard web browser like Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer It can therefore be used on any operating system that supports web browser capabilities To use WebXAdmin you must first make sure that you have a web browser installed on your computer and that you have ...

Page 41: ...isticated diagnostic capabilities The TROY XCD print server console can be accessed via TELNET DEC NCP NCL ccr the print server serial port if present and the TROY XCD XCONFIG NetWare utility It also available through one of the web pages using the WebXAdmin facility The general configuration procedure is the same regardless of which method is used DEC NCP NCL ccr To connect to the print server co...

Page 42: ...mpt enter the password ACCESS it will not print and type anything in response to the Enter Username prompt When you get the Local prompt you are ready to enter commands Note The commands available are generally a subset of the ones used on the DECserver terminal server Note that unlike the DECserver there is no distinction between the SET and DEFINE commands or between the CLEAR and PURGE commands...

Page 43: ...nt server you will be immediately connected If you have more than one print server you will be given a list of available print servers Type the number of the print server to which you want to connect When you are connected enter the password ACCESS it will not print at the prompt and type anything in response to the Enter Username prompt When you get the Local prompt you are ready to enter command...

Page 44: ...nning on the computer and the print server is not configured with a valid IP address If this is the case then select Device from the menu bar and click on New Select the desired print server from the list of unconfigured devices and then press Configure Enter the requested information including the IP address subnet mask and gateway Then click Close to return to the list of configured print server...

Page 45: ...ess the TROY XCD print server Start the browser and connect to the file server Once you are connected and are at Web JetAdmin home page click on the Find Device tab Then click on Find All Devices to get a list of all Web JetAdmin compatible print servers or you may limit your search by using the Advanced Search method Click on the desired TROY XCD print server name and the Properties page will be ...

Page 46: ...3 10 Management Methods ...

Page 47: ...D print server with TCP IP appears to the network as a UNIX host computer with a unique IP address running the lpd line printer daemon protocol As a result any host computer that supports the Berkeley remote LPR command can spool jobs to the TROY XCD print server without the need for any special software on the host computer Application programs run transparently and users do not need to learn new...

Page 48: ...ost that needs to communicate with the TROY XCD print server or provide similar information to a name server on the network Use your favorite editor to add an entry to the etc hosts file containing the IP address and node name of the TROY XCD print server For example 192 189 207 3 XCD_00C351 The actual format of the entry may vary depending on your system so check your system documentation and als...

Page 49: ...re therefore required for PCL or PostScript rasterized graphics printouts Text services add a carriage return at the end of each line for proper formatting of UNIX text files which end in linefeed and do not have carriage returns The text service can also be used for non rasterized graphics such as ASCII PostScript graphics or many types of PCL graphics If you are using the first parallel port on ...

Page 50: ...s including Sun OS but not Solaris 2 xx Silicon Graphics lpr lpd option required DEC ULTRIX DEC OSF 1 and Digital UNIX SCO UNIX users should follow these steps but should also refer to the SCO UNIX Configuration section in section 3 A Users of RS 6000 AIX HP UX Sun Solaris 2 xx and other systems that do not use the printcap file should skip to section 3 A Configure the etc printcap file on each ho...

Page 51: ...r man pages to determine the equivalent options Users of Berkeley compatible UNIX systems can use the lpc command to obtain the printer status lpc status laser1 queuing is enabled printing is enabled no entries no daemon present Users of AT T compatible UNIX systems can generally use the lpstat or rlpstat commands to obtain similar status information Because this procedure varies from system to sy...

Page 52: ...Spooler Select Printers and Plotters Select Actions and then Add Remote Printer Plotter Enter any name as the Printer Name this will be the name of the print queue Enter the IP address of the print server as the Remote System Name Enter the desired print server service name as the Remote Printer Name Check the box next to Remote Printer is on BSD System You may accept the default values for the re...

Page 53: ...ed printer Enter the following remote printer settings the other settings do not matter Line printer name user selectable Remote system name the TROY XCD print server name must match what is in hosts file or use TROY XCD print server IP address Remote printer queue TROY XCD print server binary or text service name Remote Printer is on a BSD System Yes IBM RS 6000 AIX Configuration The RS 6000 AIX ...

Page 54: ...Select Printer plotter 3 Select Manage remote printer subsystem 4 Select Client services 5 Select Remote printer queues 6 Select Add a remote queue 7 Enter the following remote queue settings Name of queue to add user selectable Activate the queue Yes Destination host TROY XCD print server name must match name in etc hosts file or use the print server IP address Name of queue on remote printer TRO...

Page 55: ...en enter the TROY XCD print server name in the format xcdname xcdservice as described above Make sure that the Printer Server OS is set to BSD the default setting and then click Add Note that we recommend that use the etc hosts file for the printer name rather than NIS or other name services Also note that due to a bug in the Sun lpd implementation on Solaris 2 4 and earlier releases you may exper...

Page 56: ...dwired as the Device Select No for the Require banner field Other Non Standard Configurations With DEC TCP IP Services for VMS UCX you first need to put a name for the TROY XCD print server in the HOSTS file using the command SET HOST name ADDRESS ipaddress at the UCX prompt where name is the desired name for the print server and ipaddress is the IP address for the print server Then use the sys sy...

Page 57: ...nd then use the ADD command to add a printer specifying the TROY XCD print server IP address a protocol type of LPD and one of the service options described at the beginning of this section as the remote print queue With Wollongong s PATHWAY first make sure that you have the Access option with lpd enabled Then enter the print server name and IP address in the TWG TCP NETDIST ETC HOSTS file run the...

Page 58: ...is the new AS 400 print queue name service is the TROY XCD print server service name driver is the OS 400 printer driver name HP4 is recommended if in doubt and ipaddress is the IP address of the print server Note that the IP address and description must be enclosed in single quotes Other systems use similar procedures to set up the TROY XCD print server These programs will generally ask for the f...

Page 59: ...the printer setup utilities in HP UX AIX Solaris 2 xx and other systems will automatically create the spool directory The lpd spool directory is usually located in the usr spool directory check with your system manager to see if the location is different for your system To create a new spool directory use the mkdir command For example to create a spool directory for the queue laser1 you would ente...

Page 60: ... XAdmin32 2 HP JetAdmin 3 DHCP 4 The UNIX arp and ping commands 5 Reverse Arp rarp 6 BOOTP 7 DEC NCP NCL or ccr utilities 8 TROY XCD XCONFIG NetWare utility 9 XConnect II or XConnect 100 serial port The easiest way to configure the IP address is using either XAdmin32 or JetAdmin as described in Chapter 3 The remaining configuration methods are described in the following paragraphs Important Note T...

Page 61: ...CP BOOTP RARP STATIC via XAdmin WebXAdmin or the print server console SET IP METHOD command STATIC is used when the IP address is manually entered Using arp and ping to Configure the Print Server IP Address The arp and ping method is one of the simplest ways of configuring the print server IP address this method requires V3 27 or later firmware To use arp and ping enter the following commands at t...

Page 62: ...ress has never been configured before If you have previously configured an IP address then use TELNET as described in Appendix A to change the IP address Note This procedure will not work with Windows 95 unless there are already entries in the Windows 95 arp table If there are no entries you can add one by pinging a known device on the network you cannot ping yourself Using rarp to Configure the T...

Page 63: ...s ax grep v grep grep rarpd For AT T UNIX based systems type ps ef grep v grep grep rarpd The TROY XCD print server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon when it is powered on Using BOOTP to Configure the TROY XCD print server IP Address BOOTP is an alternative to rarp that has the advantage of allowing configuration of the subnet mask and gateway In order to use BOOTP to configure the IP a...

Page 64: ...e TROY XCD print server and the IP address subnet mask and gateway of the TROY XCD print server Unfortunately the exact format for doing this is not standardized so you will need to refer to your system documentation to determine how to enter this information many UNIX systems also have template examples in the bootptab file that you can use for reference Some examples of typical etc bootptab entr...

Page 65: ...systems you will need to have DECNET running in order to use the remote console The procedure is as follows a Connect to the remote console or serial port see chapter 2 for information on the serial port If you are using the remote console with VMS or ULTRIX you will need to know the circuit ID EWA 0 for Alpha PCI systems QNA 0 for Q BUS systems SVA 0 for DEC workstations UNA 0 for UNIBUS systems ...

Page 66: ...sole connected VMS or Connection established XCONFIG or Remote console reserved ULTRIX Press RETURN and enter the password ACCESS in response to the prompt it will not echo Note You will not be asked for a password if you are using the XConnect II or XConnect 100 serial port c You will be prompted for a user name Enter anything in response to this prompt older versions do not ask for the user name...

Page 67: ...s 255 0 0 0 for class A networks f The type of network you have can be identified by the leftmost group of digits in your IP address The value of this group ranges from 192 through 255 for Class C networks e g 192 189 207 3 128 through 191 for Class B networks e g 128 10 1 30 and 1 through 127 for Class A networks e g 13 27 7 1 g If you have a gateway router enter its address with the command SET ...

Page 68: ... the TROY XCD print server For example ping 192 189 207 3 You should get a message that the TROY XCD print server is alive If you get an error message or no response then there is no connection You will not be able to print if you cannot ping the TROY XCD print server If this is the case verify that you have set up the host and TROY XCD print server correctly and that the physical connections e g ...

Page 69: ...normally transparent so you use the same commands or procedures as you would for a local printer IP Security TROY XCD print servers provide a means of allowing only host computers with authorized IP addresses to access the print server This is very useful for applications like check printing where general access to the printer is not allowed The console command SET IP ACCESS ENABLED ipaddress ente...

Page 70: ...popular software packages including HP s JetDirect software for UNIX TGV Multinet streams mode IBM AIX for the RS 6000 V3 25 or later and any TCP IP based software that supports HP s JetDirect Ethernet network interface card The HP JetDirect software for UNIX is available for Sun Solaris SunOS and HP UX HP printer users can download these utilities from HP s web site http www hp com or FTP site ft...

Page 71: ...or IP address at the Enter the network printer name IP Name prompt Note With versions of firmware earlier than 3 46 you must enter the name do not enter the IP address before configuring the print server name in the etc hosts file or in NIS or DNS You will get a message Unknown printer Do you wish to continue Enter Y to continue 6 Select the printer type for example HP LaserJet IIISi Printers 7 If...

Page 72: ...nn where servicename is the name of the service and nn is the desired port number must be greater than 1023 Refer to Appendix A for information on using the console Changing the Configuration Optional You may use TELNET the DEC NCP utility the XCONFIG NetWare utility or the XConnect II Pony 100 XConnect 100 serial port to connect to the TROY XCD print server remote console and change the configura...

Page 73: ...disk drives and printers as if they were directly connected NetWare networks require at least one file server and users must log into this server to take advantage of the NetWare capabilities To handle printing over the network the file server provides print spooling for the clients It holds print jobs locally until contacted by a print server on the network which in turn sends the job to appropri...

Page 74: ...rver mode also called print server or PSERVER mode In remote printer mode see figure 5 1 the client PC sends the print job to the file server which in turn spools it to a PC Client Workstation File Server Print Server PC Client Workstation File Server Printer with XConnect II Printer with XConnect II PC PC Figure 5 1 TROY XCD Print Server Operating as a NetWare Remote Printer Figure 5 2 TROY XCD P...

Page 75: ...OY XCD print server The advantage of this approach is higher performance but it has the drawback of requiring a user slot on the file server Generally speaking TROY XCD recommends that you use queue server mode instead of remote printer mode because the performance will be much higher The exception to this recommendation is if you have a limited number of available user slots for example if you ha...

Page 76: ... Not all TROY XCD print server models support queue server mode with Novell Directory Services refer to chapter 2 for protocol support information You must enable bindery emulation in order to use queue server mode with these products Before You Begin Before you can configure a NetWare print queue you must have sufficient privileges With NetWare 3 xx and earlier you MUST be logged in as SUPERVISOR...

Page 77: ..._xxxxxx_P1 parallel port XCD_xxxxxx_S1 serial port if enabled Pony Print Server Plus XCD_xxxxxx_P1 parallel port The default NetWare print server names are actually the names of the print server s NetWare services refer to Appendix B for more information on services The xxxxxx in all of the above cases is the last six digits of the Ethernet address for example XCD_034578_P1 Refer to the label on t...

Page 78: ...abilities Other methods include TROY XCD s XAdmin or XCONFIG utilities in conjunction with Novell s NWAdmin or PCONSOLE Configuring the Print Server and Print Queue with XAdmin32 Queue Server Mode NOTE TROY XCD recommends you use the Novell 32 bit client on your Windows 95 98 NT workstation instead of the Microsoft NetWare client because it allows direct configuration of print queues without the n...

Page 79: ... list of available printers the name will one of the ones listed in the Default Print Server Names section at the beginning of this chapter If it does not try going to the menu bar and selecting Devices and then Search Active Devices Important Note V3 59 and earlier firmware do not support more than one service and one port the firmware version is listed on the self test page If you have an XConne...

Page 80: ...me of the context If desired you may change the print server name do this with caution because it changes the print server service name and will therefore affect any other protocols that use this service If you are using the Microsoft Client for NetWare STOP HERE Go to the Adding NetWare Print Queues Using NWAdmin section to complete the configuration 6 Click on the Change NDS Queues button to con...

Page 81: ...e will have a file server icon next to it and click OK 9 The queue name will now appear in the Available Print Queues under the selected volume for bindery mode or in the selected context for NDS mode Click on the desired queue Click on Add The name will now appear in the Serviced Print Queues window 10 Click Close and then OK You can now use the print queue from your NetWare workstation Configuri...

Page 82: ...Admin 3 One or more TROY XCD print server NetWare services will show up in the list of printers the default service names are listed in the Default Print Server Names section at the beginning of this chapter Single click on the one that you wish to configure and then go the menu bar select File and then Modify Important Note V3 59 and earlier firmware do not support more than one service and one p...

Page 83: ...are configuring an NDS queue click on the context where the print queue will reside If you are configuring a bindery queue click on the volume where the queue will reside 8 Click on Create and enter any unique name for the Queue name If you are configuring an NDS queue the default file server on which the print queue will reside will be listed You may optionally change this by clicking on the butt...

Page 84: ...ied in the event of printer problems Click Finish You can now use the print queue from your NetWare workstation Configuring the Print Server using XAdmin Version 2 0 or WebXAdmin Queue Server Mode Important Note Although XAdmin runs on Windows 95 98 TROY XCD recommends that you use XAdmin32 on these operating systems 1 If you are using XAdmin 2 0 install the XAdmin software On Windows 3 xx systems...

Page 85: ...e If you are using WebXAdmin enter the IP address of the print server as the destination address in your browser and press ENTER or RETURN 4 Enter the configuration password ACCESS is the default and press OK XAdmin or Submit WebXAdmin 5 If you have XAdmin click on the NetWare tab If you are using WebXAdmin click on Configure NetWare You will see one or more enabled services the default service na...

Page 86: ...dow Click OK and then Yes You can now use the print queue from a NetWare workstation Skip to the Configuring the Windows Printer section If you are using bindery mode with WebXAdmin click Configure NetWare from the main menu type in the name of the file server where the print queue will reside and click Add Proceed to the next section Configuring NetWare Print Queues using NWAdmin Adding NetWare P...

Page 87: ...Object menu select Print Queue and then OK Enter any desired name for the print queue Click on the Print Queue Volume button and select the volume on which the print queue will reside Press OK and then Create 4 Create a print server object Click on the container where the object will reside Select Object from the menu bar and then Create When you get the New Object menu select Print Server and the...

Page 88: ...ntext if necessary and select the printer you created in step 3 Click OK and then OK again 7 Exit NWAdmin You are now ready to use the print queue from a NetWare workstation Configuring the Print Server and Print Queue Using PCONSOLE and XCONFIG Queue Server Mode As an alternative to JetAdmin and XAdmin you can use the standard Novell PCONSOLE utility in conjunction with TROY XCD s XCONFIG program...

Page 89: ... If you are configuring a bindery queue enter the command SET NETW QSERVER fileserver ON servicename where fileserver is the name of the file server where the queue will reside note that this is not necessarily the same as the volume name and servicename is the name of the print server service the default service names are listed in the Default Print Server Names section at the beginning of this c...

Page 90: ...ssed in the Default Print Server Names section at the beginning of this manual Go to Print Queues select the desired print queue then select Print Servers and press Insert to select the name of the TROY XCD print server Exit PCONSOLE 4 Go back to XCONFIG and enter the command SET NETWARE RESCAN After a few seconds do a SHOW NETWARE command you should see the queue you created being serviced by the...

Page 91: ... XAdmin32 XAdmin WebXAdmin or JetAdmin NDS Remote Printer Mode To configure an TROY XCD print server for remote printer mode with NWADMIN NetWare Administrator utility and XAdmin32 XAdmin WebXAdmin or JetAdmin first make sure that you have V3 28 or later firmware refer to the self test page or do a SHOW VERSION command from the console Then perform the following steps 1 Make sure that the PSERVER ...

Page 92: ...o get New Object menu 8 Select Print Queue and then OK Make sure that Directory Service Queue is selected and then type in a name for the default print queue 9 Click on the button to select the print queue volume Change the directory context if necessary then select the desired volume Objects and click OK Click Create to create the print queue 10 Change context if required and then double click th...

Page 93: ...ck on the NetWare tab If you are using WebXAdmin start your web browser enter the IP address of the print server as the destination address and then push ENTER or RETURN Click on Configure NetWare and then click on the Enabled Service that you wish to configure the default service names are listed in the Default Print Server Names section at the beginning of this chapter If you are using JetAdmin ...

Page 94: ...print server NLMs rather than typing in the name 15 If you have XAdmin 32 or XAdmin click OK If you have JetAdmin click Next two times and then click Finish If you have WebXAdmin click Submit 16 Exit the configuration utility You must now unload the PSERVER NLM from your NetWare file server console and then reload it in order for the changes to take effect Configuring the Print Server and Print Qu...

Page 95: ...ions menu Press INSERT type in the desired print queue name with NetWare 4 xx you will also be asked for a volume name press INSERT and select the appropriate volume and press ESCAPE to return to the main menu The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer with NDS support on NetWare 4 xx systems a Select Print Servers from the PCONSOLE menu and then select the name of the PSERVER NLM o...

Page 96: ...xit PCONSOLE j Skip to step 5 below The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer on NetWare 3 xx systems a Select Print Server Information from the PCONSOLE main menu and choose the name of the PSERVER NLM b Select Print Server Configuration and then Printer Configuration Select any Not Installed printer and press Enter Remember the number of this printer since it will be used later i...

Page 97: ...D print server from the list of print servers When you get the message that the print server is connected press the ENTER key and type the password ACCESS in response to the prompt the password will not echo and then press the ENTER key again in response to the Enter Username prompt When you get the Local prompt type SET NET NPRINTER nlm number ON service SET NET RESCAN EXIT where nlm is the name ...

Page 98: ... desired port Refer to Appendix B in this manual for information on how to do this 6 You must now unload the PSERVER NLM from your NetWare file server console and then reload it in order for the changes to take effect Configuring the Workstation The final step is to configure the workstation s to print to the TROY XCD print server The TROY XCD print server can be used with any workstation that sup...

Page 99: ... model click Have Disk if your printer is not listed and click on Next 4 If the driver already exists select Keep Existing Driver if it does not this step will be skipped and then click on Next 5 If desired change the name of the printer and or make it the default and then click on Next 6 Select Yes when you are asked Would you like to print a test page Click on Finish Configuring the Workstation ...

Page 100: ... xx workstation first make sure that you have the appropriate NetWare Windows VLM drivers and utilities installed Then execute the following steps 1 Open the Main window of the Windows Program Manager and start the Print Manager 2 Select Options or Printer from the menu bar and then Network Connections 3 Select the desired port for example LPT1 under Ports and the desired print queue under Resourc...

Page 101: ...on so that DOS applications can print transparently to the TROY XCD print server you may also use this procedure if you do not have Windows specific NetWare drivers use the DOS editor to add a command with the following format to the AUTOEXEC BAT file on your PC capture l n q queuename ti timeout where n is the number of the parallel port you wish to redirect queuename is the name of the queue you...

Page 102: ...the Windows 95 Paint Accessory program make sure that the program is set up to print to the correct print queue if the TROY XCD print server is not assigned to service the default queue The file will be spooled to the TROY XCD print server for printing and should print on the printer within a short period of time If it does not double check your configuration and if necessary refer to the Troubles...

Page 103: ...u have the XConnect II LocalTalk option LocalTalk based Macintosh computers can also share the same printer with Ethernet based systems AppleTalk Concepts TROY XCD print server AppleTalk capabilities allow a printer to appear as a shareable printer node on an AppleTalk Phase 2 network The TROY XCD print server broadcasts information to Macintoshes on the network and automatically appears in the Ch...

Page 104: ...selectable or the Network Control Panel does not exist you must use Apple s Network Installer software to add these capabilities Step 2 Printing Once the print server is installed powered on the print server service name default is XCD_xxxxxx_pp_AT where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address and pp is P1 for the parallel port S1 for the serial port and P2 or S2 for the XConnect 100...

Page 105: ...r to your printer documentation or you must enable AppleTalk spoofing by using the following command from the print server console refer to Appendix A if you do not know how to use the console SET SERVICE servicename RECEIVE ENABLED where servicename is the name of the AppleTalk service XCD_xxxxxx_P1_AT by default where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the print server Ethernet address and pp is t...

Page 106: ... and others The only drawback of ASCII mode is that print times will be longer due to the increased file sizes Changing the Configuration Optional You may use the Apple LaserWriter Utility or Apple Printer Utility or equivalent utility from your printer manufacturer to change the AppleTalk name of the TROY XCD print server You may also use NCP TELNET XCONFIG or the serial port to access the print ...

Page 107: ...TCP IP protocol TCP IP is included standard with Warp Server and with LAN Server V4 0 and is optional on LAN Server V3 x systems It is also included standard with OS 2 Warp Connect and is optional on earlier versions of OS 2 In addition client PCs connected to a Windows NT Advanced Server or to an IBM LAN Server file server can print transparently to the TROY XCD print server In this case the clie...

Page 108: ...via the Network icon in the Control Panel window of the Windows NT system the Control Panel is in the Main window on NT V3 5x systems or use the Start button on NT V4 xx to access the Settings menu a On NT V3 5x systems select Add Software and add TCP IP Protocol and related components Click on Continue and choose the options TCP IP Network Printing Support and Connectivity Options and click on Co...

Page 109: ...e than one LAN adapter card select the one you want to use with TCP IP Click OK twice to exit you may need to restart the system 2 If you have not already configured the print server IP address you will need to do so now The simplest way to do this with Windows NT 4 x is to use XAdmin 32 as described in Chapter 3 As an alternative or if you have Windows NT 3 5x you may go to the MS DOS Command Pro...

Page 110: ... configured If the TROY XCD print server already has an IP address you may use TELNET to access it and change the IP address using the SET IP ADDRESS command described in Appendix A Important The TROY XCD print server has a default IP address of 192 0 0 192 192 189 207 254 on older firmware versions You must change this address to a unique value to avoid having duplicate IP addresses Windows NT V4...

Page 111: ...st parallel port BINARY_S1 for the first serial port BINARY_P2 for the XConnect 100 second parallel port or BINARY_S2 for XConnect 100 second serial port and then click on OK 5 Click on Close The new print server IP address should be listed and highlighted as an available port Click on Next 6 Select the desired printer manufacturer and model click Have Disk if your printer is not listed and click ...

Page 112: ...onfigure the TROY XCD print server 1 Go to the Main window and elect Print Manager icon 2 Select Printer menu 3 Select Create Printer 4 Enter any name for the printer for the Printer Name 5 Select Driver Choose appropriate driver 6 Select Description Enter anything 7 Select Print to 8 Select Other 9 Select LPR Port 10 Enter the TROY XCD print server IP address or name from HOSTS file as the Name o...

Page 113: ... server or on a OS 2 Warp Connect workstation Important TROY XCD recommends TCP IP for OS 2 printing because it is routable and provides higher performance Some TROY XCD print server models also support OS 2 printing using the NetBEUI or DLC LLC protocols refer to Chapter 1 for specific protocol support information OS 2 configuration using these protocols is described in Chapters 9 and 10 of this ...

Page 114: ...dress for xps and 192 189 207 77 and replace the 00 40 17 00 ed d6 with the actual Ethernet hardware address of the TROY XCD print server which can be found on the label affixed to the TROY XCD print server box or via the printer self test note that you should use colons rather than hyphens to separate the bytes of the hardware address The IP address will be set when you ping the print server in t...

Page 115: ...dress has been set and the print server is alive on the network If you do not run the printer self test as described in Chapter 2 and verify that you have entered the correct IP address 5 From the OS 2 desktop open the Templates folder Use the right mouse button to drag the Printer icon not the Network Printer icon onto the desktop 6 The Create a Printer window should be open if it is not double c...

Page 116: ...gs window Enter the following LPD server The TROY XCD print server name from HOSTS file or IP address LPD printer For most applications use the TROY XCD print server binary service BINARY_P1 for the the first parallel port BINARY_S1 for the serial port BINARY_P2 for the XConnect 100 second parallel port and BINARY_S2 for the XConnect 100 second serial port to pass data through unmodified However i...

Page 117: ...ghlighted if not click on it Click on the Create button to create the printer 7 Open the LAN Services folder and execute the LAN Requester program Select Definitions Select Aliases Select Printers Select Create Enter the following Alias Should be same as the printer name previously defined Description Anything you want Server name Name of OS 2 server Spooler queue Name of printer as defined previo...

Page 118: ...ter Note that if you selected a binary service as the LPD printer name the lines will be staggered don t worry about this because normal DOS Windows and OS 2 applications will print OK 9 The TROY XCD print server will appear as a standard OS 2 printer to application programs To make the TROY XCD print server operate transparently with DOS programs execute the following command on each workstation ...

Page 119: ...e highest performance Some TROY XCD print server models also support the NetBEUI protocol for printing from Windows 95 computers refer to Chapter 1 for protocol support information Refer to Chapter 9 for information on using NetBEUI Configuring the Windows 95 98 PC To use a peer to peer print queue from a Windows 95 98 workstation first make sure that the following items are configured in the Netw...

Page 120: ...hrough the installation process Important JetAdmin 3 3 or later requires XJet firmware version 3 58 or higher Important Windows 98 requires either JetAdmin V2 54 this version can be installed from the Microsoft Windows 98 CD by running the SETUP EXE file in the DRIVERS PRINTERS JETADMIN DISK1 directory or V3 30 or later available on the HP web site Configuring Windows 95 98 Peer to Peer JetAdmin V...

Page 121: ...second serial port is not supported Press Next 5 If you need to print from DOS type in LPT2 or LPT3 as the port name do not put in the colon Do not use LPT1 or any other physical port on the PC If you do not need to print from DOS you may enter any name Click Next for TCP IP or Finish for IPX SPX Note If you specify LPT2 or LPT3 you can ignore the message about potential hardware conflicts if you ...

Page 122: ...iver and click Next Choose LPT1 as the port and click Next Pick any name for the printer and click Next Do not print a test page Click Finish to complete the preliminary printer installation 3 Click on the printer icon of the printer you just created From the File menu choose the Properties and then select the Details tab 4 Choose Add Port 5 Select Other 6 Choose HP JetDirect port OK 7 Select IPX ...

Page 123: ...the port name do not put in the colon Do not use LPT1 or any other physical port on the PC If you do not need to print from DOS you may enter any name Click Finish if you are using the IPX SPX protocol or Next if you are using TCP IP 10 If you are using TCP IP the IP address subnet mask and gateway of the print server should be displayed Click Finish 11 At the Details tab the section Print to the ...

Page 124: ...e pre V2 33 versions of JetAdmin do not support Peer to Peer printing from DOS applications this is a Microsoft HP bug 3 Select the desired printer manufacturer and model click Have Disk if your printer is not listed and click on Next 4 If the driver already exists select Keep Existing Driver if it does not this step will be skipped and then click on Next 5 If desired change the name of the printe...

Page 125: ...t servers automatically appear in the Windows Network Neighborhood and can be managed using standard operating system utilities Note The workstation will automatically use NetBIOS IP if TCP IP is enabled on it It will use NetBEUI only if TCP IP is not available Note NetBIOS IP operation and support for more than one port requires V3 62 or later firmware The latest firmware is available on the Inte...

Page 126: ...a domain name for your network you may use the name WORKGROUP and skip the remainder of this section If you have a different domain name then you must configure this name into the print server To do this you may use XAdmin32 XAdmin WebXAdmin or the print server console to connect to the print server refer to Chapter 3 for information on installing and using these utilities With XAdmin32 double cli...

Page 127: ... local printer port and therefore operates transparently with all Windows software If you did not receive this software on CD ROM or diskette you may download it from the TROY XCD web site http www troyxcd com To install the port monitor go the Start button select Run and click Browse Choose the appropriate drive and if you are installing from CD ROM open the Monitors folder Double click on the SE...

Page 128: ...RY_S1 for the serial port BINARY_P2 for the XConnect 100 second parallel port and BINARY_S2 for the second serial port Click Finish and then OK 7 Click Finish to restart the computer Note Print servers with firmware versions 3 58 and earlier use an address of the form XCD_xxxxxx_pp pp where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address and pp is the port name P1 for the parallel port S1 fo...

Page 129: ...he preliminary printer installation Windows NT 4 x Printer Installation 1 Go to the Start button choose Settings and then select Printer Click on the Add Printer icon select My Computer and click Next again 2 Choose NB1 as the port unless you changed the name to something else and click Next Select the appropriate printer driver and click Next Pick any name for the printer and click Next Selected ...

Page 130: ...f desired indicate whether you want to share the printer OS 2 Workstation Configuration On each workstation that you wish to print from execute the following step 1 Go to the DOS or OS 2 command prompt and enter the command NET USE LPTx servername servicename where x is the LPT port number 1 through 9 servername is the print server name XCD_xxxxxx by default where xxxxxx is the last six digits of ...

Page 131: ...ports the Hewlett Packard JetDirect card Important Note The DLC protocol cannot be enabled on more than one print server service and is therefore limited to a single port By default print jobs will go the first parallel port Because DLC is a non routable protocol there cannot be a router between the print server and the sending computer Configuring DLC LLC on Windows NT To use DLC LLC on Windows N...

Page 132: ...dresses appears in the larger box under Card Address Select the address of the desired print server the address is on the label affixed to the print server or it can be gotten through the self test page The selected print server address will then appear in the smaller box under Card Address 6 Type in any desired name for the port the name must not be the name of an existing port or DOS device such...

Page 133: ...tup 1 From the Windows NT Main group double click on the Print Manager icon 2 Select Printer from the menu bar and click on Create Printer 3 Enter any desired name for the printer in the Printer Name box 4 Select the printer model in the Driver menu 5 Choose Other or Network Printer for V3 1 systems from the Print to menu 6 Click on Hewlett Packard Network Port 7 Type in your desired name for the ...

Page 134: ...ions to install the DLC protocol on your system Once the protocol is installed you create a network port in a manner similar to the Windows NT procedure described in the previous sections The Ethernet address of the print server should automatically appear during the configuration process The final step is to create a printer using the normal operating system printer setup method The only differen...

Page 135: ...hese situations is to set up one PC as a server for handling network print jobs All of the other PCs send their print jobs to the server PC using NetBEUI or TCP IP and the server PC then uses DLC to send the print jobs to the TROY XCD print server ...

Page 136: ...10 6 DLC Configuration ...

Page 137: ...nting service to other nodes on the network A node is simply a device such as a host computer terminal server or print server Every node on the network has a unique name so the TROY XCD print server comes preconfigured with the name XCD_ followed by the last six digits of the Ethernet address for example XCD_00C351 The TROY print server comes preconfigured to run on a LAT network without any addit...

Page 138: ...en started on your system If you are currently using terminal servers on your network then LAT has probably already been activated If LAT is not started then you need to execute the following command before proceeding with configuration of the TROY XCD print server SYS STARTUP LAT STARTUP 1 Before creating print queue you will need to determine the following The VMS queue name This can be any uniq...

Page 139: ...erial port S1 XConnect 100 second parallel port P2 XConnect 100 second serial port S2 Please note that the name of the XConnect 100 parallel port is P1 even if the LN03 option is installed Important If you wish to use a different node name you must change the print server name as described in as described in Appendix A 2 Use the VMS editor to create a text file with the necessary configuration com...

Page 140: ...ifically changed the names via the TROY XCD print server remote console Important Be sure to specify PROC LATSYM or the queue will not service requests from multiple host computers 3 Execute the command file you have just created by typing plus the file name in response to the VMS prompt for example LATSTART COM For additional convenience you may want to include the filename command in your system...

Page 141: ...NOWRAP STOCK DEFAULT INIT QUEUE START ON LTA33 PROC LATSYM DEFAULT FORM PCL XCD 5 You are now ready to print Use the PRINT command with the name of the queue and the file you wish to print as shown in the following example PRINT QUEUE XCD MYFILE TXT If the file does not print recheck the hardware and software configuration and then try printing again If the file still does not print refer to the C...

Page 142: ...nes the form PCL previously defined in step 4 to eliminate blank pages Note This procedure is not required for DECprint Supervisor DCPS PATHWORKS for DOS Configuration The instructions for configuring a PATHWORKS print queue depend on whether you have V4 X or V5 X PATHWORKS V5 X Server Setup Instructions To print from PATHWORKS V5 X you must first create a LAN Manager printer destination and then ...

Page 143: ...reate LM Print Queue dialog box will be displayed In the Print Destinations section of the dialog box choose ADD These two methods will automatically create a VMS print queue and a default LAN Manager print queue associated with the printer destination 2 To share a LAN Manager print queue From the Server Admin interface choose the Shared resources option from the View menu From the MANAGEWORKS int...

Page 144: ...ll add a PCL printer reset that will affect PostScript printing d Select PRINTER SERVICE e Enter service name pick any name f Enter VMS queue name previously defined g Enter VMS form name use the default if you do not have a specific form defined PC Setup Instructions All Versions 1 Perform the following steps on the PC to connect to the print service you created in the previous steps a If you are...

Page 145: ...lect the port you chose above and type in the network path node service where node is the DECnet node name and service is the service name picked previously for example VAX LASER Click Connect the Current Printer Connection should show the port and the network path that you selected Click Close OK Close and Exit to get out of the Print Manager PATHWORKS for Macintosh Configuration If you are using...

Page 146: ...n in order to support Hewlett Packard printers you may also need to modify the DCPS device control modules and queue setup to handle unrecognized printers Do not use the print server console command SET SERVICE RECEIVE because bidirectional communications is required for DCPS Important DCPS requires that the printer be forced into PostScript mode It will NOT work if the printer is set to autosense...

Page 147: ...Configuration Optional The print server default configuration is adequate for most applications However if you wish to change the configuration you may access the print server console via the NCP or NCL utilities on a VMS system the ccr or TELNET commands on an ULTRIX computer or through the serial port using DECserver style commands The configuration procedure is described in detail in Appendix A...

Page 148: ...11 12 LAT Network Configuration ...

Page 149: ...s and the print server can be managed using standard VINES utilities like MANAGE MSERVICE MUSER and the Operator Console printer control In addition VINES users can print concurrently with users of NetWare TCP IP and AppleTalk In order to use a TROY XCD print server on a VINES network you will need the following Banyan s PCPrint software a Banyan supplied software option that is installed on the V...

Page 150: ...figure a StreetTalk user name for the print server all VINES print servers log into the file server as users 1 From any VINES workstation log in as a supervisor and execute the MANAGE program by typing MANAGE at the DOS prompt 2 At the main menu select 2 Users and press ENTER 3 You will get the Manage Users screen Select ADD a user to get the Add A User screen Type in a StreetTalk name for the des...

Page 151: ...ry line in the profile and press F10 when you have finished You may then use this newly created blank profile as a template when configuring additional TROY XCD print servers Then press ESCAPE to return to the Manage a User screen 8 Press ESCAPE twice to return to the main menu B File Server Queue Configuration You must now configure the queue s on the Banyan VINES file servers Print queues are on...

Page 152: ...the Select Type Of Service screen select 3 VINES print service for VINES 5 xx or 2 Banyan Print Service for VINES 6 xx and press ENTER 6 Use the arrow keys to select the disk where the print queue service will reside and press ENTER 7 You will get the message The service is running but not yet available to users Press F10 8 If desired type in the maximum number of jobs and maximum size of job for ...

Page 153: ...rder to use a TROY XCD print server 13 When you get the Destination Attributes screen enter the StreetTalk name of the TROY XCD print server from step A 3 and an optional description Press F10 14 You will get the Output strings menu This screen allows you to define strings of characters that can be sent before and after the print job to put the printer in a particular state for example duplex mode...

Page 154: ...u will get the message that the queue is now ready to accept and print jobs Press F10 again 18 If you are configuring more than one queue on the file server repeat steps 1 through 17 of this section Otherwise press ESCAPE multiple times to exit the MANAGE utility C Print Server Configuration Using XAdmin The last step is to add the StreetTalk login name to the TROY XCD print server and to associat...

Page 155: ...he Banyan hop count is set by default to two hops which is adequate for most networks However if the file server is located more than two hops from the print server you must set the hop count to the appropriate value 7 Enter the StreetTalk name of the TROY XCD print server this must exactly match the name you entered in Step A 3 If the StreetTalk name has spaces in it you must enclose the name in ...

Page 156: ...Server Configuration Using the Print Server Console Optional As an alternative to XAdmin you may use the print server console to configure an TROY XCD print server The steps are as follows 1 Connect to the print server console using TELNET NCP XCONFIG or the serial port refer to Appendix A for information on using the console 2 Execute the following commands SET BANyan LOgin loginname Purpose Sets...

Page 157: ...nd parallel port and BINARY_S2 for the XConnect 100 second serial port 3 If required the following additional commands are available SET BANyan HOp nn Purpose Sets number of hops between the TROY XCD print server and the Banyan file server The default value is 2 which is adequate for most sites but you will need to change this value if the file server is more than two hops away from the print serv...

Page 158: ...e finished entering commands type EXIT to exit the remote console and cause the commands to take effect E Testing the Print Queue To test the queue use the Banyan BPRINT command from the DOS prompt on your workstation For example BPRINT TEST TXT P MYQUEUE prints the file TEST TXT to the file server queue MYQUEUE ...

Page 159: ...Area Network or it may be connected via a dial up PPP link to an Internet Service Provider Because of the low cost of access ing the Internet the PrintraNet software can save the user a significant amount of money in toll charges particularly when international communications is involved If you did not receive the PrintraNet software on diskette or CD ROM you may download it from the TROY XCD web ...

Page 160: ...th most common E mail software packages and there is no requirement to install a TCP IP stack on the PC The only requirement is that the E mail server be capable of sending E mail messages over the Internet In more detail the procedure is as follows If you are connected to a Local Area Network the E mail message gets passed to the E mail server which in turn sends it out over the Internet using th...

Page 161: ... sent to any of these remote printers by simply clicking on the appropriate address book entry In addition groups of remote printers can be defined so that a single print job can be sent to multiple printers Another new feature of PrintraNet is direct E mail printing This feature allows ordinary text E mail messages to be sent to the print server and then printed out on the printer No special soft...

Page 162: ...tions Program Interface is used by most popular Windows 95 98 NT E mail packages while WINSOCK is used by TCP IP based mail packages 2 Make sure that your E mail server is capable of sending messages across the Internet Alternatively if you are communicating directly from the PC via a modem to an Internet Service Provider make sure that you have an Internet mail account on the ISP and that the PC ...

Page 163: ... then be asked for a port name The default port name is PNET1 If you want to select a different port name for example if you have more than one PrintraNet remote printer then enter the name of the port The port name must begin with PNET and end with a number for example PNET3 Press OK to continue 9 You will now get the Port Settings dialog box for the remote print server Enter the following inform...

Page 164: ... users The Group capability allows you to send a single print job to more than one remote printer The Partial E mail Print option breaks the print job into several smaller E mail messages which the print server reassembles at the remote end into a single print job It is useful if you are sending print jobs through E mail servers that limit the size of print jobs If you check this option you can en...

Page 165: ...use services Your E Mail Address If you are using MAPI skip this step If you are using WINSOCK enter your E mail address for example shari abc com SMTP E Mail Server If you are using MAPI skip this step If you are using WINSOCK enter the IP address of your SMTP E mail server consult your network administrator if you do not know this address Select Desired Notification You may optionally have the r...

Page 166: ...onnected to your computer and push Next 15 Select the desired manufacturer and model of the remote printer for example Hewlett Packard LaserJet 5 If necessary click Have Disk to load the driver off of the printer s installation diskette Click Next when you are done 16 If you have picked a printer driver that is already being used you have the option of either keeping the existing driver recommende...

Page 167: ...File from the menu bar and then choose Properties Click on the Details tab and push the Add Port button In the Add Port dialog select the Other radio button and then PrintraNet Port Click on OK and it will give you the Port Name dialog like in the install program Any unique name can be given here as long as it starts with PNET and another port does not already exist with the same name Then enter t...

Page 168: ...Configure the POP3 server on the E mail server at the remote site with a mail account and password for the remote printer generally the mail account name will be the first part of the name that you assigned in step 9 of the previous section for example if you assigned the name emailprinter xyz com the account name would be emailprinter The procedure for configuring a POP3 server varies depending o...

Page 169: ...nd the PC must be on the same network as the TROY XCD remote print server WebXAdmin allows the print server to be managed by any standard web browser using the TCP IP protocol Refer to Chapter 3 for additional information on XAdmin XAdmin32 and WebXAdmin The steps required to configure the print server to receive print jobs from a Windows 95 98 NT PC running the PrintraNet software are as follows ...

Page 170: ...dministrator if you do not know this address 10 Press the OK button and exit XAdmin or XAdmin32 You have now configured the print server to receive print jobs Skip to the Printing to the Remote TROY Print Server section later in this manual Using the Console to Configure the Print Server NOTE Skip this section if you used XAdmin Admin32 or WebXAdmin to configure the remote TROY XCD print server As...

Page 171: ...of the remote TROY XCD print server mailbox and emailpassword is the password associated with this mailbox Usually the mailbox name is the same as the first part of the E mail address that you defined previously for example if the E mail address is emailprinter xyz com then the mailbox name is emailprinter 3 The print server is set by default to poll the POP3 server every 30 seconds If you wish to...

Page 172: ...Printer you would select Print from the menu bar push the Printer Setup button click on the name Email Printer and then click OK twice You will then get the Port Settings dialog box assuming that you have not unchecked the Show this dialog for each Print Job box You can now use the address book manually change the E mail address of the destination or modify other parameters Click OK when you are r...

Page 173: ...achment to an E mail message If the file does not reach its destination intact then the problem is with the E Mail system If you get an SMTP error when using a WINSOCK connection you may need to configure the hosts file on your Windows 95 98 NT system To do this create a file named HOSTS in the WINDOWS SYSTEM directory or edit this file if it already exists and add an entry for your mail server si...

Page 174: ... ENable DISable Enables or disables POP3 protocol POP3 POlling nn Sets POP3 server polling frequency in seconds POP3 NAme name Sets POP3 mailbox name for print server POP3 PAssword password Sets the POP3 Mailbox password SET SMTP ADdress aa bb cc dd Sets the SMTP server IP address SET SMTP ENable DISable Enables or disables SMTP capabilities SHOW POP3 Shows POP3 parameter settings SHOW SMTP Shows ...

Page 175: ...oubleshooting If you have followed the steps in this chapter and you believe that you have a bad board then please refer to the Customer Support and Warranty chapter for information on returning defective products Installation Problems Printer Does Not Come Up Ready If you cannot print to the TROY XCD external print server after you install it check the following 1 Make sure that the printer are p...

Page 176: ...erly Refer to Appendix C for instructions on reloading the firmware If reloading does not fix the problem try setting switch 1 to ON factory defaults and powering the print server off and then on again if the problem persists the product may be defective Installation Problems Printer Comes up Ready but You Cannot Print If the printer starts up OK but you cannot print the problem could one of the f...

Page 177: ...t the self test will not work unless one of these is possible Some examples of printers that do not support direct printing of text files So called Windows printers usually low end inkjet printers perform all the image rasterization in the printer driver so the printer only understands a raw image file Many plotters only support HP GL 2 RTL or proprietary languages The only way to test such printe...

Page 178: ...are using ECP mode with Okidata printers and a Pony Print Server Plus you will need to enable software handshaking with the command SET PORT P1 SWIO ENABLED Not all printers support Fast Strobe mode so make sure that FSTB is not enabled on the port if you are having problems printing Fast Strobe is disabled by default use the command SET PORT P1 FSTB DISABLED to disable it In some rare instances d...

Page 179: ...e connecting to a 10baseT network verify that the XConnect II and XConnect II Lite RECV and XMIT LEDs are BOTH lit If you have an XConnect 100 the Link OK LED should be on If the appropriate LEDs are not on there is probably a bad 10baseT or 100baseTX cable or the hub port is bad If possible try a different cable and hub port or try connecting a different device such as a PC to the cable 2 If you ...

Page 180: ...ot routable 5 If the job exits the queue but does not print make sure that you are not trying to print a text job to a PostScript printer If you have a printer that is capable of automatic language switching make sure that the printer is not forced into PostScript mode 6 Make sure that you are not trying to perform an illegal operation such as attempting to print a legal size form when the printer...

Page 181: ...are not using NetWare you can disable NetWare entirely with the command SET NETWARE DISABLED 2 If you can print small jobs OK but large graphics jobs are distorted or incomplete make sure that you have adequate memory in your printer 3 There is a problem with V3 34 and earlier versions of firmware when printing long jobs over the serial port The solution is to upgrade the print server to the lates...

Page 182: ...P address make sure that you exited the remote console properly with a CTRL D or EXIT command 3 If you used rarp make sure that you started the rarp daemon using the rarpd rarpd a in rarpd a or equivalent command Verify that the etc ethers file contains the correct Ethernet address and that the TROY XCD print server name matches the name in the etc hosts file 4 If you used bootp make sure that boo...

Page 183: ... based UNIX make sure the printer is enabled enable printer where printer is the name of the local print queue 9 Make sure that the lpr lpd remote line printer service are running on the host computer refer to your host computer documentation for information on how to do this 10 If you cannot print from DEC TCP IP Services for VMS UCX make sure that you have version 2 0B or later of this software ...

Page 184: ...ies as described in the Raw TCP Port section at the end of Chapter 4 14 If you are using the raw TCP port and are experiencing intermittent queue stalling problems make sure that queueing is enabled on the service do a SHOW SERVICE command from the remote console and note if Q is listed in the OPT column for the desired service If it is not enable queueing with the command SET SERVICE servicename ...

Page 185: ...ing PRINT QUEUE INFORMATION and then CURRENTLY ATTACHED SERVERS If the TROY XCD print server does not appear in the list of attached servers then check the following note that it is always a good idea to try deleting and recreating the print server and creating a new print queue in order to eliminate the possibility of setup errors 1 If you cannot create a print queue make sure that you have suffi...

Page 186: ...rmware do not support 802 2 or SNAP frames Also if you are using NetWare 4 xx make sure that you have enabled bindery emulation on the file server 6 Make sure that the print server name you used in PCONSOLE exactly matches the name that is configured in the print server and make sure it is defined as a Queue Server for the print queue 7 If you are running both 802 3 and Ethernet II frames on diffe...

Page 187: ...ation and instructions on how to download the new drivers from the SMC bulletin board AppleTalk and PATHWORKS for Macintosh Troubleshooting If you cannot print from an AppleTalk or PATHWORKS for Macintosh computer you have checked the hardware and network as described in the previous steps then check 1 Make sure that you are running Phase 2 AppleTalk and that you have selected the correct network ...

Page 188: ...t may not be in the zone you expect and will therefore not show up in the Chooser If this is the case you may need to force the zone name with the SET APPLETALK ZONE command described in Appendix A 7 Verify that you have a PostScript printer because AppleTalk and PATHWORKS for Macintosh require PostScript If you have a printer with automatic language switching the printer may need to be manually f...

Page 189: ...WORKS FOR MACINTOSH If you have PATHWORKS for Macintosh you can verify bidirectional communications from the VMS system as follows Stop the queue STOP QUEUE RESET queuename Connect to the device SET HOST DTE LTAxxx When you get the message that you are connected type a CTRL T to query the printer You should get a response back similar to status idle If you do not get this response back make sure t...

Page 190: ...and SET SERVICE servicename FILTER 4 The printer must support the HP Tagged Binary Communications Protocol 14 There is a problem with HP printers introduced 1998 or later that use Xionics PostScript rather than Adobe PostScript With these printers which include the LaserJet 4000 5000 and 8000 jobs will print OK but the printer will be busy for several more minutes The solution is to upgrade to V3 ...

Page 191: ...NetBEUI communications rather than with the TCP IP link to the TROY XCD print server Check your file server network setup for example make sure that you can print from the client to other printers on the network 4 If you have problems with Windows NT queues locking up when the active print job is deleted try setting the IP timeout to one minute with the console command SET IP TIMEOUT 1 5 There wer...

Page 192: ...idea to upgrade to the latest version of JetAdmin available on the HP web site at http www hp com LAT Troubleshooting If you cannot print from a VMS system and you have checked the hardware and network as described in the previous steps then check the following note that it is always a good idea to try creating a new queue with a different LAT port to reduce the possibility of setup errors 1 If th...

Page 193: ...TRIX make sure that you have started LAT with the lcp s command and that you have enabled host initiated connections with the lcp h command 4 Make sure that there are no duplicate LAT node names or LAT port numbers Try changing the node name to a different name and or creating a different LAT port to fix the problem Also avoid having multiple print queues that use the same LAT port 5 If you are ru...

Page 194: ...t spooled type SET DEVICE SPOOL LTAxxx command One exception PATHWORKS for MACINTOSH queues should not be set up with the LTA device set as spooled 8 Make sure that PROCESSOR LATSYM is enabled on your VMS print queue if you get any of the following symptoms The queue pauses when you power off the print server for no apparent reason The print server generates excessive LAT traffic on the network On...

Page 195: ...ipt text file 12 WordPerfect for VMS will cause problems printing to any network printer not just TROY XCD Specifically If WordPerfect for VMS is installed on VMS 6 xx you will not be able to print to the print server from more than one VMS system even for non WordPerfect print jobs This is because WordPerfect does not properly break the circuit at the end of each job The only solution is to de in...

Page 196: ...imeouts from the Windows Printer Manager select Printer Setup select the desired printer and press the Connect button Banyan VINES Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing with Banyan VINES check the following 1 Make sure that you have the Banyan VINES PCPrint software option installed 2 If there are more than two hops i e more than two routers between the print server and the file serve...

Page 197: ...skless print servers not just TROY XCD which causes the print server to intermittently go into a logged out state This problem was fixed in V3 40E firmware so upgrade the print server to this firmware version or later 7 There was a problem with firmware versions 3 40B and earlier in which the print server would not log into very large networks If you are experiencing this problem upgrade the print...

Page 198: ...oting path plus the command xadmin b for example program files TROY XCD xadmin xadmin b to start XAdmin in Banyan mode alternatively you may modify the Target in the Properties of the XAdmin shortcut with this command ...

Page 199: ...Y XCD worldwide web site provides a quick and easy way to answer many common technical questions It includes a wide variety of technical support tips as well as copies of product manuals product literature and firmware load images The web site is located at http www troyxcd com Whom to Call Your first point of contact for technical support is the Distributor or Dealer from whom you bought your TRO...

Page 200: ...rd Returning Products If you need to return an TROY XCD product for any reason failures incorrect shipments etc first contact TROY XCD at 949 399 0820 and request a Return Authorization Number Make sure that you put this number on the outside of the shipping container you use to return the product and if out of warranty on your purchase order You will also be asked for the serial number of the def...

Page 201: ... warranty period has expired the Extended Service Program is available This Program provides the same features as the Advance Replacement program but also adds an extended warranty period This program is also available for an annual fee contact your distributor or TROY XCD for ordering information With the Advance Replacement or Extended Services Programs you simply call TROY XCD at 949 399 0820 a...

Page 202: ...ducts is 30 days or the last day of the warranty of the original defective product whichever is longer This warranty does not apply if the Product has been damaged by accident misuse natural catastrophe modification improper service or conditions resulting from causes external to the Product The warranty shall be void if the TROY XCD serial numbers have been removed DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES THE AB...

Page 203: ...ethod is used Certain print server NetWare parameters such as the NetWare service name can also be changed by using the Hewlett Packard JetAdmin utility or TROY XCD XAdmin utility DEC NCP NCL ccr To connect to the print server console with the VMS NCP utility use the following commands MCR NCP CONNECT VIA circuit PHY ADD ethernetaddress where circuit is the circuit ID of the VAX or Alpha for examp...

Page 204: ...nsole Connected or Remote Console Reserved when you are connected When you are connected push RETURN or ENTER to get the prompt enter the password ACCESS it will not print and type anything in response to the Enter Username prompt When you get the Local prompt you are ready to enter commands Note The commands available are generally a subset of the ones used on the DECserver terminal server Note t...

Page 205: ...g the TROY XCD XCONFIG NetWare utility insert the TROY XCD Print Server Software diskette in Drive A and type A XCONFIG at the DOS system prompt If you have only one print server you will be immediately connected If you have more than one print server you will be given a list of available print servers Type the number of the print server to which you want to connect When you are connected When you...

Page 206: ...actory defaults SET LOAD DIsable Disables firmware reload after exit SET LOAD ENable Enables firmware reload after exit SET LOAD HOst name Sets node name of boot host for NetWare firmware load SET LOAD IP aa bb cc dd Sets IP address of load host TCP IP firmware load SET LOAD SOftware filename Sets host filename of firmware to load SET LOAD XModem Begins XModem serial download of new firmware SET P...

Page 207: ...K or SPACE SET PORT serialportname SIgnal EN DIS Enables disables DTR signal check on serial port SET PORT serialportname SPeed baudrate Sets serial port baud rate from 300 57600 bits per second SET PORT serialportname STop 1 2 Sets serial port stop bits per character SET PROtect password Set console protection password to prevent access to SET commands use UNPROTECT command to access SET commands...

Page 208: ...me SET SERVIce servicename POrt portname Change service port portname is P1 for the first parallel port S1 for the first serial port P2 for second parallel port and S2 for the second serial port SET SERVIce servicename RECeive EN DIS Set receive only mode on specified service SET SERVIce servicename TCP nn Sets TCP port number of service SHow FAtal Show fatal error log SHow FRee Shows memory avail...

Page 209: ...ariables SHow TEstpage Prints test page SHow VErsion Shows server firmware version UNPROtect Allows system manager to temporarily access SET commands when remote console is in protected mode See SET PROTECTION command The SET DEFAULT command can be used to permanently disable the protected mode ZEro Zeroes statistical counts AppleTalk Commands SET APpletalk EN DIS Enables or Disables Appletalk Pro...

Page 210: ...NES Commands CLEAR BANYAN PAssword password Clears Banyan login password CLEAR SERVIce servicename STreettalk Disables the Banyan protocol on the specified service SET BANyan LOgin loginname Sets StreetTalk login name of print server SET BANyan PAssword password Sets login password of print server SET SERVIce servicename STreettalk queuename Enables the Banyan protocol on the specified print serve...

Page 211: ...DLC LLC protocol SHOw DLC EN DIS Shows DLC LLC parameters LAT Commands CLear PUrge DELete SERVEr GRoup number Removes LAT group membership SET LAT RB nn Sets LAT receive buffer size 0 5 SET LAT TB nn Sets LAT transmit buffer size 0 5 SET DEFine CHange SERVer GRoup mm nn Add to current LAT group membership SET DEFine CHange SERVEr KEepalive nn LAT keepalive timer sec SET DEFine CHange SERVEr NAme n...

Page 212: ...n domainname Sets NetBEUI domain name Set NETBeui EN DIS Enables or disables NetBEUI Set SERVIce servicename NETBeui EN DIS Enables or disables NetBEUI on service SHow NETBeui Shows NetBEUI parameters NetWare Commands CLear NETWare SErver server Removes specified NetWare file server from print server access list CLear NETWare QServer fileserver ON servicename Removes queue server mode on service C...

Page 213: ...t NPrinter mode on service SET NETWare PAssword psw Sets print server login password for file server SET NETWare POlling n Sets queue polling time in seconds SET NETWare QServer fileserver ON service Sets Queue Server mode on service SET NETWare REscan Rescans file servers for new queues SET NETWare SErver name EN DIS Enables file server SET SERVIce servicename CONtext string Sets NDS context SET ...

Page 214: ...OP3 mailbox SET POP3 PAssword password Sets POP3 mailbox password SET POP3 TImeout nn Sets POP3 message timeout SET SMTP ADdress aa bb cc dd Set SMTP server IP address SET SMTP ENA DIS Enables or disables SMTP protocol SNMP Commands CLear SNMP CONtact string Removes SNMP SysLocation CLear SNMP CONtact string Removes SNMP SysContact SET SNMP CONtact string Set SNMP SysContact SET SNMP LOCation stri...

Page 215: ...tting IP address SET IP PIng aa bb cc dd Test connection to IP host SET IP RArp nn Sets procedure used by print server when obtaining its IP address By default the IP address is set along with a default subnet mask and a router address that is the same as the address of the load host By setting nn to 1 the subnet mask is not set If nn is set to 2 the router address is not set If nn is set to 3 nei...

Page 216: ... IP EN DIS Enables or disables TCP IP jobs on specified service SET SERVICE servicename TCP nn Sets TCP port number 1023 on service SHow IP Shows LPD TCP TELNET Parameters SHow IP ACcess Shows IP addresses that are allowed to access print server ...

Page 217: ...xxxxx_P1 Parallel port binary service BINARY_P1 Parallel port binary service TEXT_P1_TX Parallel port TCP IP text service adds carriage return after each line feed POSTSCRIPT_P1 Parallel port PostScript service switches PJL compatible printer to PostScript mode PCL_P1 Parallel port PCL service switches PJL compatible printer to PCL mode XCD_xxxxxx_P1_AT Parallel port AppleTalk service XCD_xxxxxx_S...

Page 218: ...before or after the print job For example you could define one of the services to provide landscape mode printing by defining a setup string that contains the appropriate command to put the printer into landscape mode The print server provides several predefined strings for popular PCL PostScript and PJL the Page Job Language used by new Hewlett Packard and other printers commands These include do...

Page 219: ...ple to specify ESC E as string number 12 you would enter SET SERVER STRING 12 1BE Please note that when you associate a string number with a service the new string number completely replaces any previous string numbers Also if you are using one of the predefined PostScript or PCL services the new string will nullify the language switching function of these services However you can combine several ...

Page 220: ...adds the specified string to the beginning of the job while the second command EOT adds the specified string to the end of the job A given service can have both a setup and reset string associated with it To clear a string number type CLEAR SERVER STRING stringnumber To clear a setup or reset string set the string number to 1 the null string SET SERVICE servicename BOT 1 SET SERVICE servicename EO...

Page 221: ...he print server that performs a specific function The following filters are available filter no Description 1 This filter substitutes one user specified character string for another character string By default it substitutes a carriage return character plus a linefeed character every time a linefeed character is encountered in the data stream It is useful for printing UNIX text files because such ...

Page 222: ...ilter with other services use the following command SET SERVICE name FILTER fltrno ENABLED where name is the name of the service and fltrno is the number of the filter e g 1 for the text filter Changing the Service Name The default service names are rather long and difficult to remember If you want to change a service name to something more meaningful execute the following command from the print s...

Page 223: ... the last six digits of the Ethernet address If you want to use a different service you must also specify this service as one of the print servers for the print queue Using the Character Substitution Filter The character substitution filter filter 1 allows a user to substitute any text string for any other text string strings may be up to 64 characters and the two strings may have different length...

Page 224: ...to 00 the default match string LINEFEED and replacement string CARRIAGE RETURN LINEFEED will be used If the replacement string is set to 00 and the match string is not zero then the replacement is NULL and any matches are just deleted from the input stream 4 As an example of the use of filter 1 in certain types of IBM CICS print jobs pages end with a CONTROL A By using filter 1 you can substitute ...

Page 225: ...ntical to the procedure for downloading a DEC terminal server If MOP is not running on your host computer enter the following VMS commands to enable it RUN SYS SYSTEM NCP NCP SHOW CIRCUIT QNA 0 CHARACTERISTIC NCP SET CIRCUIT QNA 0 STATE OFF NCP SET CIRCUIT QNA 0 SERVICE ENABLE NCP SET CIRCUIT QNA 0 STATE ON NCP DEFINE CIRCUIT QNA 0 SERVICE ENABLE NCP SHOW CIRCUIT QNA 0 CHARACTERISTIC NCP EXIT Refe...

Page 226: ...nd defaults to DOS stream mode and 128 byte records Make sure that the system logical MOM LOAD is set correctly by verifying that the following line is in your site startup file DEF SYSTEM EXEC NOLOG MOM LOAD SYS SYSROOT MOM SYSTEM If there are other directories listed in the same command add the server directory if necessary to the list separated by commas If this command does not exist type it i...

Page 227: ...o download the print server firmware from a Windows NT or UNIX system using master mode tftp first copy the file XJET BIN to that host Make sure that tftp is started by checking the appropriate files on your system on Windows NT TCP IP and Simple TCP IP Services must be enabled in the Network Control Panel with UNIX tftp must be enabled in your etc services file and possibly in another configurati...

Page 228: ...sword Downloading from a UNIX Host Computer using Slave Mode tftp To download the print server firmware from a UNIX host using slave mode tftp first copy the file XJET BIN to that host Make sure that tftp is started by checking the appropriate files on your system generally speaking tftp must be enabled in your etc services file and possibly in another configuration file such as etc inetd conf Ref...

Page 229: ...process is complete If the red LED does not go out after about two minutes check to make sure that you correctly entered all parameters and that your network connections are good Then power the print server off and then on again enter the SET LOAD ENABLE command and exit the remote console to retry the download Downloading from a UNIX Host Computer using BOOTP To download the print server firmware...

Page 230: ...u do not know how to do this and execute the following commands SET LOAD SOFTWARE pathname SET LOAD ENABLE where unixhost ip address is the IP address of the UNIX load host and pathname is the full path name for the XJET BIN file e g tftpboot XJET BIN Be sure to put the path name in quotes and remember that UNIX names are case sensitive Also make sure that your file protection allows general acces...

Page 231: ...ow how to do this and enter the following commands in response to Local prompt SET LOAD HOST fileservername SET LOAD SOFTWARE SYS LOGIN XJET BIN SET LOAD ENABLE where fileservername is the name of the file server When you type a CTRL D to exit the remote console the file XJET BIN will then be loaded into the print server The red diagnostic LED will blink during the load process and will go out whe...

Page 232: ... The print server will then reboot You will get a series of messages displayed on the terminal press RETURN at any time and then type SET LOAD XMODEM in response to the Boot prompt You will get the message You may begin your XModem transfer now Set your PC terminal emulation program to send a file using the XMODEM protocol with the file name XJET BIN The print server will then download the XJET BI...

Page 233: ...ware C 9 If you do not have Internet access you may contact TROY XCD Tech Support at 949 399 0820 fax 949 399 0825 or e mail support troyxcd com The firmware can be mailed to you on diskette or electronically sent to you ...

Page 234: ...C 10 Reloading the Firmware ...

Page 235: ...on Ethernet technology It uses two pairs on a Category 5 twisted pair cable 1 5 2 12 to 2 13 802 2 1 The IEEE standard for the Logical Link Control layer of the Ethernet protocol The LLC layer is implemented as special fields containing control information within an IEEE compatible Ethernet frame 2 The NetWare Ethernet frame type that includes both the IEEE 802 3 and 802 2 fields p A 11 802 3 1 Th...

Page 236: ...nterface the 15 pin Ethernet connector that is used to connect to a transceiver Also called a DIX connector or a thick Ethernet port See also 10base5 Batch File A file containing a number of system level commands When this file is run each of the commands in the file are executed thereby eliminating the need to type in each command individually Berkeley UNIX One of two major variants of UNIX on wh...

Page 237: ... situation in which all destinations on the network receive a copy of a given packet Centronics The de facto standard for parallel printer ports that is used on the vast majority of all printers Chooser A Macintosh program that allows a user to select a printer on a network p 6 1 6 3 Circuit A logical connection between two or more devices on a network Client A computer on a local area network tha...

Page 238: ... to peer communications Chapter 8 DLC LLC A protocol used for printing on Windows for Workgroups LAN Manager and other network operating systems being phased out in favor of newer protocols like Windows 95 Peer to Peer direct mode IPX and TCP IP Chapter 10 DMA Direct Memory Access A high performance computer architecture in which data is transferred in large blocks between the processor s memory a...

Page 239: ...tocol a TCP IP related protocol for transferring files between devices on a network pp C 8 to C 9 File Server A device on a local area network that provides services to client computers on the network such as file sharing print services etc Firmware The program that operates a microprocessor based device like a print server Essentially the same as software but the term software usually applies to ...

Page 240: ...network pp 4 2 to 4 3 HP UX The variation of UNIX that runs on Hewlett Packard computers pp 4 4 4 6 4 7 Hub 1 A multiport repeater for connecting several network segments together this term is usually associated with 10baseT networks 2 A sophisticated network device consisting of a chassis plus several plug in boards including bridges routers 10baseT hubs and other devices p 2 13 IEEE Internationa...

Page 241: ...S command p A 7 Job In printing a document that is sent to the printer from a computer p 1 1 LAN Local Area Network a high speed method of interconnecting devices in a local or campus environment LAN Manager A network operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation pp 1 1 to 1 2 LAN Server A network operating system based on Microsoft s LAN Manager developed by IBM Corporation pp 1 1 to 1 2 pp...

Page 242: ...col pp 1 1 2 15 to 2 16 A 8 Logical Refers to conceptual rather than physical For example a computer may have a single physical connection to the network an Ethernet adapter card but may have logical connections to many different devices on the network lpd Line Printer Daemon a program that runs on a host computer or a dedicated print server that allows other host computers to print jobs on that c...

Page 243: ... printers that connects to network interface cards like the TROY XCD XJet IV MOP Maintenance Oriented Protocol the protocol used by the VMS NCP and NCL utilities and for downloading files pp A 1 to A 2 C 1 to C 3 multiprotocol Refers to the ability to handle multiple protocols simultaneously In a print server this means that multiple computers can concurrently send print jobs to the same printer N...

Page 244: ...rogram that controls the operation of a network pp 1 2 NLM NetWare Loadable Module In NetWare 3 xx or 4 xx a program that runs on the file server that performs a specific function such as communications pp 5 1 5 19 5 21 5 22 Node A device connected to a network such as a computer or print server NPRINTER The method for connecting a remote printer to a print server in NetWare V4 xx pp 5 2 5 3 5 18 ...

Page 245: ...t A group of data and control information that is sent over a network Often used interchangeably with frame although frame is normally used with lower layer protocols like Ethernet while packet is associated with higher layer protocols like IP and IPX Page Description Language A control language usually consisting of commands embedded within a document that control the way the document will look w...

Page 246: ... 13 8 13 9 13 11 13 12 13 14 A 12 Port 1 A physical connector such as the parallel port 2 A logical connection to a device Portrait mode Printing a document with the short edge of the paper at the top the normal method of printing PostScript A page description language originally developed by Adobe that is widely used in graphics arts applications pp 6 2 6 3 14 16 14 20 B 3 B 5 B 6 PPD See Printer...

Page 247: ...is a NetWare printing method in which the printer is directly connected to the print server with no PSERVER NLM installed on the file server Chapter 5 rarp Reverse Arp a standard TCP IP method of determining a devices IP address based on its Ethernet address pp 4 14 4 16 4 17 A 13 Raw TCP port A type of TCP port see TCP port in which data is passed unmodified to the receiving node pp 1 2 4 23 thro...

Page 248: ...d family of computers pp 4 5 4 7 to 4 8 SCO UNIX A PC based UNIX developed by the Santa Cruz Operation pp 4 4 4 9 4 10 Segment A physically or logically separate part of a network usually a different cable that is joined with other segments of the network via a repeater bridge or router to form the complete network Serial Port On a printer or print server a port that transfers data one bit at a ti...

Page 249: ... 4 13 Spooling In printing applications spooling is the transfer of data to a temporary storage area on disk the print queue prior to printing Spooling allows many jobs to be queued to a single printer Since printers are relatively slow devices compared to disk drives spooling allows a user to submit a job to the printer and then perform other tasks while the job is being printed SPX Sequenced Pac...

Page 250: ... a dumb serial terminal that is hardwired to the other device TELNET is used by TROY XCD print servers to allow devices like PCs to access the print server remote console pp 6 3 A 1 to A 3 TELNET interpretation In the TELNET protocol certain characters are intercepted and handled in a special manner rather than being sent directly to the device p 4 23 Text file A file that contains ASCII formatted...

Page 251: ... system used on Digital Equipment Corporation computers pp 1 1 to 1 2 Chapter 11 WAN Wide Area Network a network that interconnects computers and other devices over large distances most often via telephone company facilities but also via private networks public data networks and satellites Warp IBM s latest version of the OS 2 operating system Web JetAdmin A Hewlett Packard software program for Wi...

Page 252: ...print servers pp 1 2 pp 3 1 through 3 4 5 12 through 5 14 5 18 through 5 21 12 6 to 12 8 XAdmin32 The 32 bit version of TROY XCD s Windows configuration utility pp 1 2 pp 3 1 through 3 4 4 14 5 6 through 5 9 5 18 through 5 21 7 3 XIO Expanded I O the internal bus on HP LaserJet II and III printers that connects to network interface cards like the TROY XCD XJet III Zone In AppleTalk a zone is a sub...

Search results

Summary of Contents for MAN-EXT2000

Reviews:

Related manuals for MAN-EXT2000

Brands by name

Popular brands

TROY XCD MAN-EXT2000, Administrator'S Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for MAN-EXT2000

Reviews:

Related manuals for MAN-EXT2000

Brands by name

Popular brands