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This chapter contains step by step instructions for setting up 
SuperScript color laser printers on a Novell NetWare 
network. Please read and follow these directions carefully.

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Use these instructions if your network operating system is 
NetWare 5.x or 4.x. Begin by:

Attaching the Printer

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Log in to NetWare 5.x or 4.x with administrator rights 
and open the NetWare Administrator window.

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First create the Printer Object.

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Highlight the Organizational Unit or Organization where 

you want to create the print service in the Directory Tree. 

From the Object menu, select Create.

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In the New Object window that appears, scroll down the 

Class

 of New Object list, select the Printer icon and click 

the OK button.

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When the Create Printer window appears, type a name 

in the Printer Name field and click on the Create button.

3.

Next create the Print Server Object.

a.

Highlight the Organizational Unit. From the Object 

menu, select Create.

Содержание 4650NX - SuperScript Color Laser Printer

Страница 1: ...S U P E R S C R I P T C O L O R L A S E R NETWORK GUIDE March 2000 703 A0368 002 ...

Страница 2: ...roduct configurations and applications must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by NEC Technologies To allow for design and specification improvements the information in this document is subject to change at any time without notice Reproduction of this document or portions thereof without prior approval of NEC Technologies is prohibited NEC Technologies Inc 2000 Microsoft Windows Wi...

Страница 3: ...Network Administration Page 17 Accessing the Network Administration Page 17 Chapter 5 Windows Setup 21 Windows Peer to Peer 21 IP vs IPX Peer to Peer Printing 21 Installing Peer to Peer Software 21 Adding the Peer to Peer Printer 22 Moving a Peer to Peer Printer 24 Removing Peer to Peer Software 24 Setting Up Windows NT 25 Setting LPR Printing on an NT Network 25 Shared Printing in Windows 95 98 2...

Страница 4: ...ar 44 PrintAgent Buttons 45 PrintAgent Program Menus 46 PrintAgent Program Menu Commands 46 Pull Printing 48 Pull Printing from Your Desktop 48 Sending a Pull Print Job 48 Pull Printing User Settings 52 Setting Up a Pull Printing Server 53 Appendix A Troubleshooting 59 Network Printing Problems 59 Check the Printer Operation 59 Check the Network Settings Page 59 Check other Network Users 59 Review...

Страница 5: ...If there is an N in the model number on the SuperScript printer such as 4650N it already has a network interface card NIC installed If it is a printer like the 4400 you can purchase a Network Interface Upgrade Kit and install a NIC yourself See Chapter 2 of this user s guide for instructions 2 Obtain the printer s IP address 3 Assign the IP address to the printer This step is not necessary if a DH...

Страница 6: ...er Server Topology Printer Sharing Topology Peer to PeerTopology Peer to peer topology is the simplest way to network your printer It involves print clients a printer and a network to interconnect everything The network operating system NOS can be Microsoft NT Server Novell NetWare or UNIX Peer to peer is used primarily in smaller networks of 10 or fewer computers because peer to peer networking s...

Страница 7: ...obs are sent to the printer in the sequence that they are received This process relieves a client from having to process the print job and allows them to focus on other computing tasks The server can also be configured for controlling access to the printer and recording all printing activity Shown here is a diagram of the printer server topology A LAN that interconnects the printer the print clien...

Страница 8: ...ob while its performing other computing tasks it may slow down The network operating system NOS can be Microsoft NT Server Novell NetWare or UNIX The LAN can be any type of network that can interconnect the print clients Ethernet Corporate Intranet Printer SharingTopology Print Client Print Client Print Client Parallel Cable Printer A LAN is used to interconnect the print clients One print client ...

Страница 9: ...les your printer to process print jobs from any computer on the network INSTALLING THE NETWORK INTERFACE CARD NIC Order 4010 What You Will Need You will need to provide the following hardware to install the NIC in your printer and connect it to your network A phillips head screwdriver a Category 5 twisted pair cable with RJ 45 connectors for 10 100Base T Ethernet note The NIC automatically detects...

Страница 10: ...lustrated on the opposite page 4 Two posts are used for fastening the NIC to the Controller Board Remove the screw from the lower one loosen the screw of the upper one and rotate the small bracket D Avoid touching the Controller Board circuitry and components 5 Remove the NIC from its protective bag E Handle the NIC only by its edges 6 Hold the NIC so that its circuitry faces inside the printer an...

Страница 11: ...Installing the Network Interface Card NIC 7 NIC I NSTALLATION F G H D Installing the NIC Bracket E ...

Страница 12: ...r cord to the printer B plug in the printer 2 Turn on the printer C It may take up to 90 seconds to warm up and then it prints a Network Settings page with NIC status information note Keep the Network Settings page You will need this information when configuring the NIC for your network A B C Connecting the NIC The SuperScript color laser is now a network printer The rest of this guide gives infor...

Страница 13: ...the Network Administration Page 3 Click Configure Status Page then click Generate Now The Network Administration Page is described in Chapter 4 Unit Serial No 992048 Version 05 20 Network Address 00 40 af 79 19 80 Network Topology Ethernet Connector RJ45 Network Speed 10 Megabits Novell Network Information enabled Print Server Name NEC_992048 Password Defined No Preferred Server Name not defined D...

Страница 14: ...the new settings to take effect Turn the printer off and then on again or 1 Go to the URL Configuration Page the URL is http IP address configure html 2 Click on the Network Administration link This displays the Network Administration Page 3 Click Reset in the System column Restoring Factory Default Settings You can set the NIC back to its factory original default settings This means that the NIC ...

Страница 15: ...d returned to the NIC A Network Settings page will print showing the printer IP address See page 16 for more information about DHCP Selecting an IP Address Assignment Method If a DHCP server is not present there are several ways to assign a TCP IP address to your printer Operator Panel Use the printer s Operator Panel to assign the IP address to the printer SuperScript MAP Utility Use the printer ...

Страница 16: ...to set values for each of the 12 digits in this manner First press Next to set the cursor to the first digit For the first digit press Select to increment to the correct value Then press Next to move to the next digit and press Select to increment to its correct value Continue until all twelve digits are set When the final digit is set press Next to confirm the Net Address you set and then press S...

Страница 17: ...og box is displayed click OK then complete the installation Running MAP and Selecting a Printer In Windows 95 98 Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 1 Press the Start button 2 Select MAP from the program group you specified during installation 3 When MAP starts a list of all available units on the network is displayed by unit IP address or serial number The unit listing will be divided by TCP IP units ...

Страница 18: ... button c When Select Network Protocol dialog box is displayed select Microsoft and TCP IP and click OK button d Then TCP IP Protocol is installed e Restart The new protocol and service will not be available until system is restarted Assigning the IP Address Use BOOTPL32 to set the IP address and other TCP IP parameters manually You can also use ARP ping commands if you prefer 1 Insert the CD that...

Страница 19: ...address on the new Network Settings page The new IP address can also be verified in BOOTPL32 by turning the printer off and on and selecting Verify from the Admin menu It should report that the Unit is Active Using ARP You can use the following procedure to set the IP address on the printer Then you can set the other IP parameters from the Network Administration page The network printer must be on...

Страница 20: ... If the NIC is not turned on or is not connected to the network when the DHCP server is sending requests to extend the lease the lease will not be extended The DHCP server will cancel the lease and may assign the IP address to another device Therefore it is highly recommended to explicitly specify the NIC lease as permanent or unlimited in your DHCP server configuration Verify that your printer wa...

Страница 21: ...isplays the Network Administration page You can access the following functions through the Network Administration page System Functions Reset Click here to reset the NIC and allow new settings to take effect The NIC s connection with the network is fully reinitialized but its connection with the printer controller is not To reset the connection with the printer controller turn the printer off and ...

Страница 22: ...Control address for the NIC Change Password Changing any parameters using the Network Administration Page requires a password Click here to change your password The default password is sysadm Your password can contain letters numbers and punctuation and is case sensitive note If you forget your password you can restore the NIC to its factory defaults manually See page 10 ...

Страница 23: ...l the way the NIC handles DHCP from the Network Administration Page To go there 1 Go to the URL Configuration Page the URL is http IP address configure html 2 Click on the Network Administration link This displays the Network Administration Page 3 Under Protocols click Setup TCP IP The two DHCP Settings are shown here The factory default is that both settings are checked When Enable DHCP is not ch...

Страница 24: ...s page options In the dialog box that appears select the checkbox by Print Status Page on Startup to generate a status page the Network Settings page each time you turn on the printer or reset the NIC note We recommend that you leave this setting checked to print at power on To print out a Network Settings page immediately click Generate Now Printer Status Click here to display status information ...

Страница 25: ...inting You must install IPX PeerToPeer It is not necessary to have a NetWare file server on the network to use this protocol Use this protocol with Window 95 98 OS only note If you use IPX peer to peer and there is no NetWare server in the network make sure that the Ethernet frame types for both printer and PC match Do not use Auto The printer s Ethernet frame type can be changed in the NetWare Co...

Страница 26: ...log box The Clear button is used to clear the Available Printers list The Find Printers button is used to refresh the Available Printers list All Peer to Peer capable printers in the network are displayed in the list IPX Peer to Peer for 4600 4400 and 4200 Series Printers 1 Insert the printer driver CD that came with your printer for example SuperScript 4400 Series CD 2 Press the Windows Start but...

Страница 27: ...e Install From Disk dialog box by clicking OK 7 Click Next in the Add Printer Wizard dialog box 8 Your peer to peer network printer will be listed under local printer ports and identified using the printer s serial number For example NEC_991234 Select your new peer to peer printer and click Next 9 Continue responding to the Add Printer Wizard until the process is complete 10 From the Windows Start...

Страница 28: ...inters window delete all of the printers you have created which are Peer to Peer printers or switch each port to LPT1 using the Properties tab Removing P2P IP To remove the IP peer to peer software from your computer use the Add Remove Programs in the control panel 1 Press the Windows Start button select Settings then select Control Panel 2 Open Add Remove Programs Select P2P IP in the list and cl...

Страница 29: ...r for example 128 191 184 50 9 In the Name of printer or print queue on that server field enter PORT1 the word PORT must be in uppercase Click OK then click Close to assign that newly created port to the SuperScript printer 10 Click on the Sharing tab in the NEC SuperScript Properties window 11 Click on the radio button Shared and enter a name for your SuperScript printer 12 Click OK to apply thes...

Страница 30: ...then select Printers 10 In the Printers window double click the Add Printer icon 11 Click Next to begin installation and specify Network when prompted 12 When prompted for Network Path or Queue Name click on Browse and browse to the name of the computer where the printer was installed locally 13 Select the name of the shared printer and click OK 14 Proceed with normal installation as directed ...

Страница 31: ...tor rights and open the NetWare Administrator window 2 First create the Printer Object a Highlight the Organizational Unit or Organization where you want to create the print service in the Directory Tree From the Object menu select Create b In the New Object window that appears scroll down the Class of New Object list select the Printer icon and click the OK button c When the Create Printer window...

Страница 32: ... match the name shown on the Network Settings page under Novell Network Information 4 Next create the Print Queue Object a Highlight the Organizational Unit From the Object menu select Create b In the New Object dialog box that appears scroll down the Class of New Object list select the Print Queue icon and click the OK button c In the Create Print Queue dialog box Select the Directory Service Que...

Страница 33: ...er object a In the Directory Tree double click on the printer object just created to open its Printer window Click on the Assignments button on the right side of the window and click on the Add button b In the Select Object window that appears find the print queue object just created among the choices listed in the Objects box and select it by clicking on it ...

Страница 34: ...ory Tree double click on the print server object you just created to open its Print Server window b In the Print Server window that appears click on the Assignments button and Add button to bring up the Select Object dialog box Select the printer object just created from the Objects box and click on the OK button Now the printer with its context appears in the Printers box of the Print Server wind...

Страница 35: ...he Directory Tree double click on the Print Queue object you just created At the Print Queue window click on the Assignments button b If you configured the print queue and printer correctly they will appear in the proper boxes on the Print Queue window Press the Cancel button ...

Страница 36: ...tration link 3 Click on Setup NetWare under Protocols see page 17 4 On the Network Administration Page click on Setup NetWare in the Protocols column 5 In the NetWare Configuration menu that appears enter a name in the Print Server Name field enter a name in the Preferred NDS Context field and enter a name in the Preferred NDS Tree field Leave the Preferred File Server field blank 6 Enter the pass...

Страница 37: ...gning the Print Queue 1 Select Queues Serviced By Printer and press ENTER Highlight the desired printer on the Defined Printers list and press ENTER 2 Press INSERT to display the Available Queues list Select the desired queue and press ENTER Assign a Priority level recommended choice is 1 and press ENTER 3 Press Alt F10 to exit PCONSOLE Confirming Successful Configuration 1 Turn the printer off an...

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Страница 39: ... that it is installed If it isn t use the Mac OS help system for information about installing it The standard Apple Script program must be installed and active before configuring your network configuration The NEC SuperScript PPD must be installed Hardware Requirements Hardware requirements are categorized into requirements for the Macintosh and requirements for the printer Macintosh Hardware Requ...

Страница 40: ... the screen 4 To install the driver PPD double click on the folder or icon with the model name of your printer on it For example SuperScript 4600 Installer 5 If there is an installer 2 as above it will automatically launch with the first installer 6 Make sure to select Install NEC SuperScript It makes no difference if you choose Custom Install or Easy Install 7 Click the Install button 8 The Super...

Страница 41: ...to specify options currently installed in your printer Renaming Your Printer Rename your printer if you have more than one SuperScript color laser printer on your network To do this you need a copy of Apple Printer Utility Obtain this online from Apple Computer at this URL http asu info apple com Search for Apple Printer Utility or you can request the Apple LaserWriter 8 5 1 driver installer disk ...

Страница 42: ...tup settings 1 Select Page Setup from the File menu 2 A dialog box appears that allows you to select the settings you want Change the center Panel of settings by selecting Page Attributes or PostScript Options from the drop down menu 3 Select options and click OK to return to the document UNINSTALLING THE DRIVER To uninstall the SuperScript Color Laser printer driver follow these steps 1 Insert th...

Страница 43: ...ion for this job to the remote system The printer based lpd then filters the data and prints the job according to information contained in the control file and its own printcap file The following sections give specific lpd setup instructions for various systems The SuperScript 4400N printer will be used as an example You must log in as root in order to execute the commands Adding a SuperScript Col...

Страница 44: ...to change printer description file etc printcap Type Y 4 Write a printer name For example type lprprinter1 5 Is lprprinter1 a remote printer or a local printer Type R 6 Enter remote host name type host name entered in printcap for the 4400N For example type lprprinter 7 Confirm the information you have entered Type Y 8 Confirm the preceding connection as your system default Type Y 9 Enter another ...

Страница 45: ...esktop Getting printer status PrintAgent features PrintAgent menus and commands NEC PrintAgent Pull Printing Pull Printing is an ideal solution for busy offices that print long complex or color rich documents With Pull Printing your job is sent to a Pull Printing server to be processed Then the Pull Printing server delivers the job to the printer This frees your computer and reduces network traffi...

Страница 46: ...ystem administrator must set the IP Address on the printer For instructions see Chapter 3 of this user s guide Second you must install the NEC PrintAgent software Go to the printer s Home page shown below to download and install the NEC PrintAgent software and driver 1 Launch your web browser A 2 Enter the printer s IP Address as the URL to reach the printer s Home page 3 Click on the Install Driv...

Страница 47: ... Windows Start menu E note You can also install Remote Printing software from the SuperScript CD that came with your printer Simply choose NEC PrintAgent from the Select Components dialog box during Custom Network Client installation F Remote Printing From Your Desktop Now you can print as usual from your applications just select Print from the File menu and choose PrintAgent printer The jobs will...

Страница 48: ...tions for configuring PrintAgent and managing print jobs Under File Menu Select Cancel Print Job to cancel the job currently being processed Select Print PostScript File to display a browser for selecting a PostScript file to transfer to the printer Select View Print Queue to display the Print Queue window to view and delete jobs Select Exit to quit the PrintAgent program Under View Menu Select op...

Страница 49: ...s including changing the printer name password changing the reference URLs cancelling a print job or sending files to the printer To make changes in Printer Administration you must enter the Administration Password The default password is Seattle Help Button When a message is present in the PrintAgent window press the Help button for more details or instructions When no messages are present clicki...

Страница 50: ... running speeds print time because you won t have to wait for PrintAgent to start up every time you print In order to monitor printer status PrintAgent must be running When PrintAgent first starts a red planet icon appears in the Windows taskbar in the lower right hand corner of the screen If the planet doesn t turn green after five seconds PrintAgent did not launch properly Restart your computer ...

Страница 51: ... unable to establish communication with the printer go to the printer s home page using your Web browser If the proxy settings are correct in the browser and the Web page is not found the problem is with the printer and you should contact the network administrator Remove Printers To remove a PrintAgent printer select Remove Printer from the PrintAgent menu In the Printer Selection dialog box that ...

Страница 52: ...your desktop you must have Microsoft s Internet Explorer 5 0 or Netscape Communicator 4 6 and above with Java 1 1 support You can print the following types of documents using the Pull Printing page Word doc Excel xls and PowerPoint ppt files Adobe Acrobat pdf files Any Web page on the Internet gif jpg jpeg txt c h java bak rtf ps html and htm files can also be printed see page 57 Supported Microso...

Страница 53: ... http appears in the text field Type in the desired URL Send document to printer Pull Printing Page To get this page go to your printer s home page and select Pull Printing Use the Browser text field to enter a file location or the URL of a web page Send a web page to a designated printer Logon as a different user Shows job status in print queue Shows print history for up to 30 days Change printer...

Страница 54: ...ccepting cookies the property settings along with any watermarks you may have created will be saved upon sending the print job The next time you pull print to that particular printer the property pages will preset to match your previous preferences View Status Monitor When you click the View Status Monitor button the PrintAgent Status Monitor appears The animated printer image shows the printer st...

Страница 55: ...l a job select the job and press the cancel button Only the person who sent the job can cancel it Print jobs from other users can only be canceled by a network administrator Print Job History Clicking the Print Job Status button brings up the Print Job Status page The following information about your print jobs can be found here Job name Print status Printer name Job history Although you can track...

Страница 56: ... to save your printer settings and any watermarks you make the computer must accept any cookies we set This also gives you the ability to cancel any print jobs you send that are still in the print queue A cookie is a small piece of data that the browser stores on your hard drive Each cookie has a maximum limit of 4 kilobytes Although driverless printing will work if cookies are not accepted it wil...

Страница 57: ...ftware 3 Configure URLs This section also provides instructions for Setting Local User s Web Browser Preferences optional Pull Printing from Your Desktop PrintAgent Core and Server Installation You must install the NEC PrintAgent Core software and the Pull Printing server software You can also install the Secondary File server software All three can be installed at once using the Administrator Set...

Страница 58: ...he Select Components dialog box 6 When the P2P IP Setup dialog box is displayed click Next 7 When the SuperScript Color Laser Setup Information dialog box is displayed click Continue to proceed to NEC PrintAgent or click Exit to exit the SuperScript setup 8 When the Adobe PS 4 2 PostScript Printer Driver Setup dialog box is displayed click Next a When the Printer Type dialog box is displayed selec...

Страница 59: ... no more printers to be installed click Exit 9 PrintAgent System Setup When the Welcome to NEC PrintAgent dialog box is displayed click Next Then the PrintAgent Setup starts When the Add RedipS Enable Printer dialog box is displayed enter the URL IP Address of the printer and click Install 10 When the SuperScript Setup Information dialog box is displayed click Continue to proceed to Pull Printing ...

Страница 60: ... secondary server and then changing the URLs to point to that server This frees the printer to process print jobs When Secondary File Server installation is complete the PrintAgent core files have been copied into the htdocs directory so the Secondary File server is ready to respond to file transfer requests However if you want the Secondary File server to deliver the two server exe files you must...

Страница 61: ...00 and 4650 models you MUST have a Secondary File server See note below 4 You can also specify any URL as the Home Page for clients 5 Click on the Submit Values to Printer button note Printer URLs can use either the printer s IP Address or the printer s Domain Name if one has been assigned For example http 4400NSecondFloor configure html Plug Ins If you have programs such as Microsoft Word Excel a...

Страница 62: ...rom the Windows Start button selecting Programs then NEC PrintAgent Pull Service and then selecting Start all or for Windows NT 4650 Series printers select Start DP Server Enabling File Extensions With the 4650 Series printer even more program file extensions are supported But they must be enabled To enable file extensions follow these steps 1 From the main Driverless Print Server dialog box selec...

Страница 63: ...r 10 100Base TX ethernet Check that the network connector is plugged into the RJ 45 connector on the NIC Try another cable to make sure you do not have a bad cable If you are using a 10 100Base TX concentrator hub that does not support the link signal use Manual Ethernet Port selection instead of the factory default Automatic Ethernet Port selection Check NIC Status Lights Check the NIC s status l...

Страница 64: ... printer Use PCONSOLE to check Did you have the proper rights to configure the printer Computer Checklist Is the network loaded onto the computer See your NetWare documentation Is the application set up to print to the printer Are you using the correct driver Is the workstation connected to the correct print queue Print a file and verify that the file goes to the queue Are the print queues assigne...

Страница 65: ...ection If the network printer loses its connection to the file server it will take approximately five to 10 minutes to reconnect If the connection is not made after a reasonable amount of time check the error conditions to troubleshoot the problem Unable to Print from a Different Context The NIC does not support printing from a context other than the one you specified using the MAP utility on your...

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Страница 67: ...D nec_superscript_4600 NoToner gif E WebJetAD nec_superscript_4600 Offline gif E WebJetAD nec_superscript_4600 PaperJam gif Copying the Files Copy Files to corresponding Web JetAdmin Folders Path may vary depending on your Web JetAdmin version C Program Files HP Web JetAdmin4 0 doc devices nec_superscript_4600 glf C Program Files HP Web JetAdmin4 0 doc devices Icons Nss4600i gif C Program Files HP...

Страница 68: ...min Settings 3 Click on Modify Discovery Settings on the right side under HP Web JetAdmin Global Settings 4 This displays the Discovery Mechanisms page Scroll down to the Clear Database section and click on the Clear button 5 The Success page appears At the top of the frame click the Discovery Settings button to re enter the Discovery Mechanisms page ...

Страница 69: ...Discovery is still in progress by clicking on the Discovery Settings button 7 If it is done click on the Find Device button then click on Search Now 8 When the list of discovered printers is displayed select your printer based on its Network MAC Address from the Network Settings page 9 You will then see the printer s properties and status ...

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Страница 71: ...r is directed towards the face of personnel The existing ozone filter is in poor condition Long continuous printing combined with any of the above Inspect your work environment for the operating conditions listed above if you believe ozone emissions are a problem in your area Some people may be ultra sensitive to ozone odor If these situations are encountered it is advisable to position the printe...

Страница 72: ...nced radio or TV technician for help Use a shielded and properly grounded I O cable to ensure compliance of this unit to the specified limits of the rules If your printer is a model already equiped with a network card such as the NEC SuperScript 4650N or if you have installed the optional Network Interface Card NIC the printer meets the requirements of FCC Class A when connected to an Ethernet cab...

Страница 73: ...serWriter 8 35 software requirements 35 MAP installing 13 Microsoft Internet Explorer 48 Microsoft Office 97 48 Microsoft printer sharing 4 N NEC PrintAgent 41 53 NetWare 19 60 attaching printer 27 NetWare 3 x 33 assign print queue 33 configure printer driver 33 define print queue 33 define print server 33 define printer 33 print queue information 33 print server configuration 33 print server info...

Страница 74: ...rinter sharing 4 printer status 20 printer s home page 41 printing driverless 41 peer to peer 21 shared 25 protocol address 9 protocol functions 19 Pull Printing 41 48 canceling a job 52 secondary file server 56 sending a job 49 Server installation 53 server system recommendation 53 server system requirements 53 Pull Printing page 48 Pull Printing server 48 53 58 R redipS 41 redipS icon 52 Remote ...

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