ThinPrint® Gateway
TPG60
User Manual
Страница 1: ...ThinPrint Gateway TPG60 User Manual...
Страница 2: ...les InterCon is a registered trademark of SEH Computertechnik GmbH SEH Computertechnik GmbH has endeavoured to ensure that the information in all manuals is correct If you detect any inaccuracies plea...
Страница 3: ...tus Information 24 3 1 How to Display Status Information 24 3 2 How to Display the Job History 25 3 3 How to Print a Status Page 26 4 Parameter 30 4 1 How to Print Parameters Service Page 30 4 2 How t...
Страница 4: ...st Viruses 58 7 4 How Does the TPG60 Authenticate Itself in the network via EAP MD5 LEAP 59 7 5 How Does the TPG60 Authenticate Itself in the network via EAP TLS 60 8 Certificate Management 63 8 1 How...
Страница 5: ...crypted via SSL The TPG60 also supports the features print AutoConnect and print Connection Service The feature print AutoConnect allows you to automatically create the required printer objects for th...
Страница 6: ...n PDF this document TPG60 Quick Installation Guide Information about security hardware installation and the initial operation procedure Printed Enclosed in the packaging Symbol Convention Description...
Страница 7: ...ence to a page within this document In the PDF file you can jump to this page by clicking the symbol Bold Established terms of buttons or menu items for example are set in bold Courier Command lines a...
Страница 8: ...ers represent the manufacturer while the last six numbers identify the individual device Fig 1 Example Hardware Address The hardware address is found on the housing the TPG Homepage the InterCon NetTo...
Страница 9: ...rk i e an IP address may occur only once on a local network The system administrator usually assigns the IP address The address must be saved in the TPG60 to make sure that it can be addressed within...
Страница 10: ...1 6 Safety Regulations Before starting the initial operation procedure of the TPG60 please note the safety regulations in the Quick Installation Guide 1 7 First Steps This section provides all the in...
Страница 11: ...12 BOOTP 13 ARP PING 13 DHCP The TPG60 supports DHCP which means that the IP address of the TPG60 can be assigned dynamically via a DHCP server Requirements The parameter DHCP has been activated Afte...
Страница 12: ...Tool see Administration via the InterCon NetTool 17 The IP Wizard helps you to configure the TCP IP parameters e g the IP address You can choose between the manual configuration and the automatic conf...
Страница 13: ...ress However an IP address from the address range 169 254 0 1 to 169 254 255 254 which is reserved for ZeroConf can be overwritten by means of the arp and ping commands Use the arp and ping commands t...
Страница 14: ...s IP address hardware address Example arp s 192 168 0 123 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff Assign a new IP address to the TPG60 Syntax ping IP address Example ping 192 168 0 123 The separators within the hardware ad...
Страница 15: ...tion Administration via the TPG60 Status Button 2 1 Administration via the TPG Homepage The TPG Homepage comprises all features for the administration of the TPG60 The TPG60 Homepage is stored in your...
Страница 16: ...u item simple mouse click the corresponding page with its content is displayed You can set the language of the TPG Homepage via General Home Simply select the relevant flag You will also see contact i...
Страница 17: ...talled on a computer with Windows Linux or MacOS operating system Different installation files are available depending on the operating system You will find the InterCon NetTool installation files on...
Страница 18: ...inds of network devices including the TPG60 Toolbar A toolbar with icons is available in the InterCon NetTool The toolbar can either be shown or hidden Proceed as follows 1 Start the InterCon NetTool...
Страница 19: ...es that are not available in the network appear dimmed Icon Name Description Properties This opens the Properties dialog Change password This opens the Change password dialog Installation This starts...
Страница 20: ...ndow is not available if logging is disabled In this case the menu item Show Log File appears dimmed Proceed as follows 1 Start the InterCon NetTool 2 Select Extras Show Log File from the menu bar The...
Страница 21: ...bar Proceed as follows 1 Start the InterCon NetTool 2 Double click the TPG60 in the print server list The Properties dialog appears 3 Select the desired menu item from the navigation bar in the Config...
Страница 22: ...sfer Protocol FTP allows the exchange of data between a server and an FTP client in TCP IP networks An FTP connection allows you to configure TPG60 parameters see Configuring Parameters via an FTP Con...
Страница 23: ...power supply connector These components are described in the Quick Installation Guide The status button allows you to print a status page see Printing the Status Page via the TPG60 Status Button 29 pr...
Страница 24: ...on TPG60 status information can be displayed in many ways What do you want to do Obtaining Information via the TPG Homepage 24 Obtaining Information via the InterCon NetTool 24 Obtaining Information v...
Страница 25: ...rst out method is applied from the 65th print job onwards The saved print jobs will be deleted when the TPG60 is turned off or reset The print jobs will not be deleted when the TPG60 is restarted What...
Страница 26: ...ob was processed Protocol indicates the protocol which has been used for transferring the print data Name displays the name of the print job Sender displays the IP address of the host Size indicates t...
Страница 27: ...ed data format from the Status page mode list 4 Select the desired printer ID from the Status Page Printer list 5 Click Save to confirm The settings are saved Specifying the Data Format and the Printe...
Страница 28: ...he Status Page via the InterCon NetTool Proceed as follows 1 Start the InterCon NetTool 2 Mark the TPG60 in the print server list 3 Select Actions Print Status Page from the menu bar 4 Click Finish Th...
Страница 29: ...mple ftp 192 168 0 123 3 Enter an arbitrary user name 4 Enter either the TPG60 password or press ENTER if no password has been assigned 5 Transfer the status page from the TPG60 to your local computer...
Страница 30: ...he Parameters File 33 How to Reset Parameters to their Default Settings 36 4 1 How to Print Parameters Service Page You can print a complete list of all TPG60 parameters on a service page The service...
Страница 31: ...in which you wish to save the file 2 Open an FTP connection to the TPG60 Syntax ftp IP Address Example ftp 192 168 0 123 3 Enter an arbitrary user name 4 Enter either the TPG60 password or press ENTER...
Страница 32: ...u can configure all TPG60 parameters via FTP To this purpose you must download the parameters file to your local computer via FTP and then edit it Proceed as follows 1 Switch to the directory in which...
Страница 33: ...status at any time What do you want to do Saving the Parameters File to the Client via the InterCon NetTool 33 Editing the Parameters File using a Text Editor 34 Downloading the Parameters File to on...
Страница 34: ...that is installed on your computer or the text editor that is provided by the InterCon NetTool Proceed as follows 1 Start the InterCon NetTool 2 Select the TPG60 in the print server list 3 Select Act...
Страница 35: ...r more TPG60 from the print server list 3 Select Actions Download Parameters File from the menu bar 4 Click Choose The Parameter Download dialog appears see figure 7 34 5 Specify the parameters file 6...
Страница 36: ...he parameters file 6 Click Open 7 Click Download 8 Enter the TPG60 password if necessary The parameters file will be downloaded to the TPG60 The TPG60 parameters will be configured in accordance with...
Страница 37: ...o Resetting Parameters via the TPG Homepage 37 Resetting Parameters via the InterCon NetTool 37 Resetting Parameters via an FTP Connection 38 Resetting Parameters via the TPG60 Status Button 38 Resett...
Страница 38: ...the power socket on the TPG60 for a moment The parameters are reset Resetting Parameters via the TPG60 Status Button Proceed as follows 1 Disconnect the power socket on the TPG60 2 Keep the status but...
Страница 39: ...nents 45 How to Restart the TPG60 46 How to Determine a Description 47 5 1 How to Configure the DNS DNS is a service that translates domain names into IP addresses Using DNS names can be assigned to I...
Страница 40: ...k the TPG60 in the print server list The Properties dialog appears 3 Select Configuration DNS from the navigation bar 4 Configure the DNS parameters see table 2 40 5 Click OK to confirm The settings a...
Страница 41: ...l integration of your TPG60 into the TCP IP network What do you want to do Configuring TCP IP Parameters via the TPG Homepage 41 Configuring TCP IP Parameters via the InterCon NetTool 41 Configuring T...
Страница 42: ...e TPG60 Subnet mask Subnet mask of the TPG60 Gateway IP address of the gateway Multicast router as gateway If this parameter has been enabled the address of the found multicast router will be entered...
Страница 43: ...and if a DNS server was specified 5 Select the time difference from the Time zone list 6 Click Save to confirm The settings are saved Configuring the Device Time via the InterCon NetTool Proceed as f...
Страница 44: ...the current language settings to take effect The language of the TPG Homepage can also be defined separately see Administration via the TPG Homepage 15 What do you want to do Configuring the Language...
Страница 45: ...Auto mode is preset The speed is identified automatically and adapted to the other network components If you set the speed manually the speed must correspond to the speed of the other network componen...
Страница 46: ...ow to Restart the TPG60 Some situations make it necessary to restart the TPG60 What do you want to do Restarting the TPG60 via the TPG Homepage 46 Restarting the TPG60 via the InterCon NetTool 46 Rest...
Страница 47: ...tart the TPG Homepage 2 Select Configuration General 3 Enter freely definable names for Description Dealer and Dealer URL 4 Click Save to confirm The data is saved Determining Descriptions via the Int...
Страница 48: ...TPG60 Receive Encrypted Data 53 6 1 How to Define the ThinPrint Port In ThinPrint environments printing is done to a TCP IP port via a socket connection The port number of the TPG60 must be identical...
Страница 49: ...in bit second bit s The bandwidth that is needed for print jobs can be limited to a freely definable value for each ThinPrint port server side You can further decrease the bandwidth limit on the port...
Страница 50: ...Print jobs are sent from the ThinPrint server to the TPG60 After the decompression of the print jobs the TPG60 forwards the data to the printers The print jobs are assigned via a printer ID Up to six...
Страница 51: ...s the connection via masked networks as well as the assignment of the relevant print job to the respective end device Parameter Description ID A printer is identified by its printer ID Printer The pri...
Страница 52: ...on Service via the InterCon NetTool 52 Configuring the Connection Service via the TPG Homepage Proceed as follows 1 Start the TPG Homepage 2 Select Configuration ThinPrint 3 Tick Connection Service 4...
Страница 53: ...isables the print Connection Service Connection Server IP address of the server on which the Connection Service is installed Port Port number used by the TPG60 to communicate with the Connection Servi...
Страница 54: ...zed to receive the print data If encryption was enabled on the server you must install a CA certificate both on the ThinPrint server and the TPG60 To authorize the TPG60 to receive encrypted print dat...
Страница 55: ...henticate Itself in the network via EAP TLS 60 7 1 How to Protect the TPG60 against Unauthorized Access Password Control A password can protect the TPG60 against unauthorized access If a password was...
Страница 56: ...e Properties dialog appears 3 Select Configuration Protection from the navigation bar 4 Enter a password into the Password box 5 Tick Access control if necessary 6 Click OK to confirm The settings are...
Страница 57: ...ost names of authorized clients into the IP sender box A host name can only be used if DNS was configured beforehand 4 Click Save to confirm The settings are saved Assigning Authorizations via the Int...
Страница 58: ...t available What do you want to do Disabling the HTTP Protocol via the TPG Homepage 58 Disabling the HTTP Protocol via the InterCon NetTool 58 Disabling the HTTP Protocol via the TPG Homepage Proceed...
Страница 59: ...on a RADIUS server The authentication method EAP MD5 LEAP must then be enabled on the TPG60 and the user name and password need to be entered Requirements The TPG60 is defined as user with user name...
Страница 60: ...802 1x standard the TPG60 supports the authentication protocol EAP TLS You can verify the identity of the TPG60 using the authentication method EAP TLS EAP TLS offers a highly cryptographic authentica...
Страница 61: ...and the authentication server Install the CA certificate on the TPG60 see How to Save CA Certificates in the TPG60 67 Install the root certificate of the authentication server on the TPG60 see How to...
Страница 62: ...follows 1 Start the InterCon NetTool 2 Double click the TPG60 in the print server list The Properties dialog appears 3 Select Configuration Protection from the navigation bar 4 Select the Authenticati...
Страница 63: ...TPG60 against Unauthorized Access Password Control 55 Which Certificates are available Both self signed certificates and CA certificates can be used in the TPG60 The following certificates can be dist...
Страница 64: ...igned certificate or a CA certificate has already been saved in the TPG60 the content of this certificate will be displayed In this case you have to delete the existing certificate first see How to De...
Страница 65: ...lear assignment of the certificate to the TPG60 You can enter a maximum of 64 characters E mail address Indicates an e mail address You can enter a maximum of 40 characters Optional Entry Organization...
Страница 66: ...his certificate will be displayed In this case you have to delete the existing certificate first see How to Delete Certificates 69 After the creation of a certificate request no self signed certificat...
Страница 67: ...table 6 65 7 Click Next The parameters are listed 8 Confirm by clicking Next The creation of the certificate request is in progress This may take a few minutes 9 Copy Strg c the text between Begin Ce...
Страница 68: ...e TPG60 in the print server list 3 Select Actions Certificate Server certificate from the menu bar The Certificate dialog appears 4 Click 5 Specify the CA certificate 6 Click Load The CA certificate i...
Страница 69: ...may take a few minutes Saving Root Certificates via the InterCon NetTool Proceed as follows 1 Start the InterCon NetTool 2 Mark the TPG60 in the print server list 3 Select Actions Certificate Root ce...
Страница 70: ...as follows 1 Start the TPG Homepage 2 Select Configuration Certificates 3 Select TPG certificate 4 Click Delete The certificate is deleted Deleting Certificates via the InterCon NetTool Proceed as fol...
Страница 71: ...ynamic update or manually standard update In the case of a standard firmware update the firmware file is downloaded manually from a server or a data medium and saved in the TPG60 In the case of a dyna...
Страница 72: ...art the TPG Homepage 2 Select Actions Download Area 3 Select Standard Firmware Update 4 Click Browse 5 Select the firmware file 6 Click Download The firmware update is executed The TPG60 is restarted...
Страница 73: ...ory where the firmware file is located 2 Open an FTP connection to the TPG60 Syntax ftp IP address of the TPG60 Example ftp 192 168 0 123 3 Enter an arbitrary user name 4 Enter either the TPG60 passwo...
Страница 74: ...n the network The file server on which the firmware files are stored either uses the anonymous login or the TPG60 is set up as user on the file server What do you want to do Dynamic Firmware Update vi...
Страница 75: ...e server instead of the IP address of the file server Example ftp file server de hp93 bin 6 If you use a proxy server tick Use proxy server and enter the IP address of the proxy server 7 Click Save to...
Страница 76: ...ress Firmware file name Example ftp 192 168 0 100 hp93 bin If your system supports name resolution via WINS DHCP or DNS you can enter the name of the file server instead of the IP address of the file...
Страница 77: ...Mark the TPG60 in the print server list 3 Select Actions Firmware Update from the menu bar The Dynamic Updatedialog appears 4 Click Choose 5 Select the directory in which the firmware files are locate...
Страница 78: ...e Defines the language of the device EN EN English DE German FR French ES Spanish IT Italian PT Portuguese JP Japanese CN Chinese simplified ZH Chinese traditional KR Korean sp_mode Data format of the...
Страница 79: ...the ThinPrint port client side 25600 1600 1000000 7 characters 0 9 tp_conservice Enables disables the print Connection Service off on off tp_conserver IP address of the server on which the Connection...
Страница 80: ...ress or host name of the printer blank max 128 characters 0 9 A Z a z tp1_remote_port tp6_remote_port Port for the socket printing of the printers 9100 1 65535 5 characters 0 9 Parameter Description D...
Страница 81: ...as gateway address If disabled the gateway address has to be entered manually on on off ip_zconf Enables disables ZeroConf on on off bonjour Enables disables Bonjour on on off sys_name TPG60 host nam...
Страница 82: ...ess of the secondary DNS server The secondary DNS server is used if the primary DNS server is not available 000 000 000 000 Parameter Description Default Value sntp Enables disables the use of a time...
Страница 83: ...d to address the TPG60 in the network Once an IP sender has been defined all undefined clients lose their authorization Up to eight IP senders can be specified Wildcards can be used max 255 characters...
Страница 84: ...Enable disables the dynamic firmware update off on off dyn_update_url URL Location of the firmware files needed for the dynamic firmware update blank dyn_proxy Enables disables the use of a proxy serv...
Страница 85: ...3 Configuration parameter See Parameter D Default certificate 63 Default name 9 Default setting 36 Descriptions 47 Device number 9 Device settings 39 DHCP 11 DNS Domain Name Service 39 Documentation 6...
Страница 86: ...3 Password 55 Password control 55 Port number 48 Print server Protection 55 Resetting 36 Printer ID 50 Printing Service page 29 30 31 Status page 29 31 Protect against unauthorized access 55 against v...
Страница 87: ...0 User Manual 87 T TCP IP 41 ThinPrint port 48 Bandwidth 49 Time of the device 42 Time server 42 Time zone 42 Toolbar 18 TPG Homepage 15 TPG60 Restart 46 U Update See Firmware Update V Viruses 58 Z Ze...
