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10 base-t ethernet network adapter card
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OKIPAGE 12i PAGE PRINTER
10 Base-T Ethernet network adapter card
User's Guide
© 1999

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  • Page 1 OKIPAGE 12i PAGE PRINTER 10 Base-T Ethernet network adapter card User's Guide © 1999...
  • Page 2 OKIDATA. Copyright 1999 by OKIDATA. All rights reserved. Second Edition June, 1999 OKIDATA ,OKILAN and OkiView are registered trademarks of Oki Erectric Industry Company, Ltd. OKIDATA: Marque déposée de Oki Elecric Industry Company, Ltd.; Marca Registrada, Oki Electric Industry Company, Ltd.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.5.1 Updating the Program to the Latest Version ... 3 1.5.2 Troubleshooting ... 3 2. INSTALLING NETWORK CARD ... 4 2.1 Installing the Network Card to the Printer ... 4 3. NETWORK SETUP FOR EACH OPERATING SYSTEM ... 8 3.1 Network Client -Server Correspondence ... 8 3.2 Setting Up Servers ...
  • Page 4 5.2.2 OkiView32 Printer Information Panel ... 74 5.2.3 OkiView32 Property Page ... 74 5.2.4 OkiView32 Quick Printer Status ... 76 5.3 Oki LPR Utility for Windows 95/98 ... 77 5.3.1 What is Oki LPR Utility? ... 77 5.3.2 Operating environment of the utility ... 77 5.3.3 Setting the printer ...
  • Page 5 6.4.7 When using Web server ... 95 6.4.8 When using Telnet ... 96 6.4.9 When setting Network menu in the printer’s main unit ... 96 6.4.10 When using Oki LPR Utility ... 96 7. CAUTIONARY NOTES ... 97 7.1 About SELFTEST (Loop Back Test) ... 97 7.2 About Network Enable/Disable setting ...

  • Page 6: Before You Start

    1. BEFORE YOU START... 1.1 About 10 BASE-T ETHERNET NETWORK ADAPTOR CARD FOR OKIPAGE 12i This network card enables OKIPAGE 12i Page Printer to be used in the Ethernet environment. With this network card, the OKIPAGE 12i Page Printer can be connected to anywhere within the network, enabling all network users to use this printer, sharing.

  • Page 7: About Utility

    • Setting up this network card and the printer from Web browser and displaying status • Windows95/98 Peer to Peer printing (using dedicated lpr utility) • Setting up this network card and the printer by SNMP tool and display • IP address auto assignment by DHCP server About Utility This network card provides the utility programs shown below for the printer operations in the network.

  • Page 8: Updating Program For Network Card

    1.5 Updating Program for Network Card 1.5.1 Updating the Program to the Latest Version You can look for the latest version program for this Network card in the OKIDATA’s home page (http://www.okidata.com/). Aside from downloading this network card’s program via a parallel port, you can update it from the network according to the following means.

  • Page 9: Installing Network Card

    A case of adding Font option SIMM or Macro option SIMM or D-RAM SIMM on the Network card or, do so prior to installing the Network card in the printer Install D-RAM SIMM on SIMM1 expansion slot before Font option SIMM or Macro option SIMM is mounted on SIMM2 expansion slot.
  • Page 10 Hold the board by the metal mount, and insert it into the guides. Push the board firmly but carefully into the printer until the metal mount comes into contact with the printer housing. And fix the two screws in the metal mount.
  • Page 11 MENU1 Menu2 ON LINE Turn the printer power on and take the printer off-line by pressing ON- LINE button. Press MENU1/MENU2 button for less than two second. When PERSONALITY appears in message window, repeat pressing MENU1/MENU2 button till HOST I/F appears in message window. Press ENTER/POWER SAVE button.
  • Page 12 Press either t t t t t /RECOVER or s s s s s /RESET and ENTER/POWER SAVE but- ton to change window message to NETWORK ENABLE*. If message NETWORK is not appeared in message window, turn printer off and recheck installation of the Network board.

  • Page 13: Network Setup For Each Operating System

    This network card supports those network environments shown in the table below: Server Windows NT Server 3.51/4.0 NetWare 3.x (R-Printer Mode) (Q-Server Mode) NetWare 4.x (Bindery R-Printer Mode) (Bindery Q-Server Mode) (NDS R-Printer Mode) (NDS Q-Server Mode) NetWare 5 (Bindery R-Printer Mode) (Bindery Q-Server Mode) (NDS R-Printer Mode)

  • Page 14: Setting Up Windows Nt3.51 Server

    , and an appropriate name by which this printer name can be distinguished from others on the network, in the text box “Printer name or printer queue name on the Server:”, and click “OK” button. A The address and the printer name just added are added to “Usable ports”...

  • Page 15: Setting Up Netware3.X File Server

    “Driver” and click “OK” button. D When “Install driver” screen is displayed, insert the Install disk which comes with the printer in the disk drive, enter the full path in the text box and click “OK” button. E When the installation is completed, the printer is connected to the print manager.
  • Page 16 Creating print queue If an already existing print queue is to be used, skip this and next section and go to “4. Registering a Printer in a Print Queue”. 1 Open “Print Queue Information” from “Available Options” and press the Insert key in “Print Queues”.
  • Page 17 3. NETWORK SETUP FOR EACH OPERATING SYSTEM prompted to enter a printer name. Type in a printer name you wish to register. (Make sure not to use an already existing printer name.) 6 Press the Enter key in the text box “Type:” and select “Remote Other/Unknown”...
  • Page 18 3.2.3.2 Setting Queue Server Mode This network card can serve as a print server and connect Print Queues. Set print server, print queue and printer in the File Server in the same manner as described in Section 3.2.3.1, “Setting Up Remote Printer Mode”.
  • Page 19 6 Select “Notify List for Printer” from “Print Server Configuration Menu” window and press Return key. 7 Select the printer name for which you are changing the notifica- tion settings from “Defined printers” window and press Return key. Notification message is displayed to users displayed in the window opened here.

  • Page 20: Setting In Netware 4.X And 5 Nds Environment

    3.2.4.1.1 Setting up the remote printer using the NetWare administrator utility You need to set up the print queue, the print server and the printer in the NetWare environment in order to use this network card in the remote printer mode.
  • Page 21 3 Select “Printer” from the “Object class:” list and press “OK” but- ton. 4 Enter the name of the printer you will create in the text box “Printer name:” on the “Create printer” screen, and click “Create” button. (Make sure not to use an already existing printer name.)
  • Page 22 3 Click “Assign” button. 4 Click “Add...” button and open the “Select object” screen. 5 Open the directory where the print queue to which the printer is to be connected is located, from the “Directory context:” list. 6 From the text box “Object:”, select the print queue to which the printer is to be connected.
  • Page 23 “Printers”. If the printer is not displayed, click “Add” button and select the printer from the list to connect it. If the printer is not displayed in the list, it is created in a different context. Confirm that the printer number is among 0 through 15.
  • Page 24 NetWare environ- ment. This subsection describes how to set them using PCONSOLE of the NetWare 4.x. To start the NetWare client 1 Start the NetWare client PC. Log in to the NetWare server from admin (or the account to which the administrator privilege has been granted).
  • Page 25 4 Select “Printer” from “Items that can be used”, and open the “Print- ers” list. 5 Press the Insert key, type the name of the printer you wish to create in the text box “New printer name:” and press the Enter key.
  • Page 26 7 Press the Insert key in “Service printers”, select the directory where the printer you wish to connect is located from “Object, class”, press the Enter key to have the name of the printer to be connected displayed, and select it.

  • Page 27: Setting In Netware 4.X And 5 Bindery Environment

    3. NETWORK SETUP FOR EACH OPERATING SYSTEM 3.2.5 Setting in NetWare 4.x and 5 Bindery environment To use the Bindery Service, set the Bindery context in the NetWare4.x and 5 environment and set the print server and print queue there. 3.2.5.1 Setting up Bindery Context To use the Bindery Service, you must set the Bindery Context.
  • Page 28 3.2.5.3 About the message display in Remote Printer Mode This network card temporarily stops receiving next queue(s) while receiv- ing a job in the NetWare Remote Printer Mode, according to the Specifi- cation. At this, NetWare server side handles this as temporary discon- nection and a message to that effect is sent to the Client side.
  • Page 29 5 From “Print server information” window, select “Printers” and press Return key. 6 From “Service printers” window, select the printer name for which you are changing the notification settings and press Return key. 7 Select “Notify:” in the “Printer xx environment setting” (xx: printer name) and press Return key.

  • Page 30: About The Ip Address Setting In Dhcp Server Environment

    Bindery connection check box in the Client32 login window and log in. 2 Start NWADMIN. 3 From main window, select the printer object(s) for which you are changing the notification settings and double click it, or select “Details...” of “Object” menu to display the detailed information.

  • Page 31: Setting Up The Unix Server

    Then, set the printer to OFF-LINE and then to ON-LINE, using the ON- LINE button of the printer or turn the printer’s power off and on again. Caution: If both DHCP and RARP are set to ON, a serious error will result on network.
  • Page 32 The printcap entry is composed of fields enclosed with colons ( : ). The last field must end with a colon. Describe the name of the printer in the first field of each entry. Start from the left margin, without placing a colon at the head.

  • Page 33: Setting Up The Client

    3. NETWORK SETUP FOR EACH OPERATING SYSTEM device name to open for output Specify the name of the file to open for output. For a printer which resides in the remote host, there must be an empty entry. rm: machine name for remote printer Specify the name of the remote machine connected.
  • Page 34 4 Confirm that the “Print to port:” of the “Details” is set to the network printer of your choice. 5 If the network printer of your choice is not set to the network printer, select one from the “Print to port:” list.
  • Page 35 Setting up a printer Refer to the sub-section 3.3.1.1, “Using OKIPAGE 12i in Windows NT Server 4.0 & 3.51 environment, 3. Setting up a printer”. 3.3.1.3 Using OKIPAGE 12i in NetWare 4.x and 5 NDS environment Setting the Control Panel 1 Double-click the “Network”...
  • Page 36 Setting up a printer Please refer to the subsection 3.3.1.1, “Using OKIPAGE 12i in the Win- dows NT Server 4.0 &3.51 environment, 3. Setting up a printer”. 3.3.1.4 Using OKIPAGE 12i in NetWare 4.x and 5 Bindery environment Setting the Control Panel 1 Double-click the “Network”...

  • Page 37: Setting Windows 3.1

    This subsection describes how to set the Windows3.1 NetWare Cli- ent using the “User Tools”. 1.1 To install the printer driver (if it is already installed, omit this process.) 1 Install the printer driver from the Install disk which comes with the printer.
  • Page 38 9 Click “Exit:” button, the left most button to exit “User Tools”. Setting up the network connection with “Print Manager” 2.1 To install the printer driver (if it is already installed, omit this process.) 1 Start “Print Manager” from “Main”.

  • Page 39: Setting Windows For Workgroup3.11

    Setting Windows for Workgroup3.11 3.3.3.1 Using OKIPAGE 12i in Windows NT environment Installing the printer driver 1 Install the printer driver from the Install disk which comes with the printer. Installing the network driver 1 From “Network” group, double-click the “Network Setup” icon.
  • Page 40 “OK” button. 3.3.3.3 Using OKIPAGE 12i in NetWare 4.x and 5 environment Installing the printer driver 1 Install the printer driver from the Install disk which comes with the printer. Installing the network driver 1 From “Network” group, double-click the “Network Setup” icon.

  • Page 41: Setting Macintosh

    2 Open the Selector from the Apple menu (Apple icon) of the menu bar. If Zone is set in EtherTalk, select the zone to which the printer has been connected. 3 When you select the PostScript printer driver from the Selector, network printers connected to the EtherTalk are displayed.
  • Page 42 Network card’s Zone Name. The default value at the time of factory shipping is * (asterisk). Also, the printer name is set to OKIPAGE 12i. If there are several OKIPAGE 12i printers in the same zone, this Network card automatically adds the numbers in ascending order to the printer names, in the order the printers are turned on.

  • Page 43: Administrating Printers In Network

    In addition, since it is linked to Oki Companies and Online Publications sites, the latest version program or documents can be downloaded or inquiries can be made on them.
  • Page 44 (Functions are not affected.) 4. ADMINISTRATING PRINTERS IN NETWORK Small Item File Server Name Queue 1 - 4 (Read Only) Printer Name for R-Printer Mode NetWare Print Server Name 1 - 4 Paper Size Paper Thickness Paper Size...
  • Page 45 To confirm the settings after you make the change(s), wait at least 40 seconds, then read the settings on Web. If you fail, the message “OKI Private MIB isn’t updated correctly!!” is dis- played. Check if the set value is correct.
  • Page 46 • OKI Systems (Deutschland) Gmb.H. - This site is in German and • OKI Systems (Ireland) Ltd. With “Online Publications”, you can download manuals and documents and reference the typical questions and answers to them. Cautions: Web and Telnet cannot be connected at the same time.

  • Page 47: Printer Administration Using The Telnet

    “Update” button is clicked. Please note the following in using Netscape Navigator: To enable the “Update” button of the “Printer Status” window, set “Verify Documents” to “Once per Session”, on “Cache” screen of “Network Preferences...” menu. Setting this enables the printer status to be searched every time the “Update”...
  • Page 48 ENABLE/DISABLE ENABLE/DISABLE ENABLE/DISABLE 0-255 0-255 0-255 Auto/Q-Server/R-Printer 1 - 48 characters Default: OKI [MAC address s last 6 characters] 1 - 60 sec Default: 5sec 1 - 8 servers Each: 1 - 48 characters Default: Blank 1 - 48 characters...
  • Page 49 Next, the operation procedure of the Telnet Client is explained. In the explanations, [RET] means to press the Return key. Here, an example is given in which Telnet is used in Windows95 and printer’s IP address is 192.36.253.96 and this network card’s MAC Ad- dress is 00808704106C. Shortened...
  • Page 50 The above IP Address of the printer and this network card’s MAC Ad- dress can be verified by printing the menu with this network card installed in the printer. 4.1.3.2 Logging in to this network card Start Telnet from Telnet Client side.
  • Page 51 4. ADMINISTRATING PRINTERS IN NETWORK command to use: Target account: Here, how to change the IP address from 192.36.253.96 to 192.36.253.100 is shown, as an example. Procedure 1 Confirm the current setting. OkiPage>show address [RET] 2 Change the setting. OkiPage>set protocol [RET] <<Protocol setting>>...
  • Page 52 The NetWare environment has the following items to be set: NetWare common: NetWare Mode: Set in which of the modes, Queue Server Mode or Remote Printer Mode, this network card is to be used. In AUTO Mode, the Queue Server Mode and the Remote Printer Mode are automatically switched.
  • Page 53 Printer Name: Print Server Name: Setting procedure Here, the setting procedure is explained using an example in which both the Queue Server and the Remote Printer in AUTO Mode are set, using the setting values shown below: Item File server name...
  • Page 54 Will you use NetWare? (y/n) : y [RET] Enter “y” to set up the NetWare. <<NetWare Setting>> Select NetWare Print Mode AUTO=1 Q-Server(bindery)=2 Q-Server(NDS)=3 R-Printer=4 EXIT=0 : 1 [RET] <<Q-Server Mode (bindery) Setting>> PrintServer Name (1-47char): pserver12i [RET] FileServer1 Name (1-47char): nwserver [RET] FileServer2 Name (1-47char): .
  • Page 55 General users and administrator user set protocol or sepro Administrator user Specify the zone to which the printer will belongs to. Set the name of the printer. Setting value OKIPAGE 12i - - ‘1’ - - ‘2’ - - ‘3’...

  • Page 56: Printer Administration Using The Snmp Manager (Hp Openview)

    OkiPage> logout (or exit, quit)[RET] Enter an appropriate command, without logging out, if you want to set other protocols, too. 4.1.4 Printer administration using the SNMP Manager (HP OpenView) OKIPAGE 12i and this network card support Management Information Base (MIB, hereafter).
  • Page 57 4.1.4.1.1 Referring to the MIB’s set values Using the Network Node Manager attached to the HP OpenView, you can check the current settings of the main unit of the OKIPAGE 12i printer connected to the network or Network card. 1 Start Network Node Manager.
  • Page 58 3 The currently set values are displayed on “MIB Values” window. 4.1.4.1.2 Changing the MIB’s set values It is possible to change the settings of the printer’s main unit and the network card, by changing the OKIPAGE 12i MIB, using the Network Node Manager of the HP OpenView, 1 Following the procedures of Subsection 4.1.4.1.1, “Referring to...
  • Page 59 4. ADMINISTRATING PRINTERS IN NETWORK “Set” button. The setting is changed. 5 If the setting is successful, “set has completed successfully” is displayed on “Messages” window. Click “Start Query” button once more, and if the set values that have been changed are displayed on “MIB Values”...

  • Page 60: Mib Configuration

    Please refer to it when you refer to MIB: okidata(1.3.6.1.4.1.2001) peripheral(1)/Peripheral devices nip(1)/Non-impact printer printserver(2) 4. ADMINISTRATING PRINTERS IN NETWORK printer(1) type1(1)/Standard printer cfg(1) Refer to Table1 Printer Type1 Configration stat(2) Refer to Table3 Printer Type1 Status type2(2)/Standard printer inkjet(2) fax(3) mfp(4)

  • Page 61: Mib Objects Tables

    Auto Tray Switch Valid/Invalid Edit size Size of media in Upper Tray. (This has no meaning to the printer with the paper size auto-detecting function.) Size of media in Lower Tray. (This has no meaning to the printer with the paper size auto-detecting function.)
  • Page 62 Paper eject at receive time-out(Sec) 0, 30, 60 Manual Insert timeout 0: Infinit, 30: 30 sec., 60: 1 min. Print darkness for mono printer 1 to 5 0, 8, DISABLE Time for shifting to Power Save Mode 0: 0Sec, 8: 8Min...
  • Page 63 Hex dump Version PostScript Version Installed emulation name table. IInstalled emulation name entry. Installed emulation name index. Installed emulation name. Installed RAM size. (Bytes) Installed tray name table. Installed tray name entry. Installed tray name index. Installed tray name. Printer model name...

  • Page 64: Print Server Configuration

    Response Format: Internal network address in NetWare. "XXXXXXXX" AUTO, QSERVER, RPRINTER NetWare Print Mode (Name Strings) Name of this Printer Setver in NetWare Q-Server Mode. 1 to 8 The maximum number of connections with NerWare File Server. (8) (number) Number of NetWare File Servers currently registered.
  • Page 65 Owning an area as large as 1~256 characters * cfgNetwareNDSQueMax. NetWare print quiue polling interval (unit: second) Name of this printer in NetWare R- Printer mode Max. number of connections that can be made to Ptinter Server in NetWare R-Printer Mode. (4) Number of NetWare Print Server currently registered.
  • Page 66 LIGHT MEDIUMLIGHT MEDIUM MEDIUMHEAVY 28, 32, 36 HEAVY TRANSPARENCY 4. ADMINISTRATING PRINTERS IN NETWORK Printer Type1 Status Selection nnnnn PJL Status Code (Character strings displayed on Character strings displayed on LCD. LCD) An extension of Roman-8 applies to Symbol Set.

  • Page 67: Printer Administration Using Hp Jetadmin Software

    DUTCH TURKISH PORTUGUESE POLISH 4.1.5 Printer administration using HP JetAdmin Software This section contains instructions and information on how to configure and obtain diagnostic information using the Hewlett Packard JetAdmin software. Software Requirements • JetAdmin 2.4, 2.5, 3.02, 3.30, or 3.40 •...
  • Page 68 from the left column. Set the print server operating mode from the given options on the right. 5 If you are running a NetWare 4.x network,click the NetWare Directory Services icon from the left column. Select NDS Tree Name from the pull-down menu and enter the Print Server Context.

  • Page 69: Settings Performed On The Printer's Main Unit

    Manual of the printer’s main unit. It will take about 30 seconds for the printer to save a menu change after you exit the menu. Please do not turn the power to the printer off for these 30 seconds or so.

  • Page 70: Setting Tcp/Ip

    To use this network card in the TCP/IP protocol, TCP/IP must be set to ENABLE on the printer’s operator panel. 4.2.2.1 TCP/IP Enable/Disable 1 Confirm that the printer is in the idle state from the LCD panel and the lamp. 2 Press “ON-LINE” button to set the printer to OFF-LINE, and hold the “MENU1”...

  • Page 71: Setting Netware

    1 Print the menu after completing the setting of each address, to verify that the setting has been made correctly. Press “ON-LINE” button to set the printer to OFF-LINE, and hold the “ Print Menu ” button for 2 seconds or longer. When “MENU HP PCL6*” is dis- played, press ‘ENTER”...
  • Page 72 To use this network card in the NetWare environment, NetWare must be set to ENABLE on the printer’s operator panel. To set the print server and the remote printer, use the utility and the server. 1 Confirm that the printer is in the idle state from the LCD panel and the lamp.

  • Page 73: Setting Ethertalk

    To use this network card in the EtherTalk environment, EtherTalk must be set to ENABLE on the printer’s operator panel. 1 Confirm that the printer is in the idle state from the LCD panel and the lamp. 2 Press “ON-LINE” button to set the printer to OFF-LINE, and hold “MENU1”...

  • Page 74: Installing Utility

    5.1 OkiView for Windows 3.1 The OkiView Utility provides a simple, quick way of configuring and main- taining Oki network printers. The main screen contains the OkiView Printer List of network printers, and provides the starting point to select and man- age print devices from Windows 3.1 workstations on the network.

  • Page 75: Okiview Printer View Screens

    The bottom half of this view shows a scrolling list of all the printers cur- rently available for status and configuration. Information (printer name and status) is detailed to the right of the printer icon. Click a printer in the list to update the top half of the screen with additional information on that device.

  • Page 76: Configuration

    OkiView Quick Configuration Tool Quick Configuration is the fastest, most convenient way to bring your network printer on line. It lets you select a printer and set it up with a default configuration. Follow these steps: 1 From the Printer List dialog box, highlight the printer you want to configure.

  • Page 77: Netware Login

    This screen gives detailed information on the queue, print server access, the users and operator privileges, and job information. 5.1.7 NetWare Printer The screen contains information on configuring NetWare remote print- ers. The remote printers are defined for each print server available.

  • Page 78: Okiview32 For Windows 95/98 & Windowsnt 4.0

    5.2 OkiView32 for Windows 95/98 & WindowsNT 4.0 The OkiView32 Utility provides a simple, quick way of configuring and maintaining Oki network printers. The main screen contains the OkiView32 Printer List of network printers, and provides the starting point to select and manage print devices from Windows 95/98 and WindowsNT 4.0...

  • Page 79: Okiview32 Printer Information Panel

    The status screen actually provides two groups of information. The first group of information is descriptive information about the printer. The user can fill in the name and location of the printer. In addition, if OkiView32 has a picture of the actual printer available, it is displayed. Also included in this group is a printer specific Features button.
  • Page 80 OkiView32 provides the user the ability to do print job management. Specifically, the user can select any job queue serviced by the selected printer via the Printer Queue List menu; the range of the queue search is set in the Microsoft Search Scope menu. Furthermore, after selecting a print job in the Print Job List, one of the following operations can be performed: Pause Job, Resume Job, and Delete Job.

  • Page 81: Okiview32 Quick Printer Status

    OkiView32 Quick Printer Status Sometimes, you need to take a quick look at the detailed online status of a printer. The Quick Printer Status provides this feature, along with such other information as printer name, printer location, etc. To manually acquire new printer status From the Printer menu, click Quick Printer Status to get printer’s...

  • Page 82: Oki Lpr Utility For Windows 95/98

    5.3 Oki LPR Utility for Windows 95/98 5.3.1 What is Oki LPR Utility? Oki LPR Utility (LPR utility, hereafter) is a utility for printing to OKIPAGE 12i printer connected to Ethernet, from Windows 95/98, using the lpr func- tion of the TCP/IP Protocol.

  • Page 83: Setting Windows 95/98

    5.3.4 Setting Windows 95/98 Here, you will set “TCP/IP” and the printer driver on Windows 95/98. 5.3.4.1 Setting network adapter Please refer to the manual for each network adapter driver and set it.

  • Page 84: Lpr Utility Install And Uninstall

    • C¥MLSPOOL (Spool Range of print data) 5.3.5.2 LPR Utility Uninstall You will delete the LPR Utility. To delete it, exit “Oki LPR UTILITY”. (Here explanations are given assuming the floppy disk drive as A:.) 1 Click “Start” button of Windows 95/98 and select “Run with file...

  • Page 85: Registering The Printer To Lpr Utility Or Deleting

    3 Select the printer driver “OKIPAGE 12i” from “PRINTER:”, and enter the IP address of the printer in “IP ADDR:”. 4 Click “OK” button, and “OKIPAGE 12i” will be added to “Oki LPR UTILITY” main window. You can add other printer drivers using the steps from 1 through 4.

  • Page 86: Printing Methods

    After completing registering the printer driver, set the LPR printer’s IP Address. 1 Select the printer the address of which you wish to set from “Oki LPR UTILITY” window. (Printer name turns blue.) 2 Select “RE-CONEPRINTER...” in the “REMOTE PRINT” menu of the window menu.

  • Page 87: About Status Display

    12i” printer to print. 5.3.7.2 Printing by directly downloading print data to the printer 1 Select “DOWNLOAD” in the “REMOTE PRINT” menu of the “Oki LPR UTILITY” window. 2 Select the file you wish to print in “Send Files” window.

  • Page 88: Other Functions

    1 Select the printer that you wish to confirm from “Oki LPR UTIL- ITY” window. (The printer name turns blue.) 2 Select “DISP/DEL OF JOB...” in the “REMOTE PRINT” menu of the window menu. “LIST OF JOB” of the specified printer is dis-...

  • Page 89: Trouble Shooting

    “STATUS18”are displayed in numbers. Write down the status code and handle the error consult the nearby service center. 6 Press “ON-LINE” button to exit the menu setting mode. The printer returns to the idle state. 6.2 Understanding Status Codes This section shows how to understand the area displayed as “STATUS”...
  • Page 90 Byte 1 Byte 2 As the way to look at the number, for example, “00021509”, take two characters as a unit, that is, “00”, “02”, “15” and “09”. “00” indicates that no error has occurred. Since the first error had oc- curred in the category “02”, press “s”...

  • Page 91: Trouble Shooting By Protocol

    6. TROUBLE SHOOTING 6.3 Trouble Shooting by protocol In the explanations, [RET] means to press the Return key. 6.3.1 Common 1 Network functions do not work at all. Does Ope Pane menu display Item "Network"? Reload Network Program. Displayed? Replace Network Board. Set IP address from Operation Panel and send PING to that address.

  • Page 92: Tcp/Ip Related

    Is Ope Pane menu Frame Type se to AUTO or Ether2 ? Set to AUTO or Ether2 . Are IP address/Subnet mask set correctly? (both PRINTER & HOST) Set IP address/Subnet mask correctly. When ROUTER exists between HOST and PRINTER, is ROUTER set...
  • Page 93 When ROUTER exists between HOST and PRINTER, is Default Gateway setting correct? Less than 2 Telnets are connected simultaneously. Is access to the printer requested simultaneously from Web and SNMP (Okiview)? Has an abnormality (excessive traffic, etc) occurred on network? Resond to PING? Did you enter root for login:? If you specify root , Password is needed.
  • Page 94 Cannot refer to the printer settings or change them using Web. 1 Check if you can refer to or change the printer settings using Telnet. 2 Check the settings of the browser to be used (and accompany- ing server side settings) Can refer to/change the settings in Telnet.
  • Page 95 2 Check it by consulting the manual suitable to the LPR environ- ment used. Print data is ejected in the middle of the page. 1 Check if Job TimeOut value is small. (Recommended value: 90 sec/ refer to the manual of the printer’s main unit.) (a bit of dragging). (Browser func-...

  • Page 96: Netware Related

    Has Print Server started? (See NetWare Manual) Start Print Server. (See NetWare Manual) Are File Server settings correct? (USE OkiView (OKI UTY), NWADMIN (Novell UTY) or PCONSOLE (Novell UTY)) File Server Name - Queue Name - Print Server Name -...
  • Page 97 Is Password set for Print Server? Do not set the Password. Are File Server settings correct? (USE OkiView (OKI UTY), NWADMIN (Novell UTY) or PCONSOLE (Novell UTY)) File Server Name - Queue Name - Print Server Name - Printer Name link made? Match with the setting contents of the Printer side? Set File Server correctly.

  • Page 98: Ethertalk Related

    Can select OKIPAGE 10i using the OKIPAGE 12i driver with Chooser. Is Zone in EtherTalk? To Section Common of Trouble Shooting. Can select Zone to be printed to Menu Print of the printer main unit with Chooser and select OKIPAGE 12i? To Section Common of Trouble Shooting.

  • Page 99: Important Points

    • You must set Printer Types of Remote Printer to “Remote Other/ Unknown”. (See Section 3.2.3.1.) • To use the OKIPAGE 12i printer in Queue Server Mode, do not use the password for the print server. (See Section 3.2.3.2.) • This Network card does not support the Banner Sheet in the Queue Server Mode.

  • Page 100: When Setting Dhcp Server Environment

    • Match the print server name and the advertising name. (See Section 3.2.4.1.1.) • Set up the service printer and assign the print server and the print queue, without fail. (See Section 3.2.4.1.2.) • This Network card does not support the Banner Sheet in the Queue Server Mode.

  • Page 101: When Using Telnet

    • You can register a maximum of 10 printers. (See Section 5.3.6.1.) • To set “Number of copies” above 2 from Application print setting, set “Serch interval” under 10ms on Oki LPR Utility ,or do not select “Collate” from Application ptint setting.

  • Page 102: Cautionary Notes

    7.1 About SELFTEST (Loop Back Test) The “SELFTEST” menu of “NETMNT’ which is located in the “NETWORK” Item of the printer’s Level 2 Menu is for inspecting the hardware of this network card at factory shipping. General users must not execute “SELFTEST“.

  • Page 103: Index

    Index Index address (IP) ... 9, 10, 25, 26, 40, 44, 68, 70, 71, 73, 87, 88 address (MAC) ... 40, 44, 67 AUTO Mode ... 47 Banner page ... 2 Bindery ... 1, 21, 22, 23, 31, 88 Client 32 ... 22, 30, 31, 32 Context ...
  • Page 104 NetWare Administrator Utility ... 15, 47 Novell Client 32 ... 23, 24, 32 NWADMIN ... 15, 16, 25 Oki LPR Utility ... 70, 74, 75, 76, 89 OkiView Utility ... 41, 69 OkiView32 Utility ... 73 PCONSOLE ... 10, 14, 18, 20, 27 Polling Rate ...
  • Page 105 PSERVER ... 12 Queue Server Mode ... 13 queue server mode ... 21 RARP ... 25 Remote Printer Mode ... 10, 13, 23, 47, 87 remote printer mode ... 15 SELFTEST ... 90 SNMP ... 50, 89 Status Codes ... 77 status codes ...

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