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Lenovo LJ2050N Network User's Manual

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Multi-Protocol On-board Print Server
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  • Page 1 Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. You can print or view this manual from the Printer CD-ROM at any time, please keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times. Please visit our website at www.lenovo.com for product support and information. Version 0...
  • Page 2 The manual is intended to help you use Lenovo products in a correct way, which does not represent any description of software or hardware configuration for the product. In relation to product configuration, please refer to relevant contract(if any) and packing list or consult with the distributor who delivered the product to you.
  • Page 3 If you find any inconsistency between product reality and this manual during the operational process or would like to obtain the latest information or have any problems or suggestions, please contact or log onto: SUNSHINE consulting hotline: 010-82879600 SUNSHINE service hotline: 400-810-1234 SUNSHINE service website: http://www.lenovo.com...
  • Page 4 The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. Lenovo reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Introduction ........................1-1 Overview............................1-1 Types of network connection ......................1-2 Network connection example ...................... 1-2 Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP ..................1-2 Network shared printing......................1-3 Protocols............................1-4 TCP/IP protocols and functionalities.................... 1-4 DHCP/BOOTP/RARP......................1-4 APIPA ............................1-4 DNS client..........................
  • Page 6 Installing the Lenovo Peer-to-Peer software ................3-3 Associating to the printer ......................3-4 Adding a second Lenovo LPR port....................3-5 ® For Windows 95/98/Me users ......................3-5 Installing the Lenovo Peer-to-Peer software ................3-5 Associating to the printer ......................3-6 Adding a second Lenovo LPR port....................
  • Page 7 How to reset the Lenovo print server to factory default ............8-1 Installation problems.......................... 8-1 The Lenovo print server is not found during setup of the network print software installation or from ® the printer driver of the Lenovo printer in Windows .

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Networks supporting QuickDraw over TCP/IP. To use the Lenovo printer through a network, you need to configure the print server, and set up the computers you use. In this chapter, you will learn the basic concept of the network connection and protocols, and in Chapter 2 you will read information on network configuration.

  • Page 9: Types Of Network Connection

    The Leonvo printer needs to have an appropriate IP address configuration. ■ If you are using routers, computers can access the Lenovo printer through the routers. (In this case, the Gateway address must be configured to both computers and the printer.)

  • Page 10: Network Shared Printing

    Network shared printing In a Network Shared environment, each computer sends and receives data to and from the Lenovo printer via a centrally controlled computer. This type of computer is often called a “Server” or a “Print Server”. Its job is to access print jobs from other computers and then control the printing of these jobs.

  • Page 11: Protocols

    IP address from the range 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. DNS client The Lenovo print server supports the Domain Name Service (DNS) client function. This function allows the print server to communicate with other devices by using its DNS name.

  • Page 12: Port9100

    Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used to manage and monitor all sorts of equipments including computers, routers and terminals in a TCP/IP network. Web server (HTTP) The Lenovo print server is equipped with web server that allows you to monitor its status or change some of its configuration settings. Note We recommend Internet Explorer 5.0 (or higher) or Netscape Navigator 4.0 (or higher).

  • Page 13: Configuring Your Network Printer

    Configuring your network printer Overview You need to configure the TCP/IP information to your Lenovo network printer before you use it on your network. In this chapter, you will learn what TCP/IP configuration items you need and how you configure your network printer using these TCP/IP configuration items.

  • Page 14: Subnet Mask

    APIPA, see Using APIPA to configure the IP address on page A-3. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a Lenovo print server is 192.0.0.192. However, you can easily change this IP address number to match with the IP address details of your network. For information on how to change the IP address, see Setting the IP address and subnet mask on page 2-3.

  • Page 15: Setting The Ip Address And Subnet Mask

    (for Windows only) BRAdmin Professional utility The BRAdmin Professional utility is designed to allow you to manage your network connected Lenovo printers in a TCP/IP environment. How to configure your printer using the BRAdmin Professional utility Note •...

  • Page 16: Using Other Methods To Configure Your Network Printer

    Enter the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway (if needed) of your print server. Click OK. With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Lenovo print server in the device list. Using other methods to configure your network printer You can configure your network printer using other methods.

  • Page 17: Using The Http (Web Browser) And The Tcp/Ip Protocol To Change The Print Server Settings

    Configuring your network printer Using the HTTP (web browser) and the TCP/IP protocol to change the print server settings ® A standard web browser (we recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later, or Netscape ® Navigator version 4.0 or later) can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol).

  • Page 18: Network Printing From Windows Basic Tcp/Ip Peer-To-Peer Printing

    • Verify the host computer and print server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices. The default password for Lenovo print servers is access. • For Windows 2000/XP users ®...

  • Page 19: Printer Driver Already Installed

    Click Next. The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard will now appear. Click Next. Enter the IP address, or the print server name you wish to configure. The Wizard will automatically enter the Port name information for you. Click Next. ®...

  • Page 20: For Windows Nt ® 4.0 Users

    Select the Lenovo Peer-to-Peer Print (LPR) button. Select the desired directory to install the Lenovo Peer-to-Peer Print (LPR) files and click Next. The installation program will create the directory for you if it does not already exist on your disk.

  • Page 21: Associating To The Printer

    Double click the Add Printer icon to get the Add Printer Wizard. Select My Computer (not Network Printer) and click Next. Select the Lenovo LPR Port (the port name you assigned in step 7 of the “Installing Lenovo Peer-to-Peer Software” section in this chapter) and click Next.

  • Page 22: Adding A Second Lenovo Lpr Port

    Adding a second Lenovo LPR port You do not need to re-run the install program to add a new Lenovo LPR port. Instead, go to the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar, and then Properties.

  • Page 23: Associating To The Printer

    If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used, you have the option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and click Next. Select the Lenovo LPR port (the port name you assigned in step 7 of the Installing the Lenovo Peer-to-Peer software on page 3-5) and click Next.

  • Page 24: Adding A Second Lenovo Lpr Port

    Adding a second Lenovo LPR port You do not re-run the install program to add a new Lenovo LPR port. Instead, go to the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar, and then Properties.

  • Page 25: Network Printing From Windows Netbios Peer-To-Peer Printing

    The Lenovo print server automatically has a default workgroup/domain name of WORKGROUP. If you need to change name, you can configure the Lenovo print server to recognize this. There are three ways of doing this. (If you are unsure about the name of your workgroup or domain, look in the identification tab in your network applet).

  • Page 26: Changing The Workgroup/Domain Name Using The Bradmin Professional Utility

    2-3. • Please use the BRAdmin Professional utility version that was supplied on the CD-ROM with your Lenovo product. You can also download the latest Lenovo BRAdmin Professional utility version from ® www.lenovo.com. This utility is only available for Windows users.

  • Page 27: Changing The Workgroup/Domain Name Using A Web Browser

    Select NetBIOS tab. Enter a workgroup/domain name. Note ® Because of the way that Microsoft networks work, the print server may take several minutes to appear in the network neighborhood. You will also find that the print server may take several minutes to disappear from the ®...

  • Page 28: Installing The Lenovo Netbios Port Monitor

    Note If you already installed the driver from the printers CD-ROM Installer and you selected “Lenovo Peer-to-Peer Network Printer” during the installation then you do not need to install the Lenovo Network Print Software again. Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the printer Quick Setup Guide.

  • Page 29: Associating To The Printer

    Select the Lenovo NetBIOS Port (the port name you assigned in step 7of the “Installing the Lenovo NetBIOS Port Monitor” section and click Next. Enter any desired name for the Lenovo printer and click Next. For example, you could call the printer "Networked Lenovo Printer".

  • Page 30: Adding A Second Netbios Print Port

    If you have selected a printer driver that is already used, you have the option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and click Next. Enter any desired name for the Lenovo printer and click Next. For example, you could call the printer "Networked Lenovo Printer".

  • Page 31: Internet Printing For Windows

    • Verify the host computer and print server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices. The default password for Lenovo print servers is access. • ® Windows 2000/XP IPP printing ®...

  • Page 32: Specifying A Different Url

    If your printer is not in the list of supported printers, click the Have Disk button. You will then be asked to insert the driver disk. Click the Browse button and select the CD-ROM or network share that contains the appropriate Lenovo printer driver.

  • Page 33: Other Sources Of Information

    Get More Info option will not display any printer data. If you are using the built in service names that the Lenovo print server supports, you can also use the following: (However, please note the Get More Info option will not display any printer data).

  • Page 34: Network Printing From Macintosh

    Network on Mac OS 9.1 to 9.2, see the Quick Setup Guide included with the printer. ® For updated information on printing from a Macintosh visit the Lenovo web site at: www.lenovo.com ® Printing from a Macintosh using the Simple Network ®...

  • Page 35: Changing The Configuration Using A Web Browser

    Network printing from Macintosh® Make the following selection. Select Lenovo LJ2050N and then click Add. Click the printer, then click Make Default to set the printer as the default printer. The printer is now ready to print. Changing the configuration using a web browser ®...

  • Page 36: Other Sources Of Information

    Network printing from Macintosh® Other sources of information Visit www.lenovo.com for more information on network printing. See Chapter 2 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer. 6 - 3...

  • Page 37: Using The Control Panel

    Using the control panel Overview With the control panel you can do the following: Printing the Printer Settings Page See Printing the Printer Settings Page on page 7-2 for information on how to print the Printer Settings Page. Restoring the network settings to factory default See Restoring the network settings to factory default on page 7-2 for information on how to restore the network settings to factory default.

  • Page 38: Printing The Printer Settings Page

    Using the control panel Printing the Printer Settings Page Note Node name: Node name appears in the Printer Settings Page. The default Node name is "BRN_xxxxxx" ("xxxxxx" is the last six digits of Ethernet address.). The Printer Settings Page prints a report listing all the current printer settings including the network print server settings.

  • Page 39: Disabling The Apipa Protocol

    Then the APIPA protocol has been disabled. Note • For more information on APIPA, see Chapter 2 or Chapter 3, or visit www.lenovo.com. • You can also disable the APIPA protocol using the web browser or BRAdmin Professional. 7 - 3...

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting

    ® Mac OS Make sure you have completed the IP address setting of the Lenovo print server according to Chapter 2 of this User’s Guide before installing the network print software or printer driver. Check the following: Make sure that the printer is powered on, is on-line and ready to print.
  • Page 41 Troubleshooting Check to see if there is any LED activity. Lenovo print servers have two LEDs on the back panel of the printer. The upper side LED shows Link status. The lower side LED shows Activity (Receive/Transmit) status. No light: If both LEDs are off, then the print server is not connected to the network.

  • Page 42: Printing Problems

    Troubleshooting (5) Make the following selection. Make sure that your print server appears. If it is visible, then the connection is good. Otherwise, go to Step 5. If you have tried 1 to 4 above and it does not work, then reset the print server back to the default factory settings and try from the initial setup again.
  • Page 43 (1) From the Apple menu, open the Chooser. (2) Click the Lenovo Laser (IP) icon, and make sure that your print server name appears in the right frame. If it is visible, then the connection is good. Otherwise, go to Step 4.

  • Page 44: Error During Printing

    If you are having trouble printing on a Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0 or later Peer-to-Peer network (LPR method), check the following: Make sure that the Lenovo LPR Port driver is correctly installed and configured according to the ® ® Windows 95/98/Me or Windows NT 4.0 Peer-to-Peer chapters.

  • Page 45: Windows ® 2000/Xp Ipp Troubleshooting

    ® This will then force Windows 2000/XP to use Port 80 to communicate with the Lenovo print server. Web browser troubleshooting (TCP/IP) If you can not connect to the print server using your web browser it may be worth checking the Proxy Settings of your browser.

  • Page 46: Using Services

    Appendix A Using services A service is a resource that can be accessed by computers that wish to print to the Lenovo print server. The Lenovo print server provides the following predefined services (do a SHOW SERVICE command in the Lenovo print server remote console to see a list of available services): Enter HELP at the command prompt for a list of supported commands.

  • Page 47: Using Bootp To Configure The Ip Address

    Using RARP to configure the IP address The Lenovo print server’s IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP (RARP) facility on your host computer. This is done by editing the /etc/ethers file (if this file does not exist, you can create it) with an...

  • Page 48: Using Apipa To Configure The Ip Address

    -based systems, type: ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd The Lenovo print server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon when the printer is powered on. Using APIPA to configure the IP address The Lenovo print server supports the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol. With APIPA, DHCP clients automatically configure an IP address and subnet mask when a DHCP server is not available.

  • Page 49: Unix®/Linux Systems

    If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP addresses using BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Lenovo print server can receive an IP address from any one of these IP address allocation systems. In which case, you will not need to use the ARP command. The ARP command only works once. For security reasons, once you have successfully configured the IP address of a Lenovo print server using the ARP command, you cannot use the ARP command again to change the address.
  • Page 50 Appendix A Local> SET IP SUBNET 255.255.255.0 If you do not have any subnets, use one of the following default subnet masks: 255.0.0.0 for class A networks 255.255.0.0 for class B networks 255.255.255.0 for class C networks The leftmost group of digits in your IP address can identify the type of network you have. The value of this group ranges from 1 through 127 for Class A networks (e.g., 13.27.7.1), 128 through 191 for Class B networks (e.g.,128.10.1.30), and 192 through 255 for Class C networks (e.g., 192.168.1.4).

  • Page 51: Print Server Specifications

    Appendix A Print server specifications ® ® ® Operating system support Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000/XP ® ® Mac OS 9.1 to 9.2, Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater Protocol support TCP/IP APR, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), NetBIOS Name Resolution, WINS, DNS Resolver, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, SMTP Client, SMB Print, IPP, FTP Server, mDNS, TELNET, SNMP, HTTP...

  • Page 52: Lenovo Numbers

    Frequently asked questions (FAQs) Please visit our website. You can download the latest drivers, software and utilities, read FAQs and troubleshooting tips to learn how to get the most from your Lenovo product. www.lenovo.com You can check here for the Lenovo driver updates.

  • Page 53: Index

    SNMP ............1-5 LED (Print Server) ........8-2 Specifications ..........A-6 Lenovo LPR Port ......3-5, 3-7 Subnet Mask ........... 2-2 Lenovo NetBIOS Port Monitor ..4-1, 4-4 Lenovo Peer to Peer Software ....3-5 LPR/LPD ..........1-4 1 - 1...
  • Page 54 TCP/IP ............. 1-4 TCP/IP Printing ........3-1 TELNET ........1-5, 4-3, A-4 TEXT_P1 ..........A-1 Trademarks ..........i Web Browser ......2-5, 4-3, 6-2 Web Server ..........1-5 Windows 2000 ....3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 8-6 Windows 2000/XP Printing ...... 3-1 Windows 95/98/Me ......4-1, 8-5 Windows 95/98/Me Printing ....

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