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  • Page 1 P H A S E R S H A R E ® N E T W O R K I N G S e t u p g u i d e ® www.tek.com/Color_Printers/...
  • Page 3 ® PhaserShare Networking Setup Guide V2 January 1999 063-3116-00...
  • Page 4 International, Inc., licensed exclusively to Sun Microsystems, Inc. Tektronix Phaser 740, Phaser 780, and Phaser 360 printers are certified as NetWare print server devices, on both 3.12 and 4.1 x NetWare systems. Bindery mode is also certified to comply on both 3.12 and 4.1 x NetWare systems.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card 9 PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk card 19 EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TokenTalk Configuration Configuration overview 21 Finding the printer’s name in the Chooser 22 Novell NetWare Configuration Installing the PhaserShare Administrator 23 Using the Quick Configuration Wizard 24...
  • Page 6 Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters General information: setting IP parameters from the front panel 52 Setting IP parameters: Phaser 740 printer front panel 53 Setting IP parameters: Phaser 780 printer front panel 55 Setting IP parameters: Phaser 360 printer front panel 58...
  • Page 7 Chapter Introduction This guide provides information to help you quickly install Tektronix Phaser 740, Phaser 780, and Phaser 360 color printers in the following environments: EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TokenTalk Novell NetWare UNIX Windows 95 and Windows 98 Windows NT For detailed networking information, including troubleshooting, see the online manual on your printer’s CD-ROM, or see the PhaserShare Networking Manual in...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Your printer’s Configuration Page supplies useful information for installing and configuring the printer on a network. Printing a Configuration Page: Phaser 740 and 360 front panels While the Ready message is displayed, press Menu . The printer displays the first item in the menu: Press Menu to access the Help Pages;...

  • Page 9: Printer Management

    Press Print . Printer management After your printer is up and running on the network, you can take advantage of the following features that aid you in managing your printer over the network: Job accounting. The printer stores a log file containing information about jobs printed.

  • Page 10: If You Need More Information

    PhaserShare networking manual. Provides detailed networking information for system administrators, including troubleshooting; available in PDF format on the printer’s CD-ROM. A printed copy of this manual can be ordered from Tektronix (part number 071-0180-00). Online user manual . Provides complete information on using your printer, including printer care, printer features, and networking;...

  • Page 11: Connecting Your Printer To A Network

    When a PhaserShare Series B Ethernet card is installed, the printer’s built-in Ethernet connector is disabled; use the connectors on the card. When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased initially with the printer, it is installed at the factory. When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased later as an upgrade kit, follow the instructions that are shipped with the card.
  • Page 12 Connecting Your Printer to a Network Ethernet connections and indicators Built-in Ethernet connector The printer’s built-in Ethernet connector has the following connections and indicators: LINK indicator (Phaser 360 printer only); on indicates a working connection to a hub; off indicates no connection to a hub.
  • Page 13 If the 10Base2 connector (6) is used, this indicator is off. Twisted pair (10BaseT or 100BaseTx) connector. Thin coax (10Base2) connector. PhaserShare Series B Ethernet Card LINK 10/100Base-TX Connecting Your Printer to a Network 10Base2 9789-05 Setup Guide...

  • Page 14: Ethernet Cables And Termination

    100BaseTx requires Category 5 (100-Ohm UTP) cabling. The Ethernet standard does not allow a direct 10BaseT connection between a single computer and a single printer. Use 10Base2 (Thin Ethernet) to connect a single computer to a single printer. A U T I O N Do not use “silver satin”...

  • Page 15: Phasershare Series B Token Ring Card

    “Screened” describes cables that are electrically similar to Category 4 UTP, but with an added shield or screen. When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased initially with the printer, it is installed at the factory. When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased later as an upgrade kit, follow the installation instructions that are shipped with the card.

  • Page 16: Token Ring Connections And Indicators

    Connecting Your Printer to a Network Token Ring connections and indicators The PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card has the following connections and indicators on the rear panel: Shielded Twisted Pair (STP; IBM Type 1) connector (DB-9). O T E...

  • Page 17: Ring Speed Jumper

    There are two settings: 4 Mbps and 16 Mbps. O T E If you received your printer with the Token Ring card already installed, you must turn off the printer and remove the card before you change the jumper setting.
  • Page 18 See “Configuring Token Ring parameters” on page 16. See the table “Token Ring parameters” on page 15 for a list of Token Ring parameters. Setting Frame Routing from the Phaser 740 and 360 front panels O T E If you are attempting to perform any front panel procedure and you don’t see the expected menu choices, the front panel may be locked.
  • Page 19 Ready. Setting Frame Routing from the Phaser 780 front panel When the Token Ring card is installed in the printer, you can set the Frame Routing from the printer’s front panel. The choices are Transparent (no source routing) or Source Route (use source routing).
  • Page 20 If you have changed any parameters that require a printer reset to take effect, you will be prompted to reset the printer. If you press Confirm, the printer resets. To return to normal operation without resetting the printer, press top line of the display.
  • Page 21 Speed Read-only parameter; reports the ring speed set by the jumper on the card. Early Token Printer releases the token at the end of the last Release byte transmitted (not applicable at 4 Mbps). Route Cache Number of entries in the source route table.
  • Page 22 On PCs, you can edit the PostScript utility file TOKNCFG.PS and send it to the printer. See the README file in the UTILS directory on the printer’s network utilities diskettes or CD-ROM for details. On a Macintosh, you can edit the PostScript utility file Configure Token Ring and send it to the printer.
  • Page 23 Use the host spooling system (for example, lpr or lp) to send to the printer the file you created in Step 3b; this stores the Token Ring information in the printer’s memory, where it is retained over a reset or power cycle.
  • Page 24 In the Token Ring tab, set the Token Ring parameters as desired. Click OK. You are prompted to reset the printer. Reset the printer to make the changes take effect. For more information on the PhaserShare Administrator, see the PhaserShare Networking Manual on the printer’s CD-ROM.

  • Page 25: Phasershare Series B Localtalk Card

    PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk card When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased initially with the printer, it is installed at the factory. When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased later as an upgrade kit, follow the installation instructions that are shipped with the card.
  • Page 26 Refer to the documentation for your LocalTalk connectors and cables for details. Connecting to a single computer To avoid damaging the network interface, turn off the printer before making any LocalTalk connections. Connect the short cable of a LocalTalk connector to the PhaserShare LocalTalk port.

  • Page 27: Ethertalk, Localtalk, And Tokentalk Configuration

    If the printer is not in the Chooser, see the PhaserShare Networking Manual on the printer’s CD-ROM. If the printer is in the Chooser, you may want to change the printer’s name or zone. For information on these procedures, see the PhaserShare Networking Manual on the printer’s CD-ROM.

  • Page 28: Finding The Printer's Name In The Chooser

    It is possible for the Printer Name field on the Configuration Page to be blank. When the printer is powered up, it uses a default name and then checks to see that no other printer on the network has the same name. If enough printers with the same default name are present, it can take several minutes for the printer to establish a unique name.

  • Page 29: Novell Netware Configuration

    PhaserShare Administrator. A single integrated installer is used to install printer drivers, the PhaserShare Administrator, and other software. Installation for Phaser 740 and Phaser 780 printers Put the printer’s software CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. View the brief introductory information, then click Install Drivers to launch the installer.

  • Page 30: Using The Quick Configuration Wizard

    Novell NetWare Configuration Installation for Phaser 360 printers Locate and run the file SETUP.EXE on the printer’s CD-ROM or on printer software diskette 1. When you are prompted to select Easy Install or Custom Install, select Custom Install. During the custom installation, a dialog box is displayed enabling you to install the PhaserShare Administrator.

  • Page 31: Select A Print Server

    In the Main window Printer List, click the print server name/printer name. O T E If the printer is not in the list of available printers, there could be a network hardware problem, an incorrect frame type, or incorrect search options settings (see the PhaserShare Networking Manual on the printer’s CD-ROM).
  • Page 32 Novell NetWare Configuration Click Next; the dialogs that follow allow you to configure Bindery connections, NDS connections, or both. You need to supply the following information for these connections: Information needed for Bindery connections Select either the configuration file server or the preferred file server from the drop-down list;...
  • Page 33 Wizard displays the Configured Printer Information dialog box, which reports the information you have entered. Verify that the information is correct. After you click Apply Changes, the printer resets; the changes take effect when the reset is complete. For more information on NetWare configuration and troubleshooting, see the PhaserShare Networking Manual on your printer’s CD-ROM.

  • Page 34: Setting Ipx Frame Types From The Front Panel

    Novell NetWare Configuration Setting IPX frame types from the front panel Setting IPX frame types: Phaser 740 and Phaser 360 front panels Enter the Network Settings menu: Access the menu of frame types: Enable or disable the frame type: You can set more than one frame type; to set other frame types, repeat Step 3.
  • Page 35 (Exit) again. If you have changed any parameters that require a printer reset to take effect, you are prompted to reset the printer. If you press Reset, the printer resets. If you press Resume, the front panel displays Network Settings. Press returns to normal operation, but the changes you have made do take effect until the next time the printer is reset.
  • Page 36 If you have changed any parameters that require a printer reset to take effect, you will be prompted to reset the printer. If you press Confirm, the printer resets. To return to normal operation without resetting the printer, press top line of the display.

  • Page 37: Tcp/Ip Configuration (Unix)

    (UNIX) Adding the printer to the host table Add the printer’s name to the host table and assign an IP address to the printer’s name. Depending on your host system, you may do this one of three ways: Use NIS (Name Information Server, formerly Yellow Pages).
  • Page 38 HPGL AUTO O T E Your printer model may not support all languages listed in the table. See your printer’s user documentation for information on the supported languages. Using PostScript utility files to control printer features from queues As you set up a spool queue, you can use the PostScript utility files provided with your printer’s software to control printer features (for example, selecting...

  • Page 39: Example Installation For A Typical Bsd Unix System

    BSD systems, including SunOS 4.x and 5.x (Solaris 1.x and 2.x) and Digital UNIX. Modify the /etc/hosts file to identify the printer to the workstation and modify the /etc/printcap file to describe the printer to the workstation: Log on to your system as root.
  • Page 40 Remote machine name. The name by which the workstation identifies the printer; must match the name in the /etc/hosts file. Remote printer queue name. The queue name that the printer recognizes; must be one of the following: PS for PostScript...

  • Page 41: Printer Configuration

    There are two steps to printer configuration: Set the printer’s IP address and other addressing information. The Phaser 740 and 780 printers support the use of IP host name as well as an IP address. See Chapter 8, “Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters”...

  • Page 42: Extracting Files From Unix.tar

    The file unix.tar contains all shell scripts and other files needed for network configuration in UNIX environments. The file is in UNIX tar format. The file is included on your printer’s software CD-ROM. Listing the contents of unix.tar Type this command: Where directory-name is the mount point or the directory that contains the file.

  • Page 43: Windows 95 And Windows 98: Phaserport Software

    PhaserPort Software The Tektronix PhaserPort software is a port monitor that allows you to print directly from Windows 95 and Windows 98 to a networked Tektronix printer via TCP/IP. There is no need for third-party software or a third-party interface attached to the parallel port.

  • Page 44: Setting The Printer's Ip Address

    During custom installation, a dialog is displayed enabling you to select the options you want to install. Check the box for PhaserPort. To install the drivers and PPD files for your printer, check the box for Drivers/PPDs (this is recommended for first-time installations).
  • Page 45 In the Name/Address field, enter the IP address or DNS name of the printer (for example, 192.1.1.2). If you don’t know the printer’s IP address or DNS name, click Browse to display a list of printers on the network. Double-click the printer you want;...

  • Page 46: Adding A Port For A New Printer

    “Changing a port’s IP address” on page 42 Adding a port for a new printer Use this procedure to install a new printer and add a port for it. Start the Add Printer Wizard: Use the Add Printer Wizard to install the printer. When prompted, make the following choices: If you are prompted to send a test page to the printer, choose No.

  • Page 47: Adding A Port To An Existing Printer

    Adding a port to an existing printer Use this procedure to add a port after you have installed the printer. Select your printer: From the pop-up menu, choose Properties. When the properties dialog for the printer is displayed, click Details.

  • Page 48: Changing A Port's Ip Address

    Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software Changing a port’s IP address If the IP address of the printer is changed, change the IP address of the corresponding port: Select your printer: In the Properties dialog, click Details. Verify that PhaserPort appears in the Print to the following port field and click Port Settings.

  • Page 49: Windows Nt

    Tektronix web site: Setting the printer’s IP address Set the printer’s IP address by any of the methods described in Chapter 8, “Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters”. Adding a Windows NT 4.0 driver on a Windows NT 4.0 server or workstation The Windows NT 4.0 PostScript driver is a PPD-based driver.
  • Page 50 Click Start, Settings, and Printers. In the Printers dialog box, double-click Add Printer. Click Next. If the printer is connected directly to the computer, select the port the printer is connected to: If this printer is connected to the network, click Add Port. Tektronix printers support two types of network ports, LPR and AppleTalk.
  • Page 51 In the Add LPR compatible printer dialog box, enter the printer's IP address in the box labeled Name or address of server providing lpd. In the box marked Name of printer or print queue on that server, enter PS in uppercase. Click OK.

  • Page 52: Adding A Windows Nt 4.0 Driver On An Nt 3.51 Server

    Windows-based applications are to use this printer as the default printer, click the appropriate box. Click Next. If this printer is to be shared on a network, click Shared and click all applicable platforms that may be printing to this printer. If the printer is a local printer only, click Not shared.
  • Page 53 Add Printer. O T E If you do not have an Add Printer icon, then you are not logged on with an account that has Administrator access on the Windows NT 3.51 server. The first Add Printer Wizard dialog box should say Remote print server <3.51 server name>.

  • Page 54: Adding A Windows Nt 3.X Driver

    Windows NT Windows NT creates the printer If you want Windows NT to print a test page after installing the printer driver, click Yes (recommended). If you do not want the Windows NT test page, click No. When finished, click Finish.
  • Page 55 “Creating an AppleTalk port” on page 50. Creating an LPR port In the Printer Port dialog box, click the LPR port. If the LPR port is not listed in the Printer Port dialog box, the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Service needs to be added to the Windows NT machine: In Control Panel, double-click Network;...
  • Page 56 In the Add LPR compatible printer dialog box, enter your printer’s IP address in the field named Name or address of server providing lpd. In the field named Name of printer or print queue on that server, enter PS or AUTO in UPPERCASE letters.

  • Page 57: Setting The Printer's Ip Addressing Parameters

    Chapter Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters You can set the printer’s IP address and other IP parameters by any of the following methods: Use the printer’s front panel. See “General information: setting IP parameters from the front panel” on page 52.

  • Page 58: General Information: Setting Ip Parameters From The Front Panel

    You can set IP address, network mask, gateway address, and broadcast address from the front panel. For procedures, see the following topics: See “Setting IP parameters: Phaser 740 printer front panel” on page 53. See “Setting IP parameters: Phaser 780 printer front panel” on page 55.

  • Page 59: Setting Ip Parameters: Phaser 740 Printer Front Panel

    Setting IP parameters: Phaser 740 printer front panel O T E When you set the IP addressing parameters from the front panel, the selections for DHCP/BOOTP and RARP are automatically set to Disabled. Press Menu; the front panel displays Help Pages.
  • Page 60 When the network mask is set, use Set and Confirm as described in Steps 4g and 4h to enter the network mask into the printer. Press ----> until Gateway Address is displayed. Press Select; the front panel displays the gateway address.

  • Page 61: Setting Ip Parameters: Phaser 780 Printer Front Panel

    If you have changed any parameters that require a printer reset to take effect, you will be prompted to reset the printer. If you press Reset, the printer resets. If you press Resume, the front panel displays Network Settings. Press returns to normal operation, but the changes you have made will not take effect until the next time the printer is reset.
  • Page 62 Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters O T E Setting the IP address to 000.000.000.000 causes the printer to use Dynamic Address Resolution to set its IP address (see “Setting IP parameters: RARP or BOOTP” on page 61). To set the network mask: PhaserShare Networking Press Menu to display the IP address.
  • Page 63 ; the front panel displays: Press TCP/IP Gateway Address The printer calculates the broadcast address based on the IP address and the network mask. However, the broadcast address can be viewed and set using the following procedure: Press until Broadcast Address is displayed.

  • Page 64: Setting Ip Parameters: Phaser 360 Printer Front Panel

    If you have changed any parameters that require a printer reset to take effect, you will be prompted to reset the printer. If you press Confirm, the printer resets. To return to normal operation without resetting the printer, press top line of the display.
  • Page 65 Use Shift and Increment as described in Step e to set the remaining digits. When the address is correctly set, press Select to enter your settings into the printer; the front panel displays: Confirm Selection Confirm Press Confirm; the front panel briefly displays Selected, then displays the IP address again.
  • Page 66 Press Exit again. If you have changed any parameters that require a printer reset to take effect, you will be prompted to reset the printer. If you press Reset, the printer resets. If you press Resume, the front panel displays Network Settings. Press Exit; the printer returns to normal operation, but the changes you have made will not take effect until the next time the printer is reset.

  • Page 67: Setting Ip Parameters: Rarp Or Bootp

    This is called Dynamic Address Resolution. You store the printer’s configuration information in a configuration file such as an ethers or bootptab file on a boot server. On power-up, the printer issues RARP and BOOTP requests and receives the configuration information from the server in the RARP or BOOTP response.

  • Page 68: Setting Ip Parameters: Dhcp

    DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a system in which Windows NT servers can allocate IP addresses dynamically. Under DHCP, the server gives the printer (called a DHCP client) an IP address when the printer is reset. Installing the DHCP server In Control Panel:Network, select Add Software.
  • Page 69 Define the lease. A lease is a pre-determined time that the printer holds the IP address. When the lease time expires, the printer queries the DHCP server again for another IP address. It is recommended that you set the lease to Unlimited.

  • Page 70: Supported Bootp/Dhcp Fields

    IP domain name DNS server IP address Setting IP parameters: PostScript utility file (UNIX only) Use the config-IP script to create a PostScript file that sets the printer’s IP addressing parameters. The config-IP script is provided with your printer’s network utilities software.
  • Page 71 0 - 255. Broadcast address Address the printer uses to send broadcast packets. Format is x.x.x.x, where x represents a decimal number from 0 - 255. If you are unsure, leave this blank; the printer chooses an appropriate address. Default gateway (router) Address the printer uses to communicate with devices not on the same network segment.
  • Page 72 Execute the ping command from the host: Use the host spooling system (for example, lpr or lp) to send to the printer the file you created in Step 2b. This stores the IP addressing information in the printer’s internal memory, where it is retained over a reset or power cycle.

  • Page 73: Setting Ip Parameters: Phaserlink Software

    IP address for a given host name or the host name for a given IP address. To use an IP host name for the printer, the system administrator must have already configured one or more DNS servers and a local DNS domain name space data base.
  • Page 74 Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters To set up the printer for DNS, supply an IP domain name and up to two DNS name server IP addresses. There are three ways to set up the printer: BOOTP (UNIX). See “Setting IP parameters: RARP or BOOTP” on page 61.

  • Page 75: Phaserlink Software: The Printer's Information Link

    Some platforms and browsers allow you to set a name/IP address pair in the UNIX host table (or equivalent name-server database on a non-UNIX host); the printer’s name can be used in place of the IP address in the URL. For example: http://printer’s-IP-address/...

  • Page 76: Phaserlink Software Help Files

    PhaserLink Software: the Printer’s Information Link PhaserLink software help files Most PhaserLink pages allow you to view and set printer parameters through fields. HTML files containing descriptions of the fields are supplied on the printer’s CD-ROM in the PHLINK directory, where the file PLHOME.HTM is the home page for the help files.

  • Page 77: Setting Printer Parameters: Phaserlink Software Pages

    (no characters). The password is common across all PhaserLink software pages. O T E PhaserLink passwords are not encrypted. If you enter an invalid password, the printer reports an error. The Validation Password link displays the Set Administrator Password page, which you can use to change the password.
  • Page 78 PhaserLink Software: the Printer’s Information Link Disabling Information Forwarding Display the View and Configure Information Forwarding page. Select No from the Information Forwarding Enabled menu button. If a validation password has been assigned, enter the password to make the change to take effect.
  • Page 79 Configuration Page (Phaser 780) 3 printing Configuration Page (Phaser 740 and 360) 2 setting IPX frame type (Phaser 780) 29 setting IPX frame type (Phaser 740 and 360) 28 setting printer’s IP addressing parameters (Phaser 360 printer) 58 setting printer’s IP addressing parameters (Phaser 740 printer) 53 setting printer’s IP addressing parameters...
  • Page 80 PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk card 19 PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card 12 print queue (UNIX) 31 printcap file 34 printer management 3 queue names (UNIX remote printer) 32 queues NetWare 25 UNIX 31 UNIX remote printer queue names 32 Windows NT 3.x driver 49...
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