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Page 1 A d m i n i s t r a t o r G u i d e F I E R Y X 2...
Page 3 Trademarks EFI, the EFI logo, Fiery, the Fiery logo, EFICOLOR, and Rip-While-Print are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Ofﬁce. Fiery ZX, Fiery X2, Fiery Driven, the Fiery Driven logo, Command WorkStation, AutoCal, Starr Compression, Memory Multiplier, ColorWise, NetWise, and VisualCal are trademarks of Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
Page 4 CE Mark The CE marking applied to this product symbolises Rank Xerox’s declaration of conformity with the following applicable directives of the European Union as of the dates indicated. January 1, 1996—Council Directive 70/80/CCO amended by Council Directive 93/68/EEO. Approximation of the laws of the member states related to low voltage equipment.
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Page 6 Except for the above express limited warranty, Electronics for Imaging makes and you receive no warranties or conditions on the Products, express, implied, or statutory, and Electronics for Imaging speciﬁcally disclaims any implied warranty or condition of merchantability or ﬁtness for a particular purpose. For warranty service, please contact your authorized service/support center.
Page 7: Table Of Contents
1-11 Ethernet cable connection 1-12 Parallel cable connection 1-15 Chapter 2: Setting up the Fiery X2 About Fiery X2 Setup Initial Setup from the Control Panel Network server setup requirements Fiery X2 Setup from the Control Panel Accessing Setup options...
Page 8 Exit Setup 2-48 Printing the Conﬁguration page from the Control Panel 2-48 Setting the WebLink destination 2-49 Chapter 3: Setting up the Fiery X2 using WebSetup Performing Setup from WebSetup Server Setup Network Setup Printer Setup 3-17 Restarting the Fiery X2...
Page 9 Fiery X2 on a TCP/IP network with Windows NT 4.0 4-17 Tips for experts—Windows NT 4.0 with TCP/IP 4-18 Conﬁguring a Windows NT 4.0 server to support the Fiery X2 4-19 Adding the Fiery X2 to the TCP/IP network 4-20...
Page 10 Table of Contents Appendix A: Token Ring Network Option Fiery X2 Token Ring option Connecting Token Ring hardware IPX/SPX installations TCP/IP installations Setting up Token Ring on the Fiery X2 Setting up NetWare Windows clients Index...
Page 11: About This Manual
After the Fiery X2 and client workstations are set up, as described in this manual and in Getting Started, individual users can print to the Fiery X2 as a high- performance color PostScript printer.
Page 12: About The Documentation
ﬁles, and other user software provided on the User Software CD. It also explains how to connect each user to the network. • The User Guide describes the printing features of the Fiery X2 for users who send jobs via remote workstations on the network or via a direct parallel port connection.
Page 13 Network administration features Network administration features Fiery X2 software has several important features that affect you as a network or printer administrator: • Direct (native) support of NDS (Novell Directory Services) with NetWare 4.x NetWare 4.x can also be supported in bindery emulation.
Page 14: Before You Proceed
Fiery X2. Before you proceed No two Fiery X2 sites are identical, and the Fiery X2 system can be conﬁgured to suit your site’s particular requirements for ﬂexibility or control. As the system administrator, you decide the level of network and software access that will be accessible to users.
Page 15 The Direct connection transmits jobs directly to the Fiery X2, but only when the Fiery X2 is ready to print. If the Fiery X2 is busy, the job remains at the user workstation until the Fiery X2 is ready. It is then processed as soon as the prior job is ﬁnished and before the next queued job is processed.
Page 16 • Administrator—from the Control Panel or from WebSetup • Operator—from only WebSetup By default, no passwords are set on the Fiery X2. If you do not speciﬁcally set passwords, all users will have administrator privileges, which include access to impor- tant functions such as Setup (including setting passwords), calibration, and job con- trol.
Page 17 Fiery WebTools include Status, WebLink, WebSpooler, Installer, and WebSetup. Status The Status WebTool provides you with current information on the jobs processing and printing on the Fiery X2. It is not affected by any password setting. For more information, see the User Guide. WebSpooler The WebSpooler allows remote users to preview, manipulate, reorder, reprint, and delete jobs currently spooling, processing, or printing on the Fiery X2.
Page 18 All users have equal access to all system functions including Setup, clearing the server, deleting printer fonts, setting the WebLink destination, performing calibration, printing to all three Fiery X2 print connections, and managing all jobs from remote workstations. 2. A designated administrator but no designated operator...
Page 19 Before you proceed 5. (Strictest control) A designated administrator and a designated operator, no Fiery WebTool access, operator controls all jobs Only an administrator can perform Setup, and only an operator or administrator can perform calibration and control jobs from a remote workstation; users can print only to the Hold queue;...
Page 21: Fiery X2 On The Network
TCP/IP and IPX/SPX protocols. The Fiery X2 is auto-sensing, and can handle all of these connections simultaneously. When you add a Fiery X2 to a network, it is assumed that a network administrator has already installed a network cabling system and connected workstations and...
Page 22: Stages Of Installation On The Network
Prepare a network node for the Fiery X2—obtain cable and route it to the location where the Fiery X2 will be installed (near the copier) and attach the cable to the net- work interface of the Fiery X2. See page 1-11 for details.
Page 23 ﬁles and connect to one or more queues. • For computers that will use them, install Fiery utilities and an Internet browser. • Verify the Fiery X2 in the list of printers and run a test print. Fiery X2 available on the network...
Page 24: Quick Path To Installation
Note that multiple protocols (shown in the diagrams as parallel lines) can run on the same cable. A solid connection from the Fiery X2 with an arrow indicates that other supported network types can be operational at the same time.
Page 25 1-5 Fiery X2 on the network Mac OS environment with AppleTalk Key to setup: 1 Mac OS computer Getting Started 2 Fiery X2 Setup Chapter 2 Another supported protocol Fiery X2 connected to copier AppleTalk Mac OS computer Mac OS computer...
Page 26 Chapter 2 3 NetWare client Getting Started Another supported protocol 4 Windows computer with SPX page 4-23 Fiery X2 connected to copier NetWare server SPX for running Fiery utilities TCP/IP (http) for Fiery WebTools Windows computer: NetWare client Windows computer:...
Page 27 1-7 Fiery X2 on the network Windows NT 4.0 Server environment Key to setup: 1 Windows NT 4.0 Server page 4-19 2 Fiery X2 Setup Chapter 2 3 Windows NT 4.0 client page 4-23 Another supported protocol Fiery X2 connected to copier...
Page 28 Windows computers using Windows printing Key to setup: 1 Windows computer Getting Started 2 Fiery X2 Setup Chapter 2 Another supported protocol Fiery X2 connected to copier TCP/IP (nbt) Windows computer Windows computer Windows computer For Windows printing Windows computers Windows (SMB) printing enabled...
Page 29 1-9 Fiery X2 on the network UNIX workstations and Windows NT 4.0 computers on a TCP/IP network Key to setup: 1 UNIX server/host page 4-26 2 Fiery X2 Setup Chapter 2 Another supported 3 UNIX workstation page 4-26 protocol 4 TCP/IP client Getting Started, page 4-23 5 Windows NT 4.0 client...
Page 30 The rest of this chapter and the next chapter describe the parts of an installation that are performed on the Fiery X2 itself. This chapter describes the physical network connections; Chapter 2 summarizes Fiery X2 Setup and other administrative functions...
Page 31: Before You Begin
2. Turn off the copier and connect the interface cable from the copier to the Fiery X2. 3. To conﬁrm this connection, turn on the copier and the Fiery X2 and print a Test Page from the Control Panel. To print a Test Page, press the Menu button on the Control Panel to display the Functions menu.
Page 32: Ethernet Cable Connection
• Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) deﬁned as Category 5 for use with 100BaseT, or as Category 3 or Category 5 for use with 10BaseT. Uses an 8-pin RJ-45 connector that plugs into the RJ-45 socket on the Fiery X2. The 100BaseT type supported by the Fiery X2 is 100BaseTX, also known as Fast Ethernet.
Page 33 RJ-45 connector for twisted-pair (10/100Base T) Power connector Not used Shut down the Fiery X2 before attaching it to any network device Do not attach cables to more than one Ethernet connector; only one Ethernet connection can be made at any one time.
Page 34 1-14 Connecting to the Network O USE THINNET CABLE 1. With the Fiery X2 turned off, connect the transceiver to the AUI connector on the back of the Fiery X2. Slide the latch to lock the transceiver connection. 2. Connect the thinnet cable to the BNC connector on the transceiver.
Page 35: Parallel Cable Connection
The parallel port cannot be used to connect to the Fiery X2 with Fiery utilities. O USE PARALLEL CABLE 1. With the Fiery X2 and the Windows computer turned off, attach the parallel cable to the parallel port of the Fiery X2.
Page 37: About Fiery X2 Setup
Fiery X2 About Fiery X2 Setup Setup is required the ﬁrst time the Fiery X2 is turned on after new system software is loaded. In this initial Setup, you (or the service technician who loads the software) choose the language you want to use for Control Panel screens.
Page 38: Fiery X2 Setup From The Control Panel
• PS Setup to specify PostScript settings • Color Setup to specify color settings • Job Log Setup to specify how the Fiery X2 handles its log of printed jobs Other Setup options allow you to calibrate the Fiery X2, to create and change an...
Page 39: Accessing Setup Options
2-3 Fiery X2 Setup from the Control Panel Accessing Setup options The Control Panel on the front of the Fiery X2 enables you to set options and view information about jobs printed to the Fiery X2. It comprises the following parts: •...
Page 40 IS AT 1. Make sure the information screen on the Control Panel reads Idle. If Printing or Ripping appears, the Fiery X2 is processing, and you must wait until the system ﬁnishes and reaches the Idle state. 2. Press the Menu button on the Control Panel to go to the Functions menu.
Page 41: About The Control Panel Setup Interface
ETUP WHEN THE IERY IS OFF 1. Make sure the Fiery X2 is connected to the copier and to the network you will use. 2. Turn on the Fiery X2. The startup diagnostics are performed. 3. At the startup message, press any button.
Page 42: Types Of Setup Screens
2-6 Setting up the Fiery X2 Types of Setup screens There are two types of Setup options: Multiple choice You are given choices (for example, or a list of questions options from which to choose). Only one choice is displayed at a time, in highlighted text. The currently selected (or the default) value appears ﬁrst.
Page 43 2-7 Fiery X2 Setup from the Control Panel Example: Multiple choice Publish Print Queue Publish Print Queue Printer Setup Printer Setup Press up or down to display When the setting you want the other option or options. is displayed, press the but- ton beside OK to continue.
Page 44: Server Setup Options
Server Name Default server name Use this option to give the Fiery X2 a name (up to 10 characters long). This is the name that will appear in the Chooser on an AppleTalk network. Also enter this name when you conﬁgure the connection for Fiery Downloader on IPX/SPX networks (see Getting Started).
Page 45 Print Start Page No/Yes [No] Use this option to specify whether the Fiery X2 should print a start page every time it is powered on or rebooted. The start page displays information about the Fiery X2, including the server name, current date and time, Printer Mode, amount of memory installed in the Fiery X2, last calibration date, network protocols enabled, and connec- tions published.
Page 46: Network Setup Options
Setup menu without making any changes. Network Setup options Network Setup conﬁgures the Fiery X2 to receive print jobs over the network systems that will be used at your site. In the Setup menu, choose Network Setup.
Page 47 2-11 Network Setup options The available network types, and the Setup areas that pertain to them, are summarized in the following tables. For this Network or Use this Port Setup: Use this Protocol Setup: Use this Service Setup: Connection Type: AppleTalk over Ethernet Ethernet Setup AppleTalk Setup...
Page 48 ETUP OPTIONS 1. Conﬁrm that the network cable is connected to the Fiery X2. During Network Setup, the Fiery X2 queries the network for zones, servers, and server- based queues. If you perform Network Setup without a connected and functioning network, default settings are used that may not meet your needs.
Page 49: Port Setup Options
Auto Detect network speed. If you know the speed of the network to which the Fiery X2 is attached (10 Mbps or 100 Mbps), select it. Network Setup...
Page 50 . Your setting determines how long the Fiery X2 waits without receiving data from the parallel port before decid- ing that the current job is complete. Until the timeout, the Fiery X2 cannot receive new jobs through the parallel port, but it can continue to receive...
Page 51: Protocol Setup Options
The Fiery X2 searches the network for AppleTalk zones in your network segment. Scroll through the list to select the AppleTalk zone in which you want the Fiery X2 to appear. If your segment has only one zone, the Fiery X2 is assigned to that zone auto- matically.
Page 52 Setup. If your network uses a gateway, enter the gateway address in Gateway Setup. If TCP/IP is running on both an Ethernet and a Token Ring network, it is assumed that the two networks are already routed to each other. The Fiery X2 does not function as a router.
Page 53 If you plan to print with TCP/IP, you must ﬁrst assign the Fiery X2 a unique network IP address. For information about setting up printing with TCP/IP, see Chapter 4.
Page 54 IP Address [127.0.0.1] Enter the Fiery X2 IP address for Token Ring. The Fiery X2 is shipped with the IP address set to the loopback address, which is an internal address used for network checking. If you plan to print with TCP/IP, you must ﬁrst assign the Fiery X2 a unique network IP address.
Page 55 If your TCP/IP network has a gateway, and users outside the gateway plan to print Exit TCP/IP Setup Ethernet Setup to the Fiery X2 using TCP/IP, choose Gateway Setup and enter the gateway address Token Ring Setup here. Gateway Setup TCP/IP Setup The gateway address applies to either a Token Ring or an Ethernet network.
Page 56 IPX/SPX network. An asterisk (*) appears beside each selected frame type. (Press the line selection button again to deselect a frame type.) Use the up and down buttons to scroll to additional frame types. The Fiery X2 binds to each frame type as you select it.
Page 57: Service Setup Options
PServer is a program in the Fiery X2 that can service the Novell print queues assigned to the Novell print servers you have set up for printing to the Fiery X2. When you choose PServer Setup and enable PServer, you can set up NDS (Novell Directory Ser- vices), Bindery Services, or both.
Page 58 Windows. Enabling SMB allows the Fiery X2 to be listed on the network so that Windows clients can print to a particular queue (Hold, Print, or Direct) on the Fiery X2 without any other networking software.
Page 59 Server Name Default Name The server name is the name that will appear on the network for accessing the Fiery X2 via SMB. The default name is the same as the server name assigned in Server Setup (see page 2–8).
Page 60 NDS directory tree with a Printer, a Print Server, and one or more Print Queue objects for Fiery X2 jobs (see page 4–4). To perform NDS Setup you may need permission to browse the NDS tree. If access to the Print Server is restricted, you’ll need a login password.
Page 61 Select NDS Tree [List of trees] Use the up and down buttons to browse the list of NDS trees available to the Fiery X2. Choose OK when you have displayed the tree that contains the Printer, Print Server, and print queue objects you have previously deﬁned for the Fiery X2.
Page 62 2-26 Setting up the Fiery X2 In each subsequent browse screen, the top line represents your current location. The second line contains: • A list of objects in the current container directly below your current location • The symbol “...
Page 63 By default, the Fiery X2 searches the entire NDS tree for Fiery X2 print queues. This option lets you restrict the search for Fiery X2 print jobs to a subtree (the Print Queue root) in which the Fiery X2 print queues have been deﬁned. This makes the search more efﬁcient.
Page 64 IPX network running Novell NetWare networking software. Bindery Setup menu Because you can set up more than one Novell server to handle Fiery X2 print jobs, Exit Bindery Setup Add File Server an additional menu is displayed for this purpose.
Page 65 Scroll to select the server Fiery X2 print jobs. you want from the list. Once you have chosen a file server, the Fiery X2 immediately tries to log in as a guest without a password. If it succeeds, it skips to the option.
Page 66 [Print Server Name] Select the name of the print server that you have conﬁgured in the NetWare utility PCONSOLE. This is the print server that will route print jobs to the Fiery X2 from computers on IPX networks. Enter Your Print Server Password This option appears only if your NetWare print server is set up to require you to log in with a password.
Page 67 View Server List Supported Servers This option lets you view the list of ﬁle servers currently connected to the Fiery X2, that is, servers you have added in Bindery Setup. You are notiﬁed if there are none. When you choose , you return to the Bindery Setup menu.
Page 68 2-32 Setting up the Fiery X2 The Bindery Setup menu is displayed again. You can edit other connections, choose another Bindery Setup option, or choose Exit Bindery Setup. Network Setup Service Setup PServer Setup Bindery Setup Remove File Server Remove support for [File server name] Allows you to select a NetWare ﬁle server from a list of connected ﬁle servers and...
Page 69 NetWare Server Poll Interval in Seconds 1-3600 [15] Specify the interval, in seconds, at which the Fiery X2 communicates with the Novell print server to see if there are print jobs waiting. If you select a short interval, the amount of network trafﬁc increases. This may slow down other network jobs.
Page 70: Fiery X2 Printing Connections
Jobs are transmitted to the Fiery X2 Direct connection only when the Fiery X2 is ready to print. They remain at the sending workstation until the Fiery X2 is ready, and are processed as soon as a prior job is ﬁnished, before the next queued job is processed.
Page 71: Queues
A queue is a storage area for print jobs. Queues are particularly useful when many print jobs are being sent to the Fiery X2. When a job is printed to a Fiery X2 queue, it is stored on the Fiery X2 hard disk rather than the user’s hard disk, quickly freeing up the user’s workstation.
Page 72: Printer Setup Options
Note that jobs printed to the Direct connection are not saved in the Printed queue. If you plan to download fonts from any system to the Fiery X2, you must publish the Direct connection. If you do not want users to print to Direct, choose...
Page 73 • If you are printing to the Fiery X2 over a TCP/IP network, you must publish either (or both) the Print queue and the Hold queue. • If you are printing to the Fiery X2 over the parallel port, you must publish a queue or publish the Direct connection.
Page 74: Postscript Setup Options
2-38 Setting up the Fiery X2 PostScript Setup options PS (PostScript) Setup options allow you to set defaults for both the Fiery X2 and the copier. Most of these defaults can be overridden on a job-by-job basis. See the User Guide for more information.
Page 75 Specify whether to substitute Courier for fonts that are unavailable when you down- load PostScript ﬁles to the Fiery X2, or when you print a document for which you do not have the corresponding printer font. If this option is set to...
Page 76: Color Setup Options
2-40 Setting up the Fiery X2 Color Setup options Color Setup allows you to set the parameters the Fiery X2 uses to control color output. Most of these parameters can be overridden on a job-by-job basis. See the User Guide for more information.
Page 77 CMYK simulation allows color correction to simulate printed output on a commercial press, so that the Fiery X2 output can be used for prooﬁng. The SWOP-Coated stan- dard is used in the United States, DIC in Japan, and Euroscale in Europe. Custom sim- ulations are user deﬁned and named.
Page 78: Administrative Functions In The Setup Menu
• enables you to create or change an Administrator password on the Change Password Fiery X2 so that casual users cannot enter the Setup menus and change Fiery X2 settings without permission. • clears all queued print jobs from the server—jobs in the Fiery X2 Print, Clear Server Hold, Direct, and Printed queues.
Page 79: Job Log Setup
2-43 Administrative functions in the Setup menu Job Log Setup The Job Log is a record of all jobs processed or printed on the Fiery X2, whether they originate from a user workstation, a networked server, the Fiery X2, or a computer attached to the parallel port.
Page 80: Calibration
O PREPARE FOR CALIBRATION 1. If this is the ﬁrst time you are setting up the Fiery X2, complete Server Setup, Net- work Setup, and Printer Setup before you perform a calibration. Save Setup changes and boot up to Idle.
Page 81 You can print a Conﬁguration page at the server to ﬁnd out when the Fiery X2 was last calibrated. The Start page also contains this information. (To print a Conﬁguration page from a Fiery X2 at Idle status, press the Menu button to display the Functions screen, scroll down to select Print Pages, and select Conﬁguration.)
Page 82 Yes/No [Yes] Specify if you want the Fiery X2 to print a page with two versions of a set of test images, one version using a calibration based on your most recent measurements and the selected target, and one with no calibration.
Page 83: Change Password
Administrator access privileges. When the Fiery X2 is installed, there is no password. If you do not create an Adminis- trator password, users are not required to enter a password to modify the Setup. If an Administrator password has been set previously, you are required to enter it when you run Setup.
Page 84: Clear Server
Fiery X2 Print, Hold, and Printed queues. Clear Server also clears the Job Log. If you keep Job Logs, print or export the Job Log before you choose Clear Server Jobs can also be deleted, individually or as a group, from the Fiery WebSpooler.
Page 85: Setting The Weblink Destination
INK DESTINATION 1. Start your Internet browser application. 2. Enter the IP address or the DNS name of the Fiery X2. The Fiery X2 home page appears. 3. Press the Control key (Macintosh) or Ctrl key (Windows) while you click the WebLink button.
Page 87: Performing Setup From Websetup
Fiery X2 using WebSetup See Getting Started for information on WebSetup system requirements. Performing Setup from WebSetup You need to reboot the Fiery X2 before your changes take effect. See page 3-21 for more information. O ACCESS ETUP FROM ETUP 1.
Page 88: Server Setup
Do not use the device name (5750, 5790, or 5799) as the server name. Also, if you have multiple Fiery X2 servers and give them the same name, a unique number is appended to the name that appears in the list of available servers. Although this routes...
Page 89 ) to be saved in Jobs Saved in Printed Queue the Printed queue. Jobs in the Printed queue take up space on the Fiery X2 hard disk. —Enter the correct system time, based on a 24-hour clock, in the form...
Page 90 3-4 Setting up the Fiery X2 using WebSetup Passwords In the Password tab, you can enter, change, or remove Administrator or Operator passwords. If passwords already exist, they appear as asterisks in both the Enter New Password and Verify New Password text boxes. If no passwords exist, the boxes are blank.
Page 91 Auto Clear Job Log every 55 Jobs Job Log after every 55 jobs. If you do not turn on this option, the Fiery X2 saves a file containing a record of all jobs ever printed. Since this file takes up space on the...
Page 92: Network Setup
3-6 Setting up the Fiery X2 using WebSetup You can clear the Job Log manually at any time from the Fiery WebSpooler (by select- Delete Job Log from the File menu). The Job Log is also cleared when you execute...
Page 93 —Select Auto Detect if your network environment is mixed, or Transmission Speed select the speed (10 Mbps or 100 Mbps) of the network to which the Fiery X2 is attached. Parallel Port (Port Setup) —Select if you want to print through the parallel port. You...
Page 94 Token Ring. If TCP/IP is running on both an Ethernet and a Token Ring network, it is assumed that the two networks are already routed to each other. The Fiery X2 does not function as a router. If your network uses a gateway, enter the gateway address.
Page 95 —Select if you have a TCP/IP network connected to the Enable on Token Ring Fiery X2 over Token Ring. If you use Token Ring, enabling TCP/IP for Token Ring is required for enabling the Fiery WebTools. If you are using TCP/IP for printing from Windows NT 4.0 workstations, enabling TCP/IP here also enables you to use Fiery utilities from Windows NT 4.0 worksta-...
Page 96 Select Zone segment. Scroll through the list to select the AppleTalk zone in which you want the Fiery X2 to appear. If your segment has only one zone, the Fiery X2 is assigned to that zone automatically. If no AppleTalk zone can be found, your network may have no deﬁned zones, or else the network cable has not been connected (see page 4-4).
Page 97 3-11 Performing Setup from WebSetup In the IPX Frames dialog box, select frames and use the Add and Remove buttons to specify the selected frames. O CONFIGURE ERVER ETUP • Click the PServer Setup tab in the Network Setup dialog box.
Page 98 In initial setup, the Fiery X2 was connected to the network and an NDS directory tree, with a Printer, a Print Server, and one or more Print Queue objects for Fiery X2 jobs (see page 4–4), was conﬁgured. You can make any changes to that setup through WebSetup.
Page 99 3-13 Performing Setup from WebSetup Add NDS Tree You can have only one NDS tree, so the following process is required to change trees: 1. Select the current NDS tree and click Remove. 2. Select the new NDS tree and click Add. Your new NDS tree selection automatically overwrites any previous tree selection.
Page 100 Print Queue for Fiery X2 jobs (see page 4–4). Before entering bindery settings, be sure the Fiery X2 is connected to the network and the NetWare ﬁle server is running. You’ll need a login name, and, if access to the ﬁle server or print server is restricted, you’ll need a login password.
Page 101 • Windows Printing Service enables the Microsoft SMB protocol, which supports peer to peer printing, also known as Windows or SMB printing. • LPD Printing Service enables lpd printing on TCP/IP networks. • Web Services enables the http protocol and, therefore, use of the Fiery WebTools.
Page 102 Windows. Enabling SMB allows the Fiery X2 to be listed on the network so that Windows clients can print to a particular queue (Hold, Print, or Direct) on the Fiery X2 without any other networking soft- ware.
Page 103: Printer Setup
—Select to enable users to print (or download) jobs to the Publish Direct Connection Fiery X2 without spooling. When the Direct connection is published, users can print jobs to the Direct connection and download and delete printer fonts. Jobs printed to the Direct connection are not available to be reprinted from the Printed queue.
Page 104 Hold queue are not printed until the administrator or the operator sends them for printing. For users to use the Fiery utilities, you must publish the Hold queue, regardless of whether users send jobs to the Hold queue.
Page 105 —Specify whether the Fiery X2 prints a cover (job summary) page at Print Cover Page the end of each print job. If you select...
Page 106 EFIRGB, which is the default, is based on the reference points used in the creation of the Fiery X2 software. sRGB (PC) is based on an average of a large number of PC monitors. Apple Standard is the standard reference point for Apple’s ColorSync software.
Page 107: Restarting The Fiery X2
IERY 1. Make sure that the information screen on the Control Panel reads Idle. If Printing or RIPping appears, the Fiery X2 is processing, and you must wait until the system ﬁnishes and reaches the Idle state. If the Fiery X2 has just ﬁnished processing, wait ﬁve seconds after Idle appears before shutting down.
Page 109: Fiery X2 On An Ipx Network
Windows NT 4.0 workstations and UNIX workstations, where a network server is optional. The chapter also outlines the requirements for network clients to print to the Fiery X2 and to run the Fiery utilities and Fiery WebTools.
Page 110: Tips For Experts—Ipx Networks
Ring network topologies. (Appendix A describes the Token Ring option.) During Fiery X2 Setup, you select the frame type or types that will be used for communication between the Fiery X2 and network servers. Frame type refers to the format of a communications packet;...
Page 111: Overview Of Ipx Printing To The Fiery X2
Fiery X2 after a queue is created or removed. When the Fiery X2 is conﬁgured to connect to a NetWare server, it polls the NetWare server for jobs in each of its queues. If jobs are found, they are transferred over the network to the matching connection: Print to Print, Hold to Hold, Direct to Direct.
Page 112: Conﬁguring A Netware Server For Printing
Conﬁguring a NetWare server for printing The following sections explain how to set up a NetWare ﬁle server so that networked users can print to the Fiery X2 from their workstations, and the Fiery X2 can obtain print jobs from the NetWare server.
Page 113 Conﬁguring an NDS connection Abbreviations: FS = ﬁle server PS = print server PQ = print queue (on the NetWare server) On NDS FS: On Fiery X2 Control Panel: On client workstation: In NETADMIN: Port Setup Install user software Ethernet Setup...
Page 114: Setting Up An Nds Connection
Objects have a name, properties, and a context which deﬁnes the location of the object in the directory tree. For the Fiery X2 you are mainly concerned with deﬁning a printer, a print server object and one or more print queue objects. Objects are created...
Page 115 7. In the Select Object dialog box, browse the containers until the queue you want is listed in the Objects list. 8. Select the print queue you created for the Fiery X2 and choose OK. 9. From the Printer dialog box, select Conﬁguration and select Other/Unknown as the...
Page 116 2-10. OMPLETING SETUP ON THE IERY 1. With the Fiery X2 connected to the Novell network, restart the Fiery X2 to perform Setup. For access to Setup, see page 2-1. 2. In the Network Setup, choose Port Setup and enable the port you will use for printing to the Fiery X2.
Page 117: Setting The Netware 4.X Bindery Context
Up to eight bindery servers, whether in native 3.x mode or in 4.x emulation, can connect to the Fiery X2. If your server is using NetWare 3.x, proceed to “Setting up a Fiery X2 print queue for bindery” on page 4-12.
Page 118 4-10 Setting up Network Servers O SET THE BINDERY CONTEXT 1. Establish a connection with the server which will have the Fiery X2 queue. This is best done by the network administrator using PSERVER from the server console. It can also be done remotely using the RCONSOLE utility.
Page 119 4-11 Conﬁguring a NetWare server for printing 4. Select NCF Files Options. 5. On the menu of available NCF ﬁles, select Edit AUTOEXEC.NCF ﬁle. 6. Type a new line anywhere in the ﬁle as follows: set Bindery Context = enter your bindery context here After the “=”...
Page 120: Setting Up A Fiery X2 Print Queue For Bindery
2. If you can reboot the NetWare server, the command is loaded automatically. You are ready to set up the Fiery X2 print server and print queue. See the next section for details. Setting up a Fiery X2 print queue for bindery For NetWare 3.x and for 4.x in emulation, the NetWare print server and print queue...
Page 121 4-13 Conﬁguring a NetWare server for printing 4. Using the arrow keys, select the name of the ﬁle server you’ll use for sharing Fiery X2 printing and press Enter. This is the ﬁle server you select later in Fiery X2 Network/PServer/Bindery Setup.
Page 122 4-14 Setting up Network Servers 8. Press the Insert key and type a name for a new Fiery X2 print queue. Press Enter. See page 4-3 for queue naming conventions. In this example, “AtlasQ” is the name of the queue.
Page 123 Available Options menu is displayed. Repeat the steps beginning with step 3. The Fiery X2 can support up to eight ﬁle servers on Ethernet or Token Ring or both. 14. If you have conﬁgured all the servers you need, press Esc to exit all Print Console windows.
Page 124: Setting Up Netware Windows Clients For Printing
Setting up NetWare Windows clients for printing Before setting up client workstations for printing, make sure you perform Network Setup on the Fiery X2 Control Panel (see page 2-10), and that the settings reﬂect the entities you created in the NetWare administrator utilities (see page 4-4).
Page 125: Conﬁguring Windows 95 Workstations For The Fiery Utilities
O INSTALL THE IERY UTILITIES 1. Conﬁgure your NetWare server and perform Fiery X2 Setup. 2. Insert the Fiery X2 User Software CD in the client workstation and install the Fiery utilities. See Getting Started for installation instructions. 3. Before running the Fiery utilities, print a Conﬁguration page.
Page 126: Tips For Experts—Windows Nt 4.0 With Tcp/Ip
UNIX workstations with TCP/IP. When TCP/IP network connections are made from Windows NT 4.0 workstations, note the following: • Make sure you have a valid IP address for the Fiery X2 and for any workstations that will print to it or run the Fiery utilities. •...
Page 127: Conﬁguring A Windows Nt 4.0 Server To Support The Fiery X2
More detail is provided in subsequent sections. • Load the TCP/IP network protocol (see the next section). • Enter the host name of the Fiery X2 in the host database used by your system (see page 4-20).
Page 128: Adding The Fiery X2 To The Tcp/Ip Network
Enter the options in Protocol Setup (IP address of the Fiery X2, Subnet mask, and Gateway address). 2. Register the IP address of the Fiery X2 in the host name database used by your sys- tem. For installations that don’t have a network administrator or a central host name database, add the Fiery X2 to the ﬁle on the Windows NT 4.0 server.
Page 129 2. Open the hosts ﬁle with any ASCII text editor such as Notepad (Windows) or Edit (DOS). 3. Type an entry for the Fiery X2 (IP address and host name) similar to the other entries in this ﬁle. The Windows NT 4.0 hosts ﬁle provides compatibility with the UNIX...
Page 130: Installing The Fiery X2 As A Shared Postscript Printer
Fiery X2. If you have already installed the Fiery X2 printer ﬁles on the computer you are using as a Windows NT 4.0 print server, use the following procedure to share the Fiery X2.
Page 131: Setting Up Another Printer
Each client of a Windows NT 4.0 server is already using a network protocol to communicate with the server. Each client can print to the Fiery X2 if it has been shared by a Windows NT 4.0 Server or Windows NT 4.0 Workstation computer. In that case the client does not have to use the same network protocol to connect to the Windows NT 4.0 server as the server uses to communicate with the Fiery X2.
Page 132: Conﬁguring Windows Nt 4.0 Workstations For The Fiery Utilities
Setup. (Perform Token Ring Setup if the Token Ring option is installed.) Enabling TCP/IP automatically enables the communication for the Fiery utilities. 2. Set a valid, unique IP Address for the Fiery X2, and then set the subnet mask and a gateway address if necessary.
Page 133: Using Appletalk With Windows Nt 4.0
In Network Setup, choose Protocol Setup and perform TCP/IP Setup and Ethernet Setup.(Perform Token Ring Setup if the Token Ring option is installed.) 2. Set a valid, unique IP Address for the Fiery X2, and then set the subnet mask. Set a gateway address if necessary.
Page 134: Fiery X2 On A Network With Unix Workstations
6. Exit Service Setup and exit Network Setup, and select Yes at the Save Changes screen. 7. In Fiery X2 Printer Setup, conﬁrm that Publish Print Queue is set to Yes. 8. Exit Printer Setup, and select Yes at the Save Changes screen.
Page 135: Tips For Experts—Unix Workstations
Setting up the Fiery X2 in a UNIX environment has the same requirements as setting up any printer or new device: • A distinct IP address is needed for the Fiery X2 as well as for each workstation on the network. •...
Page 136: Setting Up The Fiery X2 On Tcp/Ip Networks
<IP address> Type the Fiery X2 IP address assigned in Fiery X2 Network Setup. After the Fiery X2 is set up as a network printer, you can also ping the name you gave to the Fiery X2 ping <hostname>...
Page 137 • Save a record of individual jobs by using the Print Cover Page option in Fiery X2 Printer Setup (see page 2-36) • Set up the Fiery X2 to print a log of printed jobs automatically after every 55 jobs (see Job Log Setup on page 2-43) •...
Page 139: Administrator Functions
Fiery X2 Administrator functions Administration features are included with the user software and are built into the Fiery X2 itself. The following table describes where to ﬁnd information on these features (page references refer to this manual). For these operations:...
Page 140: Maintaining Optimal Fiery X2 Performance
• Make the best use of your network connections Publish only connections that will be used; the Fiery X2 constantly checks all pub- lished connections, even if they are inactive. Match the NetWare polling interval and the number of queues or connections to the demand for printing.
Page 141 An administrator can print or delete jobs that are in the Printed queue and Hold queue. Consider printing or ofﬂoading inactive jobs. If disk space on the Fiery X2 is frequently low, you can disable the Printed queue (in Server Setup) and elect not to publish the Hold queue (in Printer Setup).
Page 142: Troubleshooting The Fiery X2
Startup diagnostics are described in the Installation and Service Guide for service technicians. Contact your authorized service/support center if you see any startup error messages on the Fiery X2 Control Panel or if the Fiery X2 does not reach Idle status. Troubleshooting during Setup from the Control Panel The following section explains some error and alert messages that you may see during Fiery X2 Setup that might not be self-explanatory.
Page 143 Means: Token Ring Setup Can’t autodetect the ring The Fiery X2 is trying to detect the current ring speed, but speed. No device on ring. it is the only machine on the token ring network. Connect another machine to the token ring network ﬁrst, before connecting the Fiery X2.
Page 144 Check cable connections and make sure the NetWare server is turned on. Enter First Letters File server name not found. No ﬁle server with those letters was found when Fiery X2 of Server Name Try again? queried the network. Check the name of the NetWare ﬁle server, check cable connections, and make sure the (Network Service Setup>...
Page 145 In Network Setup, when you are conﬁguring your IPX (Novell) connection, the Fiery X2 queries the network for Novell ﬁle servers and trees, and attaches to them temporarily. If a guest login is enabled, it will be used. If not, you’ll be prompted to log in from the Fiery X2 Control Panel.
Page 146 PServer Setup screen. down or out of connections. Indicates other network errors when the Notify the Novell administrator and report the Fiery X2 is already connected to a ﬁle server. error number. Notify IPX (Novell) Administrator. Something unexpected has happened and the...
Page 147: Runtime Error Messages
User Guide. Check power and cable This message indicates that the interface cable between the Fiery X2 and the copier is not connected, or a print job is ready but the copier is not turned on. See the User Guide for additional runtime error messages, including copier alerts to...
Page 148 5-10 Administering the Fiery X2 Check the table below for the appropriate name to use. IPX/SPX In this location: For this item: TCP/IP networks: See: networks: Server Setup on Fiery X2 Server Name option User-selected User-selected name page 2-8 Control Panel name Windows NT hosts ﬁle...
Page 149 Cannot connect to Fiery X2 with Fiery client utilities If clients cannot connect to the Fiery X2, check the following: • Fiery X2 Setup—the appropriate network protocol must be enabled, with the cor- rect parameters (for example, for TCP/IP, the IP address, etc.; for IPX/SPX, a correct frame type setting).
Page 151: Fiery X2 Token Ring Option
Fiery X2 system software supports Token Ring networks that use IPX and TCP/IP protocols. To use the Fiery X2 with a Token Ring network, an optional EFI Token Ring network interface card must be installed in the Fiery X2 chassis.
Page 152 CABLE TO THE IERY • With the Fiery X2 turned off, connect cable from the Token Ring MAU to the Fiery X2 Token Ring card. Conﬁgure the NetWare, Windows NT, or UNIX server to print to the Fiery X2 (see...
Page 153: Ipx/Spx Installations
IERY • With the Fiery X2 turned off, connect STP cable from the Token Ring MAU to the DB-9 STP connector on the Token Ring card. Conﬁgure the NetWare, Windows NT, or UNIX server to print to the Fiery X2 (see the next two sections).
Page 155 Index Numerics AppleTalk Setup, Control Panel 2-15 summary 2-11 100BaseT 1-12, 1-14 AppleTalk Zone 2-15, 3-10 100BaseT connector 1-12 Apply/Overwrite Calibration option 2-46 10Base2 1-12 AUI (Attachment Unit Interface) 1-12 10Base5 1-12 Auto Clear Job Log Every 55 Jobs 10BaseT 1-12, 1-14 option 2-43, 3-5 8-pin RJ-45 connector 1-12 Auto Print Job Log Every 55 Jobs...
Page 156 I-2 Index removing 2-47 display window 2-3 selecting target for 2-45 maintaining and improving canceling Setup changes 2-8 performance 5-2 Change Password option 2-42, 2-47 network installation summary 1-3 changing parallel connector 1-13 Administrator password 2-47 power switch 1-13 Bindery connection 2-31 printer interface connector 1-13 Setup, see Setup host name or DNS name 5-9...
Page 157 2-9 enabling Default Paper Sizes option 2-38, 3-19 client utilities 2-16, 2-18 delete symbol, in Setup display 2-6 Fiery WebTools 2-23, 3-16 destination, WebLink xvii end-of-ﬁle (EOF) character, parallel setting 2-49 communication 2-15, 3-7 diagrams of network setup 1-4 to 1-10...
Page 158 Printed client utilities for Windows NT 4-24 queue 2-9, 2-35 client utilities for Windows 95 4-17 Fiery WebTools xvi, 4-25 to 4-26 color server on network 1-2 to 1-11 accessing 4-26 tasks 1-2, 1-3 enabling 2-23, 3-9, 3-16...
Page 159 I-5 Index IP Address option 2-17, 2-18, 3-9 IPX (Novell) 4-1 to 4-17 loopback Bindery ﬁle server, address 2-17, 2-18, 2-19, 3-9, 3-10 connecting 2-28, 3-14 lpd (TCP/IP) 4-26 client utilities 4-3 printing 2-34 NDS (NetWare Directory setup summary 4-28 to 4-29 Services) 2-21, 4-6 to 4-9 LPD Setup 2-22, 3-15 NetWare client setup 4-16...
Page 160 I-6 Index browsing to User Login object 2-25 network connecting to color server xiii AppleTalk 1-5 password 2-25 cable 1-11 selecting 3-13 installation diagrams 1-2 to 1-11 user login need to browse 2-25 installation summary 1-3 NETADMIN 4-5 IPX (Novell) 1-3, 1-4, 1-6 NETBEUI 1-7 lpd (TCP/IP) 1-3, 1-4, 1-9 protocols supported 1-1...
Page 161 2-42, 2-47 Print Server password 2-26 creating 2-42, 2-47, 3-4, 3-5 Print Start Page option 2-9, 3-3 Fiery WebTools xvii Print to PS Error option 2-39, 3-19, 5-9 for WebLink destination xvii Printed queue 2-9, 2-35 Guest (no password) for WebSpooler xvi...
Page 162 I-8 Index problems, see troubleshooting Remove File Server, Bindery Setup 2-32 Protocol Setup 2-15 to 2-20, 3-8, 4-24, A-3 explained 2-28 protocols, network 1-1 removing See also AppleTalk, IPX, IPX/SPX, Bindery ﬁle server connection 2-32 TCP/IP calibration 2-47 PS (PostScript) Setup 2-2, 2-38 to 2-39 Rendering Style option 2-40 PServer Mode 3-12 reprinting jobs 2-35...
Page 163 RJ-45 connector 1-13 Setup 2-14, 3-7 client setup A-3 Spot Color Matching option 2-42, 3-20 connections supported A-1 SQE switch 1-14 frame types 2-20 Status WebTool, see Fiery WebTools network interface card A-1 STP (shielded twisted pair) cable A-3...
Page 164 Printer not found in the selection list of Fiery utilities 5-11 Web Services Setup 2-23, 3-15 Printer not found—TCP/IP or IPX WebLink see Fiery WebLink networks 5-9 WebSpooler, see Fiery WebSpooler Setup, Control Panel 5-4 to 5-8 WebTools, see Fiery WebTools...

Fiery X2 Administrator's Manual

Chapter 1 :Connecting to the Network

Chapter 2 :Setting up the Fiery X2

Chapter 3 :Setting up the Fiery X2 Using Websetup

Chapter 4 :Setting up Network Servers

Chapter 5 :Administering the Fiery X2

Appendix A: Token Ring Network Option

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