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Panasonic KX-PNBC8 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Please refer to this guide for further details that may not be included in the Quick Installation Guide. • Keep KX-PNBC8 CD-ROM in the protective case. Do not expose the CD-ROM to direct sunlight or extreme heat and do not scratch or smudge the surface of the CD-ROM.

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic Network Card for Ethernet, KX-PNBC8. This Network Card for Ethernet (hereafter Network Card) KX-PNBC8 is designed for use with the Panasonic Color Laser Printer KX-P8415. Important No title to or ownership of the software described in this document or any of its parts, including patents, copyrights and trade secrets, is transferred to customers.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    4.1 IP Peer-to-Peer Printing ... 4.1.1 Step 1:Setting Up the TCP/IP Protocol on a Computer ... 4.1.2 Step 2:Setting Up the TCP/IP Protocol in the Network Card ... 4.1.3 Step 3:Installing and Setting Up the IP Peer-to-Peer Windows Redirector ...
  • Page 4 4.2 IPX Peer-to-Peer Printing ... 4.2.1 Step 1:Setting Up the IPX/SPX Protocol on a Computer ... 4.2.2 Step 2:Installing and Setting Up the IPX Peer-to-Peer Windows Redirector ... 4.2.3 Step 3:Setting Up the Printer Driver and the Printer Port ... 4.3 LPR Printing ...
  • Page 5 7.3.2 When using TCP/IP protocol ... 7.3.3 NDPS Method (Using PServer Method) ... 7.3.4 NDPS Method (Using UNIX Method) ... 7.4 Configuring the Network Card in NetWare Directory Services ... 7.4.1 Create Printer Object ... 7.4.2 Create Print Server Object ...
  • Page 6 8.3 Resetting the Print Server to Factory Default ... 8.4 How to Diagnose Problems ... 8.5 Troubleshooting Checklists for the NetWare Protocol ... Appendix A Jumper Settings A.1 Network Card and Jumper Locations ... A.2 Reset to Factory ... Appendix B Specifications B.1 Network Card ...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The KX-PNBC8 provides Ethernet connectivity for the KX-P8415 laser printer, by functioning as a network print server. The KX-PNBC8 has the following features: • Automatic selection of 100BaseTX Fast Ethernet connection or 10BaseT Ethernet connection. • Peer-to-Peer (serverless) printing from Windows ®...

  • Page 8: What's In Your Package

    Make sure that the following items are included. Report damage or shortages to the reseller from where the Network Card was purchased. Network Card KX-PNBC8 CD-ROM The following items are stored on the KX-PNBC8 CD-ROM • This Guide • Management Access Program (MAP) • IP Peer-to-Peer Windows Redirector •...

  • Page 9: Hardware/Nos Requirements

    1.2 Hardware/NOS Requirements The Network Card hardware and software require the following: Version of Protocol or Software Hardware Novell NetWare Version 3.x, or 4.x, or 5. Windows or LAN Server systems supporting lpr over TCP/IP. Novell NetWare printing requires NetWare Capture, NPRINT and PCONSOLE (later than 1.0) utilities.

  • Page 10: Installing The Network Card

    Serial number will be used for print server name. 2.1.2 Print Server Name of the Network Card If you are required to enter the print server name of the Network Card, be sure to use the name shown below. KXP_xxxxxx (xxxxxx is the serial number of the Network Card.) For example, if the serial number is 995319,the print server name will be KXP_995319.

  • Page 11: Network Card Installation

    Perform the following steps to install the Network Card. 1. Turn OFF the printer. 2. Remove the two screws and the Ethernet cover. Important: Keep these screws safe, they are used to secure the Network Card. Keep the Ethernet cover for future storage of the Network Card. Screws...
  • Page 12 3. Fully insert the Network Card into the printer along the grooves. Important: Do not connect the network cable until step 4 is completed. Groove Network Card 4. Insert the two screws removed in step 2 into the screw holes of the Network Card, tighten the screws to secure the Network Card.
  • Page 13 5. Connect the network cable to the Network Card’s RJ-45 port. RJ-45 port Network cable Important: For 10BaseT use Category 3, 4 or 5 shielded cable. For 100BaseTX use Category 5 shielded cable. 6. Turn ON the printer.

  • Page 14: Before Starting The Setup

    • Print via the server computer 3.1.1 When Printing Directly from a Computer The print data sent from the computer is transferred directly to the Network Card and printed. This method is recommended when sharing the printer with a small number of users because it can take advantage of faster printing with less network traffic.

  • Page 15: When Printing Via The Server Computer

    flow of print data. This Network Card has four methods of printing via the server computer. Select the method that best suits your need and proceed to the appropriate section.

  • Page 16: Printing Directly From A Computer (Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows Nt 4.0)

    95/ Windows 98/ Windows NT 4.0) using IP Peer-to-Peer printing. Step 1: Setting up the TCP/IP protocol on a computer Step 2: Setting up the TCP/IP protocol in the Network Card Step 3: Installing and setting up the IP Peer-to-Peer Windows redirector Step 4: Setting up the printer driver and the printer port 4.1.1 Step 1:Setting Up the TCP/IP Protocol on a Computer...
  • Page 17 When Setting from the DHCP Server If the administrator manages the network at the DHCP server, each address is automatically assigned from the DHCP server. Proceed to When Setting from the DHCP Server in Step 1 on When Setting by Direct Entering If the administrator manages the IP address, contact your network administrator to confirm the values before the setup.

  • Page 18: Step 2:Setting Up The Tcp/Ip Protocol In The Network Card

    The IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway are required to be set for the Network Card. If the TCP/IP protocol settings on the computer are set from the DHCP server, proceed to When Setting from the DHCP Server in Step 1 on...
  • Page 19 When Setting by Direct Entering in Step 1 If the administrator manages the IP address, contact your network administrator to confirm the values of the IP address. If not, set the unique value that is not used for any other device on the network by referring to When Setting by Direct Entering on page The value can be set using the printer LCD panel.
  • Page 20 7. Press the ENTER button. The printer enters the IP Address Input mode. 8. Enter the IP Address. - Pressing the (If you keep pressing the button, the value will continue to increase by ten.) - Pressing the (If you keep pressing the button, the value will continue to decrease by ten.) 9.
  • Page 21 13. Enter the Subnet Mask. - Pressing the button once will increase the value by one. - Pressing the button once will decrease the value by one. Ethernet Subnet Mask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 14. Press the ENTER button. The cursor moves to the next 3-digit value. Ethernet Subnet Mask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 15.
  • Page 22 20. Repeat steps 18 and 19 to finish entering all the 3-digit values of the Gateway Address. A message to confirm the Gateway Address is displayed. 21. Press the ENTER button. The printer restarts the system automatically, and “Initializing” is displayed.

  • Page 23: Step 3:Installing And Setting Up The Ip Peer-To-Peer Windows Redirector

    The name of the Peer-to-Peer printer, as it appears in the Windows Port List, is the same as the IP Address assigned to the Network Card. The IP Address may be changed by changing the TCP/IP section using the Web-based management or MAP utilities.
  • Page 24 Before the installation, confirm that the printer is connected to the network correctly and a “Ready” message is displayed on the printer’s LCD panel. 1. Insert the KX-PNBC8 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Click Start. 3. Click Run.
  • Page 25 7. Click Next>. After copying files, the IP-PeerToPeer Setup window is displayed. 8. Click Printers... The Printers... window is displayed, and a list of available printers connected to the network is displayed in the Available Printers: box. 9. Click OK. 10.
  • Page 26 IP Peer-to-Peer Setup IP Peer-to-Peer printing allows you to print to a network printer for networks without a file server or for networks where you do not want to use the server for printing. Use Peer-to-Peer printing on Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 95/Windows 98 systems. If you need to change IP Peer-to-Peer settings click on the IP-P2P menu item in Windows to bring up the Peer-to-Peer printing setup screen.
  • Page 27 • IP Port Base: The starting port number for the print server. Each print server is assigned an IP port number. By default, the Network Card will be assigned port number 10001. However, the network administrator can change this setting. If the print servers on your network have been configured to use a different set of port...
  • Page 28 The “Printers...” button will allow you to list, search, remove and manually add printers to the Window’s Port Listing. The following options are available on this screen: • OK: Selecting this button accepts all changes made to setup and exits to the previous screen.
  • Page 29 • Select: Selecting this button will flag the highlighted printer(s) with the “S” flag. Only 30 printers may be selected at one time. When displaying the PORT list during the process of adding or changing a printer, only Selected printers will be displayed. •...
  • Page 30 Setting Up Software of the IP Peer-to-Peer Windows Redirector Manually You can add printers manually whenever you cannot find printers automatically due to the router setup or hop count setting. In general, this should not be necessary. 1. Click Start, move the pointer to Programs, then click IP-P2P. The IP-PeerToPeer Setup window is displayed.

  • Page 31: Step 4:Setting Up The Printer Driver And The Printer Port

    Important: When installing the printer driver, select Local printer when a message to select local printer or network printer appears. 1. Click Start, move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers. 2. Using the right mouse button, click the printer with the Network Card installed. 3. Click Properties.
  • Page 32 5. From the Print to the following port: box, select the printer port specified in the IP Peer-to-Peer Windows redirector. Window:Windows 95 6. Click OK to close the printer properties window.
  • Page 33 If the printer driver is not installed Install the printer driver and set up the printer port. 1. Insert the KX-P8415 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Click Start. 3. Click Run. 4. Type in your CD-ROM drive name followed by :\SETUP.EXE. 5.
  • Page 34 If the printer driver is already installed Set up the printer port. 1. Click Start, move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers. 2. Using the right mouse button, click the printer with the Network Card installed. 3. Click Properties.
  • Page 35 If the printer driver is not installed Install the printer driver and set up the printer port. 1. Insert the KX-P8415 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Click Start. 3. Click Run. 4. Type in your CD-ROM drive name followed by :\SETUP.EXE. 5.
  • Page 36 15. Select CD-ROM drive in the Look in: box and open WinNT, English, and Kx-p8415.inf, click Open. The Install From Disk window with the specified path displayed in the Copy manufacture’s files from: box is displayed. Note: CD-ROM drive name varies depending on the computer. 16.
  • Page 37 1. Copy the WinNT\English\Kx-p8415.sep file stored on the KX- P8415 CD-ROM to the system32 folder. 2. Click Start, move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers. 3. Using the right mouse button, click the printer with the Network Card installed. 4. Click Properties.
  • Page 38 6. Click Separator Page... The Separator Page window is displayed. 7. Click Browse... 8. Select Kx-p8415.sep, then click Open. 9. Click OK. 10. Click OK to close the printer properties window.

  • Page 39: Ipx Peer-To-Peer Printing

    Windows Redirector Windows IPX Peer-to-Peer printing allows Windows 95/Windows 98 workstations and servers to print to Network Card printers without an intervening server and without using IP. The main features of the Windows IPX Peer-to-Peer printing are as follows: • Runs on Windows 95/Windows 98 workstations or servers “out of the box”.
  • Page 40 Novell print server name using the Web-based management or MAP utilities. On power up, the Network Card sniffs the network to see if there is Novell activity. If there is, it will use the same frame type and the local network number that it senses. If, in addition, the NIC can log on to a file server, it will assume that Novell is normally...
  • Page 41 Before the installation, confirm that the printer is connected to the network correctly and a “Ready” message is displayed on the printer’s LCD panel. 1. Insert the KX-PNBC8 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Click Start. 3. Click Run.
  • Page 42 IPX Peer-to-Peer Setup IPX Peer-to-Peer printing allows you to print to a network printer for networks without a file server or for networks where you do not want to use the server for printing. Use peer-to-peer printing on Windows 95/Windows 98 systems. If you need to change IPX Peer-to-Peer settings click on the IPX-P2P menu item in Windows to bring up the IPX peer-to-peer printing setup screen.
  • Page 43 • Find Printers: Selecting this button will initiate a search routine out to the network. This routine will then list all printers found on the network by their print server name (defined in the printer). The default print server name for a printer is a three letter identifier and the six digit serial number of the NIC (for example, KXP_991225).

  • Page 44: Step 3:Setting Up The Printer Driver And The Printer Port

    Important: When installing the printer driver, select Local printer when a message to select local printer or network printer appears. 1. Click Start, move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers. 2. Using the right mouse button, click the printer with the Network Card installed. 3. Click Properties.
  • Page 45 5. From the Print to the following port: box, select the printer port specified in the IPX Peer-to-Peer Windows redirector. Window:Windows 95 6. Click OK to close the printer properties window.
  • Page 46 If the printer driver is not installed Install the printer driver and set up the printer port. 1. Insert the KX-P8415 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Click Start. 3. Click Run. 4. Type in your CD-ROM drive name followed by :\SETUP.EXE. 5.

  • Page 47: Lpr Printing

    Setting up the Network Card The IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway are required to be set for the Network Card. If the value can be set using the printer LCD panel, refer to When Setting by Direct Entering in Step 1 on This can be done with MAP if you have a IPX connection on your network.
  • Page 48 The Network Card must be on the same network segment as the workstation that you are using to configure it. The TCP/IP stack must be installed and operating. The DHCP settings of the Network Card must be set to “Enable”. It can be set by the printer panel or MAP utilities.

  • Page 49: For Windows Nt

    Setting Up the Network Card The IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway are required to be set for the Network Card. If the value can be set using the printer LCD panel, refer to When Setting by Direct Entering in Step 1 on This can be done with MAP if you have a NetWare connection on your network.

  • Page 50: Command Prompt

    The Network Card must be on the same network segment as the workstation that you are using to configure it. The TCP/IP stack must be installed and operating. The DHCP settings of the Network Card must be set to “Enable”. It can be set by the printer panel or MAP utilities.
  • Page 51 Line 2: Name of printer on that machine - enter PORT1 (the word PORT MUST be in uppercase). 7. Click OK to exit. Your Network Card is now configured to operate Windows NT. You may print from any application by following the normal print instructions for that application.

  • Page 52: Printing Via The Server Computer

    Windows NT 4.0) using IP Peer-to-Peer printing. Step 1: Setting up the TCP/IP protocol on the server computer Step 2: Setting up the TCP/IP protocol in the Network Card Step 3: Installing and setting up the IP Peer-to-Peer Windows redirector...

  • Page 53: Step 5:Sharing The Printer Port On The Server Computer

    5.1.1 Step 5:Sharing the Printer Port on the Server Computer For Windows 95/Windows 98 1. Click Start, move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers. 2. Using the right mouse button, click the printer with the Network Card installed. 3. Click Properties.
  • Page 54 5.Click on the Shared As: button, then enter the printer name in the Share Name: box and if needed, enter Comment and Password. If you do not need to enter the password, proceed to step 8. Window:Windows 95...
  • Page 55 6. Click OK. The Password Confirmation window is displayed. Window:Windows 95 7. Enter the password again, then Click OK. 8. Click OK to close the printer properties window.
  • Page 56 You must login to the server computer as a supervisor to perform the following steps. 1. Click Start, move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers. 2. Using the right mouse button, click the printer with the Network Card installed.

  • Page 57: Step 6:Setting Up The Printer Driver And The Printer Port On The Client Computer

    If the printer driver is already installed Setup the printer port. 1. Click Start, move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers. 2. Using the right mouse button, click the printer with the Network Card installed. 3. Click Properties. The Panasonic KX-P8415 Properties window is displayed.
  • Page 58 5. Click Add Port... The Add Port window is displayed. 6. Click on the Network button. 7. Click Browse... The Browse for Printer window is displayed. Window:Windows 95...
  • Page 59 8. Click the printer which is connected to the server. 9. Click OK. The screen returns to the Add Port window and the printer to be used is displayed in the Specify the network path to the printer: box in the following manner. \\server name\printer name Window:Windows 95...
  • Page 60 10. Click OK. The screen returns to the Panasonic KX-P8415 Properties window and the printer port to be used is displayed in the Print to the following port: box in the following manner. \\server name\printer name 11. Click OK to close the printer properties window.
  • Page 61 12. Restart the system. Setup the printer port. 1. Click Start, move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers. 2. Using the right mouse button, click the printer with the Network Card installed. 3. Click Properties. The Panasonic KX-P8415 Properties window is displayed.
  • Page 62 5. Click Add Port... The Add Port window is displayed. 6. Click on the Network button. 7. Click Browse... The Browse for Printer window is displayed. Window:Windows 95...
  • Page 63 8. Click the printer which is connected to the server. 9. Click OK. The screen returns to the Add Port window and the printer to be used is displayed in the Specify the network path to the printer: box in the following manner. \\server name\printer name Window:Windows 95...
  • Page 64 10. Click OK. The screen returns to the Panasonic KX-P8415 Properties window and the printer port to be used is displayed in the Print to the following port: box in the following manner. \\server name\printer name 11. Click OK to close the printer properties window.
  • Page 65 If the printer driver is already installed Setup the printer port. 1. Click Start, move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers. 2. Using the right mouse button, click the printer with the Network Card installed. 3. Click Properties. The Panasonic KX-P8415 Printer Properties window is displayed.
  • Page 66 7. Specify the network path to the printer in the following manner: \\server name\printer name, then click OK. 8. Click Close. 9. Click OK to close the printer properties window.
  • Page 67 If the printer driver is not installed Install the printer driver and set up the printer port. 1. Insert the KX-P8415 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Click Start. 3. Click Run. 4. Type in your CD-ROM drive name followed by :\SETUP.EXE. 5.
  • Page 68 10. Click the Printer which is connected to the server in the Shared Printers: box. The printer port is displayed in the Printer: box in the following manner. \\server name\printer name 11. Click OK. The Add Printer Wizard window is displayed. 12.

  • Page 69: Ipx Peer-To-Peer Printing

    4.2.1 on 5.2.1 Step 4:Sharing the Printer Port on the Server Computer 1. Click Start, move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers. 2. Using the right mouse button, click the printer with the Network Card installed. 3. Click Properties.
  • Page 70 5. Click on the Shared As: button, then enter the printer name in the Share Name: box and if needed, enter Comment and Password. If you do not enter the password, go to step 8. Window:Windows 95...
  • Page 71 6. Click OK. The Password Confirmation window is displayed. Window:Windows 95 7. Enter the password again, then Click OK. 8. Click OK to close the printer properties window.

  • Page 72: Step 5:Setting Up The Printer Driver And The Printer Port On The Client Computer

    If the printer driver is already installed Setup the printer port. 1. Click Start, move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers. 2. Using the right mouse button, click the printer with the Network Card installed. 3. Click Properties. The Panasonic KX-P8415 Properties window is displayed.
  • Page 73 7. Click Browse... The Browse for Printer window is displayed. 8. Click the printer which is connected to the server. 9. Click OK. The screen returns to the Add Port window and the printer to be used is displayed in the Specify the network path to the printer: box in the following manner.
  • Page 74 10. Click OK. The screen returns to the Panasonic KX-P8415 Properties window and the printer port to be used is displayed in the Print to the following port: box in the following manner. \\server name\priner name 11. Click OK to close the printer properties window.
  • Page 75 12. Restart the system. Setup the printer port. 1. Click Start, move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers. 2. Using the right mouse button, click the printer with the Network Card installed. 3. Click Properties. The Panasonic KX-P8415 Properties window is displayed.
  • Page 76 5. Click Add Port... The Add Port window is displayed. 6. Click on the Network button. 7. Click Browse... The Browse for Printer window is displayed. Window:Windows 95...
  • Page 77 8. Click the printer which is connected to the server. 9. Click OK. The screen returns to the Add Port window and the printer to be used is displayed in the Specify the network path to the printer: box in the following manner. \\server name\printer name Window:Windows 95...
  • Page 78 10. Click OK. The screen returns to the Panasonic KX-P8415 Properties window and the printer port to be used is displayed in the Print to the following port: box in the following manner. \\server name\priner name 11. Click OK to close the printer properties window.

  • Page 79: Lpr Printing

    5.3 LPR Printing Refer to section 4.3 on page 47 to set up the server computer. Refer to section 5.1.2 on page 57 to set up the client computer.

  • Page 80: Using The Management Access Program Or A Standard Web Browser

    • Configure your network protocols for the Network Card. • Reset the Network Card remotely to either clear an error condition, or return the print server to its factory default settings. • Troubleshoot problems in the Network Card.

  • Page 81: How To Install Map In Windows

    6.4 Web IP Browser Once you have assigned an IP address to your Network Card, you may use an IP browser, such as Netscape, to access the HTTP Server and the HTML code allowing Network Card monitoring and maintenance. To access the HTTP Server screens from your browser, do the following: 1.

  • Page 82: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

    DHCP is enabled , the Network Card will make DHCP requests when the Network Card is reset or on power up, provided that the Network Card does not have an IP address stored, or that “IP Address in NVRAM” is OFF . These DHCP requests will be in addition to BOOTP requests.

  • Page 83: Windows Internet Name Service (Wins/Dhcp)

    6.6 Windows Internet Name Service (WINS/DHCP) 6.6.1 Using WINS with your Print Server WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) allows a device, such as your print server, to register a NetBIOS name (for example, KXP_993011) along with its current IP address (for example, 199.92.187.171). A client that wishes to contact the printer uses the WINS server to match the NetBIOS name with an IP address.
  • Page 84 5. If you have previously configured a DHCP Server to provide the print server with the IP address of the Primary WINS Server, the address will be shown on the TCP/IP Configuration Menu. Otherwise, enter the IP address of the Primary NetBIOS Name Server here. You may optionally enter the IP address of a Secondary NetBIOS Name Server, as well.

  • Page 85: Netware Configuration

    Use this chapter if you will be printing from a Novell NetWare NOS. This chapter is divided into the following sections: • Configuring NetWare 3.x describes how to configure the Network Card for use with Version 3.x. Use PCONSOLE to set up the print server function.

  • Page 86: Configuring Netware 3.X

    7.1 Configuring NetWare 3.x Before configuring NetWare, you must determine if the Network Card has its desired name. You may use MAP or an IP Browser. The following steps are the general procedure for configuring the Network Card. You must have supervisor privileges to do this configuration. These steps are covered in detail in the following paragraphs: 1.

  • Page 87: Create Print Queues

    The print server must be assigned to at least one print queue on the file server. • If the print queue that you want the Network Card to service already exists, and you know the name of this queue, go to section 7.1.3 on •...
  • Page 88 Note: If desired, this name can be changed using MAP or Web Browser utilities. The screen example shows how to enter the print server name for a print server with a serial number of KXP_995310. 3. Press the ENTER key to add the print server name to the Print Servers list.

  • Page 89: Configure The Print Server

    7.1.4 Configure the Print Server Use the following procedures to configure the Print Server's function: 1. Choose the print server name from the Print Servers list and press the ENTER key. The Print Server Information menu is displayed. 2. Choose Print Server Configuration from the menu and press the ENTER key.

  • Page 90: Assign Print Queues To The Printer

    7.1.5 Assign Print Queues to the Printer When you assign queues to the defined printer, you authorize the print server to service these queues. Note: Do not assign the same queue to two different print servers. If a queue is assigned to multiple print servers, print jobs may not go to the intended printer.

  • Page 91: Set Up Notify Options For The Printer

    7.1.6 Set Up Notify Options for the Printer To enable the print server to notify users or user groups if a problem occurs with the printer, set up the Notify options. The print server supports the enhanced NOTIFY options for printers, including informing users when the printer: •...

  • Page 92: Installing The Print Server On Multiple File Servers

    7.1.1 through section 7.1.6 for each file server. You must use the same name and password for the print server (or no password) on all file servers. You set the password for the Network Card using the MAP program (refer to section 7.4 on page 112).

  • Page 93: Preferred File Servers

    The MAP or Web Browser utilities allow you to identify a preferred file server, to be identified within the Network Card itself. If a preferred file server is listed, the Network Card will attach to this identified file server instead of initiating the automatic search. If the preferred file server is also a primary file server (for example, has file servers listed...

  • Page 94: Confirm Bindery Context

    file servers operating in bindery mode. Note: If the Network Card is not properly set up for NDS and the Bindery Services mode is not running, the Network Card can not find its file servers, and the status page indicates the Novell NetWare protocol is not active.

  • Page 95: Configure In Bindery Mode With Pconsole

    7.2.2 Configure in Bindery Mode with PCONSOLE Once you confirm the server has Bindery Context, use the following procedures to configure the Network Card. 1. Login to the network as ADMIN. 2. Type PCONSOLE and press the ENTER key. The following screen is displayed.
  • Page 96 8. Press the ESC key to move to the New print queue field. Enter a name and press the ENTER key. 9. Press the ESC key to move to the Printer type field and press the ENTER key. From the list of printer types, select Other/Unknown and press the ENTER key.

  • Page 97: Configuring Netware 5

    Confirm the frame type displayed on the “NetWare Configuration Menu” of MAP Utility and the frame type of the server computer. If the frame types are different, change the server’s frame type to the Network Card’s frame type. Refer to the NetWare documentation for more information.

  • Page 98: Ndps Method (Using Pserver Method)

    7.3.3 NDPS Method (Using PServer Method) After setting up the frame type, perform the following procedures for printing via the server computer (NetWare 5) from the client computer (Windows 95/Windows 98). Step 1: Set up the PServer Step 2: Set up the printer settings of the server computer Step 3: Set up the printer settings of the client computer Step1:Setting Up the PServer Please refer to section 7.4 on...
  • Page 99 5. Start the Net Ware Administrator. The Network Administrator window is displayed. 6. If the NDPS Manager has been activated, proceed to step 17. If the NDPS Manager has not been the activated, move to the context where you want to create NDPS Manager object, then select Create from the Objects menu.
  • Page 100 7. Select NDPS Manager from the Class of New Object: box, then click The Create NDPS Manager Object window is displayed. 8. Type a NDPS Manager name in the NDPS Manager Name: box.For example, NDPS_ MANAGER. 9. Click on the Browse button ( Server: box.
  • Page 101 10. Move to the context of which the server computer exists to station the NDPS Manager in the Browse context: box. (If the current context is suitable, there is no need to move.) From the Available objects: box, select the server computer that stations the NDPS Manager, then click OK.
  • Page 102 16. Type “NWCONFIG” on the console screen, then press the ENTER key. The NetWare Configuration menu is displayed. 17. Choose NCF Files Option from the Configuration Option, then press the ENTER key. The Available NCF Files Option menu is displayed. 18.
  • Page 103 27. Click on the Define Additional Properties: box and click Create. The Create Printer Agent window is displayed. 28. Click on the Browse button ( Manager Name: box. The Select Object window is displayed. 29. Move to the context of which the NDPS manager exists in the Browse context: box.
  • Page 104 30. Click OK. The Configure Novell PDS for Printer Agent window is displayed. 31. Click OK. The Configure Port Handler for Printer Agent window is displayed.
  • Page 105 32. Select Forward Jobs to a Queue in the Connection Type box, then click Next. 33. Click on the Browse button ( Name: box. The Select Object window is displayed. ) displayed next to the Queue...
  • Page 106 34. Move to the context of which the queue you created in PServer exists in the Browse context: box. (If the current context is suitable, there is no need to move.) From the Available objects: box, select the queue you created in PServer configuration and click OK.
  • Page 107 37. Click Finish. The Select Printer Drivers window is displayed. Important: If the password is configured to the user who administrates, the password is required on the console screen of the server computer. Move to the server computer immediately and enter the password before “Loading Printer ”...
  • Page 108 39. Click OK. The NDPS Printer window is displayed after the NDPS Printer Object Creation message. 40. Click Cancel. Setting up the printer settings of the client computer (Windows 95/Windows 98) Refer to “For Windows 95 / Windows 98 ” of section 5.1.2 on page...

  • Page 109: Ndps Method (Using Unix Method)

    7.3.4 NDPS Method (Using UNIX Method) Perform the following procedures for printing via the server computer (NetWare 5) from the client computer (Windows 95/Windows 98). Step 1: Set up the printer settings of the server computer Step 2: Set up the printer settings of the client computer Setting Up the printer settings of the server computer (NetWare 5) Set up the environment that enables the client computer to login to the network in NDS mode.
  • Page 110 4. Type the printer name in the Printer Name box. For example, KXP8415-1. 5. Click Finish. The Select Printer Drivers window is displayed. Important: If the password is configured to the user who administrates, the password is required on the console screen of the server computer. Move to the server computer immediately and enter the password before Agent 6.
  • Page 111 7. Click OK. The NDPS Printer window is displayed after the NDPS Printer Object Creation message. 8. Click Cancel. The screen returns to the NetWare Administrator window and the NDPS printer you created is displayed. Setting up the printer settings of the client computer (Windows 95/Windows 98) Refer to “For Windows 95 / Windows 98 ”...

  • Page 112: Configuring The Network Card In Netware Directory Services

    Bindery, the applications making Bindery requests will not know the difference. You may use NWADMIN to configure the printer in NDS. Prior to printing, NDS must be set up as follows and the Network Card must be set up with NDS Context and Tree. See section 7.5 on configuration to create printer, print server, and print queue objects.

  • Page 113: Create Printer Object

    7.4.1 Create Printer Object 1. Click the NWADMIN icon in the NetWare Tools group in Windows. The NetWare Administrator window is displayed. To bring up your Directory Tree, open a Browser window by clicking the Tools menu item then the Browse item. 2.

  • Page 114: Create Print Server Object

    3. When the New Object window is displayed, scroll down the Class of New Object: box, select the Printer icon and click OK. 4. When the Create Printer window is displayed, type a value in the Printer Name field and click Create. 7.4.2 Create Print Server Object 1.

  • Page 115: Create Print Queue Object

    7.4.3 Create Print Queue Object 1. Once again, highlight the Organizational Unit, select the Object item from the menu and choose Create. 2. At the New Object window, scroll down the Class of New Object: box, select the Print Queue icon, and click OK. 3.
  • Page 116 4. Click the object (hard drive) of your choice and it will appear in the Selected Object: field. Click OK. The full volume will now appear in the Print Queue Volume: field. Finally, click Create.

  • Page 117: Assign Printer Object

    7.4.4 Assign Printer Object 1. Go to the Directory Tree. Double click the printer object just created and bring up the Printer window. See below. Find the Assignments button on the right-side of the window and click Add.
  • Page 118 2. When the Select Object window is displayed, find the print queue object just created among the choices listed in the Objects: box and select it. Click OK and the print queue just created is added to the Print Queues: box in the Printer: window. Click OK again.

  • Page 119: Assign Print Server Object

    7.4.5 Assign Print Server Object 1. At the Directory Tree, double click the print server object you just created and bring up the Print Server window. 2. At the Print Server: window, click Assignments and Add... to bring up the Select Object window. Select the printer object just created from the Objects: box and click OK.

  • Page 120: Check Assignments

    7.4.6 Check Assignments At the Directory Tree, double click the Print Queue object you just created. At the Print Queue: window, click Assignments. If you configured the print queue and printer correctly they will appear in the proper boxes on the Print Queue: window. Press Cancel. 7.4.7 Set Up and Reset the Printer NWADMIN configuration is complete.

  • Page 121: Network Card Configuration

    1. Select Setup NetWare under Protocols. 2. Select Enable NetWare. If it is not selected, the NetWare protocols will not come up, the Network Card will not appear as an advertised device, and the NIC will not be accessible using IPX SNMP.
  • Page 122 Novell. When it recognizes a type, it will assume the same frame type. Once it selects a frame type, the Network Card will only operate over that Novell frame type. Monitoring normally starts looking for IEEE 802.3, then Ethernet II, then 802.3 SNAP, etc.
  • Page 123 11. Entered values do not take effect until the Network Card is reset or power cycled. You may reset from MAP or the Web Browser by returning to the Home or Network Administration page, and click Reset under System. Now click Reset Unit. Alternatively, you may power cycle the printer.

  • Page 124: Using The Novell Pconsole Utility

    7.6 Using the Novell PCONSOLE Utility This section explains how to use the PCONSOLE utility to perform the following tasks: • Attach and select a file server • Select or delete queues for the print server • Set-up the Notify function See the NetWare Print Server Manual for detailed information on this utility.

  • Page 125: Changing Print Queues

    7.6.2 Changing Print Queues When you print a file, your system sends the file to a print queue. The print server assigned to that queue extracts the print job and sends it to the assigned printer. If a print server is servicing queues on multiple file servers, you must assign queues to the printer on each file server.

  • Page 126: How To Set Up Notify (Netware 3.X Bindery Mode Only)

    7.6.3 How to Set Up Notify (NetWare 3.x Bindery mode only) You can specify users or groups of users that are notified if a problem occurs when a print job is sent to the printer. If the print server is servicing queues on multiple file servers, you must set up a NOTIFY list for each file server.

  • Page 127: Operation And Troubleshooting

    Chapter 8 Operation and Troubleshooting This chapter describes normal operation of the Network Card in the printer, and also provides information on how to troubleshoot any problems you might have with the Network Card. 8.1 LED Status Indicator The Network Card has two LED status indicators: amber and green. The amber LED generally indicates job activity;...
  • Page 128 LED Patterns And the printer is... Green LED is ON First powered on. solid. Awaiting print jobs. Green LED - blinks Finished with self-tests. 3 times and stays Green LED blinks Performing self-tests. rapidly. Green LED blinks Performing self-tests. rapidly 4 times then pauses.

  • Page 129: Status Page

    8.2 Status Page The Status/Configuration report is sent as a print job to the printer when the print server is powered on. For example, the report on the next page shows the configuration of the print server immediately before the report is printed. The status page is set to “Disable”...
  • Page 130 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Unit Serial No: 995319 Network Address: 00:80:f0:20:2f:f7 Network Topology: Ethernet Network Speed: 100 Megabits Novell Network Information Print Server Name: KXP_995319 Password Defined: No Preferred Server Name: NW41_ETHER Directory Services Tree: KME Directory Services Context: KME Frame Type: Ethernet II Peer-to-Peer Information Frame Type: Ethernet II Network ID: 257...

  • Page 131: Resetting The Print Server To Factory Default

    You can cause the Network Card to restore all parameters to factory default values, so the Network Card appears just as it came from the factory. You may choose to do this when the Network Card is moved to a new location where the environment (NetWare file servers, IP subnets, and so on) is different.

  • Page 132: How To Diagnose Problems

    • Does the control panel display an error message? Review the printer documentation for an explanation of the error messages. 2. Check the Network Card's LED status indicator to ensure that there is no error condition. See section 8.1 on information.

  • Page 133: Troubleshooting Checklists For The Netware Protocol

    NetWare Checklist • Is the print server name entered correctly? The factory-default name is KXP_xxxxxx (xxxxxx is the serial number of the Network Card). The serial number is located on the card.(refer to section 2.1.1 on • Did you assign print queues to the printer? It is recommended you assign each print queue to only one Network Card-connected printer.

  • Page 134: Workstation Checklist

    • If devices were added or changed, use PCONSOLE to make sure you configured the new devices correctly. • Make sure the Network Card's name has been entered correctly. If you changed the name in MAP, you must also change the name in PCONSOLE before you can print.

  • Page 135: Unable To Print From A Different Context

    Printer Server/File Server/Printer Checklist Check the following to see if: • The Network Card can log into the file server, and can service jobs from a File Server. • The print server name is listed on that File Server. • The password assigned to the Network Card through PCONSOLE matches the password assigned through MAP.

  • Page 136: Appendix A Jumper Settings

    If you need to change the jumpers, follow the steps in this section. The Network Card is normally contained within the printer which acts to protect sensitive components from damage due to electrostatic discharge (ESD) during normal operation.

  • Page 137: Network Card And Jumper Locations

    10BaseT Network Card with an RJ-45 connector only. A.2 Reset to Factory The Network Card may be restored to factory default conditions by jumper (OP2). The function of OP2 is to reconfigure NVRAM. Do this when a unit is moved from bracket site to another and should be restored to as-new condition.

  • Page 138: Appendix B Specifications

    Appendix B Specifications B.1 Network Card The following table provide general specifications for the Network Card. Network Card General Specifications (Small Board) Size: Weight: Environment: Controls and Indicators: Configuration: Connectors: B.2 Network Cable Use the following universal Ethernet standard when configuring your RJ-45 connector of network cable to connect to the 100BaseTX/10BaseT connector of the Network Card.

  • Page 139: Configuring Netware 4.X

    Configure in Bindery Mode Configure the Print Server Configuring Bindery Emulation Configuring Directory Services Configuring NetWare 3.x Configuring NetWare 4.x Configuring NetWare 5 Configuring the Network Card NetWare Directory Services Confirm Bindery Context Connector RJ-45 Context Confirm Bindery Create a Print Queue Object...
  • Page 140 Indicator LED Status Install Print Server on Multiple File Servers Installation MAP in Windows Installing the Network Card IP Peer-to-Peer Printing IP Peer-to-Peer Windows redirector Install IPX Peer-to-Peer Printing IPX Peer-to-Peer Windows redirector Install Jumper Locations Jumper Settings LED Status Indicator...
  • Page 141 Windows Internet Name Service WINS Cable Network Card File Server Checklist NetWare Checklist Network Card Configuration Checklist Network Card Loses File Server Connection Print Server/File Server/Printer Checklist Unable to Print from a Different Context Workstation Checklist Workstation to Network Card...

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