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Network Utilities for
Phaserª Color Printers
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December 1993
070-8901-00

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual Network Utilities for Phaserª Color Printers First printing December 1993 070-8901-00...
  • Page 2 Tektronix is a registered trademark of Tektronix, Inc. TekColorª, ColorCoatª, ColorStixª and Finepointª are trademarks of Tektronix, Inc. Phaserª is a trademark of Tektronix, Inc. for color printers and related products. Adobeª and PostScriptª are trademarks of Adobe Systems, Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Sample lines from ASCII files 1-4 Command line syntax 1-5 Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers How to tell if the Ethernet internal hardware is installed in your printer 2-1 How to tell which protocols are enabled in your printer 2-2 Your printerÕs configuration page 2-3...
  • Page 4 EtherTalk Configuration (Macintosh) Before you begin 3-1 Using AppleTalk Phase 2 3-1 EtherTalk configuration overview 3-2 Print out the configuration page 3-2 Finding your printerÕs name in the Chooser 3-3 Changing your printerÕs zone 3-4 Changing your printerÕs name (optional) 3-5 Printer name and AppleTalk zones 3-6 Disabling protocols 3-7 Novell NetWare Configuration...
  • Page 5 TCP/IP Configuration Before you begin 5-2 Installing files from your printerÕs network utilities diskettes 5-3 Downloading files from the Tektronix Color Printer Information Server 5-4 TCP/IP configuration overview. 5-6 Printing out the configuration page 5-7 Authorizing the TCP/IP protocol 5-7...
  • Page 6 Controlling host access and control character filtering 5-24 LPR (BSD systems) 5-24 AppSocket (TCP Sockets) 5-26 Receiving printer status (optional) 5-27 Syslog 5-27 SNMP 5-29 Troubleshooting 5-31 Testing the network connection 5-31 Solving printing problems 5-32 How to disable protocols 5-33 Unix Host Configuration for TCP/IP RARP and BOOTP Index...

  • Page 7: How To Use This Manual

    How to use this manual This manual provides information needed by system administrators and others who need to install Tektronix color printers equipped with an internal Ethernet interface. Tektronix printers that do not support the internal Ethernet interface can be attached to Ethernet networks by using the Tektronix 4511A Network Interface.

  • Page 8: Related Documentation

    These instructions are for upgrades only; if you order your printer from Tektronix with networking capability, the circuit board is already installed and you do not receive these instructions.

  • Page 9: Whom To Call For Help

    Whom to call for help Customer support Call your dealer or a Tektronix sales representative for assistance, or in the U.S.A. and Canada, call the Customer Support Hot Line: 1-800-835-6100 . Automated information by fax As an alternative to calling the Customer Support Hot Line, call HAL, our automated information system.

  • Page 10: Typographical Conventions

    Select Print ConÞguration Page from the File menu. Sample lines from ASCII Þles Sample lines from ASCII Þles are represented in Courier font. For example: Go to the 9th line; it looks like this: Network Utilities for Phaser Color Printers NAME="Tektronix Phaser III PXi"...

  • Page 11: Command Line Syntax

    Command line syntax Bold type is used to indicate characters you must type exactly as shown. For example: Note Italic type indicates variable elements. For example: Optional command parameters are indicated within [square brackets]. For example: To extract the Þles from the diskette, enter this command: where specifying dir extracts an entire directory, specifying Þle extracts a single Þle, and no arguments extracts the contents of the entire disk.
  • Page 12 Introduction Network Utilities for Phaser Color Printers...

  • Page 13: Network Printing With Tektronix Color Printers

    Chapter Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers Many Tektronix color printers are equipped with a rear panel Ethernet connector. However, to make the connector active, internal hardware is required. The internal hardware can be purchased initially with the printer as an option or later as an upgrade kit. The internal hardware is a small circuit board installed inside the printer.

  • Page 14: How To Tell Which Protocols Are Enabled In Your Printer

    Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers If the Ethernet internal hardware is not installed, the Þelds listed in the table do not appear; instead, a Þeld reading ÒEthernet: Not InstalledÓ is listed. Refer to your printerÕs user manual for more information on the startup page.
  • Page 15 Your printerÕs conÞguration page Your printer can generate a conÞguration page that lists the following types of information: General printer information TekColor settings Communication and network parameters for all ports SCSI disk settings (if the printer has a SCSI port) The information supplied on the conÞguration page is very helpful when you are installing and conÞguring the printer on a network.

  • Page 16: Tcp/Ip Authorization Code

    (if the TCP/IP option is added later). Note Network Utilities for Phaser Color Printers Retain the certiÞcate as proof-of-purchase for the TCP/IP option. Tektronix service personnel may need to refer to this number if your printer requires service.

  • Page 17: Network Installation Overview

    Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers Network installation overview The following diagram summarizes the process of installing a Tektronix printer on a network. Step 1, unpacking and setting up your printer, must be done before attempting to conÞgure the printer on a network. Printer setup includes installing transfer rolls, loading paper trays, and turning on the printer.

  • Page 18: Ethernet Connection

    Your printerÕs Ethernet connector allows you to connect to one of three standard Ethernet cable types by using an Ethernet adapter. The Ethernet adapters shown on the next page are available through Tektronix or your dealer. Contact your dealer for Ethernet cables.
  • Page 19 Twisted pair (10BASE-T) adapter (Tektronix order number 011-0162-00) Printer connection Twisted pair connection Thin coax (10BASE2) adapter (Tektronix order number 011-0161-00) Printer connection Ethernet cable connection Thick coax (10BASE5/AUI) adapter (Tektronix order number 011-0160-00) Printer connection Thick AUI connection AC power connection...

  • Page 20: Ethernet Cables And Termination

    Refer to the documentation for your Ethernet adapters and cables for details. Tektronix and Apple 10BASE2 Ethernet adapters have built-in terminators and do not require additional terminators. Adapters from other manufacturers may not have built-in terminators and may require terminators and connectors such as those listed in the following table.

  • Page 21: Your Printerõs Network Utilities Diskettes

    This diskette can be read by any workstation that can read tar format. If your workstation cannot read tar format, you can download the Þles from the Tektronix Color Printer Information Server. For instructions on downloading Þles, see ÒDownloading Þles from the Tektronix Color Printer Information ServerÓ on page 5-4.
  • Page 22 The following table lists the Tektronix printer networking software according to the tasks required for network conÞguration. Tektronix printer network software Task Add/remove CTRL-D characters to/from PostScript Þles Authorize TCP/IP protocol Change printerÕs name Download PostScript Error handler to printer Enable and disable Þltering of control...

  • Page 23: Resetting Your Printer

    Resetting your printer Several of the procedures in this manual require you to reset the printer. There are three ways to reset the printer: Turn the printer off, then back on again. Use the printerÕs rear-panel DIP switches. See your printerÕs user manual for details.

  • Page 24: Resetting Your Printer Using Postscript Files

    Resetting your printer using PostScript Þles Macintosh users Note Select the printer in the Chooser. Locate the LaserWriter Utility on the Macintosh version of the printerÕs network utilities diskettes. Double-click on the LaserWriter Utility icon. Choose Download PostScript File from the Utilities menu. Select the Reset Printer Þle in the list;...

  • Page 25: Pc Users

    PC users This procedure resets the printer by sending a PostScript language Þle over a serial or parallel connection. You can also reset the printer by sending a PostScript language Þle over a NetWare connection, after you have Þnished the NetWare conÞguration described in Chapter 4. Locate the RESET.PS Þle in the NET-UTIL directory on the PC version of the printerÕs network utilities diskettes or copy the Þle to your hard disk.
  • Page 26 Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers 2-14 Network Utilities for Phaser Color Printers...

  • Page 27: Ethertalk Configuration Overview

    ÒEthernet connectionÓ on page 2-6. The Tektronix driver for your printer should be installed on every Macintosh and PC that will send print jobs to the printer. For details on driver installation, see the manual that is shipped with your printer drivers and utilities diskettes.
  • Page 28 EtherTalk conÞguration overview The following diagram summarizes the steps of the EtherTalk conÞguration procedure. Print out the conÞguration page Your printerÕs conÞguration page reports the printerÕs default name, which you will need for EtherTalk conÞguration. For information on printing out a conÞguration page, see ÒYour printerÕs conÞguration pageÓ...

  • Page 29: Finding Your Printerõs Name In The Chooser

    Select the Chooser from the Apple menu. In the upper-left corner of the Chooser, Þnd the printer driver icon for your Tektronix printer. (If the printer driver icon does not appear in the Chooser, you need to install the printer driver.) Click on the printer driver icon for your Tektronix printer.

  • Page 30: Changing Your Printerõs Zone

    Changing your printerÕs zone Use the LaserWriter Utility to change the printerÕs zone. Select the printer in the Chooser. Locate the LaserWriter Utility on the Macintosh version of your printerÕs network utilities diskettes. Double-click on the LaserWriter Utility icon. Select Change Zone from the Utilities menu. The currently selected zone is listed in the dialog box.

  • Page 31: Changing Your Printerõs Name (Optional)

    Changing your printerÕs name (optional) The name selected here prints on the startup page and conÞguration page; the name also appears in the Chooser on a Macintosh. The name can be up to 31 characters long and may contain any printable characters except @ (at sign) and : (colon).

  • Page 32: Printer Name And Appletalk Zones

    EtherTalk Configuration (Macintosh) Printer name and AppleTalk zones In general, the printer uses the same printer name on both LocalTalk and EtherTalk ports. (The printer name is the name you see in the list of printers when you select the Chooser.) If you change the name on one port, the change affects both ports to keep them identical.

  • Page 33: Disabling Protocols

    Disabling protocols After your EtherTalk conÞguration is complete, you may want to disable protocols that you are not using to avoid unnecessary network trafÞc. To disable protocols, send the appropriate PostScript language Þle to the printer. The Þles are listed in the following table. PostScript Þles for enabling and disabling protocols Protocol NetWare...
  • Page 34 EtherTalk Configuration (Macintosh) Network Utilities for Phaser Color Printers...

  • Page 35: Novell Netware Configuration

    PSERVER model. Under this model, print jobs are stored in queues (directories) on a Þle server. A print server takes print jobs from the queues and sends them to printers. In your Tektronix printer, the print server resides within the internal interface of the printer, so in effect, the print server and the printer are one.

  • Page 36: Netware Configuration Overview

    Novell NetWare Configuration NetWare conÞguration overview The following diagram summarizes the steps of the NetWare conÞguration procedure. Network Utilities for Color Printers...

  • Page 37: Allowing Unencrypted Passwords

    Allowing unencrypted passwords To get jobs from a Þle serverÕs print queues, the printer logs on to the Þle server. However, the printer cannot store an encrypted password. If encrypted passwords are used on your system (the NetWare default), the printer will not be able to log on to the servers, even if no password is required for the printer to log on.
  • Page 38 ConÞguration Tool The Advanced ConÞguration Tool allows you to conÞgure and administer your Tektronix printer and the queues it services without using PCONSOLE. The tool allows you to control parameters that can be set from PCONSOLE. It also allows you to control the following printer-speciÞc...

  • Page 39: Installing The Advanced Configuration Tool

    The Advanced ConÞguration Tool creates and maintains a conÞguration Þle for each printer. ConÞguration Þles contain the names of the queues and Þle servers the printer will service. ConÞguration Þles created by the Advanced ConÞguration Tool reside in the directory SYS:LOGIN\TEK. ConÞguration Þles are named according to the following syntax: where xxxxxx represents the last six hexadecimal digits of the Ethernet address of the printer being conÞgured.

  • Page 40: Choosing Items In The Advanced Configuration Tool

    Choosing items in the Advanced ConÞguration Tool Choosing menu items To choose menu items in the Advanced ConÞguration Tool: Select the desired menu item: When the desired menu item is highlighted, press the Enter key. Press the Escape key to go back to the previous menu. Network Utilities for Color Printers Use the arrow keys to highlight the desired selection.
  • Page 41 List boxes To choose items from a list box (such as a list of queues): Use the arrow keys to highlight the desired selection. When the desired menu item is highlighted, press the Enter key. If the list is too long to be displayed in the box, the last item in the box indicates that there are more items in the list (for example, in a list of queues the last item is More queues).

  • Page 42: Advanced Configuration Tool Menu Map

    Novell NetWare Configuration Advanced ConÞguration Tool menu map The following menu map shows the overall structure of the Advanced ConÞguration Tool. To quickly conÞgure the printer using default settings, use the Quick conÞguration menu. The next topic provides instructions for the quickstart procedure.
  • Page 43 Novell NetWare Configuration User Manual...

  • Page 44: Netware Quickstart Procedure (Quick Configuration)

    Ethernet Address. Note When you have selected the Tektronix printer, a list of Þle servers is displayed. Select the Þle server you wish to conÞgure and press Enter. You may be prompted to log in to the server. Log on with supervisor privileges.
  • Page 45 After you log in to the file server, a list of queues is displayed. Select an existing queue or create a new queue. To create a new queue, press Insert, type the name of the queue, and press Enter. You can now conÞgure more queues or Þnish the quick conÞguration.

  • Page 46: Default Parameters Set Up By Quick Configuration

    Default parameters set up by quick configuration The quickstart procedure uses the default print server and queue parameters listed in the following two tables. If these default parameters are not acceptable, use the Advanced ConÞguration Tool for further conÞguration as described in the next topic, ÒAdvanced conÞgurationÓ on page 4-14. Advanced ConÞguration Tool default print server parameters Parameter Print server name...
  • Page 47 Advanced ConÞguration Tool default queue parameters Parameter Default value Queue name Set during quick conÞguration Queue operators SUPERVISOR or ADMIN (NetWare 4.0) Queue servers Set during quick conÞguration Queue users EVERYONE or ADMIN (NetWare 4.0) Allow new print jobs New servers allowed Service current jobs Suppress banners No (default).

  • Page 48: Advanced Configuration

    Advanced conÞguration To perform advanced conÞguration: Log on with supervisor privileges. Start the Advanced ConÞguration Tool: Select Advanced conÞguration from the ConÞgure menu. The following tables summarize the choices available under the Advanced conÞguration menu and its submenus. 4-14 Network Utilities for Color Printers Change (cd) to the directory that contains the tool.

  • Page 49: Configure Print Server (Printer) Menu

    Configure print server (printer) menu With this menu, you can conÞgure printer-speciÞc parameters. Advanced ConÞguration: conÞgure print server (printer) menu Submenu Description Print server name Name for print server portion of printerÕs NetWare interface Ethernet frame Ethernet frame type for packet type transmission Queue scan...

  • Page 50: Configure Print Server (File Server) Menu

    Configure print server (file server) menu Use this menu to conÞgure Þle-server-speciÞc parameters for the printer. Advanced ConÞguration: ConÞgure print server (file server) menu Submenu Print server name Name for print server portion Full name Print server operators Notify list Login password *The printer sends messages such as: out of paper, paper jam, cover open.

  • Page 51: Configure Queue Menu

    Any valid NetWare queue server name May be automatically set during conÞguration. If you have already configured the printer to service a queue, the Tektronix print server is automatically enabled. Any valid NetWare queue user name Under NetWare 4.0, ADMIN is automatically assigned, but you must add all other users.

  • Page 52: Obtaining Print Server And Queue Status

    Obtaining print server and queue status The Status menu allows you to view the status of print servers and queues. Print server status menu The Print server status menu displays the following print server status information: Current job ConÞgured queues Printer status Queue status menu The Queue status menu displays queue information and allows you to...

  • Page 53: Monitoring Print Server Activity

    You can view one print server at a time. The Monitor menu has the following selections: Begin monitor displays a list of Tektronix printers. Select the printer you wish to monitor from the list and press Enter. Monitor log (controls logging of print server activity to a Þle using...

  • Page 54: If You Configured Netware Using Pconsole

    Select the ConÞgure print server (Þle server) from the Advanced conÞguration menu. Select the Tektronix printer to be changed. Select a Þle server that will be serviced by the printer. Use the Print server name or Login password commands to make the change.

  • Page 55: Printer Configuration Using Pconsole

    Printer conÞguration using PCONSOLE Adding a print server Log in with supervisor privileges. Enter PCONSOLE by typing: From the Available Options menu, select Print Server Information (Print Servers in NetWare 4.0). The Print Servers menu is displayed. Press the Insert key, then enter the printerÕs default print server name and press Enter.

  • Page 56: Selecting Queues For The Printer

    Selecting queues for the printer From the Available Options menu, select Print Queue Information. A list of queues is displayed. Insert a new queue or select an existing queue. Select Queue Servers from the Print Queue Information menu. Press the Insert key to display the list of Queue Server Candidates.

  • Page 57: Modifying Other Print Server Parameters (Optional)

    Modifying other print server parameters (optional) You can continue to use PCONSOLE to modify the following print server parameters (in the Printer Server Information menu): Full Name Print Server Operators Use the Advanced ConÞguration Tool to modify other print server parameters.

  • Page 58: How To Disable Protocols

    How to disable protocols After your network conÞguration is complete, you may want to disable protocols that you are not using to avoid unnecessary network trafÞc. To disable protocols, send the appropriate PostScript language Þle to the printer. The Þles are on the PC version of the printerÕs network utilities diskettes.

  • Page 59: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Printer does not appear in the Advanced ConÞguration Tool Make sure that the printer is turned on and properly connected to the network. Verify that the Ethernet frame type used by the printer is supported by the Þle server. The conÞguration page reports the frame type used by the printer.

  • Page 60: Testing The File Server-To-Printer Connection

    Testing the Þle server-to-printer connection To test the Þle-server-to-printer connection, Þrst use the CAPTURE command to redirect output sent to a port to a network queue. For example: where: NB speciÞes NO BANNER NFF speciÞes NO FORM FEED NT speciÞes NO TABS L=1 speciÞes port LPT1 Q=PHASER speciÞes PHASER as the queue name Use any text editor to create a two-line ASCII Þle with the...

  • Page 61: Cannot Submit Job To A Queue

    Cannot submit job to a queue Use the Advanced ConÞguration Tool to verify that you are a queue user. Select ConÞgure queue from the Advanced conÞguration menu. Select the Þle server and queue that you are trying to print to. In the next menu, select Queue users.

  • Page 62: Job Appears In Queue, But Printer Does Not To Service It

    Job appears in queue, but printer does not to service it Check the following items: Verify that the printer has been set up to service the queue: Check that the printer was able to log in to the Þle server: If the printer has logged in, its print server name is displayed in the list.

  • Page 63: Job Is Serviced, But Does Not Print

    Verify that the printerÕs print server name matches the one created on the Þle server. The conÞguration page reports the printerÕs print server name. For information on printing the conÞguration page, see ÒYour printerÕs conÞguration pageÓ on page 2-3. Verify that set allow encrypted passwords=on has been set. See ÒAllowing unencrypted passwordsÓ...
  • Page 64 Novell NetWare Configuration 4-30 Network Utilities for Color Printers...

  • Page 65: Tcp/Ip Configuration

    Chapter TCP/IP Configuration The Tektronix implementation of TCP/IP supports the following capabilities: Print jobs. The interface can accept print jobs sent via lpr or lp with lpr extensions. Printer status. The interface can report printer status through the following protocols: Syslog.

  • Page 66: Before You Begin

    TCP/IP conÞguration. For more information, see ÒInstalling Þles from your printerÕs network utilities diskettesÓ on page 5-3 or ÒDownloading Þles from the Tektronix Color Printer Information ServerÓ on page 5-4. Obtain the information listed in the following table. It might be helpful to write this information down so you can refer to it later when you are performing the conÞguration.

  • Page 67: Installing Files From Your Printerõs Network Utilities Diskettes

    Installing Þles from your printerÕs network utilities diskettes Use the UNIX version of your printerÕs network utilities diskettes for TCP/IP installations. The Þles are on the diskette in UNIX tar format. To list the contents of the diskette, type this command: For example, on a Sun workstation, type: To extract the Þles from the diskette: Change (cd) to the directory on your workstation where you want...

  • Page 68: Downloading Files From The Tektronix Color Printer Information Server

    Information Server If you don't have the means of transferring Þles from the UNIX diskette, you can request Þles from the Tektronix Color Printer Information Server, an automatic Þle serving program that responds to requests for Þles. If you can exchange electronic mail with other Internet sites, you can access the Tektronix Color Printer Information Server.
  • Page 69 To request a single Þle from a directory, type the following at the Subject prompt: send filename from library-name To determine Þle size, type the following at the Subject prompt: send list of filename from library-name To request all of the Þles needed for TCP/IP conÞguration, type the following at the Subject prompt: send utilities from tcpip User Manual...

  • Page 70: Tcp/Ip Configuration Overview

    TCP/IP conÞguration overview. Authorize TCP/IP and reset printer Printer ¥ Use Tektronix-supplied UNIX shell scripts to generate Post- Script configuration files (UNIX only), or edit Tektronix-supplied configuration files (all platforms) ¥ Send PostScript configuration files to the printer. Network Utilities for Phaser Color Printers...

  • Page 71: Authorizing The Tcp/Ip Protocol

    Printing out the conÞguration page Your printerÕs conÞguration page reports important information that you will need for TCP/IP conÞguration. For information on printing out a conÞguration page, see ÒYour printerÕs conÞguration pageÓ on page 2-3. Authorizing the TCP/IP protocol If you purchased TCP/IP capability initially with the printer, the printer is shipped with the protocol already authorized.

  • Page 72: Sending The Authorization Code To Your Printer

    The authorization code is derived from the printerÕs Ethernet address, therefore, each authorization code is valid for only one speciÞc printer. If you are installing several Tektronix printers on your network, be careful to send each authorization code only to the printer for which it has been issued.

  • Page 73: Authorizing Tcp/Ip From A Macintosh

    Authorizing TCP/IP from a Macintosh Connect a Macintosh to the printer via LocalTalk or EtherTalk. Turn on the printer. Use the Authorizer utility to create a PostScript Þle containing the authorization code: Locate the Authorizer on the Macintosh version of your printerÕs network utilities diskettes or copy it onto your hard disk.
  • Page 74 Use the LaserWriter Utility to send the PostScript Þle containing the authorization code to the printer: Reset the printer. (For more information about resetting the printer, see ÒResetting your printerÓ on page 2-11). 5-10 Network Utilities for Phaser Color Printers Select the printer in the Chooser.

  • Page 75: Authorizing Tcp/Ip From A Pc

    Authorizing TCP/IP from a PC To authorize TCP/IP from a PC, use the AUTHRIZR.EXE utility on the PC version of your printerÕs network utilities diskettes. When using the utility, keep in mind the following information about the user interface: You can work with the AUTHRIZR.EXE utility using a mouse or the keyboard.
  • Page 76 Connect a PC to the printer via the parallel or serial port (see your printerÕs user manual for details). Turn on the printer. Use the AUTHRIZR.EXE utility to create a PostScript Þle containing the authorization code. 5-12 Network Utilities for Phaser Color Printers Change to the directory containing the Þles you copied from the printerÕs network utilities diskette.
  • Page 77 Since you are sending the Þle to the printer via a serial or parallel interface, you must add CTRL-D characters to the beginning and end of the Þle. Use the Þle ADDCTRLD.BAT to do this: Change (CD) to the directory containing ADDCTRLD.BAT. Type: CD NET-UTIL To run ADDCTRLD.BAT type the following command:...

  • Page 78: Authorizing Tcp/Ip From A Unix Host

    Authorizing TCP/IP from a UNIX host The authorize-feature script on the UNIX version of the printerÕs network utilities diskettes creates a PostScript language file that you can send to the printer to authorize the TCP/IP protocol. However, since TCP/IP is not yet authorized, you cannot send the Þle to the printer using a TCP/IP connection.
  • Page 79 If you need host-specific instructions, see Appendix A for information on how to get them from the Tektronix Information Server (via Internet) or HAL, the Tektronix automated fax system. Reset the printer. For more information, see ÒResetting your printerÓ...

  • Page 80: Configuring Your Host

    Assign a print queue to the printer: Note If you need host-specific instructions, see Appendix A for information on how to get them from the Tektronix Information Server (via Internet) or HAL, the Tektronix automated fax system. 5-16 Network Utilities for Phaser Color Printers For BSD systems, edit the /etc/printcap Þle and add a spool directory...

  • Page 81: Configuring Your Printer

    ConÞguring your printer There are two steps to printer conÞguration: Set the printerÕs IP address and other addressing information. Set the printerÕs other TCP/IP parameters: Set host access and control character Þltering Receiving printer status (Syslog or SNMP) 5-17 User Manual...

  • Page 82: Setting Your Printerõs Ip Address

    Setting your printerÕs IP address There are two methods to accomplish these printer conÞguration steps: Server-based printer configuration. This method uses RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol) or BOOTP (Boot Parameter Protocol). When turned on or reset, the printer receives its IP addressing information from a boot server.
  • Page 83 Store the printerÕs configuration information in an etc/ethers or bootptab file. For more information on these Þles, see Appendix B. Make sure that the printer is connected to the network. Note The printerÕs BOOTP and RARP implementations do not support booting across a gateway or router. The BOOTP or RARP server (host) and client (printer) must be connected to the same Ethernet segment, or to segments interconnected only by repeaters and/or bridges.

  • Page 84: Setting Your Printerõs Ip Address Information In The Printerõs Internal Memory (Printer-Based Configuration)

    TCP/IP Configuration Setting your printerÕs IP address information in the printerÕs internal memory (printer-based configuration) With this method, you can set the printerÕs IP address information and other TCP/IP parameters by sending PostScript Þles to the printer. Shell scripts for creating the PostScript Þles are provided on the UNIX version of the printerÕs network utilities diskettes.
  • Page 85 The printer-based conÞguration procedure is on the next page. In this procedure, you use a script provided on the UNIX version of the printerÕs network utilities diskettes to set the IP parameters listed in the following table. IP parameters Parameter Description Use RARP/BOOTP Yes/no.
  • Page 86 Make sure that the printer is connected to the network. ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) requires that the printer be connected on the same physical network segment as the host. Log in as root. Run the script conÞg-IP: When prompted: press Enter to accept the default (n for no). When prompted, enter the IP addressing information.
  • Page 87 Turn on the printer. Use the ping command to force the printer to accept the IP address set in the ARP table. This is a special conÞguration mode allowed by Tektronix printers. Type: ping IP-address Note Some systems may not accept the ping command the Þrst time; if this occurs, send it again.

  • Page 88: Controlling Host Access And Control Character Filtering

    Controlling host access and control character Þltering LPR (BSD systems) By sending the appropriate PostScript Þle to the printer, you can control which hosts can access the printer through lpr. You can also control whether lpr will Þlter out CRTL-D characters from the Þles it sends the printer.
  • Page 89 When prompted, enter the IP addresse(s) of the host(s) that will have access to the printer. You can enter addresses for multiple hosts by separating them with spaces. If you do not enter any addresses, all hosts will have access to the printer. When prompted, indicate if you want the host to Þlter out control characters from the Þles it sends to the printer.

  • Page 90: Appsocket (Tcp Sockets)

    AppSocket (TCP Sockets) By sending the appropriate PostScript Þle to the printer, you can control which hosts can access the printer through AppSocket. You can also control whether AppSocket will Þlter out CRTL-D characters from the Þles it sends the printer. The printer has the following factory defaults: All hosts have access to the printer.

  • Page 91: Syslog

    Receiving printer status (optional) Syslog The Syslog facility provides a dynamic path for printer status information that allows administrators to collect information from the printer. By sending the appropriate PostScript Þle to the printer, you can set a threshold indicating which priority level of message from the printer will be sent to the listed log host.
  • Page 92 To create a PostScript Þle to control these parameters, use the script conÞg-syslog provided on the UNIX version of the printerÕs network utilities diskettes. Make sure that the printer is connected to the network. Run the script conÞg-syslog: When prompted, enter the log hostÕs IP address and the priority level of the threshold you want to set.

  • Page 93: Snmp

    SNMP SNMP allows you to use an SNMP monitoring station to query the printer remotely for its status. By sending the appropriate PostScript Þle to the printer, you provide the following information for the printer to send to your SNMP utility: Printer's name Name of contact person for printer problems Printer's location...
  • Page 94 To create a PostScript Þle to control these parameters, use the script conÞg-SNMP provided on the UNIX version of the printerÕs network utilities diskettes. Make sure that the printer is connected to the network. Run the script conÞg-SNMP: When prompted, provide the information for the SNMP utility. Send the Þle named in Step 2b to the printer using lp or lpr.

  • Page 95: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Testing the network connection Execute the ping command from the host. For example: If the ping test to the printer-name fails, try issuing the ping command again, specifying the printerÕs IP address explicitly: If the ping test succeeds using the printerÕs IP address, but fails using the printerÕs name, check the NIS or /etc/hosts Þle to make sure that you are using the correct name for the printer.

  • Page 96: Solving Printing Problems

    TCP/IP Configuration Solving printing problems If you receive a file too large error message when sending large bitmaps, check the /etc/printcap Þle; mx should be set to 0. If you receive a file system full message, use the -s option to lpr.

  • Page 97: How To Disable Protocols

    How to disable protocols After your network conÞguration is complete, you may want to disable protocols that you are not using to avoid unnecessary network trafÞc. To disable protocols, send the appropriate PostScript language Þle to the printer. The Þles are on the UNIX version of the printerÕs network utilities diskettes.
  • Page 98 TCP/IP Configuration 5-34 Network Utilities for Phaser Color Printers...

  • Page 99: Unix Host Configuration For Tcp/Ip

    Configuration for TCP/IP A variety of host-speciÞc TCP/IP conÞguration information is available from the Tektronix Information Server (via Internet) or from HAL, the Tektronix automated information system (via fax). Requesting information from the Tektronix Information Server To get host-speciÞc TCP/IP conÞguration information from the Tektronix Information Server, request an index of the tcpip library, then request the articles you want from those listed in the index.
  • Page 100 HAL articles for TCP/IP host conÞguration Number 9480 9481 9482 9483 9484 9485 9486 When you call HAL, you can order a complete catalog listing all available articles, including new, additional articles related to networking. Network Utilities for Phaser Color Printers Title Using tip Using cu...
  • Page 101 Appendix RARP and BOOTP Enabling RARP RARP can be used to establish communications. The printer broadcasts its Ethernet address across the network, and receives its internet address from the Þrst host to respond. If the rarpd daemon is started within the /etc/rc.local Þle or a similar startup Þle, it is always running and waiting for RARP broadcasts.
  • Page 102 Edit the /etc/ethers Þle to add the printer Ethernet addresses and names: Some hosts require an explicit update to the arp table to add new entries. This command is host-speciÞc; check your host documentation for details. For example, the following command lines add the Ethernet addresses of two Phaser 480 printers to the arp table: The ether switch indicates an Ethernet address.
  • Page 103 For System V Find out the process ID number for the rarpd daemon; type: ps -ef | grep rarpd This command produces the following output: root 6206 3112 Nov 06 root 13177 12135 2 06:36:22 Restart the rarpd daemon, which is process ID number 6206 in this example.
  • Page 104 BOOTP Bootstrap protocol, BOOTP, is the recommended way to establish communications from the host to the printer in an internet protocol environment. BOOTP obtains booting data from the bootptab Þle. With the proper information stored in the bootptab Þle, the printer can Þnd its own name and IP address and boot from the network without any intervention, even for a Þrst time boot.
  • Page 105 Here is a sample bootptab Þle; check your host system documentation to see which Þelds your implementation of BOOTP supports. # Global entries for all hosts global: :sm=255.255.255.0:\ :bf=dummyfile: # Master entries for each subnet template subnet60: :tc=global:gw=128.07.60.100: subnet61: :tc=global:gw=128.07.61.150: # Individual printer entries P480-mktg: :tc=subnet60:ht=ethernet:\...
  • Page 106 Running BOOTP There are two ways to run BOOTP: If the bootpd daemon is started within the /etc/rc.local Þle or a similar startup Þle, it is always running and waiting for BOOTP requests. This method uses system resources at all times. If the bootpd daemon is started within the /etc/inetd.conf Þle, it starts bootpd only when a BOOTP request arrives, conserving system resources.
  • Page 107 To start the bootpd daemon without rebooting the system, type: /etc/bootpd -s & BOOTP running only on request If the bootpd command line does not exist in your /etc/inetd.conf Þle, you need to add it. To verify that the bootpd startup command is in the Þle, type: grep bootpd /etc/inetd.conf If the bootpd startup command is in the Þle, the following line is...
  • Page 108 Restart the inetd daemon without rebooting the system to put the changes you have made into effect. Use one of the following methods. For BSD systems root root 12366 For System V root root 13177 12135 Network Utilities for Phaser Color Printers Find out the process ID number for the inetd daemon;...
  • Page 109 Index 4511A 1-1 ACT.EXE 4-5 addctrld 5-15 ADDCTRLD.BAT 5-11 Advanced conÞguration 4-14 Advanced ConÞguration Tool 4-4 Advanced conÞguration 4-14 default parameters 4-12 installing 4-5 menu map 4-8 Quick conÞguration 4-10 AppleTalk Phase 2 3-1 ARP 5-22 authorization code 2-4 authorize-feature 5-14 Authorizer 5-9 authorizing TCP/IP from a Macintosh 5-9...
  • Page 110 enabling protocols over EtherTalk 3-7 over NetWare 4-24 over TCP/IP 5-33 Error notiÞcation 4-15 Ethernet 2-6 adapters 2-6 cables 2-6 internal hardware 2-1 terminators 2-8 Ethernet frame type 4-15 EtherTalk zones 3-4 FILTER.PS 4-29 Full name 4-16 Gateway IP address 5-2 HAL 1-3 host access 5-24 inetd.conf B-7...
  • Page 111 TCP/IP authorization code 2-4 determining if authorized 5-7 host conÞguration 5-16 printer conÞguration 5-17 printer status 5-27 technical support 1-3 Tektronix Color Printer Information Server 5-4 terminators 2-8 troubleshooting NetWare 4-25 TCP/IP 5-31 typographical conventions 1-4 unencrypted passwords 4-3 zones, EtherTalk 3-4...
  • Page 112 Index-4 Network Utilities for Phaser Color Printers...

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