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  • Page 1 Fiery X3eTY2 65C-KM Color Server Configuration and Setup...
  • Page 2 © 2006 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered under Legal Notices for this product. 45060841 14 November 2006...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AppleTalk networks UNIX networks TY2 S REPARING FOR IERY ETUP Levels of access and control Users and Groups Fiery X3eTY2 print connections WebTools Additional security features Controlling E-mail access to the Fiery X3eTY2 Restricting IP addresses and ports Secure Printing...
  • Page 4 ETTING UP THE IERY FROM THE OPIER OUCH ANEL Fiery X3eTY2 Setup from the copier touch panel Fiery X3eTY2 copier touch panel Main Setup menu Accessing Setup options About the copier touch panel Setup interface Types of Setup screens Server Setup options...
  • Page 5 Shutting down and restarting the Fiery X3eTY2 ROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting the Fiery X3eTY2 Runtime error messages Confirming the copier connection to the Fiery X3eTY2 Cannot connect to the Fiery X3eTY2 with utilities Cannot connect to the Fiery X3eTY2 with Command WorkStation NDEX...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    This document describes how to set up network servers and user computers to use the Fiery X3eTY2 65C-KM Color Server so that users can print to it as a high-performance networked printer. For general information about using the copier, your computer, your software, or your network, see the documentation that accompanies those products.

  • Page 8: About This Document

    • System security through access levels and passwords • Setup of the Fiery X3eTY2 from the Fiery X3eTY2 copier touch panel • Setup of the Fiery X3eTY2 from a network computer • Setup the Fiery X3eTY2 to allow users to use WebTools •...

  • Page 9: Connecting To The Network

    This chapter summarizes the stages in setting up the Fiery X3eTY2. Fiery X3eTY2 on the network When the Fiery X3eTY2 is connected to a network, it behaves as a networked printer. The Fiery X3eTY2 supports the following network protocols (rules that enable computers on a network to communicate with each other): •...

  • Page 10: Stages Of Installation On The Network

    2 Physically connecting the Fiery X3eTY2 to a functioning network Prepare a network node for the Fiery X3eTY2. Obtain cable, route it to the location where the Fiery X3eTY2 is to be installed (near the copier), and attach the cable to the network connector of the Fiery X3eTY2.

  • Page 11: Summary Of Fiery X3Ety2 Network Installation

    Configure network servers to specify Fiery X3eTY2 print queues and Fiery X3eTY2 users. Network server Connection Prepare a network node. Connect the Fiery X3eTY2 to the network. Fiery X3eTY2 Fiery X3eTY2 Setup On the Fiery X3eTY2 copier touch panel, configure, at a minimum, Server Setup, Network Setup, and Printer Setup.

  • Page 12: Network Server Setup Requirements

    (DNS) or hosts name database used by your system. If more than one Fiery X3eTY2 print connection is published (for example, if both the Print queue and the Hold queue are published), consider creating a printer for each print connection, so that users can print to each connection directly.

  • Page 13: Appletalk Networks

    You do not need to perform Setup when you add or remove a NetWare queue. However, always restart the Fiery X3eTY2 after you create or remove a queue that will be connected to the print server used by the Fiery X3eTY2.
  • Page 14 ONNECTING TO THE ETWORK • The Fiery X3eTY2 has a remote printer name you must use in order to communicate with it successfully. Regardless of the UNIX system you use, the name you use for the remote printer (or in the file) in configuring the network for the Fiery X3eTY2 must be one of the...

  • Page 15: Reparing For

    IERY ETUP To prepare for printing at your site, you must do some initial Fiery X3eTY2 configuration (or “Setup”) to specify the network environment and the types of printing you do. Before you perform Setup, decide the levels of access to implement, such as passwords and other security features that the Fiery X3eTY2 offers.
  • Page 16 Guest privileges (no password) A user does not need a password to log in as a Guest from the job management tools. A Guest can view the status of active jobs but cannot make changes to jobs or to the Fiery X3eTY2 state.

  • Page 17: Fiery X3Ety2 Print Connections

    For information about publishing print connections, see Configure Help. Hold queue Jobs sent to the Hold queue are spooled to the Fiery X3eTY2 hard disk for printing at a later time, or for reprinting. Because the Hold queue is a storage area, jobs sent to it cannot proceed through the printing process until the operator intervenes using the job management tools.

  • Page 18: Webtools

    “Configuring WebTools” on page Home Home provides you with current information about the jobs processing and printing on the Fiery X3eTY2. To use this WebTool, you do not need a password. For more information, see Utilities. Downloads Downloads allows users to download installers for printer drivers and other software directly from the Fiery X3eTY2.

  • Page 19: Additional Security Features

    HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) format, and any included JavaScript code. You can define a list of authorized e-mail addresses on the Fiery X3eTY2. Any e-mail that the Fiery X3eTY2 receives from an e-mail address not in the authorized list is deleted. For more...

  • Page 20: Connecting Network Cable To The Fiery X3Ety2

    IERY ETUP Connecting network cable to the Fiery X3eTY2 This section includes an illustration of the Fiery X3eTY2 back panel, and provides information about connecting the Fiery X3eTY2 to the network. Back view of the Fiery X3eTY2 USB ports (Type A)

  • Page 21: About Setup

    Setup configures the Fiery X3eTY2 to communicate with other devices and to manage print jobs. Perform Setup the first time you turn on the Fiery X3eTY2 after new system software is loaded, or any time Server software is reinstalled. When the network or user printing environment changes, change the options accordingly.

  • Page 22: Etting Up The

    OUCH ANEL Setup is required the first time the Fiery X3eTY2 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 for Fiery X3eTY2 copier touch panel menus and messages. If you do not configure a particular Setup option, the Fiery X3eTY2 uses default settings.

  • Page 23: Fiery X3Ety2 Copier Touch Panel

    ANEL Fiery X3eTY2 copier touch panel The copier touch panel on the copier allows you to view status information about jobs printed to the Fiery X3eTY2, print system pages, and set up printing. Copier panel Touch panel display (see following illustration)

  • Page 24: Main Setup Menu

    Suspend communication between the Fiery X3eTY2 and the copier. Use this command to interrupt the current Fiery X3eTY2 job and use the copier to make copies or print another job first. Jobs continue to process on the Fiery X3eTY2. After you make copies from the copier or complete maintenance tasks, choose Resume Printing to continue printing jobs from the Fiery X3eTY2.

  • Page 25: Accessing Setup Options

    IERY 1 Make sure the information screen on the copier touch panel reads Idle. If Printing or RIPping appears, the Fiery X3eTY2 is processing, and you must wait until the system finishes and reaches the Idle state. 2 At the copier, press the Controller button.

  • Page 26: Types Of Setup Screens

    After you enter the settings, you are prompted to save the changes. If you save the changes, your settings overwrite previous settings. If you cancel the changes, your previous settings are retained. If necessary, the Fiery X3eTY2 restarts after you exit the Setup menu.

  • Page 27: Server Setup Options

    Server Name Default server name Enter a name for the Fiery X3eTY2 (up to 15 characters long). This is the name by which the Fiery X3eTY2 appears on the network. Do not use the device name ( ) as the server name.

  • Page 28: Network Setup 1 Options

    Depending on your network, the Fiery X3eTY2 might be assigned a different address after you restart the Fiery X3eTY2. With the DHCP setting, the Fiery X3eTY2 can be assigned a different address even if it is not restarted. Make sure the network is already configured properly for the protocol you select.
  • Page 29 Custom, enter the gateway address in the following option. Gateway Address [127.0.0.1] Set the gateway address for printing with TCP/IP on your network. TCP/IP Version 6 Enable/Disable [Disable] Choose Enable to allow the Fiery X3eTY2 to retrieve an IPv6 address from the network.

  • Page 30: Network Setup 2 Options

    Select Yes to make the WebTools available to users. TCP/IP must be enabled on the Fiery X3eTY2 and on user computers. A Java-enabled Web browser and a valid IP address or DNS host name are required for each user computer. For information about browser and...

  • Page 31: Etting Up The

    Fiery X3eTY2 Administrator password. Accessing Configure from a network computer To set up the Fiery X3eTY2 from a network computer, use Configure. You can access Configure in the following ways: • WebTools from a supported Internet browser •...

  • Page 32: Using Configure

    ETTING UP THE IERY FROM A NETWORK COMPUTER Using Configure Some Setup options cannot be accessed from Configure. Use the Fiery X3eTY2 copier touch panel instead. For information about using Configure and setting default options, see Configure Help.

  • Page 33: Setup Option Reference

    • Printer Setup • PS (PostScript) Setup These Setup menus allow you to set defaults for the Fiery X3eTY2. Users can override most of these defaults on a job-by-job basis. However, users printing from UNIX or DOS command lines cannot override defaults from their applications. Therefore, you must set defaults in Setup.
  • Page 34 Print to PS Error Yes, No Specify whether the Fiery X3eTY2 should print the available portion of a print job when it encounters a PostScript error. Select Yes to print the portion of the job that was processed before the error occurred; select No to cancel the print job entirely when a PostScript error is encountered.

  • Page 35: Configuring Web Tools

    WebTools requirements, see Welcome. O ACCESS OOLS 1 Start your Internet browser and type the IP address or DNS name of the Fiery X3eTY2. 2 Select WebTools on the PSWC home page. The Fiery X3eTY2 home page appears. 3 Click the tab corresponding to the WebTool that you want to use.

  • Page 36: Administering The Fiery X3 Ety2

    This chapter provides tips on managing Fiery X3eTY2 printing, performance, and security. Administrator functions Administration features are included with the user software and are built into the Fiery X3eTY2. The following table describes where to find information about these features. For this information Address books for E-mail Printing...

  • Page 37: Setting Passwords

    IERY Setting passwords You can set or change the passwords for users of the Fiery X3eTY2. Anyone who is a member of the Administrators group can modify the Setup options and control the flow and order of print jobs with the job management tools.

  • Page 38: Updating System Software

    Back up your original data on your own media at the same time you store and save data on the Fiery X3eTY2 hard disk. Never damage or reset the Fiery X3eTY2 hard disk, and do not turn off the system while accessing the hard disk. For instructions on how to turn on and turn off...

  • Page 39: Remote Connection To The Fiery X3Ety2

    4 Type the Administrator password, if prompted. Restoring Fiery X3eTY2 settings You can save the current configuration of the Fiery X3eTY2 and restore it later, if necessary. The following settings are saved (if your Fiery X3eTY2 supports them): • Settings made in Setup (except Server Name) •...

  • Page 40: Usb Printing

    Fiery X3eTY2. To print files automatically when you connect the USB drive to the Fiery X3eTY2, save the files to specific folders or to the root level on the USB drive. Users can also print from the copier touch panel. For more information about printing, see...

  • Page 41: Managing E-Mail Address Books

    Only users whose e-mail addresses are in the Print Print address book are authorized to submit jobs via e-mail to the Fiery X3eTY2. Unauthorized users receive an e-mail reply that their job was not accepted by the Fiery X3eTY2 for printing. includes users who have scanning access. User E-mail Service also allows the administrator to overwrite the address book, add new addresses, remove addresses, and retrieve current addresses on the Fiery X3eTY2.
  • Page 42 List of addresses added to an address book name of address book name of address book to the address book “display name” <name@domain> The Fiery X3eTY2 also lists any addresses that For example: For example: cannot be added and #AddAddressTo Print...
  • Page 43 DMINISTERING THE IERY O RETRIEVE AN ADDRESS BOOK FROM THE IERY 1 Start your e-mail application. 2 Open a new message window. 3 Type the e-mail address of your print server in the To line. 4 Type the command of a specified address in the Subject line. For the User, type “#GetAddressBook User.”...

  • Page 44: Printing The Configuration Page

    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 X3eTY2 is frequently low, you can disable the Printed queue (in Server Setup) and choose not to publish the Hold queue (in Printer Setup).

  • Page 45: Shutting Down And Restarting The Fiery X3Ety2

    IERY Shutting down and restarting the Fiery X3eTY2 Generally, you can leave the Fiery X3eTY2 and the copier running all the time. This section describes how to shut down and restart the Fiery X3eTY2 when necessary. When you need to shut down the Fiery X3eTY2, fonts downloaded to the Fiery X3eTY2 are not deleted.

  • Page 46: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting the Fiery X3eTY2 Startup diagnostics are described in the documentation for service technicians. If you see startup error messages on Command WorkStation or if the Fiery X3eTY2 does not reach the Idle state, contact your authorized service/support center. Runtime error messages For error messages related to canceling jobs and printing, including the Disk Full message and alerts to load media, see Command WorkStation Help.
  • Page 47 ROUBLESHOOTING See the following table for the appropriate name. In this location For this item IPX/SPX networks TCP/IP networks Server Setup Server Name option Administrator defines Administrator defines page 27 name name Windows hosts file host name DNS name page 9 (TCP/IP host name) Windows setup for lpd host name...

  • Page 48: Confirming The Copier Connection To The Fiery X3Ety2

    1 Print a copier Test Page to verify that the copier is functioning normally. 2 Turn off the copier and connect the interface cable from the copier to the Fiery X3eTY2. 3 To confirm this connection, turn on the copier, and print a Test Page from the Fiery X3eTY2 copier touch panel.

  • Page 49: Index

    NDEX NDEX Numerics 1000BaseT 20 Default Paper Sizes option 34 100BaseTX 20 device name 27, 47 10BaseT 20 Direct connection described 17 required for downloading fonts 17 access levels, setting 15 disk space 44 Active Directory 12 DNS (Domain Name Server) 12, 46 administrator Docs WebTool 18 functions 36...
  • Page 50 NDEX PDF files, font substitution in 33 PostScript error 34 improving server performance 44 Print Cover Page option 34 installing server on network 10 Print Master option 34 Internet Print Pages command 24 accessing server with WebTools 18 Print queue 17 configuring server for WebTools 30 Print to PostScript Error option 34 IP Address option 28...
  • Page 51 NDEX Server Name option 27 Server Setup 21, 27 UNIX Set Domain Name option, Windows on TCP/IP network 13 printing 30 printcap file 47 Setup remote printer name 47 accessing 23 USB printing 40 command 25 Use PDF XObjects option 34 from a network computer 31 Use WINS Name Server option 30 menu 24...

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