This book provides an introduction to the powerful features of Crown II printers. It shows typical examples of how the Crown II Operating System features can help optimize your printing needs. By using these recommendations, you will experience the way Crown II technology provides the best price/performance of any printer available today.
KONICA MINOLTA PostScript and PCL Drivers ..............10 Installing from the Software Utilities CD-ROM 10 Downloading a Printer Driver from the Internet 11 Installing a KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Driver for Windows Me/98/95 ......11 Customizing Driver Settings 14 Installing a KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Driver for Windows NT4 ........14 Customizing Driver Settings 17 Installing a KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Driver for Windows XP/2000 ......17...
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KONICA MINOLTA Printer Drivers and PPDs ................64 Windows Me/98/95 Printer Driver Configuration ................64 Standard Printer Driver Tabs in Windows Me/98/95 64 Crown II Printer Configuration Tabs in Windows Me/98/95 65 Windows XP/2000/NT4 Printer Driver Configuration ..............66 Printer Device Properties in Windows XP/2000/NT4 67 Printing Preferences/Document Default Properties in Windows 2000/NT4 67 Printer Driver Configuration Items ....................68...
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6 U IX Setup 87 UNIX Quick Setup ........................88 Interface 88 Network/Workstation 88 UNIX Detailed Setup ........................88 TCP/IP Interface Configuration 88 TCP/IP NetWork Configuration 88 Installing the UNIX Host Software ....................89 S 2 A a ager Setup 91 Quick Setup ...........................92 Interface 92 Network/Workstation 92 Detailed Setup ..........................92...
Software Utilities CD-ROM. The two most common ways to connect your Crown II printer to a PC on a Windows platform is either using a local connection (parallel or USB interface), or using a network connection (TCP/IP).
Windows Me/98 Windows XP/2000 TCP/IP Connection To connect your Crown II printer in a TCP/IP network environment, you must make sure that the internal network addresses in the Crown II printer have been set. The next illustration shows an example of a simple network environment.
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If you have a router/gateway in your network and you allow users outside your network environ- ment to print on your Crown II printer, you may need to enter the router/gateway’s IP address here. The default setting (000.000.000.000) is recommended because it allows for autosensing of the router/gateway and responds to any router communication received.
PC having network access to your Crown II printer. Installing a Crown Print Monitor The Crown Print Monitor is on the Software Utilities CD-ROM that comes with your Crown II printer, and is also available from our Internet website (printer.konicaminolta.net/support).
Installation Using Internet File Download The Crown Print Monitor can be downloaded from the Support area of our website at printer.konicaminolta.net/support. Use Windows Explorer to create a new folder on your desktop, name the folder Monitor. Using your Internet Browser, go to the Support page for your printer and choose the platform from the Drivers, PPDs and Utilities listing.
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Manual Method Select the Manual option from the Add Crown Port dialog. Type the logical name for the port in the Port Name text box. This is a descriptive identifier of the port. Each port name must be unique. The maximum port name is up to 128 characters.
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Choose Finish, and restart your computer when prompted. If you are updating an existing monitor, the installation program automatically reboots your system after installation. If you haven’t already done so, install the printer driver for your Crown II printer Windows Platform Proceed with Paragraph...
Choose Finish, and restart your computer when prompted. If you are updating an existing monitor, the installation program automatically reboots your system after installation. If you have not already done so, install the printer driver for your Crown II printer Windows Platform Proceed with Paragraph...
Choose Close in Printer Ports dialog box, then choose OK in Print Server Properties to close the Printers window. KONICA MINOLTA PostScript and PCL Drivers KONICA MINOLTA PostScript and PCL drivers are available from the Software Utilities CD-ROM and from the Internet (printer.konicaminolta.net/support). Installing from the Software Utilities CD-ROM The Software Utilities CD-ROM has an automatic printer driver installer program.
Attention Efforts to enhance the functionality of your KONICA MINOLTA printer driver don’t stop when you purchase our product. We make every effort to bring you the very best, and as a result, occasionally update the printer driver software. For the latest printer driver, check your printer’s Support page on our website at printer.konicaminolta.net/support.
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Driver downloaded from New directory containing the downloaded, extracted Internet files. Refer to step 2 of “Downloading a Printer Driver from the Internet” on page 11.” Installing a KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Driver for Windows Me/98/95...
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Select OK twice. The KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Driver for Windows contains a list of Crown print- ers. Choose your Crown II printer from the list, and then select Next. Choose the appropriate printer port, and then select Next. For a local (parallel) connection, select LPTx:.
Review the information in the driver’s readme.txt file for driver availability notes and special instructions on driver installation and use. The following assumes that you are installing the KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Driver for Windows XP/2000/NT4 for the first time. The Software Utilities CD-ROM driver installer opens the Add Printer Wizard for you. If the Add Printer Wizard is already open, begin with step 4.
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Next. For a local (parallel) connection, select LPTx:. For a TCP/IP connection, select the Crown port that was added during the steps described in “Adding a Crown Port” on page Installing a KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Driver for Windows NT4...
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Refer to step 2 of “Downloading a Printer Driver from the Internet” on page 11.” This screen allows you to rename the printer for your convenience and to set the printer as the default printer. Select Next. Installing a KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Driver for Windows NT4...
Restart your computer. Customizing Driver Settings From the Start menu, choose Settings/Printers and locate the (new) Crown II printer icon. Click on the icon with the right mouse button and choose Properties. In the Crown II Properties window, select Device Settings.
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For a local (parallel) connection, select LPTx:. For a TCP/IP connection, select the Crown port that was added dur- ing the steps described in “Adding a Crown Port” on page 6. Installing a KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Driver for Windows XP/2000...
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New directory containing the downloaded, extracted Internet files. Refer to step 2 of “Downloading a Printer Driver from the Internet” on page 11.” Choose your Crown II printer. Then select Next. Installing a KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Driver for Windows XP/2000...
Customizing Driver Settings From the Start menu, choose Set- tings/Printers, and locate the (new) Crown II printer icon. Click on the Crown II printer icon with the right mouse button and choose Properties. Installing a KONICA MINOLTA PostScript Driver for Windows XP/2000...
Select Settings. In this window you may choose certain “options” available on your Crown II printer. After making selections, select OK. Consult your printer documentation for the available option(s) of your Crown II printer. Select Device Settings. In this win-...
Review the information in the driver’s readme.txt file for driver availability notes and special instructions on driver installation and use. The following assumes that you are installing the KONICA MINOLTA PCL Driver for Windows NT4 for the first time. The Software Utilities CD-ROM driver installer opens the Add Printer Wizard for you. If the Add Printer Wizard is already open, begin with step 4.
Installation of the KONICA MINOLTA PCL5e driver requires files located on the Microsoft Windows NT CD-ROM. Make sure you have the Microsoft Windows NT CD-ROM before starting the installation. If the driver you are installing is on the Software Utilities CD-ROM, make sure that the CD-ROM is in your CD-ROM drive.
Installing a Download Manager If your Crown II printer has a hard disk installed, you may want to install the Download Manager. The Download Manager makes it easy to add ICC (International Color Consortium) profiles, overlays, and fonts to your printer's hard drive. You can also use the Download Manager to install fonts to your printer’s memory (RAM).
Supported printer with a hard disk installed: magicolor 2+ magicolor 330 magicolor 2200/2210 magicolor 3100/3300 magicolor 6100/6110 PagePro 9100 PostScript Level 2 or Level 3 printer driver for the supported printer (with the port set to the target printer) Insert the Software Utilities CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Using Windows Explorer, select your CD-ROM drive and browse to the folder :\dlmanager(where is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).
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Minimum Hardware Requirements PC with Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51, or Windows NT4 (Intel platforms only) 700 KB of free hard disk space Printer with Accounting enabled TCP/IP connection to the PC and printer Installation With your PC on and Windows running, insert the Software Utilities CD-ROM in the appropriate drive on your computer.
Connecting a Crown II Printer to a Macintosh This chapter describes how to connect your Crown II printer to your Macintosh. Instructions are included for both LocalTalk and Ethernet connections. Printer driver and PPD installation is explained following the connection sections.
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Double-click the desktop printer icon, and the printer’s queue window opens. From the Printing menu, choose Change Setup. Use the printer setup window to set your printer’s options and features. Choose the Change popup menu to select the option or feature. Connecting a Crown II Printer to a Macintosh...
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In the Printer List window, choose Add. In the resulting window, select USB for the printer type. If your printer is connected properly, you will see your printer model in the window. Connecting a Crown II Printer to a Macintosh...
Customize the printer description (PPD) for your Crown II printer. Making the Ethernet Connection Attach your Crown II printer to your network via the Ethernet port on your printer’s interface panel. The Ethernet port requires a a twisted-pair Ethernet cable using an RJ45 connector.
Two terminating resistors to close the open sockets left in the transformer boxes after the connec- tion is made Attaching your Crown II printer to a Macintosh via a LocalTalk connection requires three steps. Connect your printer. Configure the LocalTalk interface on the printer.
To change the install location, use the drop-down list box to display and choose the appropriate disk. Select Continue. Choose the Crown II printer you are installing when prompted, and select Continue. PPD files are automatically placed in the proper folder. When the installation is complete, select Quit.
Select the LaserWriter printer driver. The chooser searches for available printers. From the Select a PostScript Printer list, select your Crown II printer and then select Create. If your network has more than one zone, select the zone that your printer is configured for, select your printer from the Select a PostScript Printer list, and then select Create.
Colorific is a monitor calibration application that helps match the colors on your monitor with the colors produced by a Crown II color printer. The Colorific Utility does not ship with all KONICA MINOLTA printer models. See your printer documentation to determine if Colorific is included with your printer.
Install the ICC profiles as described in “Installing ICC Profiles” on page 37. Downloading Profiles from the Software Utilities CD-ROM Insert the KONICA MINOLTA Software Utilities CD-ROM. Double-click the KONICA MINOLTA icon when it appears on the desktop. Installing Utilities for the Macintosh...
Double-click on the Explore this CD icon. Open the Color and the printer folder for your Crown II printer. Open the ColorSync Profiles folder. Double-click the .SEA file to uncompress it. Follow the on-screen instructions to extract the compressed files.
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Downloading Pantone Tables from the Software Utilities CD-ROM Insert the KONICA MINOLTA Software Utilities CD-ROM. Double-click the KONICA MINOLTA icon when it appears on the desktop. Double-click on the Explore this CD icon. Open the Color and the printer folder for your Crown II printer.
NetWare 4.x/5.x Setup This chapter describes the steps necessary to configure NetWare 4.x/5.x and your Crown II printer to print jobs routed through a print server. Setup Overview See the sections following this overview for detailed setup instructions. Using PCONSOLE (NetWare 4.x only) or NWAdmin (NetWare 4.x/5.x) Add a Print Server to the NDS tree.
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Press Ins[ert] at the Object, Class screen. Type the new printer name, and then press Enter. Select Printer on the Object, Class screen, and then press Enter to return to the Serviced Printers screen. Select Printer, and then press Enter. From the Printer Name Configuration screen, enter the printer number (0-254).
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Enter the Printer Type as Other/Unknown. At the Print Queues Assigned screen, press Enter. At the Print Queue screen, press Ins[ert]. At the Object, Class screen, press Ins[ert]. Enter the print queue name, and then press Enter. NetWare 4.x/5.x Setup...
Press Esc until prompted to exit PCONSOLE. Exit PCONSOLE. The NetWare setup is now complete. If you haven’t already done so, configure the printer interface (see “Crown II Printer Interface Setup” on page 45) and workstation (see “Workstation Setup” on page 50).
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Select Print Queue, and then select OK. Type the name of the print queue. Select the icon button next to the Print Queue Volume to select the volume to store the print queue. The context can be changed if needed. Select OK.
(see the next section), and the workstation (see “Workstation Setup” on page 50). Crown II Printer Interface Setup The following instructions describe how to configure your Crown II printer’s CrownNet Interface for NDS PServer mode through the printer control panel, PageScope, and Telnet.
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Choose the NetWare tab, and then enter the PServer Context. The format you use to enter the Print Server Context depends on your printer model. Refer to the following information to determine which method is right for your Crown II printer NetWare 4.x/5.x Setup...
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The Print Server Context option can hold up to 48 characters. The Print Server Context must match the one assigned in NetWare setup. Some Crown II printers don’t support preferred tree or preferred server configuration. If this is the case for your printer, enter the PServer Context using this format:...
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Configuring the Print Server Context Using Telnet You must have a TCP/IP connection to your Crown II printer and the printer’s IP Address set before you can configure the Print Server Context using Telnet (a TCP/IP utility). Open a Telnet session with the printer.
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Select the menu option suitable for your printer and NetWare configuration, and then enter the Print Server information. Use one of the two methods (a or b) described next. If your printer has a PServerContext option under the ConfigPServer menu, use the following steps.
Resident or Optional) printer menu. Workstation Setup Install the PostScript printer driver from the Software Utilities CD-ROM. See “KONICA MINOLTA PostScript and PCL Drivers” on page 10 for installation information. Then associate the NetWare file server and print queue to the PostScript driver on your workstation by completing the steps that follow.
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KONICA MINOLTA NDPS Installation and Configuration...
Installing KONICA MINOLTA NDPS Gateway The KONICA MINOLTA NDPS Gateway components are designed for use with printers supporting LPD/LPR and the Printer-MIB. Older printers, printers that don’t use a CrownNet interface for TCP/IP connection, or printers with variations in the interpretation of LPD/LPR may not be compatible, or may not be able to take advantage of the full functionality of our gateway components.
Netware Print Manager The following sections contain detailed instructions about these steps, and information about the printing utilities and features available through KONICA MINOLTA NDPS components. For additional information about NDPS, refer to Novell documentation and online help. Creating a Broker...
Enter the name for the NDPS Broker. Select the button next to the RMS Vol- ume text box. Choose the volume where the broker will reside. Select Create. Check the configuration for access control to make sure that the Administrator is on the list.
Enter the name for the NDPS Manager. Select the button next to the Resident Server text box. Select the Server (usually in the server’s SYS volume) where the manager will be created, and then select OK. Select the button next to the Database Volume text box.
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Type in the name for the Printer Agent’s name. Select Create, and then select the NDPS Manager. Choose KONICA MINOLTA Gateway Configuration, and then select OK. Choose the NDPS Manager that will have access to the printer. Look for the NPDS Manager created in the previous section.
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Select Next. The Host Configuration window appears Enter the IP Address or Host Name of the printer. Enter the Community Name of the printer. This step is optional. Select Next, and then select Finish to complete the configuration of the Printer Agent.
NDPS Printer Setup using Add Printer Select Printers from the Start/Settings menu. Select Add Printer. Local or Network Printer window appears. Select Network printer, and then select Next. Locate Your Printer window appears. Select Next to browse your network. Browse for the Printer window appears.
Double-click NDPS Controlled Access Printers. Locate and double-click the printer you want to add. When prompted to make this the default printer, select Yes or No. NDPS Printer Setup using NetWare Print Manager Select NWPS32 from the Public\Win32 directory. Novell Printer Manager window appears. Choose New from the Printer menu.
Select the printer to be added. Select OK. Using KONICA MINOLTA NDPS Snap-in Controls The KONICA MINOLTA NDPS components have been designed to take full advantage of the configuration capabilities and information available from KONICA MINOLTA printers. Accessing the Controls The Printer Control dialog automatically opens during the installation of the KONICA MINOLTA NDPS components.
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Job holds Notification CrownView and Telnet access The buttons on the Printer Control dialog give you access to all of the KONICA MINOLTA NDPS component features. For additional information, see the online help available from each dialog. Identification Opens the Printer Identification dialog, which displays gen-...
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Status Displays the current status of the selected printer. Saves changes and closes the Printer Control dialog. Cancel Discards changes and closes the Printer Control dialog. Page Options Opens Novell’s Page Options dialog. See Novell’s documentation and online help for additional information. Help Displays the help file.
This chapter describes how you can access the features of the KONICA MINOLTA printer drivers and PPDs developed for Crown II printers. The printer drivers and PPDs are available on the Software Utilities CD-ROM and from the Internet. See “KONICA MINOLTA PostScript and PCL Drivers” on page 10 for download and installation instructions of Windows printer drivers.
Crown II Printer Configuration Tabs in Windows Me/98/95 The Crown II printer configuration tabs are provided specifically for Crown II printers. You can access these tabs from your application’s printer setup properties and from the printer device properties (see “1...
2 Choose Printers. 2 In the Print, Print Setup, or Page Setup 3 Choose your Crown II printer. dialog box, choose your Crown II printer. 4 From the File menu, choose Properties. 3 Select the Properties button. 5 Make your selections, and then select OK 4 Make your selections, and then select OK to save your changes.
Printer Device Properties in Windows XP/2000/NT4 The configuration items of KONICA MINOLTA drivers are arranged on tabs in combination with the branches and tabs that are provided by the Windows operating system. Each tab or branch represents a functional part of a print job. See your operating system documentation and the printer driver’s online help for complete information.
“Crown Book Part 1—Crown II Operating System Features.” Not all options described in online help are available on all models of KONICA MINOLTA Crown II printers. Refer to your printer documentation to determine which options apply to your printer.
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This information is also stored on Crown II printers that support account- ing (check your Crown II printer documentation). If you use one or more of the following accounting options, the title of the file is also printed on the header and trailer pages. If title information can’t be found, the title will be Unknown.
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Item Description Custom The Custom PostScript External Header allows you to work with PostScript file headers. PostScript It allows you to send a PostScript file to the printer in front of the print job. This feature External Header provides the capability to print letterheads, overlays, and other special documents. The Browse button allows you to search for an existing header file.
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Item Description Options Job Timeout—Allows you to specify the number of seconds you want the printer to (PostScript) spend processing a job before it ends that job. EOD Mode—Allows you to identify the type of end-of-document command to be sent to the printer for print jobs going to the parallel and serial interfaces.
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Item Description Placement The Placement section allows you to identify the document pages on which you want the overlay to print. All Pages button—Allows you to specify that the overlay is printed on every page of the document. First page button—Allows you to specify that the overlay is printed on the first page of the document.
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Then-Print configuration menu from the printer’s control panel. To use this feature, select the checkbox, and then enter a job name in the Proof-Then-Print text box to uniquely identify each Proof-Then-Print job. Available only on Crown II printers with an internal hard disk. Quick Color...
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Item Description Special Pages Allows you to enable special pages and to specify the tray or bin from which media will be pulled from for printing these pages. First Page—The first page of the printed document can be pulled from a different tray or bin than the rest of the pages.
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Item Description Watermark Text Allows you to identify the watermark text. Watermark Text Allows you to format the watermark text. Properties Watermark Allows you to specify the position of the watermark on the printed page Position Restoring Defaults The Restore Saved Settings buttons allow you to restore all settings on a specific tab to those last saved.
KONICA MINOLTA PPDs for Macintosh Chapter 2, “Connecting a Crown II Printer to a Macintosh” on page 28, describes the steps necessary to connect your Crown II printer to your Macintosh, how to install the KONICA MINOLTA PPD file for your printer, and how to configure the LaserWriter printer driver with the KONICA MINOLTA PPD.
Sends the print job with any configuration changes you have made to the settings in the printer dialog for the open document, closes the print dialog, and restores the last saved settings of the configuration items. KONICA MINOLTA PPDs for Macintosh...
Sends the print job with any configuration changes you have made to the settings in the printer dialog for the open document, closes the print dialog, and restores the last saved settings of the configuration items. KONICA MINOLTA PPDs for Macintosh...
Sends the print job with any configuration changes you have made to the settings in the printer dialog for the open document, closes the print dialog, and restores the last saved settings of the configuration items. KONICA MINOLTA PPDs for Macintosh...
Sends the print job with any configuration changes you have made to the settings in the printer dialog for the open document, closes the print dialog, and restores the last saved settings of the configuration items. KONICA MINOLTA PPDs for Macintosh...
Sends the print job with any configuration changes you have made to the settings in the printer dialog for the open document, closes the print dialog, and restores the last saved settings of the configuration items. KONICA MINOLTA PPDs for Macintosh...
Sends the print job with any configuration changes you have made to the settings in the printer dialog for the open document, closes the print dialog, and restores the last saved settings of the configuration items. KONICA MINOLTA PPDs for Macintosh...
Sends the print job data to the file in either ASCII or Binary format. Font Allows you to choose the fonts that are included with the print job as it Inclusion is saved to a file. KONICA MINOLTA PPDs for Macintosh...
Sends the print job with any configuration changes you have made to the settings in the printer dialog for the open document, closes the print dialog, and restores the last saved settings of the configuration items. KONICA MINOLTA PPDs for Macintosh...
Sends the print job with any configuration changes you have made to the settings in the printer dialog for the open document, closes the print dialog, and restores the last saved settings of the configuration items. KONICA MINOLTA PPDs for Macintosh...
Sends the print job with any configuration changes you have made to the settings in the printer dialog for the open document, closes the print dialog, and restores the last saved settings of the configuration items. KONICA MINOLTA PPDs for Macintosh...
UNIX Quick Setup Interface Enter the Printers IP address in the Administration/Communications/xxxxxxxx NIC/CrownNet/ TCPIP/InternetAddress (where xxxxxxxx is either Resident or Optional) printer menu. If necessary, enter the default router address in the Administration/Communications/xxxxxxxx NIC/CrownNet/TCPIP/DefaultRouter printer menu. If necessary, enter the default subnet mask in the Administration/Communications/xxxxxxxx NIC/CrownNet/TCPIP/SubnetMask printer menu.
Edit the system host table by adding the following line to the hosts file: internetaddress hostname where internetaddress is the Internet address of the printer (Administration/Communications/ xxxxxxxx NIC/CrownNet/TCPIP/Internet Address menu [where xxxxxxxx is either Resident or Optional]) and hostname is the name of the printer. Send the hardware address to the print server by typing: arp -s hostname hardwareaddress temp ping hostname...
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/usr/bin cp man/addprt.1 /usr/man/man1 cp man/qpr.1 /usr/man/man1 Update the printer's Internet name and address in the hosts file. Run the KONICA MINOLTA addprt utility by typing: addprt Follow the instructions on the screen. Installing the UNIX Host Software...
Detailed Setup OS/2 LAN Manager/LAN Server Network Interface Configuration The OS/2 driver can be downloaded from the KONICA MINOLTA website or the IBM website. One unique printer name is broadcast to the network. Use the Administration/Communications/ xxxxxxxx NIC/CrownNet/LAN Manager/Printer Name menu (where xxxxxxxx is either Resident or Optional) to enter the name of the printer.
In the Device box, select the printer’s pipe name. Pipe names have the form \PIPE\KONICA MINOLTA_name where name is the printer’s default hardware address or the printer name. Select IBMNULL as the printer driver. If appropriate, fill in the Description and Printer Timeout Transmission Retry boxes. Choose Add...
Print Queue Sharing To access a print queue from other workstations or servers on the network, the queue must be a shared resource. The following procedure is only one of the ways a queue can be shared. For other methods, see your OS/2 LAN Manager/LAN Server documentation.
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