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Ricoh Aficio MP 2500 Network Manual

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Read this manual carefully before you use this machine and keep it handy for future reference. For safe and correct use, be sure to read the
Safety Information in "About This Machine" before using the machine.
Using a Printer Server
1
Monitoring and Configuring the Printer
2
Special Operations under Windows
3
Appendix
4
Network Guide

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  • Page 1 Network Guide Using a Printer Server Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Special Operations under Windows Appendix Read this manual carefully before you use this machine and keep it handy for future reference. For safe and correct use, be sure to read the Safety Information in "About This Machine"...
  • Page 2 Introduction This manual contains detailed instructions and notes on the operation and use of this machine. For your safety and benefit, read this manual carefully before using the machine. Keep this manual in a handy place for quick reference. Important Contents of this manual are subject to change without prior notice.

  • Page 3: Manuals For This Machine

    Manuals for This Machine Refer to the manuals that are relevant to what you want to do with the machine. Important ❒ Media differ according to manual. ❒ The printed and electronic versions of a manual have the same contents. ❒...
  • Page 4 ❖ Network Guide Explains how to configure and operate the machine in a network environ- ment, and use the software provided. This manual covers all models, and includes descriptions of functions and settings that might not be available on this machine. Images, illustrations, and information about operating systems that are supported might also differ slightly from those of this machine.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Manuals for This Machine ..................i How to Read This Manual ..................1 Symbols ........................1 Setting Up the Machine on a Network..............2 Initial Settings Overview.....................2 Initial Settings......................4 1. Using a Printer Server Preparing Printer Server ..................15 Printing notification via SmartDeviceMonitor for Client ..........16 Using NetWare .....................18 Setting Up as a Print Server (NetWare 3.x) .............19 Setting Up as a Print Server (NetWare 4.x, 5 / 5.1, 6 / 6.5) ........20...
  • Page 6 Remote Maintenance by telnet ................57 Using telnet ......................57 access ........................58 appletalk........................59 authfree ........................59 autonet ........................60 bonjour(rendezvous) ....................61 btconfig........................62 devicename......................63 dhcp .........................63 diprint ........................64 dns ...........................65 domainname ......................67 help ..........................67 hostname .........................68 ifconfig........................68 info ...........................69 ipp ..........................70 ipv6........................... 70 lpr ..........................71 netware ........................
  • Page 7 3. Special Operations under Windows Printing Files Directly from Windows ..............115 Setup........................115 Using a Host Name Instead of an IPv4 Address............116 Printing Commands....................117 4. Appendix When Using Windows Terminal Service / MetaFrame........121 Operating Environment ..................121 Supported Printer Drivers..................121 Limitations ......................122 Using DHCP......................124 Using AutoNet ......................124 Precautions ......................125...

  • Page 9: How To Read This Manual

    How to Read This Manual Symbols This manual uses the following symbols: Indicates important safety notes. Ignoring these notes could result in serious injury or death. Be sure to read these notes. They can be found in the “Safety Information” section of About This Ma- chine.

  • Page 10: Setting Up The Machine On A Network

    Setting Up the Machine on a Network This section describes the network settings you can change with User Tools (Sys- tem Settings). Make settings according to functions you want to use and the in- terface to be connected. Important ❒ These settings should be made by the systems administrator, or after consult- ing with the systems administrator.
  • Page 11 Menu Description Permit SSL/TLS Comm. Set the encrypted communication of SSL/TLS. Host Name Specify the host name. Machine Name Specify the machine name. ❖ IEEE 802.11b Menu Description Communication Mode Specifies the communication mode of the wireless LAN. SSID Setting Specifies SSID to distinguish the access point in infrastructure mode or 802.11 ad hoc mode.

  • Page 12: Initial Settings

    Menu Description Max. Recept. E-mail Size Specifies the Max. Reception E-mail Size for receiving Internet faxes. E-mail Storage in Server Specifies whether or not to store received In- ternet fax e-mails on the POP3 or IMAP4 server. Default User Name/PW(Send) Specifies the user name and password re- quired when sending scan file directly to a shared folder on a computer running Win-...
  • Page 13 Interface Settings IEEE 802.11b Interface Settings/Network Machine IPv4 Address (wireless LAN) IPv4 Gateway Address Machine IPv6 Address IPv6 Gateway Address IPv6 Stateless Setting DNS Configuration DDNS Configuration Domain Name WINS Configuration Effective Protocol NCP Delivery Protocol NW Frame Type SMB Computer Name SMB Work Group Ethernet Speed LAN Type...
  • Page 14 ❖ Internet Fax (IPv6 cannot be used on this function.) Interface Settings Ethernet Interface Settings/Network Machine IPv4 Address IPv4 Gateway Address DNS Configuration DDNS Configuration Domain Name WINS Configuration Effective Protocol NCP Delivery Protocol Ethernet Speed LAN Type Permit SNMPv3 Communictn. Permit SSL/TLS Comm.
  • Page 15 Interface Settings IEEE 802.11b Interface Settings/Network Machine IPv4 Address (wireless LAN) IPv4 Gateway Address DNS Configuration WINS Configuration DDNS Configuration Domain Name Effective Protocol NCP Delivery Protocol Ethernet Speed LAN Type Permit SNMPv3 Communictn. Permit SSL/TLS Comm. Host Name Interface Settings/ Communication Mode IEEE 802.11b SSID Setting...
  • Page 16 ❖ IP-Fax (IPv6 cannot be used on this function.) Interface Settings Ethernet Interface Settings/Network Machine IPv4 Address IPv4 Gateway Address DNS Configuration DDNS Configuration Domain Name WINS Configuration Effective Protocol Ethernet Speed LAN Type Permit SNMPv3 Communictn. Permit SSL/TLS Comm. Host Name IEEE 802.11b Interface Settings/Network Machine IPv4 Address...
  • Page 17 ❖ E-mail (IPv6 cannot be used on this function.) Interface Settings Ethernet Interface Settings/Network Machine IPv4 Address IPv4 Gateway Address DNS Configuration DDNS Configuration Domain Name WINS Configuration Effective Protocol NCP Delivery Protocol Ethernet Speed LAN Type Permit SNMPv3 Communictn. Permit SSL/TLS Comm.
  • Page 18 Interface Settings IEEE 802.11b Interface Settings/Network Machine IPv4 Address (wireless LAN) IPv4 Gateway Address DNS Configuration DDNS Configuration Domain Name WINS Configuration Effective Protocol NCP Delivery Protocol Ethernet Speed LAN Type Permit SNMPv3 Communictn. Permit SSL/TLS Comm. Host Name Interface Settings/ Communication Mode IEEE 802.11b SSID Setting...
  • Page 19 ❖ Scan to Folder (IPv6 cannot be used on this function.) Interface Settings Ethernet Interface Settings/Network Machine IPv4 Address IPv4 Gateway Address DNS Configuration DDNS Configuration Domain Name WINS Configuration Effective Protocol NCP Delivery Protocol Ethernet Speed LAN Type Permit SNMPv3 Communictn. Permit SSL/TLS Comm.
  • Page 20 ❖ Network Delivery Scanner (IPv6 cannot be used on this function.) Interface Settings Ethernet Interface Settings/Network Delivery Option Machine IPv4 Address IPv4 Gateway Address DNS Configuration DDNS Configuration Domain Name WINS Configuration Effective Protocol NCP Delivery Protocol Ethernet Speed LAN Type Permit SNMPv3 Communictn.
  • Page 21 ❖ Network TWAIN Scanner (IPv6 cannot be used on this function.) Interface Settings Ethernet Interface Settings/Network Machine IPv4 Address IPv4 Gateway Address DNS Configuration DDNS Configuration Domain Name WINS Configuration Effective Protocol NCP Delivery Protocol Ethernet Speed LAN Type Permit SNMPv3 Communictn. Permit SSL/TLS Comm.
  • Page 22 Note ❒ Depending on which optional units you have installed or the printer lan- guage you have selected, some options are not displayed. ❒ Depending on the security settings, you might not be able to set certain op- tions. Reference For details, see “System Settings”, General Settings Guide.

  • Page 23: Using A Printer Server

    1. Using a Printer Server Preparing Printer Server This section explains how to configure the machine as a Windows network printer. The machine is configured to enabling network clients to use it. When the network printer is connected via SmartDeviceMonitor for Client, you can set the printing notification function to notify clients of the results of their print jobs.

  • Page 24: Printing Notification Via Smartdevicemonitor For Client

    Using a Printer Server Printing notification via SmartDeviceMonitor for Client Follow the procedure below to configure the machine to use the printing notifi- cation function of SmartDeviceMonitor for Client. Setting the print server Important ❒ Under Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, or Windows Server 2003, to change printer properties in the [Printer] folder, you need Printer Manage- ment access authentication;...
  • Page 25 Preparing Printer Server Setting a Client On the [Start] menu, point to [Program], [DeskTopBinder], [SmartDeviceMonitor for Client], and then click [Extended Features Settings]. A dialog box for setting the expansion function appears. Select the [Notify of printout/data-transmission when using print server] check box. Click [OK].

  • Page 26: Using Netware

    Using a Printer Server Using NetWare This section describes the setting procedure for network printers in the NetWare environment. In the NetWare environment, you can connect the machine as a “print server” or “remote printer”. Important ❒ IPv6 cannot be used on this function. ❖...

  • Page 27: Setting Up As A Print Server (Netware 3.X)

    Using NetWare ❖ Printers listed by SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin lists printers connected to the network. If you cannot identify the machine you want to configure, print configuration page, and then check the machine name. Setting Up as a Print Server (NetWare 3.x) Follow the procedure below to connect the machine as a print server using Net- Ware 3.x.

  • Page 28: Setting Up As A Print Server (Netware 4.X, 5 / 5.1, 6 / 6.5)

    Using a Printer Server • Job Timeout: When the interface board is used as a NetWare remote print- er, the printer cannot detect when a print job ends. Therefore, the printer terminates printing when a certain period of time has elapsed since it last received print data (i.e., when it has not received print data for a certain pe- riod of time).

  • Page 29: Using Pure Ip In The Netware 5 / 5.1 Or 6 / 6.5 Environment

    Using NetWare Select the printer you want to configure, and then click [Next]. A dialog box prompting you to perform the remaining configuration tasks in the Web browser appears. Click [OK], and then wait until Web Image Monitor starts automatically. Click [Login].
  • Page 30 Using a Printer Server In the [Print Queue Volume] box, click [Browse]. In the [Available objects] box, click the volume in which the print queue is created, and then click [OK]. Check the settings, and then click [Create]. Select the object in which the printer is located, and then click [Create] on the [Object] menu.

  • Page 31: Setting Up As A Remote Printer (Netware 3.X)

    Using NetWare Setting up using NIB Setup Tool Log on to the file server as an administrator or administrator equivalent. Start NIB Setup Tool from the [Start] menu. Click [Property Sheet], and then click [OK]. Select the printer you want to configure, and then click [Next]. A dialog box prompting you to perform the remaining configuration tasks in the Web browser appears.
  • Page 32 Using a Printer Server Press {Esc} key to return to the [Available Options] menu. Set up the network connection to a printer. On the [Available Options] menu, click [Print Server Information], and then press the {Enter} key. To create a new print server, press the {Insert} key, and then enter a print server name.
  • Page 33 Using NetWare Start the print server by entering the following from the console of the Net- Ware server. If the print server is in operation, quit and restart it. ❖ To quit CAREE: unload pserver ❖ To start CAREE: load pserver print_server_name Note ❒...

  • Page 34: Setting Up As A Remote Printer (Netware 4.X, 5 / 5.1, 6 / 6.5)

    Using a Printer Server Setting Up as a Remote Printer (NetWare 4.x, 5 / 5.1, 6 / 6.5) Follow the procedure below to use the printer as a remote printer under Net- Ware 4.x, 5 / 5.1 and 6 / 6.5. Important ❒...
  • Page 35 Using NetWare Set up the network connection to a print server. Select a context specified using NIB Setup Tool, and then click [Create] on the [Object] menu. In the [Class of new object] box, click [Print Server], and then click [OK]. For NetWare 5, click [Print Sever (Non NDPS)].
  • Page 36 Using a Printer Server Setting up using NIB Setup Tool Log on to the file server as an administrator or administrator equivalent. Start NIB Setup Tool from the [Start] menu. Click [Property Sheet], and then click [OK]. Select the printer you want to configure, and then click [Next]. A dialog box prompting you to perform the remaining configuration tasks in the Web browser appears.

  • Page 37: Monitoring And Configuring The Printer

    2. Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Using Web Image Monitor Using Web Image Monitor, you can check the machine status and change set- tings. ❖ Available operations The following operations can be remotely performed using Web Image Mon- itor from a client computer. •...
  • Page 38 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Note ❒ Safari 2.0(412.2) cannot be used on Mac OS X 10.4.1. ❒ If the previous versions of the Web browser above are used or JavaScript and cookies are not enabled with the Web browser used, display and operation problems may occur.

  • Page 39: Displaying Top Page

    Using Web Image Monitor Displaying Top Page This section explains the Top Page and how to display Web Image Monitor. Start your Web browser. Enter “http: //(host name)/” in the address bar of a Web browser. Top Page of Web Image Monitor appears. If the machine's host name has been registered on the DNS or WINS server, you can enter it.

  • Page 40: When User Authentication Is Set

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Note ❒ When using a host name under Windows Server 2003 with IPv6 protocol, perform host name resolution using an external DNS server. The host file cannot be used. When user authentication is set Login (using Web Image Monitor) Follow the procedure below to log on when user authentication is set.

  • Page 41: About Menu And Mode

    Using Web Image Monitor About Menu and Mode There are two modes available with Web Image Monitor: user mode and admin- istrator mode. Displayed Items may differ depending on the machine type. ❖ About User Mode In the user mode, machine status, settings, and print job status can be viewed, but the machine settings cannot be changed.

  • Page 42: Access In The Administrator Mode

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer ❖ Administrator Mode In the administrator mode, you can configure various machine settings. ASC008S Home Configuration The [Status], [Device Info], and [Counter] Make system settings for the machine, tab are displayed. Details of the tab interface settings, and security.

  • Page 43: Displaying Web Image Monitor Help

    Using Web Image Monitor Displaying Web Image Monitor Help When using Help for the first time, clicking either [Help] in the header area or the icon marked "?" in the display area makes the following screen appear, in which you can view Help in two different ways, as shown below: ❖...

  • Page 44: Using Smartdevicemonitor For Admin

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Using SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin Using SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin, you can monitor the network printers. Also, you can change the configuration of the network interface board using TCP/IP or IPX/SPX. Important ❒ IPv6 cannot be used on this function. ❖...

  • Page 45: Installing Smartdevicemonitor For Admin

    Using SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin • Checks the machine's network settings and detailed device information. • Enables you to change the machine's network settings. • You can check details of print jobs sent from a computer. • Allows you to check job histories of printed, faxed (LAN-Fax), scanned, and photocopied documents identified by user codes.

  • Page 46: Changing The Network Interface Board Configuration

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Changing the Network Interface Board Configuration Follow the procedure below to change the network interface board configura- tion using SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin. Start SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin. On the [Group] menu, point to [Search Device], and then click [IPv4], [IPX/SPX] or [IPv4 SNMPv3].

  • Page 47: Locking The Menus On The Machine's Control Panel

    Using SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin Locking the Menus on the Machine's Control Panel Follow the procedure below to lock the menus on the machine's control panel. Start SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin. On the [Group] menu, point to [Search Device], and then click [IPv4], [IPX/SPX] or [IPv4 SNMPv3].

  • Page 48: Changing The Paper Type

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Changing the Paper Type Follow the procedure below to change the paper type. Start SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin. On the [Group] menu, point to [Search Device], and then click [IPv4], [IPX/SPX] or [IPv4 SNMPv3]. A list of machines using the selected protocol appears. Select the protocol of the machine whose configuration you want to change.

  • Page 49: Managing User Information

    Using SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin Managing User Information Follow the procedure below to manage the user's information using SmartDe- viceMonitor for Admin. Prints jobs can be managed and functions restricted by user codes. Starting User Management Tool Follow the procedure below to start User Management Tool. Start SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin.
  • Page 50 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Exporting the information about the number of pages printed Follow the procedure below to export the information of the number of pages printed under each user code as a .csv file. Start SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin User Management Tool. Click the [User Counter Information] tab of User Management Tool.
  • Page 51 Using SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin Restricting Functions Follow the procedure below to restrict use of individual functions. Start SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin User Management Tool. Click the [User Counter Information] tab of User Management Tool. Click the user whose functions you want to restrict. On the [Edit] menu of User Management Tool, click [Restrict Access To De- vice].

  • Page 52: Configuring The Energy Saver Mode

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Configuring the Energy Saver Mode Follow the procedure below to configure Energy Saver mode. Start SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin. On the [Group] menu, point to [Search Device], and then click [IPv4], [IPX/SPX] or [IPv4 SNMPv3]. A list of machines using the selected protocol appears. Select the protocol of the machine whose configuration you want to change.

  • Page 53: Checking The Machine Status

    Using SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin Enter the login user name and password, and then click [Login]. For details about the user name and password, consult your network admin- istrator. Click [Configuration]. Click [Program/Change Administrator] on the [Device Settings] area, and then change the settings.

  • Page 54: Changing Names And Comments

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Changing Names and Comments Follow the procedure below to change the names and comments of the machine. Start SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin. On the [Group] menu, point to [Search Device], and then click [IPv4], [IPX/SPX] or [IPv4 SNMPv3]. A list of machines using the selected protocol appears.

  • Page 55: Load Fax Journal

    Using SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin Load Fax Journal Start SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin. On the [Group] menu, point to [Search Device], and then click [IPv4], [IPX/SPX] or [IPv4 SNMPv3]. A list of machines using the selected protocol appears. Select the protocol of the machine whose configuration you want to change. If you are using IPv4 SNMPv3, enter the user authentication.

  • Page 56: Managing Address Information

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Managing Address Information Start SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin. On the [Group] menu, point to [Search Device], and then click [IPv4], [IPX/SPX] or [IPv4 SNMPv3]. A list of machines using the selected protocol appears. Select the protocol of the machine whose configuration you want to change. If you are using IPv4 SNMPv3, enter the user authentication.

  • Page 57: Using Smartdevicemonitor For Client

    Using SmartDeviceMonitor for Client Using SmartDeviceMonitor for Client To view the status of machines using SmartDeviceMonitor for Client, configure SmartDeviceMonitor for Client beforehand. Monitoring Printers Follow the procedure below to monitor the machine using SmartDeviceMonitor for Client. Right-click the SmartDeviceMonitor for Client icon, point to [Property], and then click [Option...].

  • Page 58: When Using Ipp With Smartdevicemonitor For Client

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer When Using IPP with SmartDeviceMonitor for Client When using IPP with SmartDeviceMonitor for Client, note the following: • The network printer can only receive one print job from SmartDeviceMonitor for Client at a time. While the network printer is printing, another user cannot access it until the job is finished.

  • Page 59: Printer Status Notification By E-Mail

    Printer Status Notification by E-Mail Printer Status Notification by E-Mail Whenever a paper tray becomes empty or paper is jammed, an e-mail alert is is- sued to the registered addresses to notify the printer status. For this notification, you can make the e-mail notification settings. Notification timing and e-mail content can be set.
  • Page 60 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Enter the login user name and password, and then click Login. For details about the login user name and password, consult your network administrator. In the menu area, click [Configuration]. Click [E-mail] on the [Device Settings] area. Make the following settings: •...

  • Page 61: Auto E-Mail Notification

    Printer Status Notification by E-Mail Auto E-mail Notification Click [Configuration] in the menu area, and then click [Auto E-mail Notification] on the [Device Settings] area. The dialog box for making notification settings appears. Make the following settings: • Notification Message: You can set this according to your needs, for exam- ple, the machine's location, service representative contact information.

  • Page 62: Mail Authentication

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Mail authentication You can configure mail authentication to prevent illegal use of the mail server. ❖ SMTP Authentication Specify SMTP authentication. When mail is sent to the SMTP server, authentication is performed using the SMTP AUTH protocol by prompting the mail originator to enter the user name and password.

  • Page 63: On-Demand E-Mail Notification

    Printer Status Notification by E-Mail On-demand E-mail Notification To use on-demand e-mail notification, perform the following configuration tasks in Web Image Monitor. In the menu area, click [E-mail]. Make the following settings: • E-mail Notification E-mail Address: Enter the address using alphanumeric characters.
  • Page 64 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer ❖ Subject field coding examples Coding example Action devicestatus?request=sysconfig&for- The device's system configuration informa- mat=text&lang=en tion will be sent in an English text format. devicestatus?request=sysconfig The device's system configuration informa- tion will be sent in a preset format and lan- guage.

  • Page 65: Remote Maintenance By Telnet

    Remote Maintenance by telnet Remote Maintenance by telnet Important ❒ Remote Maintenance should be password-protected so that access is allowed to administrators only. ❒ The password is the same as the one of Web Image Monitor administrator. When the password is changed using "mshell", other passwords change also. ❒...

  • Page 66: Access

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer access Use the “access” command to view and configure access control. You can also specify two or more access ranges. ❖ View settings msh> access ❖ IPv4 Configuration msh> access range “start-address end-address” • The star mark represents a target number between 1 and 5. (Up to five ac- cess ranges can be registered and selected.) Example: to specify accessible IPv4 addresses between 192.168.0.10 and 192.168.0.20:...

  • Page 67: Appletalk

    Remote Maintenance by telnet ❒ IPv6 mask ranges between 1 - 128 can be selected. ❒ Up to five access ranges can be specified. The entry is invalid if the target number is omitted. ❒ You cannot send print jobs, or access Web Image Monitor and diprint from a restricted IP address.

  • Page 68: Autonet

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer ❖ Authentication exclusion control initialization msh> authfree flush Note ❒ For IPv4 and IPv6, up to five access ranges can be registered and selected. autonet Use the “autonet” command to configure AutoNet parameters. ❖ View settings The following command displays the current AutoNet settings: msh>...

  • Page 69: Bonjour(Rendezvous)

    Remote Maintenance by telnet bonjour(rendezvous) Use the “bonjour(rendezvous)” command to display bonjour(rendezvous)-re- lated settings. ❖ View settings Bonjour settings are displayed. msh> bonjour ❖ Bonjour service name setting You can specify the bonjour service name. msh> bonjour cname “computer name” •...

  • Page 70: Btconfig

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer ❖ Resetting the computer name and location information You can reset the computer name and location information. msh> bonjour clear {cname | location} • cname Reset the computer name. The default computer name will be displayed when the computer is restarted.

  • Page 71: Devicename

    Remote Maintenance by telnet devicename Use the "devicename" command to display and change the printer name. ❖ View settings msh> devicename ❖ Printer name configuration msh> devicename name “string” • Enter a printer name using up to 31 alphanumeric characters. •...

  • Page 72: Diprint

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer ❖ DNS server address selection msh> dhcp dnsaddr {dhcp | static} • Specify whether to obtain the DNS server address from the DHCP server or use the address set by a user. • To obtain the DNS server address from the DHCP server, specify "dhcp". To use the address set by a user, specify "static".

  • Page 73: Dns

    Remote Maintenance by telnet ❖ Specifying the number of concurrent connections msh> diprint con {multi | single} • The above command specifies the number of concurrent diprint connec- tions. Specify “multi” for multiple connections or “single” for a single con- nection.
  • Page 74 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer ❖ Specifying the record overlap operation msh> dns overlap {update|add}|msh> dns overlap {update|add} • You can specify operations performed when records overlap. • update To delete old records and register new records. • add To add new records and store the old records. •...

  • Page 75: Domainname

    Remote Maintenance by telnet domainname Use the "domainname" command to display or configure the domain name set- tings. You can configure the Ethernet interface or IEEE 802.11b interface. ❖ View settings The following command displays the current domain name: msh> domainname ❖...

  • Page 76: Hostname

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer hostname Use the “hostname” command to change the printer name. ❖ View settings msh> hostname ❖ IPv4 Configuration msh> hostname “interface_name ” “printer_name” • Enter the printer name using up to 63 alphanumeric characters. • You cannot use a printer name beginning “RNP” (in either upper or lower case).

  • Page 77: Info

    Remote Maintenance by telnet ❖ IPv6 Configuration msh> ifconfig ether inet6 interface_name ” “printer_name” The following explains how to configure a IPv6 address to 2001:DB8::100 with prefix length 64 on the Ethernet interface. msh> ifconfig ether inet6 2001:DB8::100 64 ❖ Netmask configuration msh>...

  • Page 78: Ipp

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Use the “ipp” command to view and configure IPP settings. ❖ Viewing settings The following command displays the current IPP settings: msh> ipp ❖ IPP timeout configuration Specify how many seconds the computer waits before canceling an interrupt- ed print job.

  • Page 79: Lpr

    Remote Maintenance by telnet Use the “lpr” command to view and configure LPR settings. ❖ View Setting msh> lpr ❖ Checking host name when deleting the job msh> lpr chkhost {on|off} netware Use the “netware” command to view and configure the NetWare settings such as the print server name or file server name.

  • Page 80: Passwd

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer ❖ Setting login mode for file server msh> netware login server ❖ Setting login mode for NDS tree msh> netware login tree ❖ Setting login mode for NDS tree name msh> netware tree “NDS name” ❖...

  • Page 81: Pathmtu

    Remote Maintenance by telnet pathmtu Use the “pathmtu” command to display and configure the PathMTU Discovery service function. ❖ View settings msh> pathmtu ❖ Configuration msh> pathmtu {on|off} • The default is “on”. • If the MTU size of the sent data is larger than the router's MTU, the router will declare it impassable, and communication will fail.

  • Page 82: Route

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer route Use the “route” command to view and control the routing table. ❖ Specified route information display msh> route get “destination” • Specify the IPv4 address to destination. “0.0.0.0” cannot be specified as destination address. ❖...

  • Page 83: Set

    Remote Maintenance by telnet ❖ Enabling/disabling a specified IPv6 destination msh> route active6 {destination} prefixlen {on | off} ❖ Route initialization msh> route flush Note ❒ The maximum number of IPv4 routing tables is 16. ❒ The maximum number of IPv6 routing tables is 2. ❒...
  • Page 84 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer msh> set rfu msh> set rfu6 msh> set ipp msh> set ipp6 msh> set http msh> set http6 msh> set bonjour msh> set nbt msh> set ssdp msh> set ssh msh> set sftp msh> set sftp6 ❖...

  • Page 85: Show

    Remote Maintenance by telnet msh> set snmp {up | down} msh> set ssl {up | down} msh> set ssl6 {up | down} • If Secured Sockets Layer (SSL, an encryption protocol) function is not available for the printer, you cannot use the function by enabling it. msh>...

  • Page 86: Smb

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Use the “smb” command to configure or delete the computer or workgroup name for SMB. ❖ Computer Name settings msh> smb comp “computer name” • Set computer name using up to 15 characters. Names beginning with "RNP"...

  • Page 87: Snmp

    Remote Maintenance by telnet snmp Use the “snmp” command to display and edit SNMP configuration settings such as the community name. ❖ View settings msh> snmp • Default access settings 1 is as follows: Community name: public IPv4 address: 0.0.0.0 IPv6 address::: IPX address: 00000000:000000000000 Access type: read-only...
  • Page 88 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer ❖ Access type configuration msh> snmp “number” type “access_type” Access type Type of access permission not accessible read read only write read and write trap user is notified of trap messages ❖ Protocol configuration msh> snmp {ipv4|ipv6|ipx} {on|off} •...
  • Page 89 Remote Maintenance by telnet ❖ sysContact setting msh> snmp contact ❖ Deleting sysContact msh> snmp clear contact ❖ SNMP v1v2 function configuration msh> snmp v1v2 {on|off} • Specify "on" to enable, and "off" to disable. ❖ SNMP v3 function configuration msh>...

  • Page 90: Sntp

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer ❖ Configuring SNMP v3 encryption msh> snmp v3priv {auto|on} • Set "auto" for automatic encryption configuration • Set "on" for mandatory encryption configuration. sntp The printer clock can be synchronized with a NTP server clock using Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP).

  • Page 91: Spoolsw

    Remote Maintenance by telnet spoolsw Use the “spoolsw” command to view and configure Job Spool settings. You can only specify diprint, trap, lpr, ipp, ftp, sftp, and smb(TCP/IP) protocol. • The “spoolsw” command for configuring Job Spool settings is available only when the optional hard disk is installed.

  • Page 92: Ssh

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Use the “ssh” command to view and configure SSH settings. ❖ View settings msh> ssh ❖ Data compression communication settings msh> ssh compression {on|off} The default is "on". ❖ SSH/SFTP communication port setting msh> ssh port {22, 1024–65535} The default is 22.

  • Page 93: Status

    Remote Maintenance by telnet status Use the “status” command to display the printer status. ❖ view messages msh> status Reference p.92 “Current Printer Status” syslog Use the “syslog” command to display the information stored in the printer's sys- tem log. ❖...

  • Page 94: Web

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Use the “web” command to display and configure parameters on Web Image Monitor. ❖ View Settings msh> web ❖ URL Configuration You can set URLs linked by clicking [URL] on Web Image Monitor. Specify "1" or "2" for x as the number corresponding to the URL. Up to two URLs can be registered and specified.
  • Page 95 Remote Maintenance by telnet ❖ Configuration msh> wiconfig “parameter” Parameter Value configured mode [ap|adhoc|802.11adhoc] You can set the infrastructure mode(ap) , the 802.11 Ad hoc mode (802.11adhoc), or the ad hoc mode (adhoc). The default is ad hoc mode. ssid “ID value” You can make settings for the SSID in the in- frastructure mode.
  • Page 96 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Parameter Value configured keyphrase [ “phrase” ] val [1|2|3|4] You can specify the WEP key when entering in ASCII. With a 64-bit WEP, you can use10 digit hex- adecimals. With a 128-bit WEP, you can use 26 digit hexadecimals.
  • Page 97 Remote Maintenance by telnet Parameter Value configured psk "character string" You can specify the Pre-Shared key. Usable characters: ASCII 0x20-0x7e (8 to 63 bytes). The default is blank. eap {tls|ttls|leap|peap} {chap|msc- You can specify the EAP authentication type. hap|mschapv2|pap|md5|tls} tls: EAP-TLS (default) ttls: EAP-TTLS leap: LEAP peap: PEAP...

  • Page 98: Wins

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer wins Use the "wins" command to configure WINS server settings. ❖ Viewing settings msh> wins • If the IPv4 address obtained from DHCP differs from the WINS IPv4 ad- dress, the DHCP address is the valid address. ❖...

  • Page 99: Snmp

    SNMP SNMP The SNMP agent operating on UDP and IPX is incorporated into the built-in Eth- ernet board and optional IEEE 802.11b interface unit of this printer. Using the SNMP manager, you can get information about the printer. Important ❒ If you changed the machine's community name, change the configuration of the connected computer accordingly, using SNMP Setup Tool.

  • Page 100: Getting Printer Information Over The Network

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Getting Printer Information over the Network This section explains details of each item displayed in the printer status and in- formation. This manual covers all models, and therefore contains functions and settings that may not be available for your model. Current Printer Status The printer status can be checked using the following commands: •...
  • Page 101 Getting Printer Information over the Network Messages Description Error at Printer: Red LED An error has occurred. Error in Printer An error has occurred. Error: Address Book An error has occurred in the data of the address book. Error: Command Transmission An error has occurred in the machine.
  • Page 102 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Messages Description Low: Toner The toner cartridge is not set correctly, or toner is al- most running out. Malfunction: Duplex Unit There is a problem with the duplex unit. Malfunction: Finisher There is a problem with the finisher. Malfunction: Ext.
  • Page 103 Getting Printer Information over the Network Messages Description Not Detected: Finisher Finisher is not correctly set. Not Detected: Fusing Unit The fusing unit is not correctly set. Not Detected: Input Tray The paper feed tray is not correctly set. Not Detected: PCU The photoconductor unit is not correctly set.

  • Page 104: Printer Configuration

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Messages Description Skipped due to Error Skipped the error. Storage Complete The storage is complete. Storage Failed The storage has failed. Supplies Order Call failed The supply order call has failed. Transmission Aborted The transmission was interrupted. Transmission Complete The transmission completion was completed.
  • Page 105 Getting Printer Information over the Network ❖ Output Tray Item Description ID number of the output tray Name Name of the output tray Status Current status of the output tray • Normal: Normal • PaperExist: Paper exist • OverFlow: Paper is full •...

  • Page 106: Understanding The Displayed Information

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Understanding the Displayed Information This section explains how to read status information returned by the network in- terface board. Print Job Information Use the following command to display print job information: • UNIX: Use the "info" command and "rsh", "rcp", “ftp”, and "sftp" parameters. •...

  • Page 107: Print Log Information

    Understanding the Displayed Information Print Log Information This is a record of the most recent jobs printed. Use the following command to display print log information: • UNIX: Use the "prnlog" command and "rsh", "rcp", "ftp", and "sftp" parame- ters. •...

  • Page 108: Configuring The Network Interface Board

    Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Configuring the Network Interface Board Use the following command to display network interface board settings: • telnet : Use the “show” command. Item Description Common Mode Protocol Up/Down Protocol Settings AppleTalk IPv4 IPv6 TCP/IP Netware Device Up/Down Device Settings Parallel...
  • Page 109 Understanding the Displayed Information Item Description TCP/IP TCP/IP settings Mode(IPv4) Mode(IPv6) diprint http ftpc snmp autonet Bonjour ssdp sftp IPv4 DHCP Address Netmask Broadcast Gateway IPv6 Stateless Manual Gateway EncapType Host name DNS Domain...
  • Page 110 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Item Description Access Control Access Control settings IPv4 X can be set between 1 and 5. AccessEntry[X] IPv6 AccessEntry[X] X can be set between 1 and 5. Time server Time settings Time Zone Time server polling time SYSLOG server Websys settings Home page URL1...
  • Page 111 Understanding the Displayed Information Item Description SMB settings Switch Mode Directprint Notification Workgroup name Computer name Comment Share name[1] Protocol IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11b settings Host Name Communication mode SSID Channel range Channel TX Rate Security WEP Authentication WEP Encryption key number WEP Encryptionkeys [X] X can be set between 1 and 5.
  • Page 112 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Item Description DNS settings IPv4 Server[X] X can be set between 1 and 3. Selected IPv4 DNS Server IPv6 Server[X] X can be set between 1 and 3. Domain Name ether wlan DDNS ether wlan WINS WINS settings ether...
  • Page 113 Understanding the Displayed Information Item Description Bonjour Bonjour (Redezvous) settings Computer Name (cname) Local Hostname (ether) Local Hostname (wlan) Location Priority (diprint) Priority (lpr) Priority (ipp) IP TTL LinkLocal Route for Multi I/F SNMP SNMP settings SNMPv1v2 SNMPv3 protocol v1Trap v2Trap v3Trap SNMPv1v2 Remote Setting...
  • Page 114 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Item Description lprm check host Certificate Verification Shell mode Remote maintenance tool mode...

  • Page 115: Message List

    Message List Message List This is a list of messages that appear in the machine's system log. The system log can be viewed using the "syslog" command. System Log Information Use the following command to display the system log information: •...
  • Page 116 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Message Problem and solutions Attach FileServer= <file servername> Connection to the file server as the nearest server has been established. Attach to print queue <print queue name> (In the print server mode) Attached to the print queue.
  • Page 117 Message List Message Problem and solutions Could not attach to P Server<print server> (In the remote printer mode) Connection to the print server has not been established. The print server has refused the connection. Check the print server configuration. Current Interface Speed:xxxMbps Speed of the network (10Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1Gbps).
  • Page 118 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Message Problem and solutions Interface (interface name): Duplicate IP Ad- The same IP (IPv4 or IPv6) address was used. dress (IP address). Each IP address must be unique. Check the ad- dress of the device indicated in [IP address]. <...
  • Page 119 Message List Message Problem and solutions Print server <print servername>has no printer. (In the print server mode) The printer is not as- signed to the print server. Using NWadmin, assign the printer, and then restart it. print session full No more print jobs can be accepted. Printer <printer name>...
  • Page 120 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer Message Problem and solutions SMTPC: failed to connect smtp server. timeout. Connection to the SMTP server failed due to timeout. This could be because the specified SMTP server name is incorrect, or no connec- tion to the network has been established, or the network configuration is incorrect, so there is no response from the SMTP server.
  • Page 121 Message List Message Problem and solutions Started. The bonjour (rendezvous) function is enabled. success but invalid key The computer received a message reporting successful EAP authentication, but the EAPOL key is invalid. terminated. The bonjour (rendezvous) function is disabled. The print server received error <error Login to the file server failed.
  • Page 122 Monitoring and Configuring the Printer...

  • Page 123: Special Operations Under Windows

    3. Special Operations under Windows Printing Files Directly from Windows You can print files directly using Windows commands. For example, you can print PostScript files for PostScript 3. ❖ Windows 95/98/Me You can print files directly using ftp or sftp command. ❖...

  • Page 124: Using A Host Name Instead Of An Ipv4 Address

    Special Operations under Windows Using a Host Name Instead of an IPv4 Address When a host name is defined, you can specify a printer by host name instead of IP address. The host names vary depending on the network environment. When using DNS Use the host name set to the data file on the DNS server.

  • Page 125: Printing Commands

    Printing Files Directly from Windows Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows NT 4.0 Open the hosts file using memo pad files, for instance. The hosts file is in the following folder: \WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS "\WINNT" is the directory of the installation destination for Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows NT 4.0.
  • Page 126 Special Operations under Windows Note ❒ Match the data format of the file to be printed with the emulation mode of the printer. ❒ If the message "print requests full" appears, no print jobs can be accepted. Try again when sessions end. For each command, the amount of possible sessions is indicated as follows: •...
  • Page 127 Printing Files Directly from Windows ftp/sftp Use the "put" or "mput" command according to the number of files to be printed. ❖ When one file is printed ftp> put \pass name\file name [option] ❖ When multiple files are printed ftp> mput \pass name\file name [\pass name\file name...] [option] Follow the procedure below to print using the "ftp"...
  • Page 128 Special Operations under Windows...

  • Page 129: Appendix

    4. Appendix When Using Windows Terminal Service / MetaFrame The following explains how to use Windows Terminal Service and Maintenance. Operating Environment The following operating systems and MetaFrame versions are supported. ❖ Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition • MetaFrame 1.8 SP3 / FR1+SP3 / SP4 •...

  • Page 130: Limitations

    Appendix Limitations The following limitations apply to the Windows Terminal Service environment. These limitations are built in Windows Terminal Service or MetaFrame. ❖ Windows Terminal Service In the Windows Terminal Service environment, some of the printer driver’s functions is unavailable. In an environment where Windows Terminal Serv- ice is installed, some of the printer driver’s functions is unavailable, even if any function of Windows Terminal Service is not used.
  • Page 131 When Using Windows Terminal Service / MetaFrame ❖ MetaFrame's [Printer driver replication] Using [Printer driver replication] can distribute printer drivers across all servers in a server farm. We strongly recommend testing this function in your net- work environment before using it for your work. •...

  • Page 132: Using Dhcp

    Appendix Using DHCP You can use the printer in a DHCP environment. You can also register the print- er NetBIOS name on a WINS server when it is running. Note ❒ Printers that register the printer NetBIOS name on a WINS server must be configured for the WINS server.

  • Page 133: Precautions

    Precautions Precautions Please pay attention to the following when using the network interface board. When configuration is necessary, follow the appropriate procedures below. Connecting a Dial-Up Router to a Network When using NetWare (file server) If the NetWare file server and printer are on opposite sides of a router, packets are sent back and forth continuously, possibly incurring communications charg- es.
  • Page 134 Appendix When Using Network Utility If the machine is connected to a network, observe the following points when set- ting up the machine or changing settings: For more details, see the operating instructions and Help for ScanRouter V2 Pro- fessional and DeskTopBinder Lite/Professional. ❖...

  • Page 135: Netware Printing

    Precautions NetWare Printing Form feed You should not configure form feed on NetWare. Form feed is controlled by the printer driver on Windows. If NetWare form feed is configured, the printer might not work properly. If you want to change form feed settings, always con- figure them using Windows.

  • Page 136: When The Optional Ieee 802.11B Interface Unit Is Installed

    Appendix When the optional IEEE 802.11b interface unit Is Installed When using the wireless LAN interface on the network, note the following: ❖ When moving the machine Detach the antennas when relocating the machine locally. After moving the machine, reattach the antennas, ensuring that: •...

  • Page 137: Information About Installed Applications

    Information about Installed Applications Information about Installed Applications ® BSAFE ® • This product includes RSA BSAFE cryptographic or security protocol soft- ware from RSA Security Inc. • RSA is a registered trademark and BSAFE is a registered trademark of RSA Security Inc.

  • Page 138: Specifications

    Appendix Specifications Interface 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.11b Frame type EthernetII, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, SNAP Printer (LAN-Fax) IPv4 DIPRINT IPX/SPX (NetWare) AppleTalk Internet Fax IPv4 SMTP POP3 IMAP4 Network Scanner IPv4 SMTP POP3 Management Function IPv4 SNMP HTTP TELNET (mshell) DHCP LDAP SNMP v1/v2...
  • Page 139 Specifications To use IPP and SMB, use the SmartDeviceMonitor for Client port. To use IPP under Windows XP/Vista, Windows Server 2003, use the Standard IPP port. To use IPP under Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT, use SmartDeviceMonitor for Client. Appletalk can be used when the PostScript 3 module is installed.

  • Page 140: Index

    INDEX About Menu and Mode IEEE 802.11b Access Control ifconfig appletalk info authfree information Auto E-mail Notification Installing AutoNet Autonet ipv6 Locking the Menus Bluetooth on the machine's Control Panel Bonjour Changing the Network Interface Board Configuration Mail authentication Changing the Paper Type Managing User Information Configuring the Energy Saver Mode message...
  • Page 141 Setting a Password Setting Up as a Print Server Setting Up as a Remote Printer Setup show SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin SNMP snmp sntp specifications spoolsw status syslog TCP/IP address telnet Using a Host Name Instead of an IP Address Web Image Monitor WINS...
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  • Page 143 The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Ricoh Company, Ltd. is under license. UPnP is a trademark of the UPnP Implementers Corporation. Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and might be trademarks of their respective companies.
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