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  • Page 1 MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers CD-ROM User’s Guide For... “Legal”: Click here “Table of Contents”: Click here “Introduction and Installation”: Click here “Setting the IP Address”: Click here “Installing and Printing in a MS Windows and IBM OS/2 Environment”: Click here “Installing and Printing on NetWare”: Click here “Installing and Printing on a UNIX Environment”: Click here “Installing and Printing on an Apple Network”: Click here...
  • Page 2 Digi International makes no express or implied warranties including, but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, except as expressly set forth in this warranty. In no event shall Digi International be liable for incidental or consequential damages, costs, or expenses arising out of or in connection with the performance of the product delivered hereunder.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Setting the IP address using BOOTP on HP/UX ................2-4 DHCP Support (NT 4.0 server) ........................2-5 Setting an IP Address Using the DHCP Manager................2-5 Using Digi's ACT to Assign an IP Address....................2-7 Using Appletalk to Assign an IP Address....................2-7 Using Digi’s NetBIOS to Assign IP Address....................2-8 About the Digi Utilities ..........................2-8...
  • Page 4 Printing Specific File Formats ........................4-9 Chapter 5: Installing and Printing on a UNIX Environment Introduction ..............................5-1 Host Software Versus LPD ..........................5-1 Digi Installation Software ..........................5-2 Installing Logical Printers........................5-2 Installing on System V UNIX ........................5-2 Install Script on IBM RS/6000.......................5-3 Installation on BSD UNIX Systems ......................5-4 Manual Installation on LPD Systems......................5-4...
  • Page 5 Managing FastPort from Networked Workstations ..................7-2 Multi-Protocol and SNMP Stations ......................7-2 TCP/IP Stations............................7-2 Using FastManage...........................7-2 Using Telnet Diagnostic Monitoring....................7-2 SYSLOG on FastPort........................7-3 Digi’s fpstatus for TCP/IP UNIX ....................7-4 AppleTalk Stations..........................7-5 NetWare Client Stations.........................7-5 NetBIOS / NetBEUI Stations.........................7-6 Chapter 8: FastManage Installation FastManage Applications ..........................8-1 FastManage MIBs............................8-1...
  • Page 6 Mib2 System Parameters........................9-12 Chapter 10:FastPort Application FastPort Application............................10-1 Overview of Managing FastPort........................10-2 FastPort Application............................10-2 Traps .................................10-2 Uptime ..............................10-3 Reset ................................10-3 Digi Logo..............................10-3 Serial Port ..............................10-4 Parallel Port..............................10-4 Configuration Sub-menus..........................10-4 TCP/IP Config............................10-5 Novell Config............................10-6 General Config............................10-7 Ethertalk Config............................10-7 SMB Config.
  • Page 7 Serial Printer and Terminal ...........................A-2 Connectors ...............................A-3 Serial Port Connector..........................A-3 RJ-45 Connector............................A-3 Parallel Port Connector ..........................A-3 Environmental Operating Conditions ......................A-3 System LEDs ..............A-3 Appendix B: Troubleshooting MS Windows MS Windows-Level Browsing and Sharing Abilities ................B-1 Troubleshooting DOS Tools ..........................B-2 DOS Tools ..............................B-2 After Upgrade..............................B-2 Appendix C: Troubleshooting NetWare...
  • Page 8 No Lights on the Unit..........................D-1 ASCII Text File Prints as a Single Line....................D-1 SYS LED Flashes Quickly........................D-2 Cannot Print to the serial printer......................D-2 NET LED flashes, But User Cannot Print or Ping the Unit...............D-2 UNIX Configuration Files..........................D-3 Using fpfilter Configuration Files......................D-3 Sample Entries for Direct and Remote Spooling ..................D-4 DHCP Troubleshooting .........................D-4 Appendix E: Troubleshooting AppleTalk...
  • Page 9 Appendix I: Technical Support Services WWW and FTP Sites ............................I-1 Contacting Technical Support........................I-1 Expediting Technical Support Service ......................I-1 Returning Procedures.............................I-1 How to access Digi’s FTP Sites........................I-2 UNIX Binary Files Available .........................I-2 Support Documents Available........................I-4 Index MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers...

  • Page 10: Chapter 1: Introduction And Installation

    C h a p t e r 1 Introduction and Installation Chapter 1 gives a description on the MIL-3000FTX FastPort print servers. 1.1 Overview of the MIL-3000FTX Print Servers The MIL-3000FTX FastPort print servers are 10/100 Mbps, stand-alone print servers. These print servers are to be connected directly to multiple printers on Ethernet and/or Fast Ethernet networks.

  • Page 11: Shared Printer Features

    SNMP MIB-II (RFCs 1213) and parallel/serial MIBs (RFCs 1318 and 1317). 1.3 Utilities To make the units easier to manage, Digi supplies the FastManage suite of software and the Advanced Configuration Tool™ (ACT). FastManage is a windows-based menu software application and ACT is a DOS-based menu software application.

  • Page 12: First Time Users

    1.5 First Time Users 1. Physically install FastPort to the network. a. Connect the device to the printer(s) it will be servicing. b. Print a test page by putting the DIP switches in “test page” mode. 2. Write down the FastPort twelve digit hardware address (MAC address).

  • Page 13: Installing Fastport

    1.7 Installing FastPort Do the following to physically install the MIL-3000FTX series of FastPort printer servers. Contact Digi’s LAN technical support if you have problems or questions when installing the print server (see Appendix I). 1. Attach the Rubber feet to the bottom of the print server. Place one on each corner of the device.
  • Page 14 Table 1-3: Default Settings Down Down 5. Attach the parallel printer(s) cable(s). Attach the parallel cable to the female DB25 parallel port on the back of the FastPort. Connect the other end of the cable to a standard, centronics port on the printer. 6.
  • Page 15 9. Verify normal boot-up. The unit performs POST (power-on self-test) at start-up and tries to resolve its IP addresses: – If the IP address is set, the SYS LED blinks once per second. – If the IP address is not set, the SYS LED blinks five times per second until the address is set either manually or by using RARP , BOOTP , or DHCP .

  • Page 16: Assigning The Ip Address

    C h a p t e r 2 Se tti n g the IP A dd r ess 2.1 Assigning the IP Address Devices on a TCP/IP network are identified by two addresses: • Hardware (mac) address: A 6-byte address assigned to the FastPort device by the manufacturer •...

  • Page 17: Setting An Ip Address With Install Script

    2.2 Setting an IP Address with Install Script 1. Use “TAR” to get the files from the CD-ROM. 2. Run the unpack.sh command. This launches install.sh, which assigns an address from “Installation Options.” 3. Choose “Configure a New FastPort.” Install.sh asks for the IP addresses, edits applicable files and assigns an IP address.

  • Page 18: Setting Ip Address With Windows 95, 98, And Nt

    2.4 Setting IP Address with Windows 95, 98, and NT Using ARP or telnet on a Windows systems only works if there is a TCP/IP stack on the system and if FastPort is on the same subnet as the system. Disable DHCP before installation.

  • Page 19: Setting The Ip Address Dynamically With Bootp

    b. Type make and press [return]. c. Power cycle FastPort. 5. Verify that the RARP daemon is running: a. For BSD UNIX, type ps -ax | grep rarp b. For System V UNIX, type ps -ef | grep rarp c. Type /usr/etc/rarpd -a to start the rarp daemon. d.

  • Page 20: Dhcp Support (Nt 4.0 Server)

    6. From the this menu, select Device Connectivity. 7. From the “Boot Protocol” menu, select Actions. 8. Select Add. And add the following information: BOOTP Device Name: <specify the hostname of the device> <specify the IP address of the device> Internet address: <specify the subnet mask>...
  • Page 21 Figure 2-1. Add Reserved Clients Menu 6. Set the DIP switches to the telnet diagnostic monitor position as described in the hardware guide and reboot the print server. The system request an IP address from the DHCP Server. The server returns the reserved IP address.

  • Page 22: Using Digi's Act To Assign An Ip Address

    2.8 Using Digi's ACT to Assign an IP Address Digi's ACT can be used to configure options on FastPort. Note: If ACT has not been extracted from the utility portion of the CD-ROM to your local drive, do so now.

  • Page 23: Using Digi's Netbios To Assign Ip Address

    2.10 Using Digi’s NetBIOS to Assign IP Address 2.10.1About the Digi Utilities Digi distributes a pair of utilities that are for any DOS system with a NetBEUI stack. Systems include Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95/ 98, Windows NT, and DOS LAN Manager clients. The two utilities are: •...
  • Page 24 Type “!” to enter monitor Type “A” to abort connection FastPort is now connected. If the above information does not appear, re- check the switches and LEDS. Contact Digi’s LAN technical support if necessary. 4. Type [!] and then press [return].

  • Page 25: Verifying Ip Address Is Set Properly

    8. At the next prompt, type in the IP address as such: Enter new IP address: 204.23.13.4 9. At the next prompt, press [R] to reset the system. The nbmon session closes, while FastPort reboots itself. When the system comes back up, the LEDs blinks steady (1 second manner). This indicates that FastPort now has an IP address set.

  • Page 26: Chapter 3: Installing And Printing In A Ms Windows And Ibm

    C h a p t e r 3 Installing and Printing in a MS Windows and IBM OS/2 Environment Chapter 3 provides detailed instructions on configuring and printing with MS Windows and IBM OS/2 clients. 3.1 Printing From a NetBIOS Workstation 3.1.1 Introduction FastPort supports native printing from Windows and IBM NetBIOS clients using the NetBEUI protocol.
  • Page 27 4. To configure a system to perform local spooling, refer to: “Spooling Versus Non-Spooling Printing” on page 3-5 Configuration on this section is now complete. 3.1.2 Printing from Windows for Workgroups Perform the following to set up FastPort to work with MS Windows for Workgroups, version 3.11: 1.

  • Page 28: Printing From Windows 95/98 Or Windows Nt 4.X (Via Smb)

    6. Double-click on its displayed port (service) where the printer is connected. A “Select Driver” dialog appears. 7. Choose a name for the printer. 8. Choose the driver for the printer that is connected to the FastPort port. The “Printer Setup” dialog box displays. 9.

  • Page 29: Printing From Netbios-Supported Dos Workstation

    <wgname> communicating with the same protocol as the workstation. • net view \\FP042384: This command shows all the shared resources on a Digi print server with hardware address 00:40:c8:04:23:84. Net view displays the following: Shared resources at FP042384...

  • Page 30: Spooling Versus Non-Spooling Printing

    Note: During configuration, a dialog box may appear saying: “The printer that you’ve connected to doesn’t have a driver for that printer.” This is normal. FastPort does not know how to format the data for the printer. Formatting is done on the workstation “before”...

  • Page 31: Printing From A Tcp/Ip Workstation

    3.2 Printing from a TCP/IP Workstation 3.2.1 Introduction Windows-based systems support a variety of protocols, such as TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, or DLC. This section describes installing a FastPort printer on Windows workstations or servers with LPD support over TCP/IP protocol. Before starting, make sure of the following: •...

  • Page 32: Adding An Lpd Printer To Windows Nt 3.5

    3.2.2.2 Adding an LPD Printer to Windows NT 3.5 1. From the “Control Panel,” select the Printers icon. 2. From the menu bar, click on Printers. 3. Select Create Printers. 4. Enter a name for the printer in the “Name” field. 5.

  • Page 33: Printing Using A Third Party Tcp Lpr/Lpd Stack

    5. Click on Add Port-->LPR Port-->New Port. 6. In the “Name or address of server providing lpd:” field, enter the FastPort’s IP address. 7. In the “Name of printer or print queue on that server:” field, enter in the pre-defined queue name from Table 5-1 (page 5-5 in Chapter 5). If a remote queue was added, enter the queue name.
  • Page 34 Figure 3-2. Choose a Destination Directory 6. Enter a name of a directory to spool the jobs. Default is c:\spool. Click Browse to select another directory (Digi recommends that the default directory, C:\spool be selected). 7. Type in a name and a host name of the PC.

  • Page 35: Adding Queues In Digilpr

    _s1 as in “raw_s1.” Figure 3-5. Essential Setup Information Menu 3. In the next field, select the name for the printer port. Digi recommends using a port name of six characters or less. 4. Click once on the Add button to add the queue created.

  • Page 36: Adding A New Printer

    3.2.5.3 Adding a New Printer To add a new printer using “Add Printer Wizard”: 1. From Start-->Settings-->(open) Printers. 2. In the “Printers” menu, double-click Add Printer. 3. In the “Add Printer Wizard” menu, click Next to begin. 4. In the next menu, check Local Printer and click Next. 5.

  • Page 37: Printing From Nt Using The Hp Dlc Protocol

    FastManage. 3.5.2 NetBIOS-DOS Tools: NBMON and showprn FastPort devices also support configuration from DOS. Digi supplies two DOS tools: NBMON and showprn. They are included on the CD-ROM or can be downloaded from our FTP site. To install these tools, copy them from the CD-ROM to a local drive and run them (see Appendix I).

  • Page 38: Chapter 4: Installing And Printing On Netware

    Creating a print server, printer, and print queue in the NDS database using either NWADMIN or PCONSOLE. b. Storing context/tree where the print server object was created in NVRAM. This can be done with ACT, FastManage, or most other Digi configuration utilities. MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers...

  • Page 39: Configuring In A Bindery Environment

    5. Once configuration is done, power cycle FastPort. Wait a few minutes to allow it to login. 6. Use PCONSOLE to verify that FastPort has logged in: a. Run PCONSOLE and choose one of the queues created. b. Choose Currently Attached Print Servers. The FastPort name appears.

  • Page 40: Using Pconsole To Install A Print Server

    4.2.2 Using PCONSOLE to Install a Print Server FastPort can be configured for printing without a config. file. This eliminates the need for the directory SYS:LOGIN\MILAN, its configuration files, and the ACT software. 1. Create a print server called FPXXXXXX with PCONSOLE (where XXXXXX is the unit’s six digits Ethernet address).

  • Page 41: Installing A Print Server On Nds Using Pconsole

    4.3.1 Installing a Print Server on NDS using PCONSOLE 1. Run PCONSOLE using the following command (from the /public directory on the server): pconsole 2. Using the keys, select Quick Setup and press [Enter]. 3. In the “Print Services Quick Setup” menu, select Print Server and press [Enter].

  • Page 42: Installing Print Server In Nds Using Nwadmin

    2. Select the printer created and press [Enter]. 3. Select Print Queues Assigned. Pressing [ins] allows a user to choose from a list of created queues. 4. Create new print queues by pressing [ins], again. Once an object is created, it must remain in that context until deleted. By default, quick setup creates these objects in the same context, but users have full control of the object context.

  • Page 43: Creating A New Printer

    4.3.2.2Creating a New Printer 1. Under the “Object” pull-down window, click Create. The New Object window appears. 2. Select Printer and click OK. 3. Type in the Printer Name and click Create. 4.3.2.3Creating a Print Queue 1. Under the “Object” pull-down menu, click Create. The New Object menu appears.

  • Page 44: Assigning A Print Queue To Fastport

    Figure 4-9. Print Server The printer is now connected to FastPort. Continue to the next section to assign a print queue to the print server. 4.3.2.5Assigning a Print Queue to FastPort 1. Double-click the recently assigned printer (Figure 4-3). Figure 4-10. Context Tree 2.

  • Page 45: Configuring In A Bindery And Nds Environment

    4.4 Configuring in a Bindery and NDS Environment FastPort can operate in a mixed Bindery/NDS environment. Use one of the previous methods to install it. Adhere to the following restrictions: • FastPort can service up to 16 queues on a total of 16 servers. •...

  • Page 46: Printing To Fastport

    4. It attaches to those print queues and goes to the next phase. Note: If a context was not specified in the NVRAM, it will not logon to NDS. 5. FastPort then tries to locate normal Bindery file servers. 6. Once it locates one, it looks in its “preferred server” NVRAM value, and if it exists, gets a route to that server.

  • Page 47: Chapter 5: Installing And Printing On A Unix Environment

    To perform installation on a UNIX TCP/IP client workstation: 1. Decide whether to use: a. LPR/LPD support, which is native to UNIX systems, or b. Digi’s host software. 2. Also, decide whether to print directly to FastPort from each client workstation, or to spool through a single server.

  • Page 48: Digi Installation Software

    5.3 Digi Installation Software 1. Log in as root onto the system. 2. Create a directory to load the software (e.g., type mkdir Digi and press [Enter]) and enter that new directory. 3. Load the software from the disk and type: tar -xvf /dev/ <device>...

  • Page 49: Install Script On Ibm Rs/6000

    – Whether or not the IP information about FastPort has been entered into the host naming method – Ethernet address (on the bottom of the device) – IP address given FastPort – The method for assigning FastPort its IP address 5.

  • Page 50: Installation On Bsd Unix Systems

    5.3.4 Installation on BSD UNIX Systems Install.sh creates a spool directory and makes a config. file /usr/ spool/< printer name >/.fpconfig. To install: 1. Load the install.sh software. 2. Type ./install.sh to run the install script. 3. Choose FastPort by its model number. 4.

  • Page 51: Getting Started On An Lpd System

    Digi provides an install script to configure UNIX for FastPort. UNIX systems that support LPD include: • BSD UNIX systems • System V Release 4 machines • IBM, HP, or DEC mainframe machines that run TCP/IP 5.4.1 Getting Started on an LPD System 1.

  • Page 52: User Defined Queue Names

    5.4.3 User Defined Queue Names The remote printer name is used by UNIX to tell FastPort which port to send a print job. Some UNIX systems only support eight character names. If so, user’s can create a remote printer name called user1. To enable this: 1.

  • Page 53: Manual Installation With Lpd On System V Machines

    3. Create log/accounting files. Change ownership to daemon: touch /usr/adm/beta-errs touch /usr/adm/beta-acct chown daemon /usr/adm/beta-errs chown daemon /usr/adm/beta-acct chmod 644 /usr/adm/beta-errs chmod 644 /usr/adm/beta-acct 4. Start the printer and queue by typing the following: lpc start beta 5. You can now print files with the lpr or lp command: lpr -Pbeta <filename>, or lpr -dbeta <filename>...

  • Page 54: Manual Installation With Lpd On Rs/6000

    Note: The qconfig file, valid queue names (rq=) may have the same names as used for printer types (rp=). 5.5 Manual Installation Using Host SoftWare (fpfilter) Digi’s host software is called fpfilter. This program sends print jobs to printers connected to FastPort in two ways: • Command line options •...
  • Page 55 Table 5-2: fpfilter Command Line Options Send a banner file (BSD only) Send a final form feed Send CR/LFs for UNIX LFs -D <dir name> Look in the <dir. name> directory for the .fpconfig file -A <a2ps filter> Use the “a2ps” filter for ASCII to PostScript conversion Send a Control+D at the beginning/end of a job (PS printers only) -startfile <file>...

  • Page 56: About Option Classes

    Table 5-3: .fpconfig Options fpfilter Option Function hostname <name> Specify the IP name for FastPort serial1 or serial 2 Send to the serial port ctrld Send a Control+D before and after the job (PostScript only) formfeed Send a form feed after the job parallel 1, parallel 2, or parallel 3 Send to the parallel port mapcrlf...

  • Page 57: About Options Startstring And Endstring

    5.5.2.2About Options Startstring and Endstring If “startstring” and “startfile” are specified, then startstring is sent before the startfile. “Endfile” is sent before the endstring. • To indicate “Escape,” use M-. To indicate “Control,” use C^. • To set an HP LaserJet IIIsi to landscape mode, type: startstring “M-&l1O”...

  • Page 58: Manual Installation On Ibm Rs/6000

    Edit the interface file so its contents function as a sub-shell. Output is then piped to the fpfilter program. To do so: a. First line of the interface file usually is #!/bin/sh. Add a single open parenthesis in the second line of the file. #!/bin/sh # your existing interface script b.

  • Page 59: Manual Installation On Bsd Unix Systems

    FastPort printer/plotter using either host software or LPD support. A sample install session is available in /examples/install.doc directory. Using Digi's host software, fpfilter: Note: The following installs a printer named “beta” that is attached to a FastPort named “alpha.” When installing LPD, replace “beta” and “alpha” with your printer’s name and host names, respectively.
  • Page 60 644 /usr/adm/beta-errs chown daemon /usr/adm/beta-acct chmod 644 /usr/adm/beta-acct 5. Create a directory called /usr/local/Digi and place the fpfilter program there. (Or change the path of the input filter “:if=” to point to any directory containing fpfilter.)Make sure that the directory containing fpfilter and fpfilter itself have at least access rights of 755.

  • Page 61: Printing To Fastport

    For a parallel printer which will be used by PC-NFS: parallel hostname alpha 7. Start the printer and queue by typing the following: lpc start beta 8. You can now print files with the lpr, or lp command. lpr -Pbeta <filename>, or lp -dbeta <filename>...

  • Page 62: Installing And Printing From Data General's Dg/Ux

    5.6 Installing and Printing from Data General's DG/UX FastPort supports DG/UX™ 5.4 Release 2.01 and above. Current versions of DG/UX fully support FastPort; meaning that an interface script or filter command do not need to be loaded. These files are: •...

  • Page 63: Installing And Printing With Dg/Ux

    5.6.2 Installing and Printing with DG/UX After adding the IP/Ethernet addresses, define a printer. Before doing so, configure FastPort (if not already done so). Use the “Use-ACK” setting for the parallel port when printing to impact printers. Define the printer by using sysadm: Device ->...

  • Page 64: Additional Unix Utilities: Using Pstext And Newsprint

    ASCII files must be converted to PS format before being printed. NeWSprint and Digi’s pstext perform ASCII-to-PostScript conversion. Pstext is located in the software disk in binary source code forms. For NeWSprint information, contact the Digi LAN technical support via our FTP site or by phone. 5.8 Deleting Printers Run the “install.sh”...

  • Page 65: Introduction To The Apple Workstation

    C h a p t e r 6 Installing and Pr inting on an Apple N etwor k Chapter 6 describes installation and configuration of FastPort to print from Apple environments using the AppleTalk printing protocol. 6.1 Introduction to the Apple Workstation 6.1.1 EtherTalk Features •...

  • Page 66: Apple Applications: How Fastport Operates

    LaserWriter 8.0. FastPort appears in the LaserWriter selection as FP - xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the address. With old firmware 4.0 and up, FastPort appears as either DIGI-XXXXXX or MiLAN-XXXXXX. 4. Select FastPort and click on the setup button to configure a printer.

  • Page 67: Advanced Utilities

    6.3 Advanced Utilities The advanced utilities portion of the CD-ROM includes: • Readme file • Apple TeachText editor for reading the configuration files • Apple Printer Utility version 2.2 The following files can be downloaded using the utility: • Setup Font List file: Lists new fonts for the parallel printer •...

  • Page 68: Using Setup Printer Information File

    6. Edit the list of configuration choices. 7. Save the list and quit “TeachText.” 8. Open the “Apple Printer Utility” menu. 9. Select Download PostScript File from this menu. 10. Select the file to download. 11. When downloading is complete, quit the program. If FastPort finds a syntax error, it sends a file with the error information.

  • Page 69: Using Setup Font List

    Table 6-5: Option (Default is in Parenthesis) Option Choice Description Serial Port Parameters Type (No Binary) or Binary Serial type is based on the traffic type and whether or not the port is adobe or Binary hp handling Binary PostScript. Stop bits (1) or 2 Number of stop bits required.

  • Page 70: Using Namer To Rename The Fastport Printer

    6.5 Using Namer to Rename the FastPort Printer FastPort stores the names of printers connected to its ports. The printer may have a different name when accessed by a different interface. By default, the MIL-3000FTX syntax is: For older versions of FastPort: •...
  • Page 71 1. Edit the following two lines to the “Setup Defaults” file. Insert the binary name within the parentheses: Parallel Port Type ( Binary hp ) // can be: No Binary or Binary adobe or Binary hp. Serial Port Type ( Binary hp ) // can be: No Binary or Binary adobe or Binary hp.

  • Page 72: Bi-Directional Printing From Macintosh Systems

    Only download this file if the postscript binary FastPort printer has been enabled and is unsuccessful at printing. 6.7 Bi-directional Printing from Macintosh Systems Firmware 6.1 supports bi-directional printing to any printer that supports the IEEE 1284 bi-tronics nibble mode specifications. AppleTalk printing protocols are currently the only mainstream printing protocol that query the printer for parameters, fonts, etc.

  • Page 73: Issues Regarding Bi-Directional Macintosh Printing

    4. When the dialog box opens, choose the recently modified setup defaults file. The configuration page downloads. 5. Reset FastPort and print out a test page: a. Put switch D1 down and switch D2 up. b. Power cycle FastPort. c. Put the switches back to their original position (D1 up, D2 up or down) after the test page prints.

  • Page 74: Managing Print Server

    C h a p t e r 7 P rin t Manag emen t F eatu r es o f Fas tPo r t Chapter 7 contains print management and status monitoring for FastPort. This chapter includes: 7.1 Managing Print Server There are many methods to manage FastPort: remotely across the network or by attaching a serial/parallel device.

  • Page 75: Managing Fastport From Networked Workstations

    FastPort supports SNMP management over TCP/IP, IPX, NetBIOS/ NetBEUI, and AppleTalk network protocols. FastPort supports MIB 2, IEEE parallel and serial MIBs, and Digi’s private MIB. The IEEE parallel, serial MIBS, and Digi’s MIB can all be downloaded from our FTP site.

  • Page 76: Syslog On Fastport

    8. To exit, press [Control]+ []] (right bracket) and type quit. 7.3.2.3SYSLOG on FastPort To monitor and keep status, Digi supports “SYSLOG.” Enabling this, forces FastPort to send messages to a designated SYSLOG HOST on the network (See Chapter 6). FastPort now supports SYSLOG protocol, allowing them to alert a SYSLOG host machine to certain events occurring on FastPort.

  • Page 77: Digi's Fpstatus For Tcp/Ip Unix

    See the UNIX system documentation for more information. 7.3.2.4Digi’s fpstatus for TCP/IP UNIX Digi includes an FPSTATUS binary on its UNIX portion of the CD-ROM. This is a UDP-based utility that can get real-time status and is commonly used in shell scripts. fpstatus program supports: •...

  • Page 78: Appletalk Stations

    7.3.3 AppleTalk Stations Digi includes an Apple Printer utility on the CD-ROM. AppleTalk users have a limited status-checking support with the Apple standard printing utilities. To cause a status window to remain up when printing: 1. From the Apple pull-down menu, select the Chooser.

  • Page 79: Netbios / Netbeui Stations

    FastManage uses the built-in IPX, IP or NetBIOS/NetBEUI stack of Windows to send packets on the net. Refer to the FastManage User’s Guide for more detail. Digi also ships two NetBIOS utilities in the distribution package—NBMon and showprn.exe. These utilities offer DOS-level sessions to be established with FastPort.

  • Page 80: Chapter 8: Fastmanage Installation

    C h a p t e r 8 FastManage Installation Chapter 8 has information for the FastManage software. 8.1 FastManage Applications • Discovery Application: This is used to find devices that have an SNMP agent on the network. • Ping Application: This is a stand-alone program for debugging. Users “ping”...

  • Page 81: Ip Configuration

    8.1.3 IP Configuration 1. Load Packet or ODI drivers for the NIC card 2. Add the following line to the net.cfg file for ODI Drivers: Frame Ethernet_II 8.1.4 IPX Configuration • Novell 4.1 Drivers for Windows and DOS. Refer to the Novell Netware Documentation for information •...
  • Page 82 7. Specify the system’s IP address and its subnet mask. The gateway selection is optional (Figure 8-1). Figure 8-1. IP Parameters 8. Choose a location to install the FastManage application and click Next. Default is c:\fm. 9. A message appears asking if a menu item for FastManage is to be added to the “NWADMIN”...

  • Page 83: General Parameters

    • Maximum Retry Time and click Next. Default is 5. Figure 8-2. Configuring Advanced Parameters 8.2.2.1General Parameters The “General Parameters” has more options to configure. Figure 8-3. General Parameters • Show Node Name: If selected, this parameter displays a host name for all the devices discovered.
  • Page 84 • Save Maps On Exit: If this parameter is selected, the software saves the Map when Discovery Application is exited. Checked by default. • Save Parameters On Exit: If selected, this option saves preferences when Discovery is exited. Checked by default. •...

  • Page 85: Discovery Parameters

    • Poll Map List: If selected, the software “discovers” each host in Map 1 through SNMP. Checked by default. • Find Only Digi Devices: If this checked, Discovery finds/displays only Digi devices. Not checked by default. MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers...

  • Page 86: Snmp Agent Parameters

    • Enable IPX: When selected, FastManage enables IPX protocol. If not selected, FastManage will not perform any SNMP over IPX operation. Not checked by default. • Do IPX Routing: When enabled, users can manage IPX devices across the router. If the device name is specified in the host file, then that device will be discovered (Enable IPX, Do IPX routing, and the Poll “hosts”...
  • Page 87 • Get Community: This is required. Default is public. • Set Community: This is required. Default is private. • System Description: This is returned by FastManage in response to an SNMP query. Default is FastManage S. • System Name: This is returned by FastManage in response to an SNMP query.

  • Page 88: Chapter 9: Discovery Application

    C h a p t e r 9 Discovery Application Chapter 9 describes the features of Discovery, including features for the MIL-3000FTX FastPort. 9.1 Introduction to Discovery Discovery detects SNMP manageable devices over IP, IPX, and NetBEUI (NetBIOS) networks. On IP networks, Discovery supports and performs the following: •...

  • Page 89: Launching Discovery

    9.2 Launching Discovery Figure 9-1. FastManage for FastPort menu 1. Double-click on the Discovery Application icon. The software “discovers” all of the SNMP devices on the subnet. 2. Devices will now appear on Map 1 as “thumbnails,” which represents each SNMP device (Figure 9-2). 3.

  • Page 90: Tool Bar

    9.2.1 Tool bar The tool bar displays above the Map field. Figure 9-3 displays a close-up view of the Discovery Application tool bar. To remove the tool bar from the field: From the “Option” pull-down menu, deselect Tool bar. Open Rename Send Discover...

  • Page 91: Discovery Application Tools

    • SNMPAXXXXXX: This device was discovered by the SNMP over NetBIOS (where XXXXXX are the last six digits of the Ethernet address. Thus, a device with an Ethernet address of “0040C800702CA,” has a NetBIOS name of SNMPA0702CA). Note: FastPorts with firmware of 6.1 or higher are required for SNMP over NetBIOS manageability.

  • Page 92: Changing From The Node Name To An Address

    9.4.2.1Changing from the Node Name to an Address 1. Click the Node/Address icon (fifth from left on the tool bar). The node switches to the address. 2. To change to a name, click the Node/Address icon again. To perform this task from the pull-down menu, select Show Node Address/Name from the Options pull-down menu.

  • Page 93: Tftp Icon: Flash Download

    9.4.7 TFTP Icon: Flash Download Obtain a flash upgrade from Digi’s LAN technical support (see Appendix F). Do the following to update a flash file: 1. Click on the TFTP icon (fourth from right). The “Flash Download (TFTP)” menu appears (Figure 9-4).

  • Page 94: Snmp Fault Trace

    Figure 9-5. Node Properties To view this menu from the pull-down menu, select Show node properties from the Window pull-down menu. • To change a nodes name: a. Click once on the desired node. The line is highlighted and the current name appears on the right-hand side of the screen.

  • Page 95: Parameters Pull-Down Menu

    Note: This only works if IPX is enabled in the General Parameters (under the Parameters pull-down menu). Figure 9-6. SNMP Fault Trace Message 9.5 Parameters Pull-Down Menu There are a variety of options that can be configured from the Parameters pull-down menu, including: 9.5.1 General Parameters To configure the General Parameters section: From the “Parameters”...
  • Page 96 • Show Node Name: When this option is selected, the software displays host names for all the devices discovered. Checked by default. • Show Node Address: When this parameter is chosen, FastManage displays IP and IPX addresses for all the devices discovered. Not checked by default.

  • Page 97: Discovery Parameters

    9.5.2 Discovery Parameters From the “Parameters” pull-down window, select Discovery Parameters (Figure 9-8). Options include: Figure 9-8. Discovery Parameters menu • Enable IP: This option enables the IP protocol. If not, FastManage will not perform any SNMP over IP operation. This protocol is checked if IP was selected during setup.
  • Page 98 • Poll Map List: If selected, this option “discovers” each host in a Map through SNMP. Checked by default. • Find Only Digi Devices: If checked, this option finds and displays only Digi devices. Not checked by default. • Enable IPX: If this option is selected, FastManage enables IPX protocol.

  • Page 99: Application Launch Parameters

    SNMP identifier. 4. In the Launch App and Cmd Line Paras line, enter the name of the application to be launched. For Digi devices, add an %s at the end. 5. Click Add when you are finished. User’s are now able to launch that SNMP device.

  • Page 100: Chapter 10:Fastport Application

    C h a p t e r 1 0 FastPort Application Chapter 10 gives an description of the FastPort Application. The FastPort Application is used to manage SNMP devices. 10.1 FastPort Application FastManage supports most SNMP devices, including the MIL-3000FTX. The software detects devices during Discovery (see Chapter 10).

  • Page 101: Overview Of Managing Fastport

    10.2 Overview of Managing FastPort Once the application is launched, a graphical illustration representing the front and rear panels of the specific FastPort is displayed (Figure 10-2). Figure 10-2. MIL-3300FTX FastPort Print Server 10.3 FastPort Application There are “Hot Spots” on the graphical illustration of FastPort (Figure 10- 2), that can be clicked on to obtain information.

  • Page 102: Uptime

    FastPort. Select Yes to continue, No to stop. 10.3.4Digi Logo A Digi logo appears on the graphic (Figure 10-2). When this logo is clicked on, FastPort specifications appear. Reset Name, Location, and Contact. Press Set after you make changes.

  • Page 103: Serial Port

    10.3.5Serial Port Depending on your model of MIL-3000FTX, there may be up to three serial ports. When a serial port icon is clicked, information for that port is displayed. Left- and right-mouse clicks displays different information (Figure 10-6). Left Button Serial Port Select Right Button Serial Port Select...

  • Page 104: Tcp/Ip Config

    Figure 10-8. TCP/IP Config. Select Note: The latest version of FastManage has an improved TCP/IP Config. screen. Contact Digi’s LAN technical support for information pertaining to early versions of FastManage and the TCP/IP Config. screen. From TCP/IP Config., selections include: •...
  • Page 105 • FPFILTER Configuration --> Enable FPFILTER : Enables host software services. Default: Enabled . --> Auxiliary ports : Specifies the auxiliary ports for the parallel and serial port printing. Default is 0 for each port. Note: The number of auxiliary ports to configure depends on the number of serial and parallel ports on the FastPort.

  • Page 106: General Config

    --> Preferred DS Context : Sets the “context” where FastPort’s server/ queues are defined. The name entered must be a valid “Tree” or “Context. The field is blank by default. • Print Server Config .--> Queue Scan Rate : Sets the rate (times per second) that FastPort scans the Novell queue for print jobs (valid numbers are between 1- 6).

  • Page 107: Smb Config

    Parameters for the parallel port includes: • Serial Printer Setup --> Printer 1 : Sets serial port 1’s parameters. --> Printer 2 (optional): Sets serial port 2’s parameters. Note: The number of printers to configure depends on the number of serial ports on the FastPort.

  • Page 108: Netbios Config

    10.4.6NetBIOS Config. There is one choice that can be selected to configure FastPort for a NetBIOS network: • NetBIOS Config .--> NetBIOS Names : Sets the NetBIOS group and unique name. This parameter cannot be modified. 10.5 Status Menu Currently, these parameters are reserved. 10.6 Help Menu The Help menu has two options: “Using Help”...

  • Page 109: Chapter 11:Ping And Bootp Server

    C h a p t e r 1 1 Ping and BOOTP Server Chapter 11 covers both the Ping and BOOTP applications. Ping is used to see whether or not a device is “alive.” BOOTP allows users to dynamically assign IP addresses to a device. 11.1 Launching the Ping Application Ping sends a packet over the network directed to a specific device to inquiry if it is on-line or not.

  • Page 110: Troubleshooting Ping

    11.3 BOOTP Configuration The BOOTP application implements a BOOTP server, which allow users to assign IP addresses dynamically to devices on the network. Digi’s network devices implement BOOTP and can obtain an IP address from BOOTP. BOOTP looks for the right entry containing the IP and hardware address of the device.
  • Page 111 Figure 11-5. Select BOOTPtab File 4. To add a new entry to the “BOOTPtab” file, click Add Entry to BOOTPtab File from the “File” pull-down window. Figure 11-6. Add Entry to BOOTPTab File To add a node with an Ethernet address of “0040C8XXXX02” and an IP address of “199.86.11.1,”...

  • Page 112: Appendix A: Resetting Fastport To Factory Defaults

    A pp end ix A Resetting FastPort to Factory Defaults A.1 Resetting by Toggling the DIP Switches Note: This will also reset the IP Address back to 0.0.0.0. 1. Place all the front panel switches down. Note: Unplug then plug back in the power supply. 2.

  • Page 113: Serial Printer And Terminal

    A.4 Serial Printer and Terminal Print Server Side Figure A-1.Common Dumb Terminal Connection DB9 Female DB25 Male FastPort Side Terminal/Printer Function Pin # Pin # Function GRND GRND Figure A-2.Cable for Terminal and Serial Printers DB9 Female DB9 Male FastPort Side Terminal/Printer Function Pin #...

  • Page 114: Connectors

    A.5 Connectors A.5.1 Serial Port Connector PIN Number Signal PIN Number Signal RTS/DTR DTR/RTS A.5.2 RJ-45 Connector • Pin 1: Transmit data + Pin 3: Receive data + • Pin 2: Transmit data - Pin 6: Receive data - A.5.3 Parallel Port Connector PIN Number Signal PIN Number...

  • Page 115: Appendix B: Troubleshooting Ms Windows

    1. Connect to FastPort. 2. Store a new NetBIOS workgroup name using either FastManage package, nbmon.exe, or any other Digi International tool. 3. Once connected to FastPort, go to the “Network Protocol” section, then to the “Microsoft SMB” subsection.

  • Page 116: Troubleshooting Dos Tools

    Users should now be able to browse FastPort just as they would any normal NetBIOS client. As an alternative: 1. Use the net use and/or net view command without having FastPort in the same workgroup as the workstation. 2. Fill in the proper NetBIOS name of FastPort. 3.

  • Page 117: Appendix C: Troubleshooting Netware

    A pp end ix C Troubleshooting NetWare C.1 ACT-- Advance Configuration Tool C.1.1 Benefits of ACT • Quick configuration menu • Configuration is independent of the NetWare frame type • FastPort can be monitored and its messages logged • Print server parameters can be changed (for example, serial and parallel port parameters, IP address) •...

  • Page 118: Requirements

    • Supervisor access to an object is required for some features. C.1.4 Setup 1. Create a directory for the software (e.g., type md Digi and press [Enter]. Where Digi is the directory’s name). 2. From the utility driver, copy the file ACT.EXE onto the recently created directory.

  • Page 119: Netware Configuration Menu

    • Print Server Configuration: Controls the print server-specific parameters for the selected FastPort. • Fpfilter Configuration: Controls the configuration options for UNIX-based printing using the host software. • LPD Configuration: Controls supported LPD options. • EtherTalk Configuration: Controls EtherTalk options C.2.1 NetWare Configuration Menu The NetWare Configuration menu includes the following: •...

  • Page 120: Example 1

    C.2.1.2Configuring the Print Server (File Server Side) When the Configure Print Server (File Server) is accessed, a set of menus appear. These menus allows a user to set and modify print server parameters on a specific file server. Select the printer first, and then a file server for the printer.

  • Page 121: Print Server Configuration

    5. Use an ASCII editor to prepare the following config. file: SIMBA:QUEUEP:PS1:Parallel1::ss=”M-%-12345X@PJL enter language = PostScript \r\n”,es=”M-%-12345X@PJL enter language = pcl \r\n”,b=ps,cd Or use the ACT menus: 1. Select the Advanced Configuration form the “Configure” menu. 2. Select Netware Configuration and Configure Queue. 3.
  • Page 122 • Set and modify access passwords • Enable and disable RARP • Access passwords Note: Access is password protected. Choose a password from this menu. Figure C-1. Print Server Configuration Options The parallel port supports these printing modes: • Standard (for all versions): FastPort relies on the Busy signal to determine when the port can receive a byte.

  • Page 123: Status Menu In Act

    C.3 Status Menu in ACT The Status Menu provides two options to display the current status of a print server and its queues. There are two submenus: Print Server Status and Queue Status. The Print Server Status submenu (Figure C-2) allows a user to view the current print job, check the queues being serviced, and view the status of the attached printer.

  • Page 124: Troubleshooting Tips

    C.5 Troubleshooting Tips This section lists problems and possible solutions for NetWare. C.5.1 FastPort does not power up Check the voltage on the power supply. If it is switchable, set it to the correct voltage (e.g., 120 VAC for continental USA). C.5.2 FastPort does not show up in ACT •...

  • Page 125: Fastport Does Not Login To The File Server

    C.5.5 FastPort does not login to the file server • Use the console monitoring capability of ACT (in the Monitor menu) to see the messages sent by FastPort. • Use the userlist command (in NetWare 4.x, this is nlist user) to see whether FastPort has logged in with the name: FPXXXXXX.

  • Page 126: Autosensing Printer Has Trouble Printing

    C.5.9 Autosensing printer has trouble printing • Check the job time-out value and increase it 45 to 60 seconds. • Turn off banner option. • Use ACT to select the send a Control+D queue option (see NetWare Configuration). This resets the printer after a PostScript job. C.5.10MS Windows jobs print with an extra page Use Print Manager or the Windows Printer Setup screen to turn off the send a form feed option.

  • Page 127: Could Not Read Configuration File From Server1

    C.8.3 Could not Read Configuration file from SERVER1 FastPort could not find the configuration file or did not have the rights to read it. • Configuration file is in the wrong location or misnamed • An incorrect access right was given. Check its access rights: a.

  • Page 128: Appendix D: Troubleshooting Unix

    D.2 Troubleshooting Tips The following examples assume that “alpha” is the hostname for the unit and that the host software is loaded in the directory /usr/local/digi. D.2.1 No Lights on the Unit Check the power supply. Change to 110 VAC for the USA, if necessary.

  • Page 129: Sys Led Flashes Quickly

    If an extra blank page comes out at the end of a print job: • Remove the formfeed option from the “.fpconfig” file. Use install.sh On System V or RS/6000 systems: • Specify an -m argument to fpfilter. When using direct LPD support, send data to the ASCII queue as described in Chapter 6.

  • Page 130: Unix Configuration Files

    3. Use this to see the correct IP address for the host alpha: ypmatch alpha hosts If a message that states can’t bind , user is not using NIS. 4. For NIS, with the changes made to the /etc/hosts or /etc/ethers file, update the files by typing: cd /var/yp;...

  • Page 131: Sample Entries For Direct And Remote Spooling

    .fpconfig files in the /examples subdirectory on the CD-ROM. D.4 Sample Entries for Direct and Remote Spooling The following are sample printer entries for direct spooling to a parallel PostScript printer attached to FastPort. pf2|parallel printer attached to Digi FastPort:\ :lp=/dev/pf2:\ :mx#0:rw:\ :pl#60:\ :lf=/usr/adm/pf2-errs:af=/usr/adm/pf2-acct:\...

  • Page 132: Appendix E: Troubleshooting Appletalk

    A pp end ix E Troubleshooting AppleTalk E.1 Troubleshooting Tips The following are troubleshooting tips for AppleTalk. E.1.1 Reset Time The default for reset time may have to be changed. The reset time is the amount of time FastPort waits before sending the next print job to a printer. Since reset times for the printers vary greatly, FastPort uses values specified by the variables Wait Time Before Reset and Wait Time After Reset to delay sending print jobs before and after a reset sequence.

  • Page 133: Situation Two: Setting Serial Port Options

    3. The PS code that follows is used to switch the LaserWriter into 8 data bit PostScript batch mode with mark parity. Note: The % characters and following comments are not necessary. 4. Enter the following commands through the serial port. If using telnet, enter telnet fastport 2001 (also 2020 or 2021) from a UNIX host.

  • Page 134: Setup For Appletalk

    E.2 Setup for AppleTalk Please confirm or verify on test page: 1. DIP switch D1 is up (off). a. The Power LED and the Link LED illuminate solid on. b. The Sys LED and Net LED blink. If not, power cycle the unit. 2.

  • Page 135: Postscript Binary Print

    E.2.2 PostScript Binary print If the printer driver sends postscript binary print jobs and the printer accepts PS binary, that FastPort has postscript binary enabled and the user is attempting to use that printer port: • Try printing with the LaserWriter driver. If neither 7.x or 8.x prints, try using the one or the other.

  • Page 136: Troubleshooting Setup On Appletalk

    • Before Reset • After Reset Delay The IP address can be found in the Setup Defaults file. Note: Apple products were only designed to print to postscript printers. The following suggestions may or may not work on the workstation E.2.5 Troubleshooting Setup on AppleTalk On test page, please verify: •...

  • Page 137: More Troubleshooting

    c. Use a serial cable with more than three pins d. Make sure communications parameters are the same, default: 9600, 8, 1, no parity, and xon xoff • If the printer driver sends PostScript Binary print jobs, verify that FastPort is set to “Postscript Binary Enabled” and is using Binary Printer Name port to print •...

  • Page 138: Downloading The Setup Defaults File To Change Fastport

    There is no implied suggestion that ASCII printing will work. 1. Insert the AppleTalk files from the CD-ROM. 2. Double-click on Digi Technology AT Files x.x and on Folder. 3. Double-click on 3100, 3100cx, 3200, 3400, 3X00FTX, or 3500 files folder.
  • Page 139 15. Double-click on Apple Printer Utility 2.2 or the older LaserWriter Utility 7.6.2 for driver 8 (LaserWriter Utility 7.2 for Driver7). 16. Close the utilities and the Digi Technology AT Utilities x.x folder. 17. Click and hold Finder (upper right hand corner).

  • Page 140: Appendix F: Upgrading Flash Eeproms

    A pp end ix F Upgrading Flash EEPROMS Digi LAN division offers the latest firmware release for FastPort to be downloaded free from our web- or FTP-site. This firmware has support for various protocols and updates for printing via the print server. Flash EEPROMs in FastPort allows users to upgrade to the latest release without replacing the EEPROM chip.

  • Page 141: Restoring The Alternate Bank Image

    Power cycle the unit. When powered-up, the unit boots-up on its alternate bank. If the device fails to recover, notify Digi’s LAN technical support. F.1.1.1 Restoring the Alternate Bank Image 1. Access the flash commands by running a serial monitor link, running a telnet monitor, or loading ACT.

  • Page 142: Flash Upload Commands

    Note: Note the sequence number assigned to the images that is listed when using the DF console command or enter the flash monitor. The higher number indicates the more recent upload. F.1.3 Flash Upload Commands Access the flash upload command in one of two ways: •...

  • Page 143: Appendix G: Telnet, Nbmon And Serial Connection Diagnostic Console Options

    A pp end ix G Telnet, NBMON and Serial Connection Diagnostic Console Options G.1 Diagnostic and Configuration Commands: Commands • C—Configure console (for status monitoring) • D—Display summary configuration parameters • E—Display/set ethernet options • F—Flash firmware load enable/disable • H—Displays help menu •...

  • Page 144: D-Display Summary Configuration Parameters, Including

    G.3 D—Display Summary Configuration Parameters, Including Command [?,C,D,E,F,H,I,L,N,P,Q,R,S,Z,*,+] --> d FastPort Model 3200X Firmware revision 6.1.18, Datecode 10.23.1998 18:50 Ethernet address:00 40 C8 00 0B 0B IP address:0.0.0.0 AUI Network module installed. Console status monitoring: Off Network monitor password security: Off Sockets (fpfilter) enabled.

  • Page 145: I-Display/Set Ip Address

    3.(Display flash chip information) <enter> (don't change/continue) G.6 I—Display/set IP Address current IP address: 0.0.0.0 Modify?, yes or no (y or n)?:y Enter new IP address: 199.86.12.165 new IP address: 199.86.12.165 G.7 L—Limit monitor Network Access by Password • Network monitor password security currently Off •...
  • Page 146 • PostScript binary disabled • Bi-directional interface disabled • Delay before reset = 15 sec • Delay after reset = 45 sec Parallel port 2: • Printer name: FP000B0B-par2 • PostScript binary disabled • Delay before reset = -1 sec •...

  • Page 147: Tcp/Ip Menu Options: (S) Socket Options

    • Auto-sense frame type • No primary server configured • Notification disabled • Queue scan rate: 1 sec • Netware Directory Services (NDS) enabled • Tree name: • Context: • Modify?, yes or no (y or n)?:n G.8.1.4T—TCP/IP (Sockets, LPD, RARP, BOOTp, TFTP) Options TCP/IP menu options •...

  • Page 148: Tcp/Ip Menu Options: (L) Lpd Options

    • Modify?, yes or no (y or n)?:n G.8.1.4.2TCP/IP Menu Options: (L) LPD Options LPD options: • LPD enabled • Output Control-D at end of job on Postscript queues • Output FF at end of job on ASCII queues • Print banner page (after job) •...

  • Page 149: Display/Set For Mil-3110Ftx And Mil-3111Ftx

    <enter> (don't change/continue) G.9.1.1Display/Set for MIL-3110FTX and MIL-3111FTX, Current Parallel port config.: mode setup (us)strobe (us)console/test page Fast-DMA PostScript Parallel port mode: 1.(Standard) 2.(Fast-DMA) 3.(AutoStrobe) 4.(Use-Ack) <enter> (don't change/continue) Number of us data setup (default=3, max = 16) Number of us strobe delay (default=3, max = 16) Parallel console/test page 1.(PostScript) 2.(Ascii text)

  • Page 150: Z-Reset Nvram To Factory Defaults

    1.(300) 2.(600) 3.(1200) 4.(2400) 5.(4800) 6.(9600) 7.(19200) 8.(38400) <enter> (don’t change/continue) Current Serial port 1 config:BaudDataStopParityFlow 9600 8 None Xon/Xoff Modify?, yes or no (y or n)?:n G.11 Z—Reset NVRAM to Factory Defaults • Also reset IP address?, yes or no (y or n)?:n •...

  • Page 151: Appendix H: Troubleshooting Fastmanage

    A pp end ix H Troubleshooting FastManage H.1 General Messages Table H-1: General Messages Message Cause Solution Bad status from target This message appears when the SNMP The firmware on the agent does not device: <n>. Press CANCEL agent on device returns a match with the software’s version.

  • Page 152: Discovery Application Messages

    The address contains one field with value A valid IP address is in the form of a.b.c.d, where a.b.c.d can more than 255. Not all fields are defined vary from 0 to 255. For example: 193.25.86.214 Host name appears as blanks Create hosts file with a vertical list of host names: “hostname space IP”...

  • Page 153: Appendix I: Technical Support Services

    A pp end ix I Technical Support Services WWW and FTP Sites Digi LAN division provides on-line technical support via WWW and our FTP site. On-line access provides product information, firmware updates, release notes, etc. To access: • WWW=http://www.dgii.com • FTP=ftp://ftp.milan.com (206.40.59.2) Contacting Technical Support •...

  • Page 154: How To Access Digi's Ftp Sites

    Note: It is required that any return has an RMA number or it will be rejected and returned to the sender. How to access Digi’s FTP Sites Digi has set up an FTP server. To ensure binary transfer of files, switch to binary mode by entering bin or binary before downloading. To access the ftp client: •...
  • Page 155 SUN 3.X on 68K processor sun3.tar Sun OS 4.1.1 sun4_411.tar Sun OS 4.1.2 sun4_412.tar Sun OS 4.1.3 sun4_413.tar Sun OS 4.1.4 sun4_414.tar Sun OS 4.1.4 sun4_414_fpf331.tar /dec DEC Ultrix w/ MIPS RISC R2000, R3000 decmips.tar DEC Alpha OSF decosf.tar DEC Alpha Digital UNIX 3.2c OSF decosfno.tar DEC Ultrix 5000/240 running 4.3 decult43_fpf332.tar...

  • Page 156: Support Documents Available

    /general burnin.txt clearing burnin mode test in fastport flash.txt flash upgrade information for the fastport license.txt Digi LAN product software license information MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers...
  • Page 157 firmware revision serial.txt information for serial connection to the fastport warranty.txt warranty information on Digi LAN print server products /mac config.txt configuring fastport setup defaults from macintosh ntapple.txt printing to the fastport from windows NT using appletalk /netware bindery.txt...
  • Page 158 Installation instructions for Win95/98 lpr/lpd printing digidll.txt Digiís DLL support for printing from Windows 95/98 win_smb.txt Printing to FastPort via Windows Native SMB /windowsnt nt35lpr.txt lpr/lpd printing from Windows NT 3.5 nt40lpr.txt lpr/lpd printing from Windows NT 4.0 ntapple.txt...
  • Page 159 Benefits of ACT C-1 Enable NetBIOS 8-7, 9-11 Bi-directional printing 6-8, E-1 Every 8-6, 9-10 Binary PostScript 6-6 Find only Digi devices 8-6, 9-11 Bindery configuration 10-7 Poll “hosts” list 8-6, 9-11 Bindery environment 4-1, 4-8, C-8 Poll IP range 8-6, 9-10...
  • Page 160 Endstring 5-11 Show node address 8-4, 9-9 Environmental Operating Conditions A-3 Show node name 8-4, 9-9 Error messages H-1, H-2 Wait 8-5, 9-9 Ethernet 1-4, A-1 General Problems H-1 EtherTalk 1-2 Features 6-1 Ethertalk Config. 10-7 Handshaking 6-9 Enable Ethertalk 10-7 Hardware features A-1 Ethertalk Phase 10-7 Help menu 10-9...
  • Page 161 Manual Installation for System V Machines 5-11 MIB 8-1 Operating mode 1-4 Mib2 System Parameters 9-12 MIL-3100FTX 1-1 Front Panel 1-4 Parallel Port 6-4, 6-8, 6-9, 10-4, C-5, G-6 Rear Panel 1-5 Printer 1-5 MIL-3200FTX 1-1 PCONSOLE 4-2, 4-4, C-1, C-11 MIL-3310FTX 1-1 Notify List 4-3 Monitor Menu C-7...
  • Page 162 Show Node Properties 9-6 Icon 9-6 Icon 9-6 Thumbnail 9-2 SMB Config. 10-8 Tips HP DLC 10-8 Configuration File 6-3 SMB Enabled 10-8 Toolbar 9-3 SMB Names 10-8 Traps 10-2 SMB Share Name 10-8 Troubleshooting B-2 SNMP 1-1, 1-2, 8-8, 9-2, 9-12 AppleTalk E-5 Identifier 9-12 Troubleshooting NetWare B-1, C-1...
  • Page 163 1299 Orleans Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Part Number: 90000105 Rev. B Printed in the USA...

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