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Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide About this Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Ethernet Network Interface Configuration Appendix A Customer Support Appendix B Troubleshooting Appendix C Frequently Used Commands...
Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide About this Chapter Product Description Physical Characteristics Number Description TEST/RESET button - when pressed briefly while powering up the unit, returns the NIC to its original factory default configuration. NIC LED - blinks yellow quickly at power on and slowly during normal operation to show unit is functioning.
Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide NOTE: Once installed, the Ethernet NIC will automatically sense the network connection and will automatically configure the RJ-45 connection accordingly. Protocols Supported...
Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide About this Chapter Control Panel Settings Menu Paper Menu Interface Menu Port Parallel Setup Serial Setup Network 1 Setup Network 2 Setup PS Menu PCL Menu System Menu Quality Menu Functions Flash Menu Disk Menu Net 1 Setup NOTE: This entire Net 1 Setup menu tree is only visible when an optional network interface is installed in...
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Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide DEC LAT DEFAULT APPLETALK DEFAULT TCP/IP DEFAULT NETWORK ADDRESS DEFAULT XXXXXXXXXXXX (see Note 4 below) IP ADDRESS DEFAULT XX.XX.XX.XX (see Note 5 below) SUBNET MASK DEFAULT XX.XX.XX.XX (see Note 5 below) DEFAULT ROUTER DEFAULT XX.XX.XX.XX (see Note 5 below) LPD BANNER...
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Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide NOTE: This entire Net 2 Setup menu tree is only visible when an optional network interface is installed in the Net 2 slot.. AVAILABLE SELECTIONS INTERPRETER AUTO SWITCH (see Notes 1 and 3 below) POSTSCRIPT 3 DEFAULT AUTO SWITCH...
Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide NETWORK FRAME AUTO SENSE 802.3 ETHERNET II 802.2 SNAP 802.2 DEFAULT AUTO SENSE QUEUE SCAN RATE 1 - 255 DEFAULT NOTE: 1. Only available as a menu selection if an IPDS option is installed in the printer. 2.
Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide Defin e Ser ver In com in g Passw or d En abled Services ser vice PRQ_xxxxxx_TEXT Used for text print jobs PRQ_xxxxxx_BIN Used for binary print jobs, such as plotter, PCL or PostScript files. NOTE: The default service names based on the NIC’s server name (PRQ_xxxxxx), with the x’s being the last six digits of the NIC’s Ethernet address.
Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide NOTE: If no router is present on the network, the NIC will not accept AppleTalk print jobs for 60 seconds after booting. AppleTalk Host Troubleshooting Area to Check Explanation The printer is available to be Make sure the printer is in the right zone.
Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide LAT Host Troubleshooting $ SHOW QUEUE/FULL/ALL queue_name (note the error code nnnnnnnn) $ SET MESSAGE SYS$MESSAGE:NETWRKMSG.EXE $ EXIT %Xnnnnnnnn Area to check Explanation The specified node name matches the Use the Show Server command. server’s node name The specified port name matches the port’s Use the List Port 1 command.
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Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide Local>> DEFINE PROTOCOL NETWARE ACCESS fileserver Creating Print Queues Using NetWare Administrator Quick Setup NOTE: NetWare Administrator can be used for both NDS and bindery print queues. Dir ector y Tr ee Tools: Pr in t Ser vices Quick Setup Pr in t Ser ver Name Sh ow Ser ver Pr in ter Nam e...
2-10 Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide NetWare Host Troubleshooting Netware Host Troubleshooting (Bindery Mode) Area to Check Explanation The server and queue names Use PCONSOLE to check. match the print server and service name NetWare access table Scanning too many file servers can cause a delay between jobs.Configure the access list to only scan for jobs on the file servers of interest.
Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide 2-11 NDS Printing Errors Failure Code Remedy Meaning No printers found for Ensure that there are printers for the print server, and the the NIC printer names match the service names on the print server.
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2-12 Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide Using a Directed Ping Packet Defin e Ser ver IPaddr ess Using a BOOTP, DHCP, or RARP Reply Notes About LPR Th e NIC w ill pr in t a ban n er page at th e en d of a job, an d can n ot suppor t m ost of th e LPR option s.
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Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide 2-13 mkdir # mkdir /usr/spool/lpd/prq_prt # chmod 777 /usr/spool/lpd/prq_prt % lpr -Pprq_prt /etc/hosts LPR on AIX Hosts Pr in t Spooling Man age Pr in t Ser ver Star t th e Pr in t Ser ver Subsystem (lpd daem on ) Don e Pr in t Spoolin g...
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2-14 Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide Pr inter s/Plotter s Rem ote Pr in ter /Plotter Action s NOTE: Printer names on HP hosts are limited to 13 characters. The NIC text service name will be too long, so you will have to rename the NIC. LPR on SCO UNIX Hosts mkdev r lp NOTE:...
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Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide 2-15 1 0. Sh ar ed 1 1 . RTEL Functionality NOTE: RTEL binaries are provided for many systems. Source code is also provided for use on non-supported systems. Unix Host Troubleshooting TCP Troubleshooting Area to Check Explanation The NIC’s IP address and name...
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Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) Installation Installing the Ethenet Network Interface on the Controller Assembly NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the controller from your printer to complete the installation. For clarity, the following illustrations depict a controller removed from the printer. When facing the front of the controller as shown below, network port 1 is on the right and network port 2 is on the left.
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Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) Installation Replacing the Printer Side Cover...
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Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) Installation NOTE: Before supplying power to the printer, be sure that only 1 physical Ethernet port is used. NOTE: The BNC and BASE-T LEDs indicate good network connection. The OK LED gives information about what the NIC is doing; for example, when code is being downloaded as the unit boots, the LED will blink green quickly.
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Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) Installation NOTE: If the Power LED does not blink slowly, refer to Appendix B, Troubleshooting.
Network Utility Software About this Chapter Oki LPR How to Install Netw or k Softw ar e In stallation /Con fig LPR Utility Oki LPR Status box Pr in ter s Status Fin ish Queue Additional Information HELP...
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Network Utility Software PrintSuperVision Features Types of Users Guest user s Stan dar d user s Admin istr ator s PrintView Job Accounting for OKI ...
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Network Utility Software Server Har dw ar e Min imum Hardware, Recommended Operating System Installed Applications Client Hardware Oper atin g System...
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Network Utility Software Installing PrintView Standard Installation NOTE: If you are installing under Windows NT4, skip to “Windows NT4 Installation.” Star t/Run /Br ow se In stall.ex e Netw or k Softw ar e/Adm in istr ative Tools/Job Accoun tin g Pr in tView Windows NT4 Installation Active Dir ector y Ser vices...
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To install this component later, launch the MDAC installer manually from the installation CD-ROM. Laun ch in g Pr intview Star t/Pr ogr ams/Pr in tView for OKI/Pr in tview NOTE: To see the User Manual for additional information, click Start/Programs/Printview for OKI/User Manual.
Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide About this Chapter Obtaining Help and Information First Additional OKI Resources Technical Support NOTE: To confirm that a problem is isolated to the Ethernet Network option, you may want to remove the Ethernet Network option from the printer and diagnose the printer using the User’s Manual that came with your printer.
Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide About this Appendix Power-Up Troubleshooting Error Messages Message Diagnosis/Remedy Power-up diagnostic failure (hardware Note which LED is blinking and its color, then contact failure) your dealer or Technical Support. The NIC boots but does not try to load Briefly press the Test button on the NIC’s I/O panel.
Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide Printing Problems Area to Check Explanation Physical connection To test a non-PostScript printer use the Test Port 1 Count 100 command. This command will send 100 lines of test data to the printer. Service characteristics Use the Show Service Local Characteristics command from a network login to see if the desired service is available and to verify that the appropriate...
Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide DHCP Troubleshooting Area to Check Explanation DHCP is enabled on the NIC. Use the Define Server DHCP Enabled command. If you manually enter an IP address, DHCP is automatically disabled. Make sure the DHCP server is Check to see that the DHCP server is on and is operational.
Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide Area to Check Explanation Service Characteristics Issue the Show Service Characteristics command. If the service rating is zero, the parallel port is in use. Verify that the PostScript characteristic and appropriate protocols have been enabled on the service. Port Counters If PostScript jobs appear to print but nothing comes out of the printer, verify the amount of data sent from the host.
Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide Server Commands Frequently-used Server Commands Command Option(s) Description DEFINE SERVER BOOTP {EN|DIS} Enables or disables querying for a BOOTP host at system boot time. DEFINE SERVER DHCP {EN|DIS} Enables or disables querying for a DHCP host at system boot time.
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Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide Frequently-used Server Commands Command Option(s) Description DEFINE SERVER SUBNET MASK ipmask Specifies the subnet mask to be used for the Server. The must be in n.n.n.n ipmask format. HELP option <nothing> Displays a list of top-level (general) Help topics.
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Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide Frequently-used Server Commands Command Option(s) Description INITIALIZE option DELAY num Schedules a reboot after minutes. Enter a value from 0 to 120. CANCEL Cancels an impending initialization. FACTORY Reboots the server to its factory default settings.
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Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide Protocol Commands PROTO PROTOCOL Protocol Commands Command Option(s) Description DEFINE PROTO {EN|DIS} Enables or Disables the AppleTalk protocol for APPLETALK option the Server. ZONE newzone Places the Server in a zone other than the default.
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Ethernet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide Protocol Commands Command Option(s) Description DEFINE PROTO NETWARE LOADHOST Same as “DEFINE SERVER NETWARE LOADHOST “server”” on page server C-3. PURGE PROTO Removes all entries from the NetWare access NETWARE list. ACCESS option server Removes entries from the NetWare access list that are related to the specified file server.
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