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Oki B6500 Network Manual

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  • Page 2: Document Information

    The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the web site: http://www.www.okiprintingsolutions.com Trademark Information Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd. Apple, Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computers Inc. ENERGY STAR is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

  • Page 3: Ontents Preface

    Please read this guide in detail to ensure full and efficient use of this product on a network and keep it handy for a quick reference should you encounter any difficulties when using the machine. B6500 Network Guide> 3...
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  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Settings of Windows 95/98/Me ....24 OKI LPR ....... . . 25 Installing the OKI LPR Utility .
  • Page 6 Set Up Procedure ......41 SNMP Support ......43 B6500 Network Guide> 6...
  • Page 7 Setting IP Address ......60 Appendix A: Setting IP Address ....61 B6500 Network Guide> 7...
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  • Page 9: Using This Guide

    This chapter explains the procedure for printing from a UNIX computer. Printing From a Macintosh Computer This chapter explains the procedure for printing from a Macintosh computer. Network Utility Software This chapter explains how to use the Network Utility Software. B6500 Network Guide> 9...

  • Page 10: Conventions

    : Indicates items displayed on the computer and the printer control panel. Also indicates the title of printed reports/lists from the printer. < > : Indicates items such as hard buttons and indicators on the keyboard and printer. B6500 Network Guide> 10...

  • Page 11: Overview

    2003 UNIX Macintosh *1: When using Windows 95/98/Me, use OKI LPR. *2: UNIX Filter are required to print PostScript data. UNIX Filter is compatible with the OSs in Solaris, HPUX and Linux (Redhat, SuSE). *3: Supports Mac OS 9.0 or later.

  • Page 12: Configuration

    ONFIGURATION NTRODUCTION The B6500 is a fast 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T network capable printer. It supports major protocols such as TCP/IP and Ethertalk. This section details configuring the printer's network interface and should be done prior to configuring your computer. IP A NITIAL...

  • Page 13: Printer Setup Using A Browser

    To apply configuration changes using a Web browser, select the Administrator Login. You will be prompted for a username and password. The username is [root] and the default password is the last six digits of the Ethernet MAC address. The MAC address can be B6500 Network Guide> 13...
  • Page 14 Once the new address is submitted to the printer, the new address will have to be entered into the browsers’ address. Most of the printers’ configuration can be done through the browser including setting the administrator password. B6500 Network Guide> 14...

  • Page 15: Printing From A Windows Computer

    Windows Server 2003 LPD or Port9100 (TCP/IP) Once the printer registered on the Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000/ Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 computer is shared, you can also print from Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows Me computers through this printer. B6500 Network Guide> 15...

  • Page 16: Installation Of Tcp/Ip Protocol

    Please check the address with the network administrator. If your network environment uses domain names, DNS should be enabled and configured on your system. However, this step is not essential to enable network printing. Restart the operating system. B6500 Network Guide> 16...

  • Page 17: Windows 95/98/Me

    Click the [Start] button, select [Settings] and then click [Network and Dial-up Connections]. Double-click the [Local Area Connection] icon. In the [Local Area Connection Status] dialogue box, click [Properties]. In the [Local Area Connection Properties] dialogue box, click [Install]. B6500 Network Guide> 17...

  • Page 18: Windows Xp

    TCP/IP parameters in the network printer. ONFIGURING ETWORK RINTER 95/98/M INDOWS When printing using TCP/IP, the Oki LPR utility is the only option to use. The following procedure should be used. B6500 Network Guide> 18...

  • Page 19: Windows Nt 4.0

    When installing the driver, ensure it is installed as a local printer and not a network printer. Ensure the appropriate printer driver has been installed in Windows. Install the Oki LPR utility as described on page 25 of this manual and add the printer installed earlier. NT 4.0 INDOWS With Windows NT 4.0, you have two options for printing using TCP/...

  • Page 20: Windows 2000

    Please follow the procedure described in the Windows 95/98/Me section on page 18. Microsoft LPR To install this port, the following needs to be carried out: Select [Start], [Settings], [Control Panel and Printers]. Open the [Printers] folder. Double-click [Add Printer] and then select [Next]. B6500 Network Guide> 20...
  • Page 21 Under [Device Type], select [Custom] then [Settings]. Ensure [Protocol] is set to [Raw]. Ensure [Port Number] is 9100 and [SNMP Status Enabled] is deselected. Select [OK]. Select [Follow the instructions on the screen to finish installing the printer.] B6500 Network Guide> 21...

  • Page 22: Windows Xp

    [Printer name or IP address], for example: 172.168.1.31. If the above IP address is entered, the Port Name will default to IP_172.168.1.31. Click [Next]. [Additional Port Information Required] displayed. Under [Device Type], select [Custom] then [Settings]. B6500 Network Guide> 22...
  • Page 23 Under [Device Type], select [Custom] then [Settings]. Ensure [Protocol] is set to [Raw]. Ensure [Port Number] is 9100 and [SNMP Status Enabled] is deselected. Click [OK]. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish installing the printer. B6500 Network Guide> 23...

  • Page 24: Creating A Shared Printer

    Install the printer driver according to the on-screen instructions. Select [Network Printer] for the printer connection, then specify the shared printer created on Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 in the previous section. B6500 Network Guide> 24...

  • Page 25: Oki Lpr

    Check [Yes, I want to launch OKI LPR Utility now] and click [Finish]. Check [Yes, I want to view the ReadMe File] if you want to read the Readme file. The OKI LPR utility starts. B6500 Network Guide> 25...

  • Page 26: Uninstall

    Refer to the On-Line Help for information on how to use the utility. NINSTALL Stop the OKI LPR Utility. Right-click the OKI LPR icon in the system tray and click [Exit]. Select Start ?Program?Okidata?OKI LPR Utility?Uninstall OKI...

  • Page 27: Printing From Unix

    When the LPD port is used, the printer can limit print instructions by IP addresses. For details, refer to the User’s Guide. ARGET OMPUTERS The target computers are as follows: • Workstation or personal computer with RFC 1179 Line Printer Daemon Protocol. B6500 Network Guide> 27...

  • Page 28: Interface

    For details on how to set the IP address and the port, refer Printer Configuration. > The printer web page allows more detailed settings. Settings of the workstation Set the printer in the workstation. Refer to: “Setting Up the Workstation” on page 29 B6500 Network Guide> 28...

  • Page 29: Setting Up The Workstation

    PostScript language that feeds paper from an A4-size paper tray for duplex printing #lpadmin -p P002 -s printer1\!PS A4_DUP Registering a logical PostScript printer PS01 set using the printer web page. #lpadmin -p P003 -s printer1\!PS01 B6500 Network Guide> 29...
  • Page 30 Set a printer name corresponding to the print language/ mode and output style. Refer to: • Manuals, such as online manuals, that came with various workstations. • For details about the -C option: see “-C Option (lpr Command)” on page 36. B6500 Network Guide> 30...

  • Page 31: Printing (Solaris)

    In the spool mode, up to 32 files can be printed by one "lp" command. Files that come after the 32nd files will be ignored. B6500 Network Guide> 31...

  • Page 32: Sample

    Deletes all the print data received by a specified printer. -u user name Deletes all the print data sent by a specified user and received by a specified printer. B6500 Network Guide> 32...

  • Page 33: Job Number

    %cancel P001 -e NQUIRY LPSTAT The "lpstat" command is used to inquire about the status of the printer. Important: In the non-spool mode, this function is available to Windows NT clients but not to Solaris clients. B6500 Network Guide> 33...

  • Page 34: Command Format

    Up to 64 print instruction information can be displayed. • If two or more types of print languages/modes are set up on a single workstation, identical job numbers may be displayed when an inquiry command (lpstat) is issued. B6500 Network Guide> 34...

  • Page 35: Sample

    Sample To inquire about the print data received by a printer set up as "P001", enter the following command: %lpstat -o P001 B6500 Network Guide> 35...

  • Page 36: C Option Lpr Command

    Selects the tray where A4 paper is loaded. B5/b5 Selects the tray where B5 paper is loaded. A5/a5 Selects the tray where A5 paper is loaded. LETTER letter Selects the letter size. LEGAL/legal Selects the legal size (8.5 x 14). B6500 Network Guide> 36...

  • Page 37: Selecting A Paper Output Tray

    Ejects prints to the center tray. Selecting a Paper Type The following parameters can be specified: PARAMETER DESCRIPTION PTS/pts Selects Plain paper. PT1/pt1 Selects Heavy weight paper 1. PT2/pt2 Selects Heavy weight paper 2. POH/poh Selects Transparency. PRC/prc Selects Recycled paper. B6500 Network Guide> 37...

  • Page 38: Specifying 2 Sided Printing

    > The system default is used if no parameter is specified. > If the print data specifies 2 sided or 1 sided printing, the specification by the data becomes valid and overrides that by -C option. B6500 Network Guide> 38...

  • Page 39: Specifying Paper Size And 2 Sided Printing

    -C option. Specifying Collation The following parameter can be specified: PARAMETER DESCRIPTION COLLATE/collate Sorts prints electronically. NOTE > For some print language, the specification may be invalid. B6500 Network Guide> 39...

  • Page 40: Specifying Color And Print Modes

    For example, to output a file named "file1" 2-sided on A4 to printer "P001", enter the following command: %lpr -P P001 -C, DUP, A4 file1 Important: > If the command specified by the -C option exceeds 64 characters, the operation may not function correctly. B6500 Network Guide> 40...

  • Page 41: Printing From A Macintosh Computer

    • Printing through LPD: LPD port (default: [Enable]) • Printing through EtherTalk: EtherTalk port (default: [Disable]) NOTE > For details on how to set the port, refer to the User Guide. > The printer web page allows more detailed settings. B6500 Network Guide> 41...
  • Page 42 Setting up the Macintosh Install the printer driver (Adobe PS) for Macintosh. Install the screen font if necessary. Refer to: • User Guide (PostScript Driver) B6500 Network Guide> 42...

  • Page 43: Snmp Support

    The printer supports SNMP-v1, SNMP-v2c, MIB-II, Host Resources MIB, Printer MIB and OKI Data Private MIB. The OKI Data Private MIB file can be found in the MIB folder on the CD-ROM included with the printer. Please refer to the readme file in the MIB folder for further information.

  • Page 44: Network Utility Software

    The Status Monitor dialog will appear and will automatically discover the printer and display its status Minimize the dialog to use the Status Monitor as an icon. The icon will be displayed at the bottom right corner B6500 Network Guide> 44...

  • Page 45: Color Of The Icon And Printer Status

    Status Monitor dialog box. OLOR RINTER TATUS The color icon indicates the printer’s status. COLOR DISPLAY PRINTER STATUS Blue Ready, printer is ready to print Yellow Warming, printer requires user intervention Error, printer requires user intervention B6500 Network Guide> 45...

  • Page 46: Precautions And Limitations

    To specify multiple entries for the logical printer, make sure each printer entry is assigned its own unique spool directory. If a single spool directory is used for multiple printer entries, the printer select option may not function correctly. B6500 Network Guide> 46...

  • Page 47: Switching The Power On/Off

    Therefore, if the printer has accepted a print request from a computer, it will not receive another print request from another computer. > For PCL and DUMP, the specification for the number of copies is invalid. B6500 Network Guide> 47...

  • Page 48: Printing From Unix

    > Options, such as -m option, not processed by the workstation which sends the print instructions will not be valid. > For PCL and DUMP, the specification for the number of copies is invalid. B6500 Network Guide> 48...

  • Page 49: Delete

    Make sure the printer is free of all spooled data and switch off/on the printer. NOTE The function to stop/eject print data spooled to the printer spool can be operated from the printer control panel. Refer to the Setup Guide for information on this operation. B6500 Network Guide> 49...

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting

    Switch on the printer. the printer which is switched off Print instructions from Status Display Unable to print (Network Error) multiple computers are sent to the printer at Verification the same time. Action (Print will be reprocessed auto- matically.) B6500 Network Guide> 50...
  • Page 51 Select [Properties] from the menu displayed and check the free space available. Action After erasing unnecessary files to increase the free space available, select [Pause Printing] from the [Document] menu of the printer window to enable printing to restart B6500 Network Guide> 51...

  • Page 52: Using Windows Nt 4.0/2000/Xp/Server 2003

    The data format of the Disable the output func- print data to be proc- tion of Ctrl-D. essed by the printer and that sent by the computer are different. B6500 Network Guide> 52...

  • Page 53: Unable To Obtain The Desired Print Results

    If it does not another company is selected. appear on the selection used) list, install and select the printer driver. If a printer driver from another maker is used, the printer may not print properly. B6500 Network Guide> 53...

  • Page 54: When Using Unix

    Specify PSASC on the cli- print job does not con- ent side to print data form to the printing containing TBCP by the environment of the PostScript language. workstation. (Print data from the client contains TBCP.) B6500 Network Guide> 54...

  • Page 55: Unable To Obtain The Desired Print Results

    Specify the print lan- guage and the print guage specified is the guage consistent with language used in the print language used in that used in the print print data are differ- the print data. data. ent. B6500 Network Guide> 55...

  • Page 56: Using Ethertalk

    The Macintosh printer driver searches for a printer with the printer name specified in the Chooser and the zone name of Apple Talk. If the network is not connected cor- rectly, the printer cannot be found. Continued B6500 Network Guide> 56...
  • Page 57 Action 2 If garbled characters are still printed after the printer driver for the printer has been selected, contact service. If a printer driver of another maker is used, the printer may not print prop- erly. B6500 Network Guide> 57...
  • Page 58 [Enable] and that the Start/ Stop setting is set to [Start]. Check whether “Off-line” is displayed on the printer control panel. Action 2 If the printer still cannot be con- nected although all the above condi- tions are normal, contact service. B6500 Network Guide> 58...
  • Page 59 The AppleTalk function of the printer is displayed on the has failed. printer control panel. Verification Switch off the printer, then switch it on again. Action If “Please reboot printer” still appears on the printer control panel, contact service. B6500 Network Guide> 59...

  • Page 60: Setting Ip Address

    [System Settings List]. > This section explains how to set IP address from the control panel. NOTE • If you have made a mistake when operating the control panel, press the <MENU> button to restart. B6500 Network Guide> 60...

  • Page 61: Appendix A: Setting Ip Address

    Repeat steps 12 and 13 until all numbers have been set, then press the <SELECT> button. Repeat steps 11, 12, 13, & 14 to set the Gateway Address as necessary. Press the <CANCEL> button. To exit the menus. Reboot the printer. B6500 Network Guide> 61...
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