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  • Page 1 EX700i Print Server/Integrated Fiery Color Server Configuration and Setup...
  • Page 2 © 2011 Electronics For Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered under Legal Notices for this product. 45099416 22 June 2011...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AppleTalk networks UNIX networks EX700 REPARING FOR ETUP Levels of access and control Users and Groups EX700i print connections WebTools Additional security features Controlling E-mail access to the EX700i Restricting IP addresses, ports, and MAC addresses Secure Printing LDAP authentication...
  • Page 4 Setup from the digital press touch panel Setup from a network computer ETTING UP THE OPIER OUCH ANEL EX700i Setup from the digital press touch panel Accessing Setup options Types of Setup screens Saving changes Menu tabs Jobs tab Info tab...
  • Page 5 EX700i Setup for Direct Mobile Printing Additional Direct Mobile Printing requirements Managing e-mail address books Printing the Configuration page Maintaining optimal EX700i performance Starting, shutting down, rebooting, and restarting the EX700i ROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting the EX700i Runtime error messages Cannot connect to the EX700i with utilities...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    NTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION This document describes how to set up network servers and user computers to use the EX700i Print Server/Integrated Fiery Color Server so that users can print to it as a high-performance networked printer. For general information about using the digital press, your computer, software, or network, see the documentation that accompanies those products.

  • Page 8: Terminology And Conventions

    Refers to Aero EX700i (in illustrations and examples) Digital press Xerox 700 Digital Color Press EX700i EX700i Print Server/Integrated Fiery Color Server Titles in italics Other documents in this set Windows Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003/ 2008/2008 R2, Windows 7...

  • Page 9: Battery Information For The European Union And Eea

    NTRODUCTION Battery information for the European Union and EEA This symbol indicates that the batteries and accumulators used in this product must be disposed of separately from your household waste in accordance with EU Directive 2006/66/ EC (“Directive”) and local requirements. If a chemical symbol is printed beneath the symbol shown, in accordance with the Directive, this indicates that a heavy metal (Hg = Mercury, Cd = Cadmium, Pb = Lead) is present in this battery or accumulator at a concentration above an applicable threshold specified in the...

  • Page 10: Connecting To The Network

    This chapter summarizes the stages in setting up the EX700i. EX700i on the network When the EX700i is connected to a network, it behaves as a networked printer. The EX700i supports the following network protocols (rules that enable computers on a network to communicate with each other): •...

  • Page 11: Stages Of Installation On The Network

    2 Physically connecting the EX700i to a functioning network Prepare a network node for the EX700i. Obtain cable, route it to the location where the EX700i is to be installed, and attach the cable to the network connector of the EX700i. For details, see...

  • Page 12: Summary Of Ex700I Network Installation

    Network server configuration Configure network servers to specify EX700i print queues and EX700i users. Network server Connection Prepare a network node. Connect the EX700i to the network. EX700i EX700i Setup Configure default settings for the options in the Setup menus.

  • Page 13: Network Server Setup Requirements

    • The EX700i requires a valid IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address. Enter these addresses manually or use DHCP protocols to assign them dynamically. Make sure the EX700i name and address are listed in a domain name server (DNS) or hosts name database used by your system.

  • Page 14: Unix Networks

    ETWORK UNIX networks • When you configure a UNIX workstation with the lpr protocol and connect to the EX700i over a TCP/IP network, you can print directly to the EX700i. • Setting up UNIX workstations requires an administrator with root privileges. After the initial configuration, UNIX users submit print jobs to a named printer.

  • Page 15: Preparing For Ex700 I Setup

    REPARING FOR ETUP To prepare for printing at your site, you must do some initial EX700i configuration (or “Setup”) to specify the network environment and the types of printing you do. Before you perform Setup, decide the levels of access to implement, such as passwords and other security features that the EX700i offers.
  • Page 16 ETUP User authentication The term “user authentication” means that the EX700i verifies that a user who is sending a job belongs to a group, and that the group has printing privileges (“Print in B&W” or “Print in Color and B&W”).
  • Page 17 Guest privileges (no password) A user does not need a password to log on as a Guest from the job management tools. A Guest can view the status of active jobs but cannot make changes to jobs or the EX700i state.

  • Page 18: Ex700I Print Connections

    To use the utilities and WebTools, you must enable at least one print connection. Hold queue Jobs sent to the Hold queue are spooled to the EX700i hard disk drive for printing at a later time, or for reprinting. Because the Hold queue is a storage area, jobs sent to it cannot proceed through the printing process until the operator intervenes using the job management tools.

  • Page 19: Webtools

    ETUP Some types of jobs printed to the Direct connection cause temporary files to be stored on the EX700i hard disk, but do not appear in any of the job management tools. These job types are: • PDF jobs • TIFF jobs •...

  • Page 20: Additional Security Features

    • LDAP authentication Controlling E-mail access to the EX700i Because you can allow users to print file attachments in e-mail messages sent to the EX700i, the EX700i accepts only valid attachments (for example, PostScript or PDF files). Typically, viruses transmitted via e-mail require execution by the receiver. Attachments that are not valid files are discarded by the EX700i.

  • Page 21: Ldap Authentication

    For more information, see Configure Help. Connecting network cable to the EX700i This section includes an illustration of the EX700i back panel, and provides information about connecting the EX700i to the network. Back view of the EX700i...
  • Page 22 EX700 REPARING FOR ETUP Power switch Power button Crossover Ethernet connector (10/100 BaseT) Network connector (10/100/1000 BaseT) USB ports Digital press interface Integrated Fiery Color Server...

  • Page 23: Ethernet Connection

    Setup configures the EX700i to communicate with other devices and manage print jobs. Perform Setup the first time you turn on the EX700i, after new system software is loaded, and any time Server software is reinstalled. Then perform the remaining Setup options from Configure.

  • Page 24: Setting Up The Copier Touch Panel

    OUCH ANEL Setup is recommended the first time the EX700i is turned on after new system software is installed. If you do not configure a particular Setup option, the EX700i uses default settings. Make sure that the settings are appropriate for the printing environment at your site.

  • Page 25: Accessing Setup Options

    Tab to access Setup menu Login/Logout button 3 Make sure that the EX700i is Idle. If Printing or RIPping appears, the EX700i is processing, and you must wait until the system finishes and reaches Idle. 4 Press the Setup tab.

  • Page 26: Types Of Setup Screens

    In addition to performing Setup, the digital press touch panel allows you to view status information about jobs printed to the EX700i, print system pages, and set up printing. The menu provides many of the same options available from Command WorkStation.

  • Page 27: Info Tab

    EX700i. Server tab From the Info tab > Server tab you can view the EX700i Server name, IP address, Version, Fiery system software version, hard drive usage, amount of installed memory, and the EX700i installed options. You can also access the following command: Restart Server Allows you to restart, reboot, or shut down the EX700i.

  • Page 28: Tools Tab

    Server Name Default server name Enter a name for the EX700i (up to 15 characters long). This is the name by which the EX700i appears on the network. If you have more than one EX700i, do not assign them the same name.
  • Page 29 IP Address 127.0.0.1 If you choose Manual, enter the EX700i IP address for Ethernet. This IP address, unlike an IP address set automatically, remains the same if you restart the EX700i. You must change the default to a valid address for your network.

  • Page 30: 802.1X Setup

    OUCH ANEL Network Security On, Off Select Off if you inadvertently closed a port and need to access the EX700i. If you set this option to Off, the following features are disabled: • IP Filtering • Port Filtering • IPSec •...
  • Page 31 Select this option if you chose PEAP-MSCHAPv2 as the EAP type and want the EX700i to use a trusted root certificate when communicating with the authentication server. If you want the EX700i to validate the server certificate, place the certificate in the list of trusted certificates of the EX700i. For more information, see Configure Help.

  • Page 32: Setting Up The Ex700 I From A Network Computer

    Configure. To use Configure from a network computer, you must know the EX700i Administrator password. Accessing Configure from a network computer To set up the EX700i from a network computer, use Configure. Access Configure as follows: • WebTools from a supported Internet browser • Command WorkStation...

  • Page 33: Using Configure

    EX700 ETTING UP THE I FROM A ETWORK OMPUTER O ACCESS ONFIGURE FROM OMMAND TATION 1 Start Command WorkStation. 2 Log on with Administrator privileges. 3 Choose Configure from the Server menu. Regardless of the method you use, the following dialog box appears. Using Configure For information about using Configure and setting options, see Configure Help.

  • Page 34: Setup Option Reference

    Yes, No Specify whether to substitute Courier for fonts that are unavailable when you download files to the EX700i, or when you print a document for which you do not have the corresponding printer font. If this option is set to No, jobs with fonts that are unavailable on the EX700i hard disk generate a PostScript error and do not print.
  • Page 35 The digital press has its own feature for printing a cover page. If you enable this option on the digital press and also enable it on the EX700i, two cover pages are printed.
  • Page 36 Yes, No Select Yes to print a FreeForm master when created and printed to the EX700i. The master is retained on the EX700i after printing unless deleted later. Select No only to process and hold a FreeForm master on the EX700i.

  • Page 37: Configuring Web Tools

    OOLS WebTools allow you to manage your EX700i remotely from the Internet or your company’s intranet. The EX700i has its own home page, from which you can select the WebTool that you want to use. For information about using WebTools, see Utilities. Also, for many of the WebTools, you can consult Help.

  • Page 38: Administering The Fiery Controller

    This chapter provides tips on managing EX700i printing, performance, and security. Administrator functions Administration features are included with the user software and are built into the EX700i. The following table describes where to find information about these features. For this information...

  • Page 39: Setting Passwords

    37 Setting passwords You can set or change the passwords for users of the EX700i. Anyone who is a member of the Administrators group can modify the Setup options and control the flow and order of print jobs with the job management tools.

  • Page 40: Updating System And User Software

    Update Server immediately after system software is reinstalled. • If the EX700i is behind a firewall and unable to access the Internet, the site administrator can configure a proxy server at the customer’s organization to allow the EX700i to receive...

  • Page 41: System Updates

    (utilities) and install them on client computers that connect to the EX700i. The updated applications are first downloaded from the Update Server to a partition on the EX700i HDD. Users access the EX700i over the Internet and download the updated applications onto client computers and then manually install them.
  • Page 42 • Choose Configure > Server > System Update. While updates are being installed, you cannot print to the EX700i. Schedule automatic updates when no one plans to print. The EX700i may also need to reboot several times during the update process.
  • Page 43 2 Select “Check for important system updates” (or “Enable System Updates” in Command WorkStation or WebTools). Check Now button not available when accessed from WebTools or Command WorkStation. 3 Specify how often the EX700i contacts the Update Server. This feature sets a schedule for installing, downloading, and notification of updates.
  • Page 44 Send notification when updates are available: bar when new updates are available for download from the Update Server. To manually download the updates to the EX700i, access Check Now by clicking the notification in the task bar. 5 If you use a proxy server to connect through a firewall to the Update Server, click Proxy Settings.
  • Page 45 O VIEW AND INSTALL UPDATES USING HECK NOW 1 At the EX700i, click Start > All Programs > Fiery > System Updates. The System Update Preferences dialog box appears. 2 Click Check Now at the bottom of the screen, and then do any of the following: •...

  • Page 46: Check For Product Updates (Software Downloads Site)

    HECK FOR RODUCT PDATES 1 Launch a Web browser, type the IP address or DNS name of the EX700i, and then press Enter. 2 Click the Configure tab, and then click Check for Product Updates. A window appears listing available updates.

  • Page 47: Clearing Jobs On The Ex700I

    Back up your original data on your own media at the same time that you store and save data on the EX700i hard disk. Never damage or reset the EX700i hard disk, and do not turn off the system while accessing the hard disk. For instructions on how to turn on and turn off the...

  • Page 48: Saving And Restoring Ex700I Settings

    With the Fiery Clone Tool, you can copy the contents of the EX700i hard disk to an image file, and then save the image file to a folder on the EX700i hard disk or a USB storage device connected to the EX700i. For more information, see the documentation that accompanies the Fiery Clone Tool.

  • Page 49: Usb Printing

    EX700i. Because file processing begins as soon as you connect the device to the EX700i, there is no time to do any file management tasks such as moving files to a different folder or deleting files.

  • Page 50: Mobile Device Printing

    Enable Direct Mobile Printing: Checked • Printer > General: Publish Print Queue: Checked Make sure that the EX700i settings are configured as specified. Direct Mobile Printing will not work if these settings are changed. For more information about these settings, see Command WorkStation Help.

  • Page 51: Additional Direct Mobile Printing Requirements

    • You can print documents with a secure password using Fiery User Authenication (see page 16). • If Direct Mobile Printing is running on more than one EX700i, be sure to assign a distinct Bonjour name to each EX700i. User authentication problems will result if you have more than one EX700i sharing the same name.

  • Page 52: Managing E-Mail Address Books

    Admin the EX700i, cancel a job, or receive the status of a job. However, membership in this address book does not provide the same privileges as the Administrator password does.
  • Page 53 DMINISTERING THE IERY ONTROLLER To manage address books, send an e-mail to the EX700i with commands in the Subject and Message fields. The EX700i responds by e-mail with information about each request, as described in the following table. To add or remove more than one address at a time, list the addresses on separate lines in the message field of the e-mail.
  • Page 54 1 Start your e-mail application. 2 Open a new message window. 3 Type the e-mail address of the EX700i in the To line. 4 Type the command and the address book name in the Subject line. For example, to retrieve the User address book, type “#GetAddressBook User.”...

  • Page 55: Printing The Configuration Page

    The Configuration page lists the settings in effect for the current Setup. After you have performed Setup, print a Configuration page to confirm your settings. Post the current Configuration page near the EX700i for quick reference. Users need the information on this page, such as the current printer default settings.

  • Page 56: Maintaining Optimal Ex700I Performance

    An administrator can print or delete jobs that are in the print queue and hold queue. Consider printing or offloading inactive jobs. If disk space on the EX700i is frequently low, you can disable the Printed queue and choose not to publish the Hold queue (in Printer Setup).

  • Page 57: Starting, Shutting Down, Rebooting, And Restarting The Ex700I

    DMINISTERING THE IERY ONTROLLER Starting, shutting down, rebooting, and restarting the EX700i This section describes how to start, shut down, reboot, and restart the EX700i when necessary. EX700 O START THE RINT ERVER 1 Make sure that the power cable is attached and that the power switch (if present) is in the ON position.

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting

    Printer not found Most failures to find a printer on the network are due to conflicting or missing name or address settings for the EX700i. You must enter names in specific places. The required names are: • TCP/IP host name (also known as the DNS name), which is defined by your organization.

  • Page 59: Cannot Connect To The Ex700I With Utilities

    (TCP/IP host name) Cannot connect to the EX700i with utilities If users cannot connect to the EX700i, check the following: The appropriate network protocol must be enabled, with the correct EX700i Setup: parameters (for example, for TCP/IP, the IP address), and you must publish the Print queue or Hold queue.

  • Page 60: Cannot Connect To The Ex700I With Command Workstation

    ROUBLESHOOTING Cannot connect to the EX700i with Command WorkStation If you encounter a problem while connecting to the EX700i, an error message is displayed. The problem can occur when: • The EX700i is initially turned on. • The EX700i restarts.
  • Page 62 ROUBLESHOOTING...

  • Page 63: Index

    NDEX NDEX Numerics 1000BaseT 23 Direct connection 100BaseTX 23 described 18 10BaseT 23 required for downloading fonts 19 disk space 56 DNS (Domain Name Server) access levels, setting 15 implications of changing 58 Active Directory 13 listing server name 13 administrator Docs WebTool 19 functions 38...
  • Page 64 NDEX PDF files, font substitution in 34 Pitch option 35 Hold queue, described 18 Points option 35 Home (WebTool) 19 Port Setup, Ethernet Setup 29 host name 58 PostScript error 36 host name, registering on network 13 Print Master option 36 Print queue, described 18 improving server performance 56 Print to PostScript Error option 36...
  • Page 65 NDEX Subnet Mask option 29 Suspend Printing command 26 Symbol Set option 36 system software updating 40, 41, 43, 44, 46 system software, updating 40 system updates 41 cautions 40 check for product updates 41 Check Now feature 41, 44 enabling a proxy server 44 scheduling 43 TCP/IP...

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