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  • Page 1 DIGITAL PLAIN PAPER COPIER OPERATOR'S MANUAL FOR PRINTER FUNCTION NETWORK PRINTER BOARD GA-1040 CONFIGURATION GUIDE...
  • Page 3 TOSHIBA GA-1040 CONFIGURATION GUIDE...
  • Page 5 Copyright © 2001 Electronics For Imaging, Inc. All rights reserved. This publication is protected by copyright, and all rights are reserved. No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means for any purpose without express prior written consent from Electronics For Imaging, Inc., except as expressly permitted herein.
  • Page 6 FCC Information WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Class A Declaration of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 7 Proprietary Rights You acknowledge that the Software, Coded Font Programs, Typefaces, and Trademarks are proprietary to Electronics For Imaging and its suppliers and that title and other intellectual property rights therein remain with Electronics For Imaging and its suppliers. Except as stated above, this Agreement does not grant you any right to patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks (whether registered or unregistered), or any other rights, franchises or licenses in respect of the Software, Coded Font Programs, Typefaces, or Trademarks.
  • Page 8 General This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California. This Agreement is the entire agreement held between you and Electronics For Imaging, and supersedes any other communications or advertising with respect to the Software and Coded Font Programs. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction About this manual Organization About the documentation Chapter 1: Connecting to the Network GA-1040 on the network Stages of installation on the network Quick path to installation Before you begin 1-10 Ethernet cable connection 1-11 Back view with GA-1040 installed 1-11 Parallel cable connection 1-12...
  • Page 10 viii Contents Port Setup 2-10 Ethernet Setup 2-10 Parallel Setup 2-10 Protocol Setup 2-11 TCP/IP Setup 2-12 IPX/SPX Setup 2-14 NetWare Setup 2-14 AppleTalk Setup 2-16 Emulation 2-16 PCL Setup 2-17 Symbol Set 2-18 Font Setup 2-18 Page Length 2-18 Margin 2-18 PS Setup...
  • Page 11 ix Contents Printer Setup options 3-11 Printer Setup 3-12 PCL Setup 3-12 PS Setup options 3-13 Queue 3-14 Printing GA-1040 system pages 3-14 Changing the GA-1040 password 3-16 Changing the TopAccess weblink 3-17 Resetting the GA-1040 3-18 Restoring the GA-1040 to factory defaults 3-18 Clearing the GA-1040 3-18...
  • Page 12 x Contents Printer Setup 4-18 Printer Setup 4-19 Paper Setup 4-20 Exiting Setup 4-21 Printing the Configuration page 4-22 Chapter 5: Setting up Network Servers GA-1040 on a NetWare 5.x network with NDPS Tips for experts—NetWare 5.x networks Configuring a NetWare 5.x server for printing GA-1040 on a NetWare 3.x or 4.x network Tips for experts—IPX networks Overview of IPX printing to the GA-1040...

  • Page 13: About This Manual

    This manual is intended for anyone who is responsible for integrating the TOSHIBA GA-1040 into a business environment that includes networked personal computers. After you set up the TOSHIBA GA-1040 and client workstations as described in this manual and in Getting Started, individual users can print to the TOSHIBA GA-1040 as a high-performance printer.

  • Page 14: Organization

    xii Introduction Organization The manual is organized as follows: • Chapter 1 illustrates the supported network configurations and shows the network connectors on the GA-1040. • Chapter 2 describes GA-1040 configuration from the Touch Panel Display on the copier. • Chapter 3 describes GA-1040 configuration from TopAccess. •...
  • Page 15 xiii About the documentation • The Job Management Guide explains the functions of the Command WorkStation, and how they can be used to manage jobs. This book is intended for an operator or administrator, or a user with the necessary access privileges, who needs to monitor and manage job flow, and troubleshoot problems that may arise.

  • Page 17: Chapter 1: Connecting To The Network

    1-1 GA-1040 on the network This chapter summarizes the stages in setting up the GA-1040 and includes diagrams Chapter 1: that refer you to other chapters or other manuals for completing your installation. Connecting to the Network GA-1040 on the network When the GA-1040 is connected to a network, it behaves as a networked PCL or PostScript printer.

  • Page 18: Stages Of Installation On The Network

    1-2 Connecting to the Network Stages of installation on the network Installation can be performed by a network or printing administrator. The stages of a successful installation are: • Physically connecting the GA-1040 to a functioning network Prepare a network node for the GA-1040—obtain cable and route it to the location where the GA-1040 will be installed, and attach the cable to the network interface of the GA-1040.
  • Page 19 1-3 Stages of installation on the network Summary of GA-1040 network installation e-STUDIO 45 series ONNECTION Prepare a network node. Connect the GA-1040 to the network. ETWORK ERVER Network server Configure Windows NT and Netware (Novell) ONFIGURATION servers to specify GA-1040 print queues and GA-1040 users.

  • Page 20: Quick Path To Installation

    1-4 Connecting to the Network Quick path to installation The diagrams in the following pages show typical systems that can be used for printing and for using remote utilities. To use the diagrams, find the page with your preferred platform and network type. Then look up the setup procedures in the pages and books referred to in the keys.
  • Page 21 1 GA-1040 Setup Chapter 2 2 Mac OS computer Getting Started Another supported protocol GA-1040 embedded in the e-STUDIO 45 series AppleTalk Mac OS computer Mac OS computer Mac OS computer For printing and using Fiery utilities with AppleTalk Mac OS computers...
  • Page 22 Chapter 2 Another supported 3 NetWare client Getting Started protocol 4 Windows computer page 5-9, Getting Started GA-1040 embedded in the e-STUDIO 45 series NetWare server SPX for using Fiery utilities Windows computer: NetWare client Windows computer: NetWare client Windows computer:...
  • Page 23 3 Windows NT client page 5-14, Getting Started Another supported protocol GA-1040 embedded in the Windows NT Workstation e-STUDIO 45 series or Windows NT Server acting as print server LAN with NETBEUI, etc. lpd (TCP/IP) for printing TCP/IP for Fiery Downloader...
  • Page 24 Chapter 2 2 Windows computer Getting Started Another supported protocol GA-1040 embedded in the e-STUDIO 45 series Windows computer Windows computer Windows computer For Windows (SMB) printing Windows 95/98/Me/2000 or NT 4.0 computers Windows (SMB) printing enabled on the GA-1040...
  • Page 25 Getting Started A supported network protocol Parallel input GA-1040 embedded in the Protocol not directly e-STUDIO 45 series supported on GA-1040 With the parallel port enabled, the GA-1040 can accept and print jobs sent to its parallel port PC workstation,...

  • Page 26: Before You Begin

    1-10 Connecting to the Network Before you begin The following steps should be completed before you configure the GA-1040 and the workstations that will print to the GA-1040. A service technician will have performed some initial installation. GA-1040 O PREPARE FOR CONFIGURATION 1.

  • Page 27: Ethernet Cable Connection

    1-11 Ethernet cable connection Ethernet cable connection The GA-1040 supports Ethernet cabling with Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cable and Shielded Twisted Pair (STP), defined as Category 5 for use with 100BaseT or defined as Category 3 or Category 5 for use with 10BaseT. The cable plugs into the RJ-45 socket on the GA-1040.

  • Page 28: Parallel Cable Connection

    1-12 Connecting to the Network Parallel cable connection In addition to receiving print jobs over Ethernet, the GA-1040 can accept print jobs from a Windows computer through its high-speed parallel port. This connection is advantageous for portable computers and for workstations that use dedicated networks using protocols other than AppleTalk, TCP/IP or IPX.

  • Page 29: Chapter 2: Setting Up The Ga-1040

    2-1 About GA-1040 Setup The GA-1040 fits into a variety of work environments. To prepare for printing at your Chapter 2: site, you need to do some initial configuration to specify the network environment and Setting up the kind of printing you will do. the GA-1040 About GA-1040 Setup For Setup, you need a live network connection so the GA-1040 can query the network...

  • Page 30: Ga-1040 Setup From The Touch Panel Display

    2-2 Setting up the GA-1040 GA-1040 Setup from the Touch Panel Display Setup performed from the Touch Panel Display after powering on or rebooting the GA-1040 configures the GA-1040 to communicate with other devices and manage print jobs sent to it. Setup provides these groups of options: •...

  • Page 31: Accessing Setup Options

    2-3 GA-1040 Setup from the Touch Panel Display Accessing Setup options The Touch Panel Display (on the Control Panel on the front of the copier) enables you to set options and view information about jobs printed to the GA-1040. The Touch Panel Display also displays status information and Setup options.
  • Page 32 2-4 Setting up the GA-1040 3. On the Touch Panel Display, press ON/OFF. 4. Press OFFLINE. 5. Press SETTING.

  • Page 33: Entering Setup Information

    2-5 GA-1040 Setup from the Touch Panel Display 6. Press ADMIN. Enter the administrator password, if one has been set. Be sure to set a password so that you can prevent inadvertent or unauthorized changes. 7. Enter the information as discussed in the next section “Entering Setup information”. Entering Setup information When you perform Setup, you can select one menu after another and enter information about your GA-1040 and your network and printing environment.

  • Page 34: Topaccess Setup Options

    2-6 Setting up the GA-1040 O EXIT ETUP 1. On the Touch Panel Display, press ON/OFF. 2. Press ONLINE. 3. If you have changed any network settings, you must reset the printer. For more information, see “Administrative functions” on page 2-21. TopAccess Setup options The TopAccess Setup menu lets you specify system information that pertains to the GA-1040 itself and all users.

  • Page 35: Print Default Options

    2-7 Print Default options Print Banner Page Yes/No [No] Use this option to print a banner page before each job. Use Character Set Macintosh/DOS/Windows [Windows] Use this option to specify whether the Touch Panel Display should use the Macintosh, DOS, or Windows character set for displaying filenames. This is important if filenames include accented or composite characters (such as é...

  • Page 36: Copies

    2-8 Setting up the GA-1040 Copies Number of Copies 1-999 [1] This option sets the default number of copies of a document to print. Paper Paper Size LT/LG... A3/A4/A5... [LT (Letter) in the United States, A4 elsewhere] Specify the default paper sizes. When no page size is defined within a PostScript file, jobs are printed on the default set with this option.

  • Page 37: Destination

    2-9 Print Default options Destination Destination Auto Select/Inner Tray/Tray1/Tray2 Specify the destination for printed output. Duplex Duplex Simplex/Book/Tablet [Simplex] Duplexing allows printing on both sides of the paper. The Book setting prints the top of the image on side 1 on the same edge of the page as the top of the image on side 2. The Tablet setting prints the top of the image on side 1 on the opposite edge of the page as the top of the image on side 2.

  • Page 38: Port Setup

    2-10 Setting up the GA-1040 Port Setup You can enable parallel communication simultaneously with Ethernet. To configure the GA-1040, choose each port type you use and enter the settings for that port. The options appear in sequence, as described below. Default values, where applicable, appear in square brackets.

  • Page 39: Protocol Setup

    2-11 Protocol Setup Time Out 1-300 [30] This option determines how long the GA-1040 waits without receiving data from the parallel port before deciding that the current job is complete. Until the timeout, the GA-1040 cannot receive new jobs through the parallel port, but it can continue to receive network print jobs.

  • Page 40: Tcp/Ip Setup

    2-12 Setting up the GA-1040 For each item you enable, you are prompted to enter settings pertaining to that item. You specify network addresses and names to be used by workstations, servers, and the GA-1040 when they communicate with each other. You need to display and select options only for the network systems that are currently used at your site.
  • Page 41 2-13 Protocol Setup Enable Auto IP Enable/Disable [Enable] You can allow the GA-1040 to obtain its Ethernet IP address by searching the network. Depending on your network and the protocol you select in the following option (DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP), the IP address can change. If you do not enable this option, proceed to the IP Address option and set a static IP address, which will not change.

  • Page 42: Ipx/Spx Setup

    2-14 Setting up the GA-1040 Gateway Enable Auto IP Enable/Disable [Enable] Use this option to get the gateway address automatically for printing with TCP/IP. Gateway Address This option appears only if you did not enable Auto IP (Gateway), or if you selected RARP as the protocol.
  • Page 43 2-15 Protocol Setup Because you can set up more than one Novell server to handle GA-1040 print jobs, additional options are provided for this purpose. File Server Enter the name of the server on which you have configured a print server and print queue to handle GA-1040 print jobs.

  • Page 44: Appletalk Setup

    2-16 Setting up the GA-1040 NDS Tree Enter the name of the NDS tree that contains the Printer, Print Server, and print queue objects you have previously defined on the NetWare server for the GA-1040. Your new NDS tree selection automatically overwrites any previous tree selection. If you change the NDS tree selection and there are also current Bindery settings, you are alerted that they will be deleted.

  • Page 45: Pcl Setup

    2-17 PCL Setup Emulation Auto/PCL/PS [Auto Select] In PCL or PS mode, the GA-1040 is restricted to PCL or PostScript jobs, respectively. Jobs sent to the GA-1040 that do not match the mode (or personality) selected on the GA-1040 are not printed. In Auto mode, the GA-1040 switches to the appropriate page description language for each job.

  • Page 46: Symbol Set

    2-18 Setting up the GA-1040 Symbol Set Symbol Set Roman-8/ISO L1/PC-8... [Roman-8] This option lets you choose the symbol set that best matches the needs of users printing to the GA-1040. Font Setup Font Number 0-999 [0] The font number designates the default font for the GA-1040. Font Pitch 0.44-99.99 [10.00] When the number selected in Font Number represents a fixed pitch scalable font, the...

  • Page 47: Ps Setup

    2-19 PS Setup Left [5mm or 0.20in] Set the default left margin. Unit mm/inch [mm] Select the unit of measurement to use with the numbers you entered for the Top and Left margins. PS Setup PS (PostScript) Setup options allow you to set defaults for GA-1040 behavior. Most of these defaults can be set when users print from an application.

  • Page 48: Printing Ga-1040 System Pages

    2-20 Setting up the GA-1040 Convert Paper Size No LT->A4 A4->LT [No] Specify whether to convert paper sizes in documents automatically to the default paper sizes specified. If you select No, the GA-1040 prints the document only if it finds a paper source in the size specified by the file.

  • Page 49: Administrative Functions

    2-21 Administrative functions GA-1040 O PRINT SYSTEM PAGES 1. On the Touch Panel Display, press UTILITY. 2. Press Test Printing. 3. Press the name of the page you want to print. Administrative functions The GA-1040 provides additional administrative functions that allow you to force a job to be printed or deleted and a function to reset the GA-1040: •...

  • Page 50: Changing The Ga-1040 Password

    2-22 Setting up the GA-1040 Changing the GA-1040 password You can set or change the Administrator password for using TopAccess with the GA-1040. This password allows a user to modify the Setup options. When the GA-1040 is installed, there is no password. If you do not create an Administrator password, users are not required to enter a password to modify Setup.

  • Page 51: Chapter 3: Setting Up The Ga-1040 From Topaccess

    3-1 Starting TopAccess for Administrator After you have performed initial Setup from the Touch Panel Display, you can Chapter 3: complete or change most Setup options with TopAccess from a web browser. Setting up the GA-1040 from Starting TopAccess for Administrator TopAccess O PERFORM ETUP FROM...

  • Page 52: Saving Setup Information

    3-2 Setting up the GA-1040 from TopAccess 3. Click a Setup in the list on the left-hand side of the window. Choose “Other” for maintenance tasks such as printing system pages, setting passwords, changing the web link destination, restoring the GA-1040 to factory defaults, clearing queued jobs, and resetting the printer hardware.

  • Page 53: Topaccess Setup Options

    3-3 TopAccess Setup options TopAccess Setup options TopAccess Setup allows you to configure basic printing behavior of the GA-1040, to manage the Job Log, and to define the system language and support contacts. TopAccess Setup —Enter the name of the department or site. Installation Site —Enter the name of the administrator.

  • Page 54: Job Log Setup

    3-4 Setting up the GA-1040 from TopAccess —Specify whether the GA-1040 should print a banner page at the Print Banner Page end of each print job. —Specify the order in which jobs are displayed in the Job Status, Private, Job List Order Stored Job, Print Log, and Print Jobs List.

  • Page 55: Support

    3-5 Network Setup options Support Use the Support tab to enter names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of contact people at your organization who provide support for the GA-1040 and the copier. Network Setup options Network Setup configures the GA-1040 to receive print jobs over the network systems that will be used at your site.

  • Page 56: Tcp/Ip Setup

    3-6 Setting up the GA-1040 from TopAccess Ethernet —This is the MAC address of the Ethernet port; the information cannot MAC Address be changed. —Select Auto if your network environment is mixed, or select the Transmission Speed speed of the network to which the GA-1040 is attached. TCP/IP Setup To configure the GA-1040, choose each protocol and enter the settings for that protocol.
  • Page 57 3-7 Network Setup options Depending on your network, the GA-1040 might be assigned a different address after you reboot the GA-1040. With the DHCP setting, the GA-1040 can be assigned a different address even if it is not rebooted. Make sure the network is already configured properly for the protocol you select.
  • Page 58 3-8 Setting up the GA-1040 from TopAccess NetWare Setup NetWare Setup allows you to enter the names of the NetWare objects that are concerned with GA-1040 print jobs. You specify the NetWare print queues assigned to the Novell print servers you have set up for printing to the GA-1040. You can set up NDS (Novell Directory Services), Bindery Services, or both.
  • Page 59 3-9 Network Setup options Your new NDS tree selection automatically overwrites any previous tree selection. If you change the NDS tree selection and there are also current Bindery settings, they will be deleted. If you continue with NDS Setup, you can replace Bindery settings afterwards.

  • Page 60: Other Setup Options

    3-10 Setting up the GA-1040 from TopAccess Other Setup options In the Other Setup window, you can set up Windows printing, LPD printing, and Port 9100 printing. Windows Printing Windows Setup enables the Microsoft SMB protocol, which supports peer to peer printing, also known as Windows printing.

  • Page 61: Printer Setup Options

    3-11 Printer Setup options —Enter the IP address of the WINS Name Server. IP Address LPD Setup —Select this option to allow lpd printing on TCP/IP Enable LPD Printing Services networks. Port 9100 Setup Port 9100 Setup allows users to download jobs to a print connection on the GA-1040. —This option allows application programs to open a TCP/IP socket Enable Port 9100 to the GA-1040 at Port 9100 to download a print job.

  • Page 62: Printer Setup

    3-12 Setting up the GA-1040 from TopAccess Printer Setup —Specify the default number of copies of a document to print. Number of Copies —Specify the default page size for jobs. Page Size —Select the paper source for print jobs. Paper Source —Specify how to output multiple-page or multiple-copy jobs.

  • Page 63: Ps Setup Options

    3-13 Printer Setup options —This option lets you choose the symbol set that best matches the needs of Symbol Set users printing to the GA-1040. —The font number designates the default font for the GA-1040. Font Number —When the number selected in Font Number represents a fixed pitch Font Pitch scalable font, the Font Pitch option appears, allowing you to determine the width of scalable type.

  • Page 64: Queue

    3-14 Setting up the GA-1040 from TopAccess Queue —This option enables users to print (or download) jobs to the Publish Print Queue Print queue. Jobs printed to the Print queue are spooled to the GA-1040 disk and printed on a first-in, first-out basis. Only the connections published in Printer Setup are available to users.
  • Page 65 3-15 Printing GA-1040 system pages GA-1040 O PRINT SYSTEM PAGES 1. In the menu bar on the left-hand side of the main TopAccess window, click Other. 2. Click the Test Print tab. 3. Select the pages you want to print. 4.

  • Page 66: Changing The Ga-1040 Password

    3-16 Setting up the GA-1040 from TopAccess Changing the GA-1040 password You can set or change the Administrator and Operator passwords. The Administrator password allows you to modify the GA-1040 Setup options from TopAccess as well as from the Touch Panel Display; the Operator password allows you to manage jobs. When the GA-1040 is installed, there are no passwords.

  • Page 67: Changing The Topaccess Weblink

    3-17 Changing the TopAccess weblink Changing the TopAccess weblink The pre-set TopAccess WebLink destination can be changed. O CHANGE THE INK DESTINATION 1. In the menu bar on the left-hand side of the main TopAccess window, click Other. 2. Click the Web Link tab. 3.

  • Page 68: Resetting The Ga-1040

    3-18 Setting up the GA-1040 from TopAccess Resetting the GA-1040 Resetting the GA-1040 refers to tasks that help you troubleshoot problems: Restore Defaults, Clear Server, and Printer Reset. Restoring the GA-1040 to factory defaults Choose Restore Defaults to return the GA-1040 to its default factory settings. Clearing the GA-1040 This option allows you to clear all queued print jobs from the GA-1040—jobs in the GA-1040 Print, Hold, and Printed queues.

  • Page 69: Accessing Setup

    4-1 Accessing Setup With the optional Command WorkStation software, you can complete or change most Chapter 4: Setup options from a Windows computer. You can use the Command WorkStation Setting up the only if the copier has the HDD option installed. GA-1040 from a Windows Accessing Setup...

  • Page 70: Server Setup

    4-2 Setting up the GA-1040 from a Windows Computer Server Setup From this window, you can access Server Setup, Passwords, Job Log Setup, and Support. Server Setup —Specify a name for the GA-1040. This is the name that appears in the Server Name Chooser on an AppleTalk network.

  • Page 71: Passwords

    4-3 Server Setup —Specify whether the Touch Panel Display and the job management Use Character Set tools should use the Macintosh, DOS, or Windows character set for displaying filenames. This is important if a filename includes accented or composite characters (such as é...

  • Page 72: Job Log Setup

    4-4 Setting up the GA-1040 from a Windows Computer O SET OR CHANGE PASSWORDS 1. Select the password you want to change. 2. Type the password in both the Enter New Password and the Verify New Password fields. Passwords are case-sensitive. The Administrator password must be exactly 5 numbers. You must enter the password exactly the same way both times.

  • Page 73: Support

    4-5 Server Setup —Specify whether the GA-1040 prints the Job Log Auto Print Job Log Every 55 Jobs after every 55 jobs. The Job Log lists the last 55 jobs processed on the GA-1040, with accounting information about each one, including user name, document name, time and date printed, number of pages, and other job information.

  • Page 74: Network Setup

    4-6 Setting up the GA-1040 from a Windows Computer Network Setup Network Setup configures the GA-1040 to receive print jobs over the networks that are used at your site. If the GA-1040 is configured to enable more than one protocol, it automatically switches to the correct protocol when it receives a print job.

  • Page 75: Ethernet (Port Setup)

    4-7 Network Setup Ethernet (Port Setup) —Select if the GA-1040 is to be connected to an Ethernet network. Enable Ethernet —This option is set to Auto Detect, which will detect the speed of Transmission Speed your network automatically. Parallel Port (Port Setup) —Select if you want to print through the parallel port.
  • Page 76 4-8 Setting up the GA-1040 from a Windows Computer TCP/IP O CONFIGURE THE PROTOCOL • Click the Protocol1 tab in the Network Setup window. You can change AppleTalk, IPX/SPX, and TCP/IP protocol settings for the GA-1040 on the Protocol1 and Protocol2 tabs. The GA-1040 can accept jobs via TCP/IP, AppleTalk, and IPX/SPX simultaneously.

  • Page 77: Protocol Setup (Tcp/Ip)

    4-9 Network Setup Protocol Setup (TCP/IP) —Click to enable if you have a TCP/IP network connected to the Enable on Ethernet GA-1040 over Ethernet cabling. You must enable TCP/IP for Ethernet to use the Fiery WebTools over Ethernet. If you are using TCP/IP for printing from Windows NT 4.0 workstations, enabling TCP/IP here also enables you to use Fiery utilities from Windows NT 4.0 workstations using TCP/IP protocols.

  • Page 78: Gateway

    4-10 Setting up the GA-1040 from a Windows Computer Gateway If your TCP/IP network has a gateway, and users outside the gateway print to the GA-1040 using TCP/IP, enter the gateway address. Obtain the correct gateway address from your network administrator. —Use this option to get the gateway address automatically for printing with IP Auto TCP/IP.

  • Page 79: Protocol Setup (Appletalk)

    4-11 Network Setup Protocol Setup (AppleTalk) —Select to enable Apple Talk if you have an AppleTalk network Enable AppleTalk connected to the GA-1040. This setting enables the GA-1040 to communicate over AppleTalk networks. —The GA-1040 searches the network for AppleTalk zones in your Select Zone network segment.

  • Page 80: Protocol Setup (Ipx Frames)

    4-12 Setting up the GA-1040 from a Windows Computer Protocol Setup (IPX Frames) —Click Auto Select to specify all supported IPX frames, whether or not Auto Select they are supported on your network. To determine the frame types that were successfully bound, save your settings, reboot the GA-1040, and print a Configuration page.
  • Page 81 4-13 Network Setup O CONFIGURE ERVER ETUP • Click the Service1 tab in the Network Setup window. You can modify NetWare 3.x (Bindery), and NetWare 4.x or 5.x (NDS) configurations from Command WorkStation. Turn on the Enable NDS option if your network uses NetWare 4.x or 5.x in native mode.

  • Page 82: Pserver Setup (Netware Services)

    4-14 Setting up the GA-1040 from a Windows Computer PServer Setup (NetWare Services) The Enable PServer option must be turned on if you have a Novell server connected. You can, however, change the PServer polling interval and then modify either Bindery Setup or NDS Configuration.

  • Page 83: Pserver Setup (Bindery Setup)

    4-15 Network Setup Select Print Server 1. Select the print server from the display in the Select Print Server window. 2. Enter a password if necessary. 3. Click OK. The Select print queue root window appears. Select Print Queue 1. Select the print queue root (the container object which contains the print Root queue) from the display in the Select Print Queue Root window.
  • Page 84 4-16 Setting up the GA-1040 from a Windows Computer Add Server 1. Select a print server from the list on the left. 2. Enter a password if a password is required. 3. Click Finish. You return to the main Novell Setup dialog box. 4.

  • Page 85: Service Setup (Windows Printing Service)

    4-17 Network Setup Service Setup (Windows Printing Service) For setting up the Windows printing service, these characters are allowed in the text fields: uppercase letters, numerals, space, and the following characters: - _ . ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & ( ) { } \ ' , Lowercase letters are not allowed, except in the Comment field.

  • Page 86: Service Setup (Enable Lpd Printing Service)

    4-18 Setting up the GA-1040 from a Windows Computer Service Setup (Enable LPD Printing Service) —Select to allow lpd printing. Enable LPD Printing Service Service Setup (Enable Web Services) —Select to make the Fiery WebTools available to users (see Enable Web Services page 5-14).

  • Page 87: Printer Setup

    4-19 Printer Setup Printer Setup —Select to enable users to print (or download) jobs to the Publish Direct Connection GA-1040 without spooling. When the Direct connection is published, users can print jobs to the Direct connection and download and delete printer fonts. Jobs printed to the Direct connection are not available to be reprinted from the Printed queue.

  • Page 88: Paper Setup

    4-20 Setting up the GA-1040 from a Windows Computer O SET APER OPTIONS • Click the Paper Setup tab in the Printer Setup window. In the following illustration, “Device name” represents the controller, which is GA-1040. Paper Setup On the Paper Setup tab, you can set most of the same options as appear on the GA-1040 Touch Panel Display for PS Setup.

  • Page 89: Exiting Setup

    4-21 Exiting Setup name, the time the job was printed, the number of pages printed, and the status of the job. If a PostScript error occurs and the Print to PS Error option is set to Yes, the Cover Page lists the PostScript error message instead of the job status. —Specify whether to substitute Courier for unavailable Allow Courier Substitution fonts.

  • Page 90: Printing The Configuration Page

    4-22 Setting up the GA-1040 from a Windows Computer 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. If you use TopAccess to print this page, its name is “Settings List.”...

  • Page 91: Chapter 5: Setting Up Network Servers

    5-1 GA-1040 on a NetWare 5.x network with NDPS This chapter describes environments that typically include one or more network Chapter 5: servers—Novell NetWare servers and Windows NT 4.0 servers—that will share Setting up printing to the GA-1040. It describes setting up servers that use IPX/SPX or TCP/IP Network Servers protocols for communicating with the GA-1040.

  • Page 92: Tips For Experts-Netware 5.X Networks

    5-2 Setting up Network Servers driver available for clients to download from Windows 95/98/Me/2000 and Windows NT 4.0 computers. The GA-1040 can receive print jobs from NetWare clients over Ethernet. During GA-1040 Setup, you select the frame type or types that will be used for communication between the GA-1040 and network servers.
  • Page 93 5-3 GA-1040 on a NetWare 5.x network with NDPS Setting up the GA-1040 on a NetWare 5.x network Depending on the security needs at your organization, you can set up the GA-1040 as a Public Access printer or a Controlled Access printer. The following procedure describes setting up a Public Access printer.

  • Page 94: Ga-1040 On A Netware 3.X Or 4.X Network

    5-4 Setting up Network Servers 6. In the Configure Novell PDS for Printer Agent dialog box, select “((NONE))”, and click OK. 7. In the Configure Port Handler dialog box, choose “Remote LPR on IP” as the connection type, and click Next. 8.

  • Page 95: Tips For Experts-Ipx Networks

    5-5 GA-1040 on a NetWare 3.x or 4.x network The GA-1040 can receive print jobs from NetWare clients over Ethernet. During GA-1040 setup, you select the frame type or types that will be used for communication between the GA-1040 and network servers. Frame type refers to the format of a communications packet;...

  • Page 96: Configuring A Netware Server For Printing

    5-6 Setting up Network Servers There is no need to rerun Setup when adding or removing a NetWare queue; however you should reboot the GA-1040 after a queue is created or removed. When the GA-1040 is configured to connect to a NetWare server, it polls the NetWare server for jobs in each of its queues.
  • Page 97 5-7 GA-1040 on a NetWare 3.x or 4.x network Configuring an NDS connection Abbreviations: FS = file server PS = print server PQ = print queue (on the NetWare server) On GA-1040 On NDS FS: On client workstation: Touch Panel Display: In NETADMIN: Port Setup Install user software...

  • Page 98: Setting The Netware 4.X Bindery Context

    5-8 Setting up Network Servers Setting up an NDS connection In NDS, all NetWare entities (objects) are organized in a hierarchical tree structure. Objects have a name, properties, and a context which defines the location of the object in the directory tree. For the GA-1040 you are mainly concerned with defining a printer, a print server object and one or more print queue objects.
  • Page 99 5-9 GA-1040 on a NetWare 3.x or 4.x network Setting up a GA-1040 print queue for bindery For NetWare 3.x and for 4.x in emulation, the NetWare print server and print queue for GA-1040 are created and configured from NetWare Print Console (PCONSOLE), a NetWare utility that is stored in NetWare’s PUBLIC directory.

  • Page 100: Ga-1040 On A Tcp/Ip Network With Windows Nt 4.0

    5-10 Setting up Network Servers GA-1040 on a TCP/IP network with Windows NT 4.0 When a Windows NT 4.0 computer is configured to connect to the GA-1040 using TCP/IP, it can print directly to the GA-1040. If the computer shares the printer over the network, it is acting as a print server to Windows NT 4.0 clients.

  • Page 101: Configuring A Windows Nt 4.0 Server To Support The Ga-1040

    5-11 GA-1040 on a TCP/IP network with Windows NT 4.0 • Make sure your GA-1040 name and address are listed in a domain name services (DNS) or a host name database used by your system. • Make sure your system host table includes the correct internal name for the GA-1040 as a remote printer.
  • Page 102 5-12 Setting up Network Servers Adding the GA-1040 to the TCP/IP network If your TCP/IP network consists of Windows NT 4.0 servers and Windows NT 4.0 clients, use the directions in this section. GA-1040 TCP/IP O ADD THE TO A NETWORK WITH A NT 4.0 INDOWS...
  • Page 103 5-13 GA-1040 on a TCP/IP network with Windows NT 4.0 Installing the GA-1040 as a shared PostScript printer The first step in creating a printer is installing the Windows NT PostScript printer driver and the GA-1040 PostScript printer description file (PPD), which gives your applications access to some printer features.

  • Page 104: Configuring The Ga-1040 And Clients For Fiery Webtools

    5-14 Setting up Network Servers Configuring clients of a Windows NT 4.0 server Each client of a Windows NT 4.0 server is already using a network protocol to communicate with the server. Each client can print to the GA-1040 if it has been shared by a Windows NT 4.0 Server or Windows NT 4.0 Workstation computer.
  • Page 105 5-15 Configuring the GA-1040 and clients for Fiery WebTools O SET UP IERY OOLS ON A COMPUTER 1. Enable TCP/IP networking. 2. Assign the workstation has a valid, unique IP address, and then set the subnet mask. Set a gateway address if necessary. 3.

  • Page 106: Setting Up The Ga-1040 On Tcp/Ip Networks

    5-16 Setting up Network Servers Setting up the GA-1040 on TCP/IP networks Every machine (host) on a TCP/IP network, including the GA-1040, must have a unique 32-bit internet address (IP address). If the network is being set up for the first time, it is a good idea to start out with addresses that can be used with the public Internet.

  • Page 107: Chapter 6: Administering The Ga-1040

    6-1 Administrator functions This chapter gives tips on managing GA-1040 printing, and includes some Chapter 6: troubleshooting hints. Administering the GA-1040 Administrator functions Administration features are provided in the user software package and are built into the GA-1040 itself. The following table tells you where to find information on these features.

  • Page 108: Maintaining Optimal Performance

    6-2 Administering the GA-1040 For these operations: And these tasks: See: Getting users started with Printing to the GA-1040 Printing Guide printing Setting job-specific options Using Fiery Downloader Controlling the job flow Using the Fiery utilities for managing job priorities, tracking Job Management Guide current jobs, canceling jobs, printing jobs in the Hold queue, reprinting from the Printed or Hold queue...
  • Page 109 6-3 Maintaining optimal performance • Reduce the number of printed pages by choosing not to print a cover page by default unless you need cover pages for recordkeeping Printing cover pages by default is a PS Setup option. • Leave some jobs that are less urgent to times when there is less network traffic or printing Recurring print jobs or jobs that are not urgent can be printed to the Hold queue.

  • Page 110: Troubleshooting

    6-4 Administering the GA-1040 Troubleshooting Startup diagnostics are described in the Installation and Service Guide, which is the documentation for service technicians. Contact your authorized service/support center if you see any startup error messages on the GA-1040 Touch Panel Display, or if the GA-1040 does not reach Idle status.

  • Page 111: Runtime Error Messages

    6-5 Troubleshooting Runtime error messages PostScript error reporting can be turned on as a print option from applications that use a PostScript Level 2 or PostScript 3 driver or by setting the PS Setup option Print to PS Error Touch Panel Display messages Message: Corrective action: Reboot the machine...
  • Page 112 6-6 Administering the GA-1040 Printer not found—TCP/IP or IPX networks Most failures to find a printer on the network are due to conflicting or missing name or address settings for the GA-1040. You must enter particular names in certain places. The required names are: •...
  • Page 113 6-7 Troubleshooting Cannot connect to GA-1040 with the Fiery utilities If clients cannot connect to the GA-1040 with the Fiery utilities, check the following: • GA-1040 Setup—the appropriate network protocol must be enabled, with the correct parameters (for example, for TCP/IP, the IP address, etc.; for IPX, a correct frame type setting), and you must have published the Print queue.
  • Page 115 Index Numerics Bindery Services 2-14, 3-8 Bindery Setup 2-14, 3-8, 4-15 to 4-16 100BaseT connector 1-11 BOOTP protocol 2-13, 3-6, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10 10BaseT 1-11 Broker, NDPS printing 5-2 buttons on Touch Panel Display 2-3 accessing Setup from Touch Panel Display 2-3 Change Password option 2-22, 3-16 from Windows computer 4-1 changing...
  • Page 116 I-2 Index Control Panel 2-3 end-of-file (EOF) character, parallel controller, back view showing communication 2-11, 3-5, 4-7 connectors 1-11 Enter Your Print Server Password, Convert Paper Sizes option 2-20, 3-13, 4-21 Bindery 2-15, 3-9 Courier font, substitution with 3-13, 4-21 entering a new password 2-22, 3-16 cover page, printing at end of job 4-20 error messages...
  • Page 117 I-3 Index Ignore EOF Character option 2-11, 3-5, 4-7 Mac OS computers improving server performance 6-2 on AppleTalk network 1-5 installation with Windows NT 5-10 server on network 1-2 to 1-9 maintaining server performance 6-2 summary of tasks 1-2 to 1-3 messages IP address Setup 6-4...
  • Page 118 I-4 Index NetWare File Server, Bindery Parallel Port Setup, remote 4-7 connecting 4-15 timeout setting 4-7 setting up more than passwords 4-3 one 2-15, 3-8, 4-15 administrator, setting 2-22, 3-16 NetWare Print Console 5-9 Bindery print server 2-15, 3-9 NetWare Print Server poll interval 3-8 PCL (Printer Control Language) NetWare Print Server, Bindery 2-15, 3-9 Setup 2-17, 3-12...
  • Page 119 I-5 Index protocols Server Name option, Windows for assigning IP address printing 3-10, 4-17 automatically 2-13, 3-6, 4-9 server performance, setting up 4-8 maintaining/improving 6-2 to 6-3 supported on network 1-1 Server Setup 2-6 See individual protocols exiting 4-21 PS (PostScript) Setup 2-19, 3-13, 4-20 from Windows computer 4-2 PServer Setup 2-14, 4-13 Service Setup...
  • Page 120 I-6 Index URL, setting for WebLink 3-17 Use Character Set option 2-7, 3-4, 4-3 Use WINS Name Server option 4-17 User Login object 4-14 Web Services Setup 4-18 WebLink (TopAccess), setting destination address 3-17 Windows (SMB) printing Windows computers on IPX (Novell) network 1-6 Windows NT network environment 1-7 setting up Windows NT server to...
  • Page 122 1-1, KANDA NISHIKI-CHO, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO, 101-8442, JAPAN Copyright © 2001 Electronics For Imaging. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED IN-A-333...

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