Avery Dennison Monarch 9460 SNP System Administrator Manual
Avery Dennison Monarch 9460 SNP System Administrator Manual

Avery Dennison Monarch 9460 SNP System Administrator Manual

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  • Page 2 Each product and program carries a respective written warranty, the only warranty on which the customer can rely. Avery Dennison reserves the right to make changes in the product, the programs, and their availability at any time and without notice. Although Avery Dennison has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information in this manual, Avery Dennison shall not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S GETTING STARTED .........................1-1 Overview ...........................1-1 Audience ...........................1-1 Using This Manual ......................1-1 System Requirements ......................1-2 Network Protocols Supported ....................1-2 9493™ Printer Hardware .....................1-2 CONFIGURING THE 802.11B/G AND IP SETTINGS ..............2-1 Configuring the Print Server....................2-1 Before You Begin ........................2-1 Setting Up the 9460™...
  • Page 4 USING A WEB BROWSER ......................4-1 Logging In ..........................4-1 Contacting Us........................4-2 Configuring the Server Settings ....................4-2 Viewing the Print Port Settings .....................4-3 Configuring Print Services ....................4-3 Setting Netware Parameters ....................4-4 Changing TCP/IP Settings ....................4-5 Configuring PrintraNet ......................4-5 Configuring Wireless Settings ....................4-6 Configuring Alerts and Traps....................4-6 Email Alerts ........................4-6 Receiving An Alert ......................4-7...
  • Page 5 Setting Alerts and Traps ......................5-4 Setting Alerts and Traps ......................5-5 Configuring Printing Settings ....................5-5 Updating Files ........................5-6 Saving Changes .........................5-6 Creating Your Own Packages ....................5-6 TELNET CONSOLE COMMANDS ....................6-1 Conventions ........................6-1 Settings ..........................6-1 Help Commands .........................6-2 General Commands......................6-4 Avalanche Console Commands ....................6-5 Port Commands ........................6-5 802.11b/g Wireless Commands ....................6-5 TCP/IP Commands ......................6-8...
  • Page 7: Getting Started

    G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Use these instructions to configure your Monarch Sierra Sport2 9460 SNP printer or your Monarch® Sierra Sport4™ 9493™ SNP printer. Your printer contains an 802.11b/g print server (radio), which lets you communicate with your printer on a wired Ethernet 802.3 network (9493 printer only), or on an 802.11b or 802.11g wireless network.
  • Page 8: System Requirements

    S y s t e m R e q u i r e m e n t s To use the print server for printing from a wireless network, you need an 802.11b/g wireless network. The wireless network consists of either of the following: ...
  • Page 9: Configuring The 802.11B/G And Ip Settings

    C O N F I G U R I N G T H E 8 0 2 . 1 1 B / G A N D I P S E T T I N G S C o n f i g u r i n g t h e P r i n t S e r v e r To configure the print server for an 802.11b/g wireless network, you must set the wireless mode (Ad-Hoc or infrastructure), SSID, channel (Ad-Hoc mode only), rate and security.
  • Page 10: Setting Up The 9460™ Using Direct Serial Connections

    S e t t i n g U p t h e 9 4 6 0 ™ U s i n g D i r e c t S e r i a l C o n n e c t i o n s 1.
  • Page 11: Installing The Software

    I n s t a l l i n g t h e S o f t w a r e The software works with Microsoft Windows NT 4, 2000, XP, and Vista™ operating systems. Follow these steps to install the NetManager software and configure the print server.
  • Page 12: Setting Up The 9460™ Printer

    S e t t i n g U p t h e 9 4 6 0 ™ P r i n t e r Use these instructions to set up a 9460 printer using the printer’s RF Network menu in the printer’s Tool Box.
  • Page 13: Checking The Status

    5. Press the navigational buttons in this order: Left, Left, Left, Right, and Left. Diagnostics Online Diag. 6. Press D until Setup is highlighted. Setup Service 7. Press E to select Setup. 8. From the Setup menu, press D until you see RF Network. Press E to select RF Network.
  • Page 14: Configuring The Printer

    Configuring the Printer The Configure menu allows you to set the printer’s IP address, subnet mask, gateway, power mode, protocol, SSID, and escape character. To exit, press F at any time. Setting the IP Address This option sets the printer’s IP address. 1.
  • Page 15 Setting the Gateway This option sets the printer’s router (gateway) address. 1. From the Configure menu, select Gateway. Gateway 000.000.000.000 Use A as shown in the following table: Press A to Press A to Press A to Saves the setting Scrolls through the positions Increments the current from left to right...
  • Page 16 Setting the Port This option sets the port. 1. From the Configure menu, select Port: TCP or LPD. Protocol  2. Use D to select the protocol you want. For example, if you select LPD, you must specify a raw printer port: Port + 09100 Use A as shown in the following table:...
  • Page 17: Printing A Network Information Label

    Setting the Command Escape Character 1. This option allows you to set or view the Command Escape Character (CEC). 2. Run-time messages from the radio begin with the CEC and the default is the pound sign (#), which has a decimal value of 35. You may need to change the default CEC character if it conflicts with other data, because an unexpected operation could occur.
  • Page 18: Setting Up The 9493™ Printer

    S e t t i n g U p t h e 9 4 9 3 ™ P r i n t e r Use these instructions to set up a 9493 printer using the printer’s Network Setup menu. 1. Turn on the printer by pressing p. The display flashes printer version information and battery charging status.
  • Page 19: Using The Network Menu

    3. Press A under T to enter the main menu. 4. Tools is highlighted. Press e to select Tools. 5. Press A under the corresponding number to enter the following default password: 1, 1, 1, 3, 1. 6. Press D until Setup is highlighted. Press e to select Setup. 7.
  • Page 20 Setting the IP Address This option sets the printer’s IP address. From the Network Configure menu, select IP Address. Press D or U to increase or decrease the highlighted number. Press L or R to highlight a different number. When you are finished, press R until you see e. Then press e to save the address and return to the Configure menu.
  • Page 21 Note: If you select PSP, you are prompted to enter a PSP algorithm between 1-5. 1 - shortest sleep time (uses battery power quicker, but responds faster); 5 - longest sleep time (optimal battery conservation, but responds slower). 3. Press U or D to select the PSP algorithm you need. 4.
  • Page 22 Setting the Encryption This option allows you to set the printer’s encryption method to None, WEP 64, WEP 128, WPA, WPA2, or WPA2/WPA. The default is None (no encryption). 1. From the Configure menu, select Encryption. A checkmark indicates the current setting. 2.
  • Page 23: Printing A Network Information Label

    2. Press D or U until you see the key you need to set, then press e to edit the value. For example: 3. Press D or U to scroll through the hex characters for each field. The hex characters appear in the box and the ASCII equivalent character appears under the hex character.
  • Page 24: Printing Info

    P r i n t i n g I n f o Do not use supply smaller than 2012 or information may print Mona rch Prin t Se rv er Status off the label. MAC: 00-a0 -f8-5f-72-0b 1. From the RF Network (9460) or Network (9493) menu, Prin ter Mo de l: 9 493 SNP select Print Info.
  • Page 25: Selecting A Management Method

    S E L E C T I N G A M A N A G E M E N T M E T H O D There are a variety of ways to configure and monitor the network printer. This chapter explains how to use NetManager, HP JetAdmin, HP Web JetAdmin, UNIX, or Sun Solaris.
  • Page 26: Berkeley Unix Host Configuration

    B e r k e l e y U N I X H o s t C o n f i g u r a t i o n Berkeley UNIX host computers include Linux, Digital Equipment Corporation Digital UNIX, OSF/1, and ULTRIX;...
  • Page 27: Hp/Ux Configuration

    6. Select Add and then close the Host Manager windows. 7. Use the Printer Manager in the Admintool utility under Open Windows as follows: Select Edit Select Add Select Add Access to Remote Printer At the PrinterName prompt, type any name for the print queue At the Printer Server prompt, type: name\!servicename (for example, MonarchPrinter\!BINARY_P1), where:...
  • Page 28: Ibm Aix Configuration

    Notes:  The configuration for HP Distributed Print Services and for earlier versions of HP/UX is slightly different.  The print server can also be configured as a JetDirect card using HP/UX. To do this, you will need the HP UNIX Host Printing Software (part of HP's JetAdmin for UNIX). I B M A I X C o n f i g u r a t i o n To configure a print server on IBM AIX 4.x, use the SMIT program as follows: Enter SMIT and select Devices.
  • Page 29: Using A Web Browser

    U S I N G A W E B B R O W S E R You can configure and manage the printer and print server using your Web Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 6.0, or greater or Netscape Communicator, version 4.7 or greater or Mozilla Firefox®.
  • Page 30: Contacting Us

    Type for the password. To change the password, see “Setting the Network access Card Access Password,” for more information. The password is case-sensitive and saved in the printer’s flash memory. Click Submit. The Printer Status page appears with information about your printer, including printer name, description, firmware version and more.
  • Page 31: Viewing The Print Port Settings

    Click Submit and wait five seconds for the print server to reset. Even though you submitted your changes, they do not take effect until you reset the print server. You must re-enter your access password to make any further changes to the printer settings.
  • Page 32: Setting Netware Parameters

    Enter the new attributes and click Submit. Click the reset link at the bottom of the screen. The Reset Server screen appears. Click Submit and wait five seconds for the print server to reset. Even though you submitted your changes, they do not take effect until you reset the print server.
  • Page 33: Changing Tcp/Ip Settings

    C h a n g i n g T C P / I P S e t t i n g s You can enable TCP/IP, select applications, set the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and more. From the side menu, click TCP/IP. Click the name of the enabled service to modify the TCP/IP parameters for that service.
  • Page 34: Configuring Wireless Settings

    C o n f i g u r i n g W i r e l e s s S e t t i n g s You can change modes, specify your SSID, modify your channel (Ad-Hoc mode only), network speed, access point density, and more.
  • Page 35: Receiving An Alert

    Click Email Alerts to setup the mail server and select users to receive messages about the printer’s status. Enter your SMTP server, email address, server port, and the trigger conditions for an email alert. You can enter up to eight email addresses. Note: The S1 port acts as a toggle switch to enable or disable the alerts.
  • Page 36: Snmp Ip Traps

    SNMP IP Traps You can configure the SNMP IP traps. From the Alerts and Traps page, click SNMP IP Traps. Enter a community name, IP address, and the trigger conditions for an email alert. You can enter up to eight IP addresses. Note: The S1 port acts as a toggle switch to enable or disable the alerts.
  • Page 37: Snmp Netware Traps

    SNMP Netware Traps You can configure the SNMP Netware traps. From the Alerts and Traps screen, click SNMP Netware Traps. Enter a community name, IPX address, IPX Node address, and the trigger conditions for an email alert. You can enter up to four IPX addresses. Note: The S1 port acts as a toggle switch to enable or disable the alerts.
  • Page 38: Changing The Passwords

    C h a n g i n g t h e P a s s w o r d s You can change the network access password, network update password, configure network security, IP access or protocol, print a test page, or access the console from the Web Admin Configuration screen.
  • Page 39: Setting The Network Card Update Password

    Setting the Network Card Update Password When set, the network card update password allows you to change variables in the Web browser and the remote console. From the side menu, click Admin. The Web Admin Configuration screen appears. Click Configure Network Card Update Password. Enter a new network update password.
  • Page 40: Controlling Ip Access

    You must re-enter your access password to make any further changes to the printer settings. C o n t r o l l i n g I P A c c e s s You can limit which remote hosts are able to access the printer by setting up an IP address range.
  • Page 41: Configuring Network Security

    C o n f i g u r i n g N e t w o r k S e c u r i t y You can enable or disable network security, assign WEP keys, set up a User ID and password, select an authentication protocol, and more.
  • Page 42: Using The Console

    U s i n g t h e C o n s o l e The Custom Commands menu allows you to enter Telnet console commands. From the side menu, click Admin. The Web Admin Configuration screen appears. Click Console. Enter a Telnet console command.
  • Page 43: To Update From A Tftp Server

    To update from a TFTP server: Type the TFTP Server IP address. Type the relative pathname (relative to your TFTP server). Refer to your TFTP Server’s documentation for more information about setting up and using the TFTP server. Note: Depending on your TFTP server, you may only need the filename, not the entire path.
  • Page 44 Select an Encryption Method from the following table: Encryption Method Type Algorithm Size (bits) Description 64/128 This is the 64 or 128 bit WEP Key that must match other nodes’ encryption keys in order to communicate. The user can only define 10 hex characters (40 bits) for 64 bit WEP or 26 characters (104 bits) for 128 bit WEP.
  • Page 45 See the following table of acceptable combinations: Encryption Authentication WPA, WPA (TKIP), WPA2 Open Static Shared LEAP PEAP Dynamic EAP-FAST TLS* TTLS Load the local key before enabling TLS. Using a Web Browser 4-17...
  • Page 46 4-18 System Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 47: Using The Sierra Sport Configurator

    U S I N G T H E S I E R R A S P O R T C O N F I G U R A T O R Use the Sierra Sport™ Configurator (SSC) with the Wavelink Avalanche Management Console software and a Monarch 9460 printer (version 3.0 or greater firmware and version 1.4 or higher boot loader.
  • Page 48: System Requirements

    S y s t e m R e q u i r e m e n t s To use the Avalanche-enabled printer, you need the following:  the Wavelink Avalanche Manager Agent (version 3.6.3 or greater) and Console (version 3.6.0 or greater) ...
  • Page 49: Configuring Wireless Settings

    C o n f i g u r i n g W i r e l e s s S e t t i n g s Use this tab to configure the wireless settings. Specify the Basic Wireless settings including Mode, Radio, SSID, Channel, Speed, Access Point Density, International Roaming, Dynamic Frequency, Country and RTS Threshold.
  • Page 50: Configuring Tcp/Ip Settings

    C o n f i g u r i n g T C P / I P S e t t i n g s Use this tab to configure the TCP/IP settings. Enter the various TCP/IP settings including IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Boot Method, Boot Tries, and Timeouts as required.
  • Page 51: Setting Alerts And Traps

    S e t t i n g A l e r t s a n d T r a p s Use this tab to configure the email alerts and SNMP IP Traps. Specify the Email Alerts, including the SMTP Server Address, SMTP Server Port, enter the Email Address and select the Trigger Conditions for each email address.
  • Page 52: Updating Files

    Enter any Regional Settings including Symbol Set, Currency Symbol, Decimal Places, Secondary Currency Symbol, and whether to print a Slashed Zero. U p d a t i n g F i l e s Use this tab to update the printer’s firmware or print server’s firmware. Select additional MPCL files to send to the printer (fonts, graphics, etc.).
  • Page 53 Packages include the following list of file extensions: Extension Description .bin Print Engine Firmware .mif Standard Monarch .mif file (Monarch Initialization file) .pcl MPCL data .psb Print Server Binary .psc Print Server Configuration Script .asc Authentication Server Certificate .lcc Local Client Certificate Install the package.
  • Page 54 5-8 System Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 55: Telnet Console Commands

    T E L N E T C O N S O L E C O M M A N D S Use this chapter to configure the print server using Telnet. You must have a basic understanding of Telnet commands. For initial setup, do not use Telnet. Use auto- discover mode.
  • Page 56: Help Commands

    To show the current IP settings, type (show TCP/IP settings) and sh ip press Enter. IP is enabled IP address 192.0.0.192 Boot tries Subnet mask 255.255.0.0 Boot method AUTO IP Router 192.0.0.192 Max window 10240 (via DHCP 192.0.0.192) LPD banner disabled Timeout 0 min...
  • Page 57 Displays a list of the available help commands for “Set.” Note: For any command that uses SET, you can also use SHOW to view the current setting. Syntax: help set ip LPD/TCP Parameters ACcess [EN/ALL] aa.bb.cc.dd {MAsk ee.ff.gg.hh} ADdress aa.bb.cc.dd IP node address [EN/DIS] IP set via ARP...
  • Page 58: General Commands

    G e n e r a l C o m m a n d s From the list of commands, the brackets - [] indicate to pick one of the options listed. Note: For any command that uses SET, you can also use SHOW to view the current setting.
  • Page 59: Avalanche Console Commands

    SEt SERVEr SYSLog [EN/DIS] Enables or disables access to the system log. SHow FATal Shows the fatal error log. SHow FREE Shows the amount of available memory. UNPROTect Allows the user to enter the update password (if one has been defined). Once the update password is entered correctly, SET commands can be used to modify the configuration until the console session is closed with EXIT.
  • Page 60 SEt NW CERTKEY <keyvalue> Sets the EAP root key value. SEt NW CHannel nn Sets 802.11b/g wireless channel. Set NW DFS [DISable/STRICT/FLEXible] Controls whether the radio frequencies are set based on the radio configuration or from its access point. Disabled uses the radio defaults. Flexible uses access point settings if present; otherwise, the radio defaults are used.
  • Page 61 SEt NW REGDOMain <countrycode> Sets the region of operation for the print server using the following table. The list of supported countries varies based on the radio type (802.11b or 802.11b/g). Country Description Country Description Country Description Code Code Code ALBANIA HONDURAS PALESTINIAN TERRITORY...
  • Page 62: Tcp/Ip Commands

    Set NW SCAN <channel list> [DISable/ENable] Sets the scanned channels for access points. The default is to scan all available channels on the specified band (802.11b for example); however, this command restricts which channels are scanned. SEt NW SPeed <1/2/5.5/6/9/11/12/18/24/36/48/54> Sets 802.11b/g wireless speed in megabits per second (Mpbs).
  • Page 63 SEt IP BAnner [EN/DIS] Enables or disables printing of LPD job banners. SEt IP BOot n Sets number of retries (n) for DHCP, BOOTP, RARP SEt IP CHKSUM [EN/DIS] Enables or disables IP receive checksum. SEt IP FTIme [EN/DIS] Enables or disables fast timeout. SEt IP FTP [EN/DIS] Enables or disables the FTP protocol.
  • Page 64: Snmp Commands

    SEt IP TRAP n POrt n Specifies the port that will be scanned for trigger conditions. The parameter is a bit mask. SEt IP TRAP n TRIGger cccc Specifies the trigger conditions (cccc) that send a trap (n). The parameter is a bit mask.
  • Page 65: Troubleshooting

    T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G Verify that the printer is operating properly, is online, and supplies are loaded correctly. G e n e r a l T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g I n f o r m a t i o n Use the following information if your print server is not operating properly.
  • Page 66: Troubleshooting Wireless Configuration Problems

    You see which means the printer is online and waiting. Alternatively, you can type [J,2] Note: The J must be capital. The printer responds with {J,0,0,””,””} No response means that the printer may have an open session to some other connection.
  • Page 67: Specifications

    S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Link Layer: 802.11b/g Protocols: TCP/IP Passthru BOOTP DHCP RARP LPD/LPR Telnet RSH or REMSH (remote shell) SNMP NetWare HP Jet Admin 8 0 2 . 3 S p e c i f i c a t i o n s ( 9 4 9 3 ™ o n l y ) Communication 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Rate:...
  • Page 68 A-2 System Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 69: Glossary

    G L O S S A R Y Absolute Pathname The full path of a file, including the computer system and any directories or subdirectories. For example, c:\program files\monarch softw are\mpcl toolbox\9460.phu Access Point An interface between a wireless network and a wired network. Access points can be used with Ethernet or other communications to enable roaming throughout a facility.
  • Page 70 LAN or A computer network that connects personal computers, workstations, Local Area servers, and printers. This allows each user on the network the ability to Netw ork share devices, such as printers, and communicate with each other via email, etc. LANs can be connected to each other by telephone lines or radio waves.
  • Page 71 Router Any device that forwards data along networks. Routers are located at gateways. Shared The access point sends an unencrypted challenge text string to any device Authentication attempting to communicate with it. The device requesting authentication encrypts the challenge text and sends it back to the access point.
  • Page 72 WEP or A security protocol for wireless local area networks. WEP was designed to Wired Equivalent provide the same level of security as that of a wired network, which is Privacy inherently more secure than a wireless network because wired networks are easily protected against unauthorized access.
  • Page 73: Index

    I N D E X mode encryption, 4-16 Monarch AVA file, 5-2 alerts network, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 5-5 authentication EAP-FAST, 4-17 network LEAP, 4-17 alerts, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 5-5 PEAP, 4-17 protocols, 1-2 PSK, 4-17 TLS, 4-17 TTLS, 4-17 authentication type, 4-17 page Avalanche, 5-1 label, 2-16...
  • Page 74 setup network, 4-6, 4-8, 4-9 printer, 2-2, 2-3, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-11, 4-12, 5-5 Wavelink RF network menu, 2-3 Avalanche, 5-1 serial cable, 2-2 wireless wireless, 4-6, 5-3 settings, 4-6, 5-3 SMTP wireless commands, 6-5 commands, 6-10 SNMP encryption mode, 4-16 commands, 6-10 settings, 4-8, 4-9 SNMP IP traps, 5-5...

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