Mita EcoLAN 1000E Quick Configuration Manual

Network interface card, network connectivity for the dp-2800 printer
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EcoLAN 1000E
Quick Configuration Guide
Network Connectivity
for the DP-2800 Printer
Always read this Quick Configuration Guide thourghly before use. After reading,
maintain it in good condition and keep it together with the Quick Configuration
Guide for your Laser Printer.

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  • Page 1 EcoLAN 1000E Quick Configuration Guide Network Connectivity for the DP-2800 Printer Always read this Quick Configuration Guide thourghly before use. After reading, maintain it in good condition and keep it together with the Quick Configuration Guide for your Laser Printer.
  • Page 2: Fcc Notice

    FCC Notice: This equipment complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 3: Thank You

    Introduction The EcoLAN 1000E is an internal network interface card designed specifically for the DP-2800 printer. The EcoLAN 1000E features include: 10 Mbps Ethernet Interface 10BaseT / 10Base2 Auto Detection Multiple Protocol Support HTTP Server for Management with a Browser...
  • Page 4 After reading, maintain it in good condition and keep it together with the Quick Configuration Guide for your Laser Printer. Refer to the Quick Configuration Guide for your Laser Printer for information on the service representative for this product. To ensure safe and correct usage, be sure to read the cautions on safety described in the Instruction Handbook of the Laser Printer before using the machine.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents NetWare 4.x Directory Services Configuration ... 1 NetWare 2.x & 3.x Configuration ... 5 Windows 95 Peer to Peer Printing Configuration... 7 Windows NT Configuration ... 9 Macintosh Configuration ... 12 UNIX Configuration ... 13...
  • Page 6: Configuration Utilities

    The current context is displayed in the upper left hand corner of the screen. This is where the Print Server, Printer, and Queue will be located. If this is not the desired context for these objects, use the following procedure to change the current context.
  • Page 7 MAP Configuration 1. Install and Run the Management Access Program (MAP). MAP is a Windows program for configuration of the EcoLAN 1000E. MAP is on the diskette labelled PC Diskette which is included with the 1000E. Follow the instructions on the diskette label to install the program onto your system. Once installed, double click on the MAP icon to start the program.
  • Page 8 Click the Back Arrow icon twice to return to the 1000E Configu- ration page. Optional: Click on Configure Status Page in the Printer column to define powerup status page settings, (e.g. disabling the powerup status page). The changes made to the 1000E do not take effect until the unit is reset.
  • Page 9: Netware 2.X & 3.X Configuration

    ENTER Configuration, then select Printer Configuration. Select Printer 0 and define a more meaningful name for the printer if desired. The printer name is displayed in various NetWare printing mes- sages, such as when notifying users that their job is completed.
  • Page 10 6. Confirm Successful Configuration. Turn the printer off and on and wait for a powerup network status page to print. If the network is large, the powerup status page may take several minutes to print. (Note: This time may be reduced by setting a Preferred File Server for the 1000E with the Management Access Program.
  • Page 11: Windows 95 Peer To Peer Printing Configuration

    Peer to Peer Printing Configuration What is Windows 95 Peer to Peer Printing The peer to peer printing software which is included with the EcoLAN 1000E allows Windows 95 PCs to communicate directly with network attached printers. A network server, such as NetWare or Windows NT, is not required for peer to peer printing.
  • Page 12 The peer to peer printing software is on the diskette labelled Win95 and NT Windows Redirector which is included with the EcoLAN 1000E. Follow the instructions on the diskette label to install the peer to peer printing software onto your system.
  • Page 13: Windows Nt Configuration

    Windows NT Configuration There are several options for setting up printing in a Windows NT environment. If a NetWare server is present, NetWare print services may be used by following the NetWare configuration instructions in this guide. Peer to peer print services may be used by following the Windows 95 instruc- tions in this guide, but are only available for Windows NT 4.x, not for Windows NT 3.51.
  • Page 14 Network Address, for example, 00:40:af:13:c9:f0. Please enter it as it appears on the status page. The status pages (a printer status page and a 1000E status page) may also be printed by pressing the Status key on the front panel of the printer.
  • Page 15: Setting Up Lpr Printing

    LPR1 and click on OK to return to the Printer Properties dialog. 6. If the printer is to be shared, click on the checkbox next to Share this printer on the network. Click on OK when finished.
  • Page 16: Macintosh Configuration

    PostScript option. Installing the Driver and Selecting the Printer 1. To install the Macintosh Printer Driver and Utilities from the CD which is provided with the printer, open the Drivers folder, then the USA/English folder, and double click on the DP-2800 USA Installer.
  • Page 17: Unix Configuration

    For directions on using one of the other methods, please refer to the Instruc- tion Handbook. 1. Press the Status key on the front panel of the printer with the 1000E, or, if the printer is off, turn it on and wait for the powerup network status page to print.
  • Page 18 1000E IP address is from 192 to 254, then use 255.255.255.0 as the Subnet mask. The Base Port Number displayed is one less than the printer’s actual port number, thus for the default of 9100, the Base Port Number is set to 9099. Host- based lpd requires a port number of 10001, therefore, if using host-based lpd, change the Base Port Number to 10000.
  • Page 19 Published in June ‘98...

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