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  • Page 1 PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments...
  • Page 3 For use with: TCP/IP networks Windows 95/NT operating systems Novell NetWare networks Ethernet C, D Utilities & Environments...

  • Page 4: Trademark Acknowledgement

    Lexmark International, Inc. C145-E207-02EN, June 1997 Trademark Acknowledgement Lexmark, MarkVision and Mark Net are registered trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc. The following companies own the other trademarks used in this manual: Novell, Inc.: NetWare...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Using TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) ... 2-18 Using FTP (File Transfer Protocol) ... 2-19 Checking printer status ... 2-22 Changing the TCP/IP information ... 2-25 Troubleshooting... 2-25 Jobs waiting in the queue... 2-26 Printer not receiving jobs ... 2-27 PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments...
  • Page 6 How to Create a Printer using the lpr protocol ... 4-4 Chapter 5 Using NetWare networks ... 5-1 Introduction...5-1 Before you begin ... 5-1 What you need ... 5-1 Installing the utility ...5-2 Starting the network printer utility ...5-3 Using the utility...5-4 PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Contents...
  • Page 7 Print jobs stay in the queue ... 5-12 Adapter lights... 5-15 Adapter service ... 5-16 Appendix A Using the printer control panel... A-1 Introduction ...A-1 IP protocols settings from the printer control panel ...A-2 Glossary ...G-1 PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments PSERVER mode ... 5-7...
  • Page 8 Contents PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments...

  • Page 9: Preface

    Preface Introduction Thank you for buying this multi-protocol Network Adapter. You can use this guide to learn how to install and configure utilities so that your printer works with: • TCP/IP networks • Windows 95 operating systems • Windows NT operating systems •...
  • Page 10 Preface PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Overview Of The Utilities, The Network Adapter And Markvision

    (To check an effective firmware level, contact your point of purchase.) To find out which firmware revision level uses your adapter, print a setup page. For help, see “Step 2: print a setup page” on page 2-3. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Overview of the Utilities, the...

  • Page 12: What Is Markvision

    Is it possible to turn unused protocols off? Yes. The Network Adapter is shipped with all protocols active. Using the Network Printer Utility for Windows 3.1 or MarkVision for Windows 95, you can turn off protocols that you don’t need.

  • Page 13: Is It Possible To Set A Password For This Adapter

    Troubleshooting section at the end of each chapter. • If you need more help setting up or operating these utilities, contact your point of purchase. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Overview of the Utilities, the Network Adapter and MarkVision...
  • Page 14 Introduction PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Using Tcp/Ip Networks

    Using TCP/IP networks Introduction Thank you for buying this multi-protocol adapter. This chapter explains how to set up and use your printer on a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network using this Network Adapter. Who this chapter is designed for This chapter is designed for technical people such as TCP/IP programmers and experienced network administrators.

  • Page 16: For More Information

    Printing a setup page to use while you set up the adapter. Setting the adapter’s IP address, netmask, and gateway. Verifying the setup. Setting a community name. The rest of this Setup section tells you how to do these steps. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Setup...

  • Page 17: Step 1: Check The Physical Connections

    First you need to make sure that your printer and adapter are installed and working correctly. Check the following items. • Make sure that the printer you want to use is installed on the LAN with the appropriate Ethernet cable. •...
  • Page 18 NetWare (Active) Login Name: NetWare Mode: IP (Active) BOOTP & RARP Enabled: Address: Netmask: Gateway: Ethernet 00200008A803 0004001015C0 000000000000 000000000000 1381603, MN_XL_E 4.124.1 Yes, Auto PP14, Enhanced 00200008A803 !LEX00200008A803 PSERVER 157.184.8.86 255.255.255.0 157.184.8.30 PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Setup...
  • Page 19 The simplest way to set the information is directly on the printer’s control panel. For information about setting the information on the printer’s control panel, go to “Setting the information via the printer control panel” on page 2-8. You may: •...
  • Page 20 000000000000. If the LAA is 000000000000, choose the Universally Administered Address (UAA). To do so, edit the BOOTP file on the host hostname. hardware type. hardware address. IP address. netmask. gateway. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Setup To find the hardware...
  • Page 21 When you are finished, select Ready. Set up the printer’s hostname (network name) in the computer. so, simply define the printer’s IP name and address in the /etc/hosts file or on the name server. This IP address and hostname must match those you set earlier in the BOOTP file.
  • Page 22 If you already know the printer’s IP address, netmask, and gateway, you may want to set them at the printer’s control panel. This process sets the address, netmask, and gateway at this printer only and does not update any BOOTP records you have in your server.
  • Page 23 When you are finished, select Ready. Set up the printer’s hostname (network name) in the computer. To do so, simply define the printer’s IP name and address in the /etc/hosts file or on the name server. This address must match the IP address you set earlier on the printer’s control panel.
  • Page 24 Choose the Locally Administered Address (LAA), unless it is 000000000000. If the LAA is 000000000000, choose the Universally Administered Address (UAA). telnet ip.address -p 9000 ip.address is the IP address you’re using, such as 9.51.8.231. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Setup...
  • Page 25 Then you can use telnet to set the netmask and gateway. To set the IP address, netmask, and gateway using an ARP file and telnet: Look at the printer setup page. Find the hardware address. It is labelled UAA and LAA.

  • Page 26: Step 2: Print A Setup Page

    Step 4: verify the setup You can check to make sure the printer is set up correctly. Just follow these steps. Make sure your computer is on the same physical network as the adap- ter. Print a test page to verify your settings.

  • Page 27: Step 5: Set A Community Name Or Change Tcp/Ip Information

    • The community name must be less than 30 characters long. • You must send the file in ASCII mode (not binary). PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments ip.address is the IP address you’re using, such as 9.51.8.231. TCP/IP networks...

  • Page 28: Using The Protocols

    Continue with “Using the protocols“. Using the This section explains how to use standard TCP/IP protocols to send jobs to the printer and to check the status of print jobs. It explains how this Network protocols Adapter implements standard TCP/IP protocols such as: •...

  • Page 29: Sending Print Jobs

    Using the protocols Sending print jobs You can send jobs to the printer in one of four ways: • Using a Line Printer Remote (LPR) program that you have already installed. For information about using an LPR program, continue with “Using a Line Printer Remote (LPR) program”...

  • Page 30: Using A Line Printer Remote (Lpr) Program

    Using a Line Printer Remote (LPR) program You may already use Line Printer Remote and Line Printer Daemon (LPR/ LPD) programs to send print jobs. The LPR program usually runs on the host computer, sending print jobs and control files to the LPD program running on the print server.
  • Page 31 LPSTAT and LPQ commands Most line printer status (LPSTAT) commands work as usual with this adapter. We recommend that you use the finger command to get the status of the printer, rather than a line printer query (LPQ) command. Finger returns much more useful information to you than the LPQ command.

  • Page 32: Using Telnet

    • Using TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) You can use TFTP to send a job to the printer just as you normally do. Remember that TFTP is slower than FTP. The Network Adapters only recognize the TFTP destination file name:...

  • Page 33: Using Ftp (File Transfer Protocol)

    Using FTP (File Transfer Protocol) You can use FTP to send a job to the printer just as you normally do. FTP reliably sends files across the network.
  • Page 34 Writing an FTP shell script If you have written FTP shell scripts to send print jobs to the printer, you can revise those scripts to be used with this adapter. You may send print jobs to /prt1. The adapter will respond to the various commands with standard FTP reply codes.
  • Page 35 $PutCmds endofdata rm -f /tmp/p$$ >/dev/null 2>/dev/null exit PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments # overriding device default with prt1, # change this to reflect the desired # printer, or leave blank for default # give help if there is a 7 in parm 1 # check for ’b’...

  • Page 36: Checking Printer Status

    Using Finger Finger is a TCP protocol that normally displays user information on a local or a reachable host. This adapter uses finger to tell you the status of the printer and the current print job. For example, you may use:...
  • Page 37 Printer Status: 0 OK Adapter Information Adapter Type: Ethernet Firmware Revision: 139.44.1 Adapter Part Number: 1418622 Adapter EC: 543053 Adapter Address: 10005A101348 IP Address: 9.51.8.211 IP Netmask: 255.255.255.128 IP Gateway: 9.51.8.132 BOOTP Server: 0.0.0.0 PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments TCP/IP networks 2-23...
  • Page 38 You can update the firmware by using TFTP To use TFTP, do the following: Get the flash file you need by contacting your vendor. Do NOT turn off (or reset) the adapter or printer during the flash process. the flash process is finished.

  • Page 39: Changing The Tcp/Ip Information

    TCP/IP network. It describes the problems when: • Print jobs are waiting in the queue and when the • Printer is not receiving jobs. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments ip.address is the IP address you’re using, such as 9.51.8.231. TCP/IP networks...

  • Page 40: Jobs Waiting In The Queue

    Jobs waiting in the queue The server does not appear to be sending jobs to the network printer you specified. Jobs are in the queue and appear to be waiting for a long time. Solution The printer is probably busy receiving jobs from other servers or from other links.

  • Page 41: Printer Not Receiving Jobs

    (This is the test page that you printed when you first set up your printer.) The adapter will be in the list of attachments on the test page. Instructions for printing the test page can be found in your printer’s documentation.

  • Page 42: Adapter Lights

    Then try to re-send the print job. If this error persists, call for ser- vice. Flash error. Turn the printer off then on to reset the adapter. If the error persists, call for service. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments...

  • Page 43: Chapter 3 Using Windows 95 Operating Systems

    One of the following installed on your network: • Be sure that the adapter is installed in the printer, and the network cable is connected. See your printer documentation if you need help. To check a current firmware level, contact your point of purchase To check your firmware level, see “Step 2: print a setup page”...

  • Page 44: Installing The Utility

    Installing the utility If you received the MarkVision Utility with your printer, follow the instructions on the diskette respectively CD-ROM to install it. Be sure you read the README.TXT file (using WORDPAD or DOS EDIT) for last-minute information about the utility.
  • Page 45 You must disable the adapter port to avoid interfering with incoming NetWare jobs. Click the NetWare Settings tab. Disable the port by making sure there is no checkmark in the Port Enabled box. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Windows 95 operating systems...
  • Page 46 If you need help deciding which mode to If you need help, click the question mark button, If you need help, click the question If you need help, click the question PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Configuring the adapter You’ll be setting up...

  • Page 47: To Process Tcp/Ip Print Jobs

    When you finish, select Apply. If you are not using NetWare, go to “Step 3: set the IP address, netmask, and gateway” on page 2-5, or use the MarkVision on-line help for instructions. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Windows 95 operating systems...
  • Page 48 MarkVision about adapters that you want it to show in its list. To add an IP adapter to the list in the MarkVision window: In the MarkVision printer window, click on the Configure option in the pull-down menu. Click TCP/IP Settings.
  • Page 49 Congratulations! The adapter is ready to process TCP/IP print jobs. For more information about modifying the list of adapters, continue with "To process Point to Point printing (LexIP)" on page 3-8. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Windows 95 operating...

  • Page 50: To Process Point To Point Printing (Lexip)

    Windows 95 Workstation MarkVision provides a way for you to print to a network printer when your network uses Microsoft TCP/IP. If you run TCP/IP on your network, you can install Point to Point with MarkVision. Then you can print from Windows applications to a network printer.
  • Page 51 Verify the TCP/IP protocol is turned on in the adapter. Still using the Adapter Settings tab, click Advanced Settings. Make sure the TCP/IP check box in the Set Active Protocols group has a check mark in it. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Windows 95 operating systems...
  • Page 52 Select the printer you want to use. The printer list was generated using MarkVision. Specify a logical port name to assign to the printer. Use a port name that is meaningful to you. Click OK. To print a test page, use Windows 95, then Start, then Settings, then Printer, then File, then Properties, then General tab, then Print Test Page.

  • Page 53: To Process Peer To Peer Printing

    The following drawing shows how print jobs move from a workstation using Peer to Peer. MarkVision provides a way for you to print to a local printer connected to a network attached computer when your workstation uses Windows 95 as an operating system.
  • Page 54 Double-click the printer icon in the window that appears. To set up the printer, follow the instructions on the screen. Note: You can solve printer problems by using the Print Troubleshooter in Help. How to configure MarkVision for Peer to Peer: In the MarkVision printer window, click Configure (pull down menu).

  • Page 55: Troubleshooting

    To find out, print a test page. (This is the test page that you printed when you first set up your printer.) The adapter will be in the list of attachments on the test page. Instructions for printing the test page are in your printer’s documentation.

  • Page 56: Print Jobs Stay In The Queue

    Print jobs stay in the queue The server does not appear to be sending jobs to the network printer you specified. Solution The printer is probably busy receiving jobs from other servers or from other links. Check the printer to be sure it is working properly.

  • Page 57: Adapter Lights

    Software error. Turn the printer power off then on to reset the adapter. Then try to re-send the print job. If this error persists, call for service. Flash error. Turn the printer power off then on to reset the adapter. If the error persists, call for service. Windows 95...

  • Page 58: Adapter Service

    • If your adapter is defective and you need to replace it, make sure you delete or hold all queues before removing the adapter from the LAN. 3-16 PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Troubleshooting...

  • Page 59: Chapter 4 Using Windows Nt Operating Systems

    Using Windows NT operating systems Introduction Thank you for buying this multi-protocol adapter. This chapter explains how to set up and use your printer on Windows NT operating systems. To do this, you should have a basic working knowledge of Windows NT.

  • Page 60: What You Need

    4. From the Printer menu, select Create Printer. The Create Printer dialog box appears. a. In the Printer Name field, type the name that you want to give to b. From the Driver field, pick a driver that you want to use with this c.
  • Page 61 In the Name or address of host providing lpd field, type the host name or IP address that you set to the adapter. b. In the Name of printer on that machine field, type the name that you want to give to the printer.

  • Page 62: Printing Under Windows Nt 4.0

    7. If you would like to share this printer, select Share this printer on the network and type Share name and the Location in the respective fields. 8.Click OK. Your printer is now created and will appear within Windows NT Print Manager.
  • Page 63 Printing under Windows NT 4.0 3.Select My Computer, then click Next. The Available ports dialog box appears. 4. Click Add Port. 5. From the Available Printer Ports, select LPR Port, then click New Port. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Windows NT operating...
  • Page 64 A printer name or a queue name may end with any character except a “2“ or “_CR“. If you used a “2“ or “_CR“ at the end of a printer or queue name, your print jobs will not be printed.
  • Page 65 How to Create a Printer using Network Port (TCP/IP ports) On the CD-ROM or floppy disks included in your printer package, you will also find information on how to set up a printer using a network port (TCP/IP ports). PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments...
  • Page 66 Printing under Windows NT 4.0 PagePrinter Network Adapter : Utilities & Environments...

  • Page 67: Chapter 5 Using Netware Networks

    Introduction The following instructions work for Network Adapters. To install this Network Printer Utility, you need to have a basic working knowledge of Novell NetWare networks, especially the Print Server software. Note: If you are running a multi-protocol network, and you would like to use this NetWare utility to set the TCP/IP address, netmask, and gateway, you’ll...

  • Page 68: Installing The Utility

    Type the following in the text box, when installing from diskette: a:\instwin Select OK. The Install dialog box opens. It looks similar to the following: Follow the instructions on the screen. The Run dialog box opens. PagePrinter Network Adapter : Utilities & Environments Installing the utility...

  • Page 69: Starting The Network Printer Utility

    Before you can send print jobs to the adapter, you must start the utility and configure the adapter. printer utility You can start the Network Printer Utility from wherever you installed it under Windows 3.1. The following screenshot illustrates the way.

  • Page 70: Using The Utility

    You can’t print to the adapters yet, because you have utility not set them up to receive jobs. You will use the Network Printer Utility (and PCONSOLE, if you prefer) to configure the adapters and monitor them.

  • Page 71: Selecting Items From The Menus

    • Shortcut keys are also available to access many items on the pull-down menus. For a list of what each key does, see the Help/Keyboard pull-down menu. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Printer Setup Status Options •...

  • Page 72: Setting Up The Adapter

    NPRINTER/RPRINTER), and giving the adapter information about its network components Please note that NetWare 3.x uses the term RPRINTER for setting up a printer in remote printer mode. This same mode is called NPRINTER in NetWare 4.x. Utilities to use To set up the adapter, you may use either: •...

  • Page 73: Deciding Whether To Use Nprinter/Rprinter Mode Or Pserver Mode

    How NPRINTER/RPRINTER mode works A network adapter configured in NPRINTER/RPRINTER mode acts as a remote printer. This remote printer receives print jobs from a print server. The print server, a program called PSERVER.NLM running on a NetWare server, obtains print jobs from a queue and sends them to the remote printer.
  • Page 74 This could cause a print job to be lost, if the printer is turned off in the middle of the print job. This is inherent in the NetWare design, and is not a problem caused by the adapter.
  • Page 75 Disadvantage of using PSERVER mode in NDS: • Requires a NetWare server user license for each PSERVER device RPRINTER versus PSERVER in NetWare 3.x Adapters are fully supported in NetWare 3.x, using either RPRINTER or PSERVER mode. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments NetWare networks actual...
  • Page 76 This could cause a print job to be lost, if the printer is turned off in the middle of the print job. This is inherent in the NetWare design, and is not unique to network adapters.

  • Page 77: Verifying The Adapter Setup

    Make sure you are logged into the server. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments If you need help, follow these steps. If you are using PSERVER mode, make sure you selected a file server to connect with and that you configured queues for that file...

  • Page 78: Troubleshooting

    (This is the test page that you printed when you first set up your printer.) The adapter will be in the list of attachments on the test page. You can find instructions for printing the test page in your printer’s documentation.
  • Page 79 (This is the test page that you printed when you first set up your printer.) The adapter will be in the list of attachments on the test page. You can find instructions for printing the test page in your printer’s documentation.
  • Page 80 Defined print queue names. If you need help, go to the utility’s on- line help. Defined the adapter as a remote printer. If you need help, go to the utility’s on-line help. Used Novell’s PCONSOLE utility to make sure the queue is not being held.

  • Page 81: Adapter Lights

    Software error. Turn the printer power off then on to reset the adapter. Then try to re-send the print job. If this error persists, call for service. Flash error. Turn the printer power off then on to reset the adapter. If the error persists, call for service. NetWare...

  • Page 82: Adapter Service

    • If your adapter is defective and you need to replace it, make sure you delete or hold all queues before removing the adapter from the LAN. 5-16 PagePrinter Network Adapter : Utilities & Environments Troubleshooting...

  • Page 83: Appendix A Using The Printer Control Panel

    For your convenience, you can view or change some information about the adapter from the control panel of the printer. You can use the printer control panel to set the IP address, netmask and/or gateway for TCP/IP networks. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments...

  • Page 84: Ip Protocols Settings From The Printer Control Panel

    Consult your printer documentation to learn the menu path for your specific printer, or scroll through the control panel menus until you find it. For further details on the use of the printer control panel see the corresponding chapter in the Printer User´s Manual.
  • Page 85 Note 2: If a bootp server becomes available and someone has entered this adapter’s MAC address into the server, then these values are being set by bootp, not via the control panel. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Printer control...
  • Page 86 Introduction PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments...

  • Page 87: Glossary

    This is considered a better way to send files than TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) because it uses TCP instead of UDP. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments See BOOTstrap protocol (BOOTP). . A TCP/IP protocol that enables a...
  • Page 88 The Network adapter and its utilities. This . On the Network adapter, the port physically located on network port A standard that specifies how packets are passed PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments Internet routers so that An important part of the...
  • Page 89 See Internet Protocol . LAA. LAN. LAN Connection Utility. server used to redirect printer or plotter data from its intended destination to a printer or plotter on a LAN-attached adapter. LAN segment. is connected to, the network by bridges or routers.
  • Page 90 Apple Macintosh computers. It supports a large number of topologies including Ethernet. network port. the need to use the parallel and serial ports on the printer. The network port is used to connect to a LAN. See also integrated port. network printer printer connected to an adapter, receiving jobs as they are sent to the printer by the adapter.
  • Page 91 The adapter in PSERVER mode takes the place of the Novell PSERVER process and directs print jobs from a file server queue to a printer attached to the adapter. remote printer.
  • Page 92 See Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. . See Trivial File Transfer Protocol. See Universally Administered Address (UAA). See User Datagram Protocol (UDP). PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments The standard protocol that The TCP A TCP/IP protocol that An adapter’s UAA is the...
  • Page 93 In AppleTalk, the grouping of network devices in a logical manner so that they may be easily accessed by the user. PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments The protocol that allows one computer to The software that came on the diskettes respectively CD-ROM with...
  • Page 94 PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments...
  • Page 95 Fujitsu Offices Please send your comments on this manual or on Fujitsu products to the following addresses: FUJITSU COMPUTER PRODUCTS OF AMERICA, INC. 2904 Orchard Parkway, San Jose CA 95134-2022, U.S.A. TEL: (1-408) 432-6333 FAX: (1-408) 894-1709 FUJITSU CANADA INC. 2800 Matheson Boulevard East Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4X5, CANADA TEL: (1-905) 602-5454...

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