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Digi FastPort User Manual (124 pages)
Digi FastPort Print Server User’s Guide
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Print Server
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Preface
8
About the Manual
8
Fastport Documentation
8
Contents of this Manual
8
Notation Conventions
9
Chapter 1: Introduction
10
Firmware Update
10
Overview of Fastport Models
10
About Distribution Diskette
10
First Time Users
11
Print Server Leds and Switches
12
Chapter 2: Setting the IP Address
13
Assigning the IP Address
13
Setting an IP Address with Install Script
14
Setting the IP Address Using Telnet on UNIX
14
Setting IP Address with Windows 95, 98, and NT
15
Setting the IP Address Using RARP
15
Setting the IP Address Dynamically with BOOTP
16
Setting the IP Address with BOOTP on Sun
16
Setting the IP Address Using BOOTP on HP/UX
16
DHCP Support (NT 4.0 Server)
17
Setting an IP Address Using the DHCP Manager
17
Using Digi's ACT to Assign an IP Address
19
Using Appletalk to Assign an IP Address
19
Using Digi's Netbios to Assign IP Address
20
About the Digi Utilities
20
Using the Digi Utilities
20
Verifying IP Address Is Set Properly
22
Chapter 3: Installing and Printing in a MS Windows and IBM
23
Environment
23
Printing from a Netbios Workstation
23
Introduction
23
Printing from Windows for Workgroups
23
Printing from Windows NT (3.5X)
23
Printing from Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.X (Via SMB)
23
Printing from Netbios-Supported DOS Workstation
23
Net Use
26
Net View
26
Spooling Versus Non-Spooling Printing
27
Configuring Windows 95/NT to "MIMIC" Spooling
27
Introduction
27
DOS and OS/2
27
Printing from a TCP/IP Workstation
28
Introduction
28
Printing from Windows NT 3.5X
28
Installing LPD Support on Windows NT 3.5
28
Adding an LPD Printer to Windows NT 3.5
29
Printing from Windows NT 4.0
29
Installing a Printer on Windows NT 4.0
29
Installing Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Services
29
Printing Using a Third Party TCP LPR/LPD Stack
30
Printing from Windows 95/98 Using Digilpr
30
Installing the Digilpr Program
30
Adding Queues in Digilpr
32
Adding a New Printer
33
Printing from NT Using the HP DLC Protocol
34
Printing from Windows Using TFTP Client
34
Management Tools Used with Netbios and TCP/IP
34
Fastmanage
34
Netbios-DOS Tools: NBMON and Showprn
34
Chapter 4: Installing and Printing on Netware
35
Introduction
35
Configuring in a Bindery Environment
36
Using Act to Install the Print Server
36
Using PCONSOLE to Install a Print Server
37
Adding Users to the Notify List with PCONSOLE
37
Installing a Print Server in an NDS Environment
37
Installing a Print Server on NDS Using PCONSOLE
38
Additional Queues
38
Installing Print Server in NDS Using Nwadmin
39
Creating a New Print Server
39
Connecting the Print Server to a Printer
40
Creating a New Printer
40
Creating a Print Queue
40
Assigning a Print Queue to Fastport
41
Configuring in a Bindery and NDS Environment
42
Printing to Fastport
43
Printing Specific File Formats
43
Chapter 5: Installing and Printing on a UNIX Environment
44
Introduction
44
Host Software Versus LPD
44
Digi Installation Software
45
Installing Logical Printers
45
Installing on System V UNIX
45
Install Script on IBM RS/6000
46
Installation on BSD UNIX Systems
47
Manual Installation on LPD Systems
47
Getting Started on an LPD System
48
Pre-Defined Queue Names
48
User Defined Queue Names
48
LPR Options
49
Manual Installation with LPD on a BSD UNIX System
49
Manual Installation with LPD on System V Machines
50
Manual Installation with LPD on RS/6000
51
Manual Installation Using Host Software (Fpfilter)
51
Fpfilter Command Line Options
51
Printer Options File (.Fpconfig)
51
About Option Classes
53
About Options Startstring and Endstring
54
Manual Installation for System V Machines
54
Manual Installation on IBM RS/6000
55
Manual Installation on BSD UNIX Systems
56
Banner Pages and Accounting Information
58
Customizing BSD Installation
58
Printing to Fastport
58
Installing and Printing from Data General's DG/UX
59
Assigning Host Name and IP Address
59
Installing and Printing with DG/UX
60
Additional UNIX Utilities: Using Pstext and Newsprint
61
Deleting Printers
61
Chapter 6: Installing and Printing on an Apple Network
62
Introduction to the Apple Workstation
62
Ethertalk Features
62
Newly Supported Apple Printer Utility Functionality
62
Apple Applications: How Fastport Operates
63
Printer Communications Handling
63
Plug & Play Operation: Printing to Fastport
63
Advanced Utilities
64
Tips on Using the Configuration File
64
Using the Apple Printer Utility for Configuration
64
Using the Apple Printer Utility to Download a Config. Files
64
Using Setup Defaults File
65
Using Setup Printer Information File
65
Using Setup Font List
66
Using Namer to Rename the Fastport Printer
67
Renaming Fastport Using Namer
67
Printing Postscript Binary Files
67
Selecting Binary Postscript Encoding
67
Bi-Directional Printing from Macintosh Systems
69
Issues Regarding Bi-Directional Macintosh Printing
70
Chapter 7: Print Management Features of Fastport
71
Managing Print Server
71
Serial Port Console Monitoring
71
Enabling or Disabling the Console Monitor
71
Managing Fastport from Networked Workstations
72
Multi-Protocol and SNMP Stations
72
TCP/IP Stations
72
Using Fastmanage
72
Using Telnet Diagnostic Monitoring
72
SYSLOG on Fastport
73
Digi's Fpstatus for TCP/IP UNIX
74
Appletalk Stations
75
Netware Client Stations
75
Netbios / Netbeui Stations
76
Appendix A: Resetting Fastport to Factory Defaults
77
Resetting by Toggling the DIP Switches
77
Resetting by Console Option
77
Appendix B: Troubleshooting MS Windows
78
MS Windows-Level Browsing and Sharing Abilities
78
Troubleshooting DOS Tools
79
DOS Tools
79
After Upgrade
79
Appendix C: Troubleshooting Netware
80
ACT-- Advance Configuration Tool
80
Benefits of ACT
80
Features
80
Requirements
81
Setup
81
Navigating in ACT
81
Advanced Configuration Menu in ACT
81
Netware Configuration Menu
82
Print Server Configuration
84
Status Menu in ACT
86
Monitor Menu in ACT
86
Troubleshooting Tips
87
Fastport Does Not Power up
87
Fastport Does Not Show up in ACT
87
Fastport Fails POST after Upgrading Firmware
87
Fastport Does Not Login to Bindery Novell 4.X Server
87
Fastport Does Not Login to the File Server
88
Fastport Does Not Print Via Serial Port
88
No Form Feed Is Sent after the Print Job
88
Postscript Jobs Have Trouble Printing
88
Autosensing Printer Has Trouble Printing
89
MS Windows Jobs Print with an Extra Page
89
File Server Displays an Incomplete Packet Error Message
89
Notification Not Working if Created by PCONSOLE
89
Fastport Console Messages
89
Could Not Attach QUEUE1
89
Attaching Queue QUEUE1 on Server SERVER1
89
Read Configuration File
89
Could Not Read Configuration File from SERVER1
90
Trying to Read File Sys:login/Milan/Fpxxxxxx on SERVER1
90
No such Object FAKEQ
90
Failed to Login to File Server SERVER1 for Server FAKEPS
90
ACT Error Messages
90
Appendix D: Troubleshooting UNIX
91
Introduction
91
Troubleshooting Tips
91
No Lights on the Unit
91
ASCII Text File Prints as a Single Line
91
SYS LED Flashes Quickly
92
Cannot Print to the Serial Printer
92
NET LED Flashes, but User Cannot Print or Ping the Unit
92
UNIX Configuration Files
93
Using Fpfilter Configuration Files
93
Sample Entries for Direct and Remote Spooling
94
DHCP Troubleshooting
94
Appendix E: Troubleshooting Appletalk
95
Troubleshooting Tips
95
Reset Time
95
Configuration to Use the ACK Signal
95
Situation 1: Printing over Ethertalk Using Driver 7.X
95
Situation Two: Setting Serial Port Options
96
Exit Telnet
96
Setup for Appletalk
97
For a Serial Printer
97
Postscript Binary Print
98
Troubleshooting
98
Changing the Fastport Settings
98
Troubleshooting Setup on Appletalk
99
More Troubleshooting
100
Downloading the Setup Defaults File to Change Fastport
101
Appendix F: Upgrading Flash EEPROMS
103
Network Upload Procedure
103
Recovering from a Failed Upload
103
Completing the Upload
104
Flash Upload Commands
105
Troubleshooting Tips
105
Appendix G: Telnet, NBMON and Serial Connection Diagnostic Console Options
106
Diagnostic and Configuration Commands: Commands
106
C-Configure Console (for Status Monitoring
106
D-Display Summary Configuration Parameters, Including
107
E-Display/Set Ethernet Options
107
F-Flash Firmware Load Enable/Disable
107
I-Display/Set IP Address
108
L-Limit Monitor Network Access by Password
108
N-Network Protocols Menu
108
Network Protocols Menu
108
A-Appletalk Options
108
M-Microsoft Windows Print Services Options
109
N-Netware Options
109
T-TCP/IP (Sockets, LPD, RARP, Bootp, TFTP) Options
110
TCP/IP Menu Options: (L) LPD Options
111
P-Display/Set Parallel Port Parms and Status
111
Display/Set for MIL-3200FTX
111
Display/Set for MIL-3110FTX and MIL-3111FTX
112
S-Display/Set Serial Port Parms
112
Z-Reset NVRAM to Factory Defaults
113
Print ASCII Test Page
113
Print Postscript Test Page
113
Appendix H: Technical Support Services
114
WWW and FTP Sites
114
Contacting Technical Support
114
Expediting Technical Support Service
114
Returning Procedures
114
How to Access Digi's FTP Sites
115
UNIX Binary Files Available
115
Support Documents Available
117
File Name
117
Index
120
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