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Digi MIL-3000FTX Series User Manual (163 pages)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1: Introduction and Installation
10
Overview of the MIL-3000FTX Print Servers
10
Features of the Print Servers
10
Physical Features
10
Configuration Features
10
Shared Printer Features
11
Utilities
11
Firmware Update
11
First Time Users
12
Installation Requirements
12
Installing Fastport
13
Chapter 2 : Setting the IP Address
16
Assigning the IP Address
16
Setting an IP Address with Install Script
17
Setting the IP Address Using Telnet on UNIX
17
Setting IP Address with Windows 95, 98, and NT
18
Setting the IP Address Using RARP
18
Setting the IP Address Dynamically with BOOTP
19
Setting the IP Address with BOOTP on Sun
19
Setting the IP Address Using BOOTP on HP/UX
19
DHCP Support (NT 4.0 Server)
20
Setting an IP Address Using the DHCP Manager
20
Using Digi's ACT to Assign an IP Address
22
Using Appletalk to Assign an IP Address
22
Using Digi's Netbios to Assign IP Address
23
About the Digi Utilities
23
Using the Digi Utilities
23
Verifying IP Address Is Set Properly
25
Chapter 3: Installing and Printing in a MS Windows and IBM
26
Printing from a Netbios Workstation
26
Introduction
26
Printing from Windows for Workgroups
26
Printing from Windows NT (3.5X)
26
Printing from Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.X (Via SMB)
28
Printing from Netbios-Supported DOS Workstation
29
Net Use
29
Net View
29
Spooling Versus Non-Spooling Printing
30
Configuring Windows 95/NT to "MIMIC" Spooling
30
Introduction
30
DOS and OS/2
30
Printing from a TCP/IP Workstation
31
Introduction
31
Printing from Windows NT 3.5X
31
Installing LPD Support on Windows NT 3.5
31
Adding an LPD Printer to Windows NT 3.5
32
Printing from Windows NT 4.0
32
Installing a Printer on Windows NT 4.0
32
Installing Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Services
32
Printing Using a Third Party TCP LPR/LPD Stack
33
Printing from Windows 95/98 Using Digilpr
33
Installing the Digilpr Program
33
Adding Queues in Digilpr
35
Adding a New Printer
36
Printing from NT Using the HP DLC Protocol
37
Printing from Windows Using TFTP Client
37
Management Tools Used with Netbios and TCP/IP
37
Fastmanage
37
Netbios-DOS Tools: NBMON and Showprn
37
Chapter 4: Installing and Printing on Netware
38
Introduction
38
Configuring in a Bindery Environment
39
Using Act to Install the Print Server
39
Using PCONSOLE to Install a Print Server
40
Adding Users to the Notify List with PCONSOLE
40
Installing a Print Server in an NDS Environment
40
Installing a Print Server on NDS Using PCONSOLE
41
Additional Queues
41
Installing Print Server in NDS Using Nwadmin
42
Creating a New Print Server
42
Connecting the Print Server to a Printer
43
Creating a New Printer
43
Creating a Print Queue
43
Assigning a Print Queue to Fastport
44
Configuring in a Bindery and NDS Environment
45
Printing to Fastport
46
Printing Specific File Formats
46
Chapter 5: Installing and Printing on a UNIX Environment
47
Introduction
47
Host Software Versus LPD
47
Digi Installation Software
48
Installing Logical Printers
48
Installing on System V UNIX
48
Install Script on IBM RS/6000
49
Installation on BSD UNIX Systems
50
Manual Installation on LPD Systems
50
Getting Started on an LPD System
51
Pre-Defined Queue Names
51
User Defined Queue Names
52
LPR Options
52
Manual Installation with LPD on a BSD UNIX System
52
Manual Installation with LPD on System V Machines
53
Manual Installation with LPD on RS/6000
54
Manual Installation Using Host Software (Fpfilter)
54
Fpfilter Command Line Options
54
Printer Options File (.Fpconfig)
54
About Option Classes
56
About Options Startstring and Endstring
57
Manual Installation for System V Machines
57
Manual Installation on IBM RS/6000
58
Manual Installation on BSD UNIX Systems
59
Banner Pages and Accounting Information
61
Customizing BSD Installation
61
Printing to Fastport
61
Installing and Printing from Data General's DG/UX
62
Assigning Host Name and IP Address
62
Installing and Printing with DG/UX
63
Additional UNIX Utilities: Using Pstext and Newsprint
64
Deleting Printers
64
Chapter 6 : Installing and Printing on an Apple Network
65
Introduction to the Apple Workstation
65
Ethertalk Features
65
Newly Supported Apple Printer Utility Functionality
65
Apple Applications: How Fastport Operates
66
Printer Communications Handling
66
Plug & Play Operation: Printing to Fastport
66
Advanced Utilities
67
Tips on Using the Configuration File
67
Using the Apple Printer Utility for Configuration
67
Using the Apple Printer Utility to Download a Config. Files
67
Using Setup Defaults File
68
Using Setup Printer Information File
68
Using Setup Font List
69
Using Namer to Rename the Fastport Printer
70
Renaming Fastport Using Namer
70
Printing Postscript Binary Files
70
Selecting Binary Postscript Encoding
70
Bi-Directional Printing from Macintosh Systems
72
Issues Regarding Bi-Directional Macintosh Printing
73
Chapter 7 : Print Management Features of Fastport
74
Managing Print Server
74
Serial Port Console Monitoring
74
Enabling or Disabling the Console Monitor
74
Managing Fastport from Networked Workstations
75
Multi-Protocol and SNMP Stations
75
TCP/IP Stations
75
Using Fastmanage
75
Using Telnet Diagnostic Monitoring
75
SYSLOG on Fastport
76
Digi's Fpstatus for TCP/IP UNIX
77
Appletalk Stations
78
Netware Client Stations
78
Netbios / Netbeui Stations
79
Chapter 8: Fastmanage Installation
80
Fastmanage Applications
80
Fastmanage Mibs
80
Fastmanage Requirements
80
IP Configuration
81
IPX Configuration
81
Netbios Configuration
81
Installing Fastmanage
81
Express Installation
81
Custom Installation
81
General Parameters
83
Discovery Parameters
85
SNMP Agent Parameters
86
Chapter 9: Discovery Application
88
Introduction to Discovery
88
Discovery Features
88
Launching Discovery
89
Tool Bar
90
Status Bar
90
System Information
90
Fastport Icon Names
90
Discovery Application Tools
91
Renaming a Discovery Map
91
Host Name/Address
91
Changing from the Node Name to an Address
92
Send Broadcast
92
Refresh Map
92
Discover Host
92
Using the Ping Manager
92
TFTP Icon: Flash Download
93
Close All Windows Icon
93
Show Node Properties
93
SNMP Fault Trace
94
Parameters Pull-Down Menu
95
General Parameters
95
Discovery Parameters
97
Application Launch Parameters
99
Mib2 System Parameters
99
Chapter 10:Fastport Application
100
Fastport Application
100
Overview of Managing Fastport
101
Fastport Application
101
Traps
101
Uptime
102
Reset
102
Digi Logo
102
Serial Port
103
Parallel Port
103
Configuration Sub-Menus
103
TCP/IP Config
104
General Config
106
SMB Config
107
Netbios Config
108
Status Menu
108
Help Menu
108
Chapter 11:Ping And BOOTP Server
109
Launching the Ping Application
109
Updating the Ping Settings
109
Troubleshooting Ping
110
BOOTP Configuration
110
Appendix A: Resetting Fastport to Factory Defaults
112
Resetting by Toggling the DIP Switches
112
Resetting by Console Option
112
Hardware Features
112
Serial Printer and Terminal
113
Connectors
114
Serial Port Connector
114
Connector
114
Parallel Port Connector
114
Environmental Operating Conditions
114
System Leds
114
Appendix B: Troubleshooting MS Windows
115
MS Windows-Level Browsing and Sharing Abilities
115
Troubleshooting DOS Tools
116
DOS Tools
116
After Upgrade
116
Appendix C: Troubleshooting Netware
117
ACT-- Advance Configuration Tool
117
Benefits of ACT
117
Features
117
Requirements
118
Setup
118
Navigating in ACT
118
Advanced Configuration Menu in ACT
118
Netware Configuration Menu
119
Example 1
120
Print Server Configuration
121
Example 2
121
Status Menu in ACT
123
Monitor Menu in ACT
123
Troubleshooting Tips
124
Fastport Does Not Power up
124
Fastport Does Not Show up in ACT
124
Fastport Fails POST after Upgrading Firmware
124
Fastport Does Not Login to Bindery Novell 4.X Server
124
Fastport Does Not Login to the File Server
125
Fastport Does Not Print Via Serial Port
125
No Form Feed Is Sent after the Print Job
125
Postscript Jobs Have Trouble Printing
125
Autosensing Printer Has Trouble Printing
126
MS Windows Jobs Print with an Extra Page
126
File Server Displays an Incomplete Packet Error Message
126
Notification Not Working if Created by PCONSOLE
126
Fastport Console Messages
126
Could Not Attach QUEUE1
126
Attaching Queue QUEUE1 on Server SERVER1
126
Read Configuration File
126
Could Not Read Configuration File from SERVER1
127
Trying to Read File Sys:login/Milan/Fpxxxxxx on SERVER1
127
No such Object FAKEQ
127
Failed to Login to File Server SERVER1 for Server FAKEPS
127
ACT Error Messages
127
Appendix D: Troubleshooting UNIX
128
Introduction
128
Troubleshooting Tips
128
No Lights on the Unit
128
ASCII Text File Prints as a Single Line
128
SYS LED Flashes Quickly
129
Cannot Print to the Serial Printer
129
NET LED Flashes, but User Cannot Print or Ping the Unit
129
UNIX Configuration Files
130
Using Fpfilter Configuration Files
130
Sample Entries for Direct and Remote Spooling
131
DHCP Troubleshooting
131
Appendix E: Troubleshooting Appletalk
132
Troubleshooting Tips
132
Reset Time
132
Configuration to Use the ACK Signal
132
Situation 1: Printing over Ethertalk Using Driver 7.X
132
Situation Two: Setting Serial Port Options
133
Setup for Appletalk
134
For a Serial Printer
134
Postscript Binary Print
135
Troubleshooting
135
Changing the Fastport Settings
135
Troubleshooting Setup on Appletalk
136
More Troubleshooting
137
Downloading the Setup Defaults File to Change Fastport
138
Appendix F: Upgrading Flash Eeproms
140
Recovering from a Failed Upload
140
Restoring the Alternate Bank Image
141
Completing the Upload
141
Flash Upload Commands
142
Troubleshooting Tips
142
Appendix G: Telnet, NBMON and Serial Connection Diagnostic Console Options
143
Diagnostic and Configuration Commands: Commands
143
C-Configure Console (for Status Monitoring
143
D-Display Summary Configuration Parameters, Including
144
E-Display/Set Ethernet Options
144
F-Flash Firmware Load Enable/Disable
144
I-Display/Set IP Address
145
L-Limit Monitor Network Access by Password
145
N-Network Protocols Menu
145
Network Protocols Menu
145
A-Appletalk Options
145
M-Microsoft Windows Print Services Options
145
N-Netware Options
145
T-TCP/IP (Sockets, LPD, RARP, Bootp, TFTP) Options
145
TCP/IP Menu Options: (S) Socket Options
147
TCP/IP Menu Options: (L) LPD Options
148
P-Display/Set Parallel Port Parms and Status
148
Display/Set for MIL-3200FTX
148
Display/Set for MIL-3110FTX and MIL-3111FTX
149
S-Display/Set Serial Port Parms
149
Z-Reset NVRAM to Factory Defaults
150
Print ASCII Test Page
150
Print Postscript Test Page
150
Appendix H: Troubleshooting Fastmanage
151
General Messages
151
General Problems
151
IP Address Validation Messages
151
Discovery Application Messages
152
Ping Application Message
152
BOOTP Server Application Messages
152
Appendix I: Technical Support Services
153
WWW and FTP Sites
153
Contacting Technical Support
153
Expediting Technical Support Service
153
Returning Procedures
153
How to Access Digi's FTP Sites
154
UNIX Binary Files Available
154
Support Documents Available
156
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