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Page 2 - Legal

Legal Trademark Rights Digi International™, FastPort™, Print Server Software™, and the Digi logo are trademarks of Digi International, Inc . All other brand and product names are the trademarks of their respective holders.© Digi International, 1998. All Rights Reserved.Information in this document i...

Page 3 - Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction and Installation

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers iii Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction and Installation Overview of the MIL-3000FTX Print Servers ..............................................................................................1-1Features of the Print Servers...........................

Page 4 - Chapter 4: Installing and Printing on NetWare

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers iv Printing using a Third Party TCP LPR/LPD Stack............................................................................3-8Printing from Windows 95/98 Using DigiLpr ...................................................................................3-...

Page 5 - Chapter 6: Installing and Printing on an Apple Network

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers v Installing and Printing from Data General's DG/UX................................................................................5-16 Assigning Host Name and IP Address .......................................................................................

Page 6 - Chapter 9: Discovery Application

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers vi Chapter 9: Discovery Application Introduction to Discovery ..............................................................................................................................9-1 Discovery Features................................................

Page 7 - Appendix B: Troubleshooting MS Windows

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers vii Serial Printer and Terminal ...........................................................................................................................A-2Connectors .........................................................................................

Page 8 - Appendix E: Troubleshooting AppleTalk

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers viii No Lights on the Unit .............................................................................................................................D-1ASCII Text File Prints as a Single Line................................................................

Page 9 - Appendix H: Troubleshooting FastManage

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers ix *—Print ASCII Test Page ...............................................................................................................................G-8+—Print PostScript Test Page ........................................................................

Page 10 - C h a p t e r 1; Introduction and Installation; Overview of the MIL-3000FTX Print Servers

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 1-1 C h a p t e r 1 Introduction and Installation Chapter 1 gives a description on the MIL-3000FTX FastPort print servers. 1.1 Overview of the MIL-3000FTX Print Servers The MIL-3000FTX FastPort print servers are 10/100 Mbps, stand-alone print servers. The...

Page 12 - First Time Users

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 1-3 1.5 First Time Users 1. Physically install FastPort to the network. a. Connect the device to the printer(s) it will be servicing. b. Print a test page by putting the DIP switches in “test page” mode. 2. Write down the FastPort twelve digit hardware ad...

Page 13 - Installing FastPort; each corner of the device.; Front

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 1-4 1.7 Installing FastPort Do the following to physically install the MIL-3000FTX series of FastPort printer servers. Contact Digi’s LAN technical support if you have problems or questions when installing the print server (see Appendix I). 1. Attach the ...

Page 14 - Set the printer to the defaults for the serial port:; data; a. Select the proper voltage for the specific country.; Power; on the

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 1-5 5. Attach the parallel printer(s) cable(s). Attach the parallel cable to the female DB25 parallel port on the back of the FastPort. Connect the other end of the cable to a standard, centronics port on the printer. 6. Attach the serial printer cable. A...

Page 15 - RARP

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 1-6 9. Verify normal boot-up. The unit performs POST (power-on self-test) at start-up and tries to resolve its IP addresses: – If the IP address is set, the SYS LED blinks once per second. – If the IP address is not set, the SYS LED blinks five times per ...

Page 16 - C h a p t e r 2; S e t t i n g t h e I P A d d r e s s; Assigning the IP Address

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 2-1 C h a p t e r 2 S e t t i n g t h e I P A d d r e s s 2.1 Assigning the IP Address Devices on a TCP/IP network are identified by two addresses: • Hardware (mac) address: A 6-byte address assigned to the FastPort device by the manufacturer • IP address...

Page 17 - hosts

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 2-2 2.2 Setting an IP Address with Install Script 1. Use “TAR” to get the files from the CD-ROM. 2. Run the unpack.sh command. This launches install.sh , which assigns an address from “Installation Options.” 3. Choose “Configure a New FastPort.” Install.s...

Page 18 - Setting IP Address with Windows 95, 98, and NT; Setting the IP Address Using RARP

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 2-3 2.4 Setting IP Address with Windows 95, 98, and NT Using ARP or telnet on a Windows systems only works if there is a TCP/IP stack on the system and if FastPort is on the same subnet as the system. Disable DHCP before installation. 1. Enter the MS-DOS ...

Page 19 - make; Setting the IP Address Dynamically with BOOTP; Setting the IP address with BOOTP on Sun

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 2-4 b. Type make and press [return]. c. Power cycle FastPort. 5. Verify that the RARP daemon is running: a. For BSD UNIX, type ps -ax | grep rarp b. For System V UNIX, type ps -ef | grep rarp c. Type /usr/etc/rarpd -a to start the rarp daemon. d. The LED ...

Page 20 - Setting an IP Address Using the DHCP Manager

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 2-5 6. From the this menu, select Device Connectivity . 7. From the “Boot Protocol” menu, select Actions . 8. Select Add . And add the following information: BOOTP Device Name: <specify the hostname of the device> Internet address: <specify the I...

Page 21 - Do the following to set the IP address permanently:; ping; and press

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 2-6 Figure 2-1. Add Reserved Clients Menu 6. Set the DIP switches to the telnet diagnostic monitor position as described in the hardware guide and reboot the print server. The system request an IP address from the DHCP Server. The server returns the reser...

Page 22 - Using Digi's ACT to Assign an IP Address

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 2-7 2.8 Using Digi's ACT to Assign an IP Address Digi's ACT can be used to configure options on FastPort. Note: If ACT has not been extracted from the utility portion of the CD-ROM to your local drive, do so now. 1. Select Advanced Configuration in the “C...

Page 23 - Apple Printer Utility; Using Digi’s NetBIOS to Assign IP Address

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 2-8 4. Open the Apple Printer Utility . 5. Select Download Postscript File from the “Utilities.” 6. Select Setup Defaults that were just modified. 7. When the file has downloaded, quit the utility. 8. Power cycle FastPort. These settings are stored in NVR...

Page 24 - displays FastPort, the; nbmon; utility can be used to; If the connection is successful, the following is displayed:

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 2-9 Note: If an error message “0x23 error with add name” appears, this means the NetBEUI stack is not configured correctly. If showprn.exe did not return a list of printers, or if it returned with an error, try executing the utility again. This time with ...

Page 25 - The; session closes, while FastPort reboots itself. When the system; Verifying IP Address is Set Properly; . A message that the host is alive

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 2-10 8. At the next prompt, type in the IP address as such: Enter new IP address: 204.23.13.4 9. At the next prompt, press [R] to reset the system. The nbmon session closes, while FastPort reboots itself. When the system comes back up, the LEDs blinks ste...

Page 26 - C h a p t e r 3; I n s t a l l i n g a n d P r i n t i n g i n a M S W i n d ow s a n d I B M; Printing From a NetBIOS Workstation; net use

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 3-1 C h a p t e r 3 I n s t a l l i n g a n d P r i n t i n g i n a M S W i n d ow s a n d I B M O S / 2 E nv i ro n m e n t Chapter 3 provides detailed instructions on configuring and printing with MS Windows and IBM OS/2 clients. 3.1 Printing From a Net...

Page 27 - Printing from Windows for Workgroups

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 3-2 4. To configure a system to perform local spooling, refer to: “Spooling Versus Non-Spooling Printing” on page 3-5 Configuration on this section is now complete. 3.1.2 Printing from Windows for Workgroups Perform the following to set up FastPort to wor...

Page 28 - XXXXXX is the last six digits of the MAC address.

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 3-3 6. Double-click on its displayed port (service) where the printer is connected. A “ Select Driver ” dialog appears. 7. Choose a name for the printer. 8. Choose the driver for the printer that is connected to the FastPort port. The “ Printer Setup ” di...

Page 30 - and then

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 3-5 Note: During configuration, a dialog box may appear saying: “The printer that you’ve connected to doesn’t have a driver for that printer.” This is normal. FastPort does not know how to format the data for the printer. Formatting is done on the worksta...

Page 31 - Printing from a TCP/IP Workstation

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 3-6 3.2 Printing from a TCP/IP Workstation 3.2.1 Introduction Windows-based systems support a variety of protocols, such as TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, or DLC. This section describes installing a FastPort printer on Windows workstations or servers with LPD support o...

Page 34 - Setup; Browse

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 3-9 4. Run the Setup program for DigiLpr. 5. Choose a directory to install the software package (Default is C:\digilpr . Click Browse to select another directory. Figure 3-2. Choose a Destination Directory 6. Enter a name of a directory to spool the jobs....

Page 35 - LPR Utility; Queues”; Add New Queue; Add

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 3-10 3.2.5.2 Adding Queues in DigiLpr To create a print queue: 1. Double-click on the LPR Utility icon. In the “ Queues” pull-down window, click Add New Queue . Figure 3-4. Add New Queue Menu 2. In the “Add a new queue” menu, fill in FastPort’s host name ...

Page 36 - To add a new printer using “Add Printer Wizard”:

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 3-11 3.2.5.3 Adding a New Printer To add a new printer using “Add Printer Wizard”: 1. From Start --> Settings -->(open) Printers. 2. In the “Printers” menu, double-click Add Printer. 3. In the “Add Printer Wizard” menu, click Next to begin. 4. In th...

Page 37 - Printing from NT using the HP DLC Protocol

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 3-12 8. A new printer has now been added. Print a test page to make sure the FastPort is correctly configured. 9. Click Finish when done. 3.3 Printing from NT using the HP DLC Protocol With Windows NT, if the HP DLC protocol was installed through the Cont...

Page 38 - C h a p t e r 4; I n s t a l l i n g a n d P r i n t i n g o n N e t Wa r e; milan

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 4-1 C h a p t e r 4 I n s t a l l i n g a n d P r i n t i n g o n N e t Wa r e Chapter 4 describes how to use ACT (Advanced Configuration Tool) and PCONSOLE for installing, configuring, and managing FastPort on NetWare networks. Note: For users of the MIL...

Page 39 - PCONSOLE; Configuring in a Bindery Environment; Using Act to Install the Print Server

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 4-2 5. Once configuration is done, power cycle FastPort. Wait a few minutes to allow it to login. 6. Use PCONSOLE to verify that FastPort has logged in: a. Run PCONSOLE and choose one of the queues created. b. Choose Currently Attached Print Servers . The...

Page 40 - Using PCONSOLE to Install a Print Server; XXXXXX is the unit’s six digits Ethernet address).; Adding Users to the Notify List with PCONSOLE; Installing a Print Server in an NDS Environment

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 4-3 4.2.2 Using PCONSOLE to Install a Print Server FastPort can be configured for printing without a config. file. This eliminates the need for the directory SYS:LOGIN\MILAN , its configuration files, and the ACT software. 1. Create a print server called ...

Page 41 - Installing a Print Server on NDS using PCONSOLE

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 4-4 4.3.1 Installing a Print Server on NDS using PCONSOLE 1. Run PCONSOLE using the following command (from the /public directory on the server): pconsole 2. Using the keys, select Quick Setup and press [Enter]. 3. In the “Print Services Quick Setup” menu...

Page 42 - Installing Print Server in NDS Using NWadmin

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 4-5 2. Select the printer created and press [Enter]. 3. Select Print Queues Assigned . Pressing [ins] allows a user to choose from a list of created queues. 4. Create new print queues by pressing [ins], again. Once an object is created, it must remain in ...

Page 44 - and click; The print queue to a printer is now assigned. Now use ACT to set up a

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 4-7 Figure 4-9. Print Server The printer is now connected to FastPort. Continue to the next section to assign a print queue to the print server. 4.3.2.5Assigning a Print Queue to FastPort 1. Double-click the recently assigned printer (Figure 4-3). Figure ...

Page 45 - Configuring in a Bindery and NDS Environment

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 4-8 4.4 Configuring in a Bindery and NDS Environment FastPort can operate in a mixed Bindery/NDS environment. Use one of the previous methods to install it. Adhere to the following restrictions: • FastPort can service up to 16 queues on a total of 16 serv...

Page 46 - “preferred server”; Printing to FastPort; CAPTURE; Printing Specific File Formats

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 4-9 4. It attaches to those print queues and goes to the next phase. Note: If a context was not specified in the NVRAM, it will not logon to NDS. 5. FastPort then tries to locate normal Bindery file servers. 6. Once it locates one, it looks in its “prefer...

Page 47 - C h a p t e r 5; I n s t a l l i n g a n d P r i n t i n g o n a U N I X E nv i ro n m e n t; Introduction; To perform installation on a UNIX TCP/IP client workstation:; Host Software Versus LPD; • Direct LPD support

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-1 C h a p t e r 5 I n s t a l l i n g a n d P r i n t i n g o n a U N I X E nv i ro n m e n t 5.1 Introduction To perform installation on a UNIX TCP/IP client workstation: 1. Decide whether to use: a. LPR/LPD support, which is native to UNIX systems, or...

Page 48 - Digi Installation Software; root

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-2 5.3 Digi Installation Software 1. Log in as root onto the system. 2. Create a directory to load the software (e.g., type mkdir Digi and press [Enter]) and enter that new directory. 3. Load the software from the disk and type: tar -xvf /dev/ <device...

Page 50 - a FastPort; Manual Installation on LPD Systems

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-4 5.3.4 Installation on BSD UNIX Systems Install.sh creates a spool directory and makes a config. file /usr/ spool/< printer name>/.fpconfig . To install: 1. Load the install.sh software. 2. Type ./install.sh to run the install script. 3. Choose F...

Page 51 - LPD

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-5 Digi provides an install script to configure UNIX for FastPort. UNIX systems that support LPD include: • BSD UNIX systems • System V Release 4 machines • IBM, HP, or DEC mainframe machines that run TCP/IP 5.4.1 Getting Started on an LPD System 1. Inst...

Page 52 - Follow the instructions to add a user defined queue name.; sh; Copy the following entry into your

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-6 5.4.3 User Defined Queue Names The remote printer name is used by UNIX to tell FastPort which port to send a print job. Some UNIX systems only support eight character names. If so, user ’s can create a remote printer name called user1 . To enable this...

Page 53 - lpc start beta; lpadmin

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-7 3. Create log/accounting files. Change ownership to daemon: touch /usr/adm/beta-errstouch /usr/adm/beta-acctchown daemon /usr/adm/beta-errschown daemon /usr/adm/beta-acctchmod 644 /usr/adm/beta-errschmod 644 /usr/adm/beta-acct 4. Start the printer and...

Page 54 - Command Line Options

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-8 accept < printer name> 5.4.7 Manual Installation with LPD on RS/6000 1. Determine the remote system/queue. Use Rembak for remote spooling. 2. Add FastPort to the network and assign an IP address to it. 3. Edit the /etc/qconfig file, for example:...

Page 56 - Class

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-10 5.5.2.1About Option Classes Class (Table 5-3) supports printing to the first available printer from a list of printers according to the following: • The first printer is the one specified on the command line. • Next one is hostname: port in the .fpco...

Page 57 - Manual Installation for System V Machines

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-11 5.5.2.2About Options Startstring and Endstring If “ s tartstring” and “startfile” are specified, then startstring is sent before the startfile. “Endfile” is sent before the endstring. • To indicate “Escape,” use M- . To indicate “Control,” use C^ . •...

Page 58 - “alpha”

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-12 Edit the interface file so its contents function as a sub-shell. Output is then piped to the fpfilter program. To do so: a. First line of the interface file usually is #!/bin/sh . Add a single open parenthesis in the second line of the file. #!/bin/s...

Page 59 - fpconfig; file) located in the; chmod 755 commfilter.sh; and; Manual Installation on BSD UNIX Systems; can be used to install a

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-13 3. Create a script commfilter.sh in the /usr/local/milan. #!/bin/sh /usr/local/milan/fpfilter -P alpha < options> $* exit 0 To use a printer config. file (i.e., . fpconfig file) located in the /usr/ local/milan directory (see Table 5-3) -D /usr...

Page 62 - Installing and Printing from Data General's DG/UX; Use the; sysadm; Add FastPort to the local hosts database (; fastport2-pr has been added; Add an Ethernet address by modifying the local ethers database (

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-16 5.6 Installing and Printing from Data General's DG/UX FastPort supports DG/UX™ 5.4 Release 2.01 and above. Current versions of DG/UX fully support FastPort; meaning that an interface script or filter command do not need to be loaded. These files are:...

Page 63 - Networked printer device name: fastport2-pr

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-17 5.6.2 Installing and Printing with DG/UX After adding the IP/Ethernet addresses, define a printer. Before doing so, configure FastPort (if not already done so). Use the “Use-ACK” setting for the parallel port when printing to impact printers. Define ...

Page 64 - the system admin. or location of the printer.; Printer Description: Laser Printer on doc hallway; Additional UNIX Utilities: Using pstext and NeWSprint; Run the “install.sh” and select

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-18 9. Supply a printer description, which can include the phone number of the system admin. or location of the printer. Printer Description: Laser Printer on doc hallway 10. Confirm your choices by pressing [Enter]. OK to perform operation? [yes] . Pres...

Page 65 - C h a p t e r 6; I n s t a l l i n g a n d P r i n t i n g o n a n A p p l e N e t w o r k; Introduction to the Apple Workstation

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 6-1 C h a p t e r 6 I n s t a l l i n g a n d P r i n t i n g o n a n A p p l e N e t w o r k Chapter 6 describes installation and configuration of FastPort to print from Apple environments using the AppleTalk printing protocol. 6.1 Introduction to the Ap...

Page 66 - “Bi-directional Printing

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 6-2 FastPort stores all options in NVRAM, including font lists, and LaserWriter 8 values (PostScript version, etc.). Therefore, these variables will not need to be downloaded at each power cycle. 6.1.2 Apple Applications: How FastPort Operates FastPort pe...

Page 67 - Advanced Utilities; Tips on Using the Configuration File; Using the Apple Printer Utility for Configuration; Using the Apple Printer Utility to Download a Config. Files

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 6-3 6.3 Advanced Utilities The advanced utilities portion of the CD-ROM includes: • Readme file • Apple TeachText editor for reading the configuration files • Apple Printer Utility version 2.2 The following files can be downloaded using the utility: • Set...

Page 68 - Edit the list of configuration choices.; Download PostScript File; Use; Setup Printer Info; to modify the variables for the parallel port.

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 6-4 6. Edit the list of configuration choices. 7. Save the list and quit “TeachText.” 8. Open the “Apple Printer Utility” menu. 9. Select Download PostScript File from this menu. 10. Select the file to download. 11. When downloading is complete, quit the ...

Page 69 - Edit the list of fonts to match your printer ’s.; LaserWriter Utility; . When the file completes

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 6-5 6.4.1.3Using Setup Font List FastPort can be told the fonts available for printers connected to the parallel port. If the printer fonts do not match the defaults, download a modified Font List file to the FastPort. 1. Locate the Setup Font List file i...

Page 70 - Using Namer to Rename the FastPort Printer; For older versions of FastPort:; Namer; . Icons appear for each installed printer type.; LaserWriter; Select the printer you want to rename.; Rename; Printing PostScript Binary Files; Selecting Binary PostScript Encoding

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 6-6 6.5 Using Namer to Rename the FastPort Printer FastPort stores the names of printers connected to its ports. The printer may have a different name when accessed by a different interface. By default, the MIL-3000FTX syntax is: For older versions of Fas...

Page 71 - hp

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 6-7 1. Edit the following two lines to the “Setup Defaults” file. Insert the binary name within the parentheses: Parallel Port Type ( Binary hp) // can be: No Binary or Binary adobe or Binary hp.Serial Port Type ( Binary hp) // can be: No Binary or Binary...

Page 72 - Bi-directional Printing from Macintosh Systems

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 6-8 Only download this file if the postscript binary FastPort printer has been enabled and is unsuccessful at printing. 6.7 Bi-directional Printing from Macintosh Systems Firmware 6.1 supports bi-directional printing to any printer that supports the IEEE ...

Page 74 - C h a p t e r 7; P r i n t M a n a g e m e n t F e a t u r e s o f F a s t P o r t; Managing Print Server; Enabling or Disabling the Console Monitor

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 7-1 C h a p t e r 7 P r i n t M a n a g e m e n t F e a t u r e s o f F a s t P o r t Chapter 7 contains print management and status monitoring for FastPort. This chapter includes: 7.1 Managing Print Server There are many methods to manage FastPort: remot...

Page 75 - Do you want to configure; Disable the information forwarding by selecting; off; defaults back to the command prompt.; Managing FastPort from Networked Workstations; Once a telnet session is established, a new screen appears:

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 7-2 6. At the command prompt, press [C] from the selection. 7. Press [Y] for yes at the query message Do you want to configure for console status monitoring ? 8. Choose the output port where the console info. is sent. 9. Disable the information forwarding...

Page 80 - C h a p t e r 8; FastManage Installation; FastManage Applications

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 8-1 C h a p t e r 8 FastManage Installation Chapter 8 has information for the FastManage software. 8.1 FastManage Applications • Discovery Application: This is used to find devices that have an SNMP agent on the network. • Ping Application: This is a stan...

Page 81 - Installing FastManage

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 8-2 8.1.3 IP Configuration 1. Load Packet or ODI drivers for the NIC card 2. Add the following line to the net.cfg file for ODI Drivers: Frame Ethernet_II 8.1.4 IPX Configuration • Novell 4.1 Drivers for Windows and DOS. Refer to the Novell Netware Docume...

Page 83 - Maximum Retry Time; Show Node Name

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 8-4 • Maximum Retry Time and click Next. Default is 5 . Figure 8-2. Configuring Advanced Parameters 8.2.2.1General Parameters The “General Parameters” has more options to configure. Figure 8-3. General Parameters • Show Node Name : If selected, this param...

Page 88 - C h a p t e r 9; Discovery Application; Introduction to Discovery

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 9-1 C h a p t e r 9 Discovery Application Chapter 9 describes the features of Discovery, including features for the MIL-3000FTX FastPort. 9.1 Introduction to Discovery Discovery detects SNMP manageable devices over IP, IPX, and NetBEUI (NetBIOS) networks....

Page 89 - Launching Discovery; “discovers” all of the SNMP devices on the subnet.

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 9-2 9.2 Launching Discovery Figure 9-1. FastManage for FastPort menu 1. Double-click on the Discovery Application icon. The software “discovers” all of the SNMP devices on the subnet. 2. Devices will now appear on Map 1 as “thumbnails,” which represents e...

Page 90 - : Means the software is looking for more SNMP hosts; FastPort Icon Names; : This device was discovered by the SNMP over IPX protocol

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 9-3 9.2.1 Tool bar The tool bar displays above the Map field. Figure 9-3 displays a close-up view of the Discovery Application tool bar. To remove the tool bar from the field: From the “Option” pull-down menu, deselect Tool bar . Figure 9-3. Discovery App...

Page 91 - Discovery Application Tools

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 9-4 • SNMPAXXXXXX : This device was discovered by the SNMP over NetBIOS (where XXXXXX are the last six digits of the Ethernet address. Thus, a device with an Ethernet address of “0040C800702CA,” has a NetBIOS name of SNMPA0702CA ). Note: FastPorts with fi...

Page 95 - General Parameters

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 9-8 Note: This only works if IPX is enabled in the General Parameters (under the Parameters pull-down menu). Figure 9-6. SNMP Fault Trace Message 9.5 Parameters Pull-Down Menu There are a variety of options that can be configured from the Parameters pull-...

Page 100 - C h a p t e r 1 0; FastPort Application; FastPort PrintServer MGR; . icon allows users to open a specific; FastPort PrintServer Mgr.

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 10-1 C h a p t e r 1 0 FastPort Application Chapter 10 gives an description of the FastPort Application. The FastPort Application is used to manage SNMP devices. 10.1 FastPort Application FastManage supports most SNMP devices, including the MIL-3000FTX. T...

Page 101 - Overview of Managing FastPort

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 10-2 10.2 Overview of Managing FastPort Once the application is launched, a graphical illustration representing the front and rear panels of the specific FastPort is displayed (Figure 10-2). Figure 10-2. MIL-3300FTX FastPort Print Server 10.3 FastPort App...

Page 102 - The following screen appears:

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 10-3 Note: Refer to section 10.4.1 for information on the TCP/IP Config. sub-menu’s options. The following screen appears: Figure 10-4. IP Traps Manager 2. Enter your host address into the “IP Trap Host 1” line and click Set . FastManage now notifies you ...

Page 103 - Parallel Port Select

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 10-4 10.3.5Serial Port Depending on your model of MIL-3000FTX, there may be up to three serial ports. When a serial port icon is clicked, information for that port is displayed. Left- and right-mouse clicks displays different information (Figure 10-6). Fi...

Page 104 - From

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 10-5 10.4.1TCP/IP Config. There are a series of choices that can be selected to configure FastPort on a TCP/IP networks. The following is a hierarchy of the choices that can be selected. To open each selection, use the mouse and follow the arrows to the s...

Page 107 - Parameters for the parallel port includes:

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 10-8 Parameters for the parallel port includes: • Serial Printer Setup --> Printer 1 : Sets serial port 1’s parameters. --> Printer 2 (optional): Sets serial port 2’s parameters. Note: The number of printers to configure depends on the number of ser...

Page 108 - Currently, these parameters are reserved.; – Firmware revision

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 10-9 10.4.6NetBIOS Config. There is one choice that can be selected to configure FastPort for a NetBIOS network: • NetBIOS Config .--> NetBIOS Names : Sets the NetBIOS group and unique name. This parameter cannot be modified. 10.5 Status Menu Currently...

Page 109 - C h a p t e r 1 1; Ping and BOOTP Server; Launching the Ping Application; Ping Application

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 11-1 C h a p t e r 1 1 Ping and BOOTP Server Chapter 11 covers both the Ping and BOOTP applications. Ping is used to see whether or not a device is “alive.” BOOTP allows users to dynamically assign IP addresses to a device. 11.1 Launching the Ping Applica...

Page 110 - OK; Troubleshooting Ping; If a device does not respond to a ping command:; BOOTP Configuration; BOOTP; BOOTP needs a “BOOTPtab” file (usually in the

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 11-2 Figure 11-4. Update Settings Menu 2. Change the time-out setting (in milliseconds). Note: A value of up to 32,000 milliseconds can be entered. 3. Click OK . 11.2 Troubleshooting Ping If a device does not respond to a ping command: • Make sure that yo...

Page 111 - To add a new entry to the “BOOTPtab” file, click; Add Entry to; in the “Hardware; Ok; Add entries for each field.

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 11-3 Figure 11-5. Select BOOTPtab File 4. To add a new entry to the “BOOTPtab” file, click Add Entry to BOOTPtab File from the “File” pull-down window. Figure 11-6. Add Entry to BOOTPTab File To add a node with an Ethernet address of “0040C8XXXX02” and an...

Page 112 - A p p e n d i x A; Resetting FastPort to Factory Defaults; A.1 Resetting by Toggling the DIP Switches; A.2 Resetting by Console Option; A.3 Hardware Features

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers A-1 A p p e n d i x A Resetting FastPort to Factory Defaults A.1 Resetting by Toggling the DIP Switches Note: This will also reset the IP Address back to 0.0.0.0. 1. Place all the front panel switches down. Note: Unplug then plug back in the power supply....

Page 113 - A.4 Serial Printer and Terminal

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers A-2 A.4 Serial Printer and Terminal F i g u r e A - 1 . C o m m o n D u m b Te r m i n a l C o n n e c t i o n F i g u r e A - 2 . C a bl e fo r Te r m i n a l a n d S e r i a l P r i n t e rs F i g u r e A - 3 . D C E D ev i c e : D u m b Te r m i n a l ...

Page 114 - A.6 Environmental Operating Conditions

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers A-3 A.5 Connectors A.5.1 Serial Port Connector A.5.2 RJ-45 Connector • Pin 1: Transmit data + Pin 3: Receive data + • Pin 2: Transmit data - Pin 6: Receive data - A.5.3 Parallel Port Connector A.6 Environmental Operating Conditions A.7 System LEDs P I N N...

Page 115 - A p p e n d i x B; Troubleshooting MS Windows; B.1 MS Windows-Level Browsing and Sharing Abilities; Net View; workgroup

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers B-1 A p p e n d i x B Troubleshooting MS Windows B.1 MS Windows-Level Browsing and Sharing Abilities When a client machine comes up on the network, it usually comes up in a pre-configured workgroup. The default workgroup for all NetBIOS machines (includin...

Page 116 - B.2 Troubleshooting DOS Tools

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers B-2 Users should now be able to browse FastPort just as they would any normal NetBIOS client. As an alternative: 1. Use the net use and/or net view command without having FastPort in the same workgroup as the workstation. 2. Fill in the proper NetBIOS nam...

Page 117 - A p p e n d i x C; Troubleshooting NetWare

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers C-1 A p p e n d i x C Troubleshooting NetWare C.1 ACT-- Advance Configuration Tool C.1.1 Benefits of ACT • Quick configuration menu • Configuration is independent of the NetWare frame type • FastPort can be monitored and its messages logged • Print server...

Page 118 - md Digi; C.2 Advanced Configuration Menu in ACT; NetWare Configuration:

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers C-2 • Resetting FastPort’s NVRAM of to factory defaults • Choosing a primary NetWare server • Enabling/disabling protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, EtherTalk, etc.) • Customizing LPD C.1.3 Requirements • A MIL-3XXX FastPort print server with firmware release 4.5.x ...

Page 120 - Configure a Queue

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers C-4 C.2.1.2 Configuring the Print Server (File Server Side) When the Configure Print Server (File Server) is accessed, a set of menus appear. These menus allows a user to set and modify print server parameters on a specific file server. Select the printer...

Page 122 - Standard

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers C-6 • Set and modify access passwords • Enable and disable RARP • Access passwords Note: Access is password protected. Choose a password from this menu. F i g u r e C - 1 . P r i n t S e r v e r C o n fi g u r a t i o n O p t i o n s The parallel port sup...

Page 123 - C.3 Status Menu in ACT; C.4 Monitor Menu in ACT

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers C-7 C.3 Status Menu in ACT The Status Menu provides two options to display the current status of a print server and its queues. There are two submenus: Print Server Status and Queue Status. The Print Server Status submenu (Figure C-2) allows a user to vie...

Page 124 - C.5 Troubleshooting Tips; Link; C.5.3 FastPort fails POST after upgrading firmware

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers C-8 C.5 Troubleshooting Tips This section lists problems and possible solutions for NetWare. C.5.1 FastPort does not power up Check the voltage on the power supply. If it is switchable, set it to the correct voltage (e.g., 120 VAC for continental USA). C....

Page 125 - C.5.5 FastPort does not login to the file server

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers C-9 C.5.5 FastPort does not login to the file server • Use the console monitoring capability of ACT (in the Monitor menu) to see the messages sent by FastPort. • Use the userlist command (in NetWare 4.x, this is nlist user ) to see whether FastPort has lo...

Page 126 - C.5.9 Autosensing printer has trouble printing; C.6 Notification not Working if Created by PCONSOLE; C.8.1 Attaching queue QUEUE1 on server SERVER1

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers C-10 C.5.9 Autosensing printer has trouble printing • Check the job time-out value and increase it 45 to 60 seconds. • Turn off banner option. • Use ACT to select the send a Control+D queue option (see NetWare Configuration). This resets the printer after...

Page 127 - C.8.3 Could not Read Configuration file from SERVER1; C.9 ACT Error Messages

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers C-11 C.8.3 Could not Read Configuration file from SERVER1 FastPort could not find the configuration file or did not have the rights to read it. • Configuration file is in the wrong location or misnamed • An incorrect access right was given. Check its acce...

Page 128 - A p p e n d i x D; Troubleshooting UNIX; D.2.2 ASCII Text File Prints as a Single Line

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers D-1 A p p e n d i x D Troubleshooting UNIX D.1 Introduction If there are problems printing to FastPort while using UNIX: 1. Verify that FastPort is connected and powered on correctly. 2. Verify that the LEDs are flashing. See Appendix G if the LEDs are fl...

Page 129 - formfeed

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers D-2 If an extra blank page comes out at the end of a print job: • Remove the formfeed option from the “.fpconfig” file. Use install.sh On System V or RS/6000 systems: • Specify an -m argument to fpfilter . When using direct LPD support, send data to the A...

Page 130 - host alpha; UNIX Configuration Files

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers D-3 3. Use this to see the correct IP address for the host alpha : ypmatch alpha hosts If a message that states can’t bind … , user is not using NIS. 4. For NIS, with the changes made to the /etc/hosts or /etc/ethers file, update the files by typing: cd /...

Page 131 - hpfilter; Sample Entries for Direct and Remote Spooling; accounting

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers D-4 :if=/usr/local/digi/hpfilter: Where hpfilter is the name of the shell script. Refer to the command line shell scripts and .fpconfig files in the /examples subdirectory on the CD-ROM. D.4 Sample Entries for Direct and Remote Spooling The following are ...

Page 132 - A p p e n d i x E; Troubleshooting AppleTalk; E.1 Troubleshooting Tips; The following are troubleshooting tips for AppleTalk.; Wait Time Before Reset; Wait Time; to delay sending print jobs before and after a reset sequence.; SetUp Defaults; file (see “Using Setup Defaults; E.1.2 Configuration to Use the ACK Signal; ) to send correctly on the

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers E-1 A p p e n d i x E Troubleshooting AppleTalk E.1 Troubleshooting Tips The following are troubleshooting tips for AppleTalk. E.1.1 Reset Time The default for reset time may have to be changed. The reset time is the amount of time FastPort waits before s...

Page 133 - bit PostScript batch mode with mark parity.; Enter the following commands through the serial port.; quit; PostScript code to test the mode change.; The options number for the 25-pin port is 67

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers E-2 3. The PS code that follows is used to switch the LaserWriter into 8 data bit PostScript batch mode with mark parity. Note: The % characters and following comments are not necessary. 4. Enter the following commands through the serial port. If using te...

Page 134 - E.2 Setup for AppleTalk

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers E-3 E.2 Setup for AppleTalk Please confirm or verify on test page: 1. DIP switch D1 is up (off). a. The Power LED and the Link LED illuminate solid on. b. The Sys LED and Net LED blink. If not, power cycle the unit. 2. If the Link LED does not light, try ...

Page 138 - E.2.7 Downloading the Setup Defaults File to Change FastPort; and on

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers E-7 E.2.7 Downloading the Setup Defaults File to Change FastPort The Setup Zone Name, Setup Printer Info, and Setup Font List files can also be downloaded to change FastPort settings. Note: Apple products were designed to print to postscript printers. Any...

Page 140 - A p p e n d i x F; Upgrading Flash EEPROMS; Network Upload Procedure; Power cycle FastPort. Go to step 6 if FastPort does not boot.

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers F-1 A p p e n d i x F Upgrading Flash EEPROMS Digi LAN division offers the latest firmware release for FastPort to be downloaded free from our web- or FTP-site. This firmware has support for various protocols and updates for printing via the print server....

Page 141 - Copy This Image to Other Bank

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers F-2 6. Set FastPort so that it boots on its alternate flash file. a. Toggle front switch D4. If it is in the up position, place it down. If it is in the down position, place it up. b. Power cycle the unit. c. Toggle front switch D1 up and down at least 10...

Page 142 - Disable Network Upload

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers F-3 Note: Note the sequence number assigned to the images that is listed when using the DF console command or enter the flash monitor. The higher number indicates the more recent upload. F.1.3 Flash Upload Commands Access the flash upload command in one o...

Page 143 - A p p e n d i x G; Telnet, NBMON and Serial Connection Diagnostic; G.1 Diagnostic and Configuration Commands: Commands

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers G-1 A p p e n d i x G Telnet, NBMON and Serial Connection Diagnostic Console Options G.1 Diagnostic and Configuration Commands: Commands • C—Configure console (for status monitoring) • D—Display summary configuration parameters • E—Display/set ethernet op...

Page 144 - G.3 D—Display Summary Configuration Parameters, Including; Link test is currently enabled. Link test:

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers G-2 G.3 D—Display Summary Configuration Parameters, Including Command [?,C,D,E,F,H,I,L,N,P,Q,R,S,Z,*,+] --> d FastPort Model 3200X Firmware revision 6.1.18, Datecode 10.23.1998 18:50 Ethernet address:00 40 C8 00 0B 0B IP address:0.0.0.0 AUI Network mod...

Page 145 - G.7 L—Limit monitor Network Access by Password

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers G-3 3.(Display flash chip information) <enter> (don't change/continue) G.6 I—Display/set IP Address current IP address: 0.0.0.0Modify?, yes or no (y or n)?:yEnter new IP address: 199.86.12.165new IP address: 199.86.12.165 G.7 L—Limit monitor Network...

Page 148 - G.9 P—Display/Set Parallel Port Parms and Status

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers G-6 • Modify?, yes or no (y or n)?:n G.8.1.4.2TCP/IP Menu Options: (L) LPD Options LPD options: • LPD enabled • Output Control-D at end of job on Postscript queues • Output FF at end of job on ASCII queues • Print banner page (after job) • User defined qu...

Page 150 - Current; G.11 Z—Reset NVRAM to Factory Defaults; nvram reset to factory defaults

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers G-8 1.(300) 2.(600) 3.(1200) 4.(2400) 5.(4800) 6.(9600) 7.(19200) 8.(38400) <enter> (don’t change/continue) Current Serial port 1 config:BaudDataStopParityFlow 9600 8 1 None Xon/Xoff Modify?, yes or no (y or n)?:n G.11 Z—Reset NVRAM to Factory Defau...

Page 151 - A p p e n d i x H; Troubleshooting FastManage; H.3 IP address Validation Messages

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers H-1 A p p e n d i x H Troubleshooting FastManage H.1 General Messages T a b l e H - 1 : G e n e r a l M e s s a g e s H.2 General Problems T a b l e H - 2 : G e n e r a l P r o b l e m s H.3 IP address Validation Messages T a b l e H - 3 : I P A d d r e s...

Page 152 - H.4 Discovery Application Messages

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers H-2 H.4 Discovery Application Messages T a b l e H - 4 : D i s c o v e r y A p p l i c a t i o n M e s s a g e s H.5 Ping Application Message T a b l e H - 5 : P i n g A p p l i c a t i o n M e s s a g e H.6 BOOTP Server Application Messages T a b l e H -...

Page 153 - A p p e n d i x I; Technical Support Services; WWW and FTP Sites; For faster service when calling technical support:; Returning Procedures; Technical support engineers work with users to find the problem.

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers I-1 A p p e n d i x I Technical Support Services I.1 WWW and FTP Sites Digi LAN division provides on-line technical support via WWW and our FTP site. On-line access provides product information, firmware updates, release notes, etc. To access: • WWW=http:...

Page 154 - How to access Digi’s FTP Sites; • Login as “anonymous”; UNIX Binary Files Available; The following UNIX binaries are available on the FTP site:; File Name

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers I-2 If technical support determines that the unit is defective, a return materials authorization (RMA) is issued by our RMA admin. who provides shipping instructions. Note: It is required that any return has an RMA number or it will be rejected and return...

Page 156 - Support Documents Available; The following documents are currently available as; readme; files on the

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers I-4 pyr_r3k.tar Pyramid R3000 OSX pyr_rm1k.tar Pyramid RM1000 Mesh MPP /sco sco3242.tar SCO Sys 3.2 3.242 sco5.tar SCO open Server 5 sco502_fpf332.tar SCO Open Server 5.0.2 sco504_fpf332.tar SCO Open Server 5.0.4 /sgi sgi53_fpf320.tar SGI Irix 5.3 SVR4 sg...

Page 159 - Index; Symbols

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers In-1 Index Symbols %s 9-12 Numerics 1 stop bit 1-5 10/100BASE-TX 1-1, 1-4, A-1 120 VAC 1-3 16 MHz clock A-1 8 data bits 1-5 9600 baud 1-5 A About FastPort Manager 10-9 About Option Classes 5-10 Accounting Information 5-15 ACK 7-4, C-6 Signal E-1 ACT C-1, ...

Page 163 - Printed in the USA

1299 Orleans Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Part Number: 90000105 Rev. B Printed in the USA