Tektronix Phaser 840 - Manual

Introduction 1 Setup Guide 3 Printer management After your printer is up and running on the network, you can take advantage of the following features that aid you in managing your printer over the network: ■ Job accounting. The printer stores a log file containing information about jobs printed. The...

1 Introduction 4 PhaserShare Networking If you need more information You may need more information about troubleshooting your network installation or using the printer. The following sources are available: PhaserShare networking manual. Provides detailed networking information for system administrat...

Setup Guide 5 Chapter 2 Connecting Your Printer to a Network PhaserShare Series B Ethernet interface The PhaserShare Series B Ethernet interface conforms to the IEEE 802.3 and Ethernet II standards. With the printer ’s built-in Ethernet interface, you can connect the printer directly to an Ethernet ...

2 Connecting Your Printer to a Network 6 PhaserShare Networking Ethernet connections and indicators Built-in Ethernet connector The printer ’s built-in Ethernet connector has the following connections and indicators: 1. LINK indicator; on indicates a working connection to a hub; off indicates no con...

Connecting Your Printer to a Network 2 Setup Guide 7 PhaserShare Series B Ethernet card The PhaserShare Series B Ethernet card has the following connections and indicators: 1. TX indicator (yellow); blinks while the network interface is transmitting. 2. RX Link indicator (green); blinks while the ne...

2 Connecting Your Printer to a Network 8 PhaserShare Networking Ethernet cables and termination N O T E To fully comply with EMI (electro-magnetic interference) specifications, the use of shielded or screened cables may be required. “Shielded” describes IBM-defined cables used with the DB-9 connecto...

Connecting Your Printer to a Network 2 Setup Guide 9 PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card The PhaserShare Series B Token Ring port conforms to the IEEE 802.5 standard. With the PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card, you can connect the printer directly to a Token Ring network using shielded twisted p...

2 Connecting Your Printer to a Network 10 PhaserShare Networking Token Ring connections and indicators The PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card has the following connections and indicators on the rear panel: 1. Shielded Twisted Pair (STP; IBM Type 1) connector (DB-9). N O T E The STP port on the Pha...

Connecting Your Printer to a Network 2 Setup Guide 11 Ring speed jumper The Token Ring card is equipped with a single three-pin jumper to set the ring speed. There are two settings: 4 Mbps and 16 Mbps. N O T E If you received your printer with the Token Ring card already installed, you must turn off...

2 Connecting Your Printer to a Network 12 PhaserShare Networking Token Ring configuration Token Ring parameters Parameter Description Choices Network Address Token Ring Address. You can supply a Locally Administered Address. Any valid Token Ring address between 40. xx.xx.xx.xx.xx and 7F.xx.xx.xx.xx....

Connecting Your Printer to a Network 2 Setup Guide 13 Configuring Token Ring parameters ■ On UNIX systems, you can use the script config-TokenRing , provided with the printer ’s network utilities software. See the next topic, “Using the config-TokenRing script”. ■ On PCs, you can edit the PostScript...

Connecting Your Printer to a Network 2 Setup Guide 15 Using the PhaserShare Administrator to configure Token Ring 1. In the PhaserShare Administrator Main window, select the desired printer from the Printer List . 2. Click Configure Printer ; this displays the Configure Printer dialog box. 3. In the...

2 Connecting Your Printer to a Network 16 PhaserShare Networking PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk card When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased initially with the printer, it is installed at the factory. When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased later as an upgrade kit, follow the installatio...

Connecting Your Printer to a Network 2 Setup Guide 17 LocalTalk connectors, cables, and terminators LocalTalk connectors and cables are available through your local reseller. Depending on the type of LocalTalk cables you use and your network configuration, you might need to use terminators at certai...

Setup Guide 19 Chapter 3 EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TokenTalk Configuration Configuration overview N O T E The printer’s AppleTalk connection works with Macintosh system software 7.0, 7.1, 7.5, 7.6, 8.0, 8.1, and 8.2. The configuration procedure for LocalTalk, EtherTalk, and TokenTalk consists of two...

3 EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TokenTalk Configuration 20 PhaserShare Networking Finding the printer’s name in the Chooser 1. From the Apple menu, select Chooser . 2. In the upper-left corner of the Chooser , find the driver icon. (If the driver icon is not in the Chooser , you need to install the prin...

Setup Guide 21 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Configuration This chapter provides a quick configuration procedure for Windows environments using the Tektronix PhaserShare Administrator. For detailed information on the PhaserShare Administrator functions, see the PhaserShare Administrator on-line help. The...

4 Novell NetWare Configuration 22 PhaserShare Networking Using the Quick Configuration Wizard Log on to the file server N O T E Many of the operations performed using the PhaserShare Administrator require SUPERVISOR privileges (for example, creating queues). NetWare 3.x. Log on to the default NetWar...

Novell NetWare Configuration 4 Setup Guide 23 Launch the Quick Configuration Wizard Click Quick Configuration to launch the Quick Configuration Wizard. Configure the printer and set up queues 1. If desired, change the Print Server Name or Printer Name . 2. Select connection mode(s) by checking the b...

4 Novell NetWare Configuration 24 PhaserShare Networking Verify information and finish the configuration After you have entered the configuration information, the Quick Configuration Wizard displays the Configured Printer Information dialog box, which reports the information you have entered. 1. Ver...

Setup Guide 25 Chapter 5 TCP/IP Configuration (UNIX) Adding the printer to the host table Add the printer ’s name to the host table and assign an IP address to the printer ’s name. Depending on your host system, you may do this one of three ways: ■ Use NIS (Name Information Server, formerly Yellow P...

5 TCP/IP Configuration (UNIX) 26 PhaserShare Networking Assigning print queues with PhaserPrint for UNIX For UNIX environments, Tektronix offers PhaserPrint for UNIX software, which provides fast raster printing and a graphical user interface with push-button control of printer features. For more in...

TCP/IP Configuration (UNIX) 5 Setup Guide 27 Example installation for a typical BSD UNIX system The following procedure is an example spooler configuration that will work for many BSD systems, including SunOS 4.x and 5.x (Solaris 1.x and 2.x) and Digital UNIX. Modify the /etc/hosts file to identify ...

5 TCP/IP Configuration (UNIX) 28 PhaserShare Networking Sample printcap file # Printer: Tektronix Phaser840 # Print queue name: colorprinter # Remote machine name: Phaser840 # Remote printer queue name: PS # Spool directory: /usr/spool/lpd/colorprinter colorprinter:\ :lp=:\ :rm=Phaser840:\ :rp=PS:\ ...

TCP/IP Configuration (UNIX) 5 Setup Guide 29 6. Set up spool directories. After you have edited the /etc/hosts and /etc/printcap files, create and set permissions for the spool directory you specified. For example: cd /usr/spool/lpd mkdir colorprinter chown daemon colorprinter chgrp daemon colorprin...

5 TCP/IP Configuration (UNIX) 30 PhaserShare Networking Extracting files from unix.tar The file unix.tar contains all shell scripts and other files needed for network configuration in UNIX environments. The file is in UNIX tar format. The file is included on your printer ’s software CD-ROM. Listing ...

Setup Guide 31 Chapter 6 Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software TCP/IP configuration for a PC If you don't already have a TCP/IP address configured for your PC, contact your system administrator to ensure that the configuration is made according to your company guidelines. If there is no TCP...

6 Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software 32 PhaserShare Networking Setting the printer’s IP address You can set the printer ’s IP address by any of the following methods: ■ Use the printer ’s front panel. For more information, see “Setting IP parameters from the front panel” on page 48. ■ Us...

Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software 6 Setup Guide 33 Create your first port and install the driver 1. After the port monitor is installed, the Add PhaserPort dialog box is displayed. Create your first port: a. In the Description field, enter a name for the port (this can be the printer na...

6 Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software 34 PhaserShare Networking e. If desired, change the printer ’s name (the name that will show in your Printers window). You can also choose to make this printer your default Windows printer. Click Next . f. If you are prompted to send a test page to th...

Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software 6 Setup Guide 35 Adding a port to an existing printer Use this procedure to add a port after you have installed the printer. 1. Select your printer: a. From the Start menu, select Settings , then click Printers . b In the Printers window, right-mouse cl...

6 Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software 36 PhaserShare Networking Changing a port’s IP address If the IP address of the printer is changed, change the IP address of the corresponding port: 1. Select your printer: a. From the Start menu, select Settings , then click Printers . b. In the Prin...

7 Windows NT 38 PhaserShare Networking Add the printer 1. Log in as Administrator or a user with administrator privileges. 2. Click Start , Settings , and Printers . 3. In the Printers dialog box, double-click Add Printer . ■ If you intend to do your printer management from this computer, click My C...

Windows NT 7 Setup Guide 39 Creating an LPR port 1. To connect via TCP/IP, double-click LPR Port in the Printer Ports dialog box. If LPR Port is not listed in this box, the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Service must be installed on the NT machine: a. Click Start , Settings , Control Panel , and Network ...

7 Windows NT 40 PhaserShare Networking Install the driver 1. In the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, click Have Disk to add a new Tektronix driver. 2. Type the path name to the driver files. This can be A:\ if the files are on a diskette. If these files were downloaded from an on-line service, type th...

Windows NT 7 Setup Guide 41 Adding a Windows NT 4.0 driver on an NT 3.51 server N O T E For proper installation, use the latest Windows NT 3.51 drivers and Windows NT 4.0 drivers, available from the Tektronix web site: www.tek.com/Color_Printers/support/software.html The following procedure describe...

Windows NT 7 Setup Guide 43 Adding a Windows NT 3.x driver This update procedure provides printer page size information for Windows NT applications. However, TekColor color corrections and other PostScript Level 2 features are not supported by the Windows NT driver. Refer to your printer ’s user doc...

Windows NT 7 Setup Guide 45 Creating an AppleTalk port 1. In the Printer Port dialog box, double-click the AppleTalk Printing Devices port. If the AppleTalk Printing Devices port is not listed in the Printer Port dialog box, the Microsoft Services for Macintosh needs to be added to the Windows NT ma...

Setup Guide 47 Chapter 8 Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters You can set the printer ’s IP address and other IP parameters by any of the following methods: ■ Use the printer ’s front panel. See “Setting IP parameters from the front panel” on page 48. ■ Server-based printer configuration. ...

8 Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters 48 PhaserShare Networking Obtain the information listed in the following table. It might be helpful to write down this information so you can refer to it during the configuration procedure. Setting IP parameters from the front panel 1. When the front ...

Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters 8 Setup Guide 49 6. Set the network mask: a. Press the down-arrow button until NW Mask is highlighted. Press Select . b. Press the left- or right-arrow buttons to highlight the 3-digit part of the address that you want to set. Press the up- or down-arro...

Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters 8 Setup Guide 51 Setting IP parameters: DHCP DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a system in which Windows NT servers can allocate IP addresses dynamically. Under DHCP, the server gives the printer (called a DHCP client) an IP address when the...

Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters 8 Setup Guide 53 DHCP transactions ■ On power up or reset, the printer sends a DHCP discover packet , indicating its Ethernet address and requesting an IP address. ■ The DHCP server responds to the discover packet with a DHCP offer packet , which contai...

Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters 8 Setup Guide 55 Running the config-IP script 1. Connect the printer to a network. ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) requires that the printer be connected on the same physical network segment as the host. 2. Run the script config-IP : a. In the directo...

Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters 8 Setup Guide 57 DNS The printers support Domain Name Services (DNS) through an embedded DNS stub resolver. The DNS resolver protocol communicates with one or more DNS servers to request the IP address for a given host name or the host name for a given ...

Setup Guide 59 Chapter 9 PhaserLink Printer Management Software PhaserLink Printer Management software is a printer administration and support tool using World Wide Web technology. With PhaserLink software, you can access printer status and manage your printer over a TCP/IP network using a web brows...

9 PhaserLink Printer Management Software 60 PhaserShare Networking PhaserLink Printer Management software help files Most PhaserLink pages allow you to view and set printer parameters through fields. HTML files containing descriptions of the fields are supplied on the printer ’s CD-ROM in the PHLINK...

PhaserLink Printer Management Software 9 Setup Guide 61 Setting printer parameters: PhaserLink software pages If there are read-write parameters on the page, there is a field at the bottom of the page for a validation password. By default, the password is a NULL string (no characters). The password ...

9 PhaserLink Printer Management Software 62 PhaserShare Networking Disabling Information Forwarding 1. Display the View and Configure Information Forwarding page. 2. Select No from the Information Forwarding Enabled menu button. 3. If a validation password has been assigned, enter the password to ma...

Setup Guide 63 Index A Adapter Status 12 ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) with config-IP script 55 with config-TokenRing script 13 B BOOTP 47 Broadcast 12 Broadcast address 48 C cables 8 Chooser 20 config-IP 55 config-TokenRing 14 Configuration Page front panel 2 D DHCP 51 DNS printer configuration...