Tektronix Phasershare Printer User Manual

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1 Introduction 4 PhaserShare Networking If you need more information You may need more information about troubleshooting your network installation o

Setup Guide5 Chapter2Connecting Your Printer to a NetworkPhaserShare Series B Ethernet interfaceThe PhaserShare Series B Ethernet interface conforms t

2Connecting Your Printer to a Network6PhaserShare Networking Ethernet connections and indicatorsBuilt-in Ethernet connectorThe printer’s built-in Ethe

Connecting Your Printer to a Network2Setup Guide7PhaserShare Series B Ethernet cardThe PhaserShare Series B Ethernet card has the following connection

2Connecting Your Printer to a Network8PhaserShare Networking Ethernet cables and terminationN O T ETo fully comply with EMI (electro-magnetic interfer

Connecting Your Printer to a Network2Setup Guide9PhaserShare Series B Token Ring cardThe PhaserShare Series B Token Ring port conforms to the IEEE 802

2Connecting Your Printer to a Network10PhaserShare Networking Token Ring connections and indicatorsThe PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card has the fo

Connecting Your Printer to a Network2Setup Guide11Ring speed jumperThe Token Ring card is equipped with a single three-pin jumper to set the ring spee

2Connecting Your Printer to a Network12PhaserShare Networking Token Ring configurationYou can set the Token Ring Frame Routing from the printer’s front

Connecting Your Printer to a Network2Setup Guide135.Return the printer to normal operation:a.Press Exit until the front panel displays Network Setting

2Connecting Your Printer to a Network14PhaserShare Networking 5.Select the desired Frame Routing: Transparent or Source Route:a.Press until the Fra

Connecting Your Printer to a Network2Setup Guide15 Token Ring parameters Parameter Description ChoicesNetwork Address Token Ring Address. You can

2Connecting Your Printer to a Network16PhaserShare Networking Configuring Token Ring parameters On UNIX systems, you can use the script config-TokenRin

Connecting Your Printer to a Network2Setup Guide173.Run the script config-TokenRing:a.In the directory where you placed your printer’s network utiliti

2Connecting Your Printer to a Network18PhaserShare Networking Using the PhaserShare Administrator to configure Token Ring1.In the PhaserShare Administr

Connecting Your Printer to a Network2Setup Guide19PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk cardWhen a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased initially with the

2Connecting Your Printer to a Network20PhaserShare Networking LocalTalk connectors, cables, and terminatorsLocalTalk connectors and cables are availab

Setup Guide21Chapter3EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TokenTalk Configuration Configuration overviewN O T EThe printer’s AppleTalk connection works with Macin

3EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TokenTalk Configuration22PhaserShare Networking Finding the printer’s name in the Chooser1.From the Apple menu, select Choo

Setup Guide23Chapter4Novell NetWare ConfigurationThis chapter provides a quick configuration procedure for Windows environments using the Tektronix Pha

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4Novell NetWare Configuration24PhaserShare Networking Installation for Phaser 360 printers1.Locate and run the file SETUP.EXE on the printer’s CD-ROM o

Novell NetWare Configuration4Setup Guide25Start the PhaserShare AdministratorDouble-click the PhaserShare Administrator icon. Refer to your Windows d

4Novell NetWare Configuration26PhaserShare Networking 3.Click Next; the dialogs that follow allow you to configure Bindery connections, NDS connections

Novell NetWare Configuration4Setup Guide27Verify information and finish the configurationAfter you have entered the configuration information, the Quick

4Novell NetWare Configuration28PhaserShare Networking Setting IPX frame types from the front panelSetting IPX frame types: Phaser 740 and Phaser 360

Novell NetWare Configuration4Setup Guide295.Return the printer to normal operation:a.Press (Exit) until the front panel displays Network Settings.b.

4Novell NetWare Configuration30PhaserShare Networking 3.Enable or disable the frame type:a.Press until the frame type you want is displayed.b.Press

Setup Guide31Chapter5TCP/IP Configuration (UNIX)Adding the printer to the host tableAdd the printer’s name to the host table and assign an IP address

5TCP/IP Configuration (UNIX)32PhaserShare Networking Assigning print queues with PhaserPrint for UNIXFor UNIX environments, Tektronix offers PhaserPri

TCP/IP Configuration (UNIX)5Setup Guide33Example installation for a typical BSD UNIX systemThe following procedure is an example spooler configuration

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5TCP/IP Configuration (UNIX)34PhaserShare Networking Sample printcap file# Printer: Tektronix Phaser740# Print queue name: colorprinter# Remote machin

TCP/IP Configuration (UNIX)5Setup Guide356.Set up spool directories. After you have edited the /etc/hosts and /etc/printcap files, create and set perm

5TCP/IP Configuration (UNIX)36PhaserShare Networking Extracting files from unix.tarThe file unix.tar contains all shell scripts and other files needed fo

Setup Guide37Chapter6Windows 95 andWindows 98: PhaserPort SoftwareThe Tektronix PhaserPort software is a port monitor that allows you to print directl

6Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software38PhaserShare Networking Setting the printer’s IP addressThere are three ways to assign the printer’s I

Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software6Setup Guide39Create your first port and install the printer1.After the PhaserPort software is installed,

6Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software40PhaserShare Networking e.If desired, change the printer’s name (the name that will show in your Print

Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software6Setup Guide41Adding a port to an existing printerUse this procedure to add a port after you have instal

6Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software42PhaserShare Networking Changing a port’s IP addressIf the IP address of the printer is changed, chang

Setup Guide43Chapter7Windows NTThe procedures in this chapter are valid for Windows NT version 3.x and 4.x. For information about driver installation

Setup Guide iii 1 Introduction Before you begin network configuration 2Printing a Configuration Page 2Printer management 3If you need more informatio

7Windows NT44PhaserShare Networking Add the printer1.Log in as Administrator or a user with administrator privileges. 2.Click Start, Settings, and Pr

Windows NT7Setup Guide452.In the Add LPR compatible printer dialog box, enter the printer's IP address in the box labeled Name or address of serv

7Windows NT46PhaserShare Networking Name the printer and set up sharing1.Type the printer's name; this can be any name you want. If the Windows

Windows NT7Setup Guide47Add the printer1.From a Windows NT 4.0 client, click the right-mouse button on Network Neighborhood. Select Find Computer. 2

7Windows NT48PhaserShare Networking Windows NT creates the printer1.If you want Windows NT to print a test page after installing the printer driver, c

Windows NT7Setup Guide495.When prompted, do one of the following. If you are using the printer’s CD-ROM: Type the CD-ROM drive location. Click OK

7Windows NT50PhaserShare Networking 2.In the Add LPR compatible printer dialog box, enter your printer’s IP address in the field named Name or address

Setup Guide51Chapter8Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing ParametersYou can set the printer’s IP address and other IP parameters by any of the followin

8Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters52PhaserShare Networking Obtain the information listed in the following table. It might be helpful to

Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters8Setup Guide53Setting IP parameters: Phaser 740 printer front panelN O T EWhen you set the IP addressin

iv PhaserShare Networking 7 Windows NT Setting the printer’s IP address 43Adding a Windows NT 4.0 driver on a Windows NT 4.0 server or workstation 43

8Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters54PhaserShare Networking 5.To set the network mask: a.Press ----> until Network Mask is displayed.

Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters8Setup Guide558.Return the printer to normal operation.a.Press until the front panel displays Network

8Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters56PhaserShare Networking c.Press Menu to display the IP address. For example: IP Address192.2.194.101

Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters8Setup Guide577.To set the gateway address:a.Press until Gateway Address is displayed. b.Press Menu; t

8Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters58PhaserShare Networking 9.Return the printer to normal operation:a.Press until Network Settings appe

Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters8Setup Guide59d.Press Increment to set the left-most digit of the address.e.Press Shift to advance to th

8Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters60PhaserShare Networking 7.The printer calculates the broadcast address based on the IP address and the

Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters8Setup Guide61Setting IP parameters: RARP or BOOTPWith this method, configuration information is sent to

8Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters62PhaserShare Networking Setting IP parameters: DHCPDHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a sy

Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters8Setup Guide633.Define the lease. A lease is a pre-determined time that the printer holds the IP address

Setup Guide 1 Chapter 1 Introduction This guide provides information to help you quickly install Tektronix Phaser 740, Phaser 780, and Phaser 360 col

8Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters64PhaserShare Networking Supported BOOTP/DHCP fieldsThe printer recognizes the BOOTP/DHCP fields listed i

Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters8Setup Guide65Before performing this procedure, install the files from your printer’s network utilities s

8Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters66PhaserShare Networking 3.Enter the information when prompted by the script. 4.Log in as root.5.Mak

Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters8Setup Guide67Setting IP parameters: PhaserLink softwareAfter setting the printer’s IP address by one o

8Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters68PhaserShare Networking To set up the printer for DNS, supply an IP domain name and up to two DNS name

Setup Guide69Chapter9PhaserLink Software: the Printer’s Information LinkPhaserLink software is a printer administration and support tool using World

9PhaserLink Software: the Printer’s Information Link70PhaserShare Networking PhaserLink software help filesMost PhaserLink pages allow you to view and

PhaserLink Software: the Printer’s Information Link9Setup Guide71Setting printer parameters: PhaserLink software pagesIf there are read-write paramet

9PhaserLink Software: the Printer’s Information Link72PhaserShare Networking Disabling Information Forwarding1.Display the View and Configure Informati

Setup Guide73IndexAAdapter Status 15ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)with config-IP script 65with config-TokenRing script 16BBOOTP 51Broadcast

1 Introduction 2 PhaserShare Networking Before you begin network configuration Set up your printer and connect it to the network. See your printer

74PhaserShare NetworkingJJob accounting 3LLocalTalk 21NNetWare 23Network Address 15Network mask 52NIS 31PPhaserLink softwaregeneral inform

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Introduction 1 Setup Guide 3 Printing a Configuration Page: Phaser 780 front panel 1. While Ready is displayed, press Select ; the Printer menu