10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Print Server
9.Windows NT/2000/UNIX TCPIP LPR Port Printing Installtion
9.1 Basic TCP/IP Installation Overview
When installing your FPS-5P-D in a TCP/IP environment, IP addresses are essential as a basic means of communications. It is therefore necessary to first assign an IP address to your FPS-5P-D unit. After assigning an IP address, the FPS-5P-D can be configured accordingly.
The first step to install a FPS-5P-D on a TCP/IP network is to assign the FPS-5P-D an IP address and other related TCP/IP settings before the FPS-5P-D can function. You can select the following two methods to specify an IP address the FPS-5P-D. Each method will be detailed in the following section.
Note: The Network Print Monitor can only search for the FPS-5P-D(s) over the same network segment the Windows NT/2000/UNIX computer is located. If you would like to install a FPS-5P-D on a different network segment, we recommend you use the manually specify method and refer to some additional notes in TCP/IP Troubleshooting section in Chapter 11.
The FPS-5P-D supports DHCP feature, allowing the FPS-5P-D to obtain an IP address and related TCP/IP settings automatically from a DHCP server. While the FPS-5P-D supports DHCP, we strongly recommend you manually specify a fixed IP address to the FPS-5P-D. By default, the FPS-5P-Ds DHCP function is disabled.
Figure 9-1 Add printer to "My Computer"
Figure 9-2. Add port screen
Figure 9-3 Add LPR Print port
Figure 9-4
Figure 9-5 Install Printer driver
Figure 9-6 Share the Printer to the network
Figure 9-7 Print the Test page
Figure 9-8
Figure 9-9 Add port
Figure 9-10 TCP/IP Print port parameter
Figure 9-11 Select Customer and Setting
Figure 9-12. Key in the IP address and Queue name: lp1
Note: Please DO NOT type any other name than lp1 in this step.
Figure 9-13 Install the printer driver
Figure 9-14 Printer Name
Figure 9-15 Print Test page
After the IP address is assigned, the FPS-5P-D is ready to be configured. For some popular UNIX systems, we include the detailed installation procedure below. If you cant find the installation procedure corresponding to your UNIX system, please refer to your UNIX manuals for further details about configuring your UNIX for the remote printing system.
9.6.1 SCO UNIX (OpenServer 5.0.x)The FPS-5P-Ds node ID can be found from the white label on the backside of the FPS-5P-D.
For example:
arp -s 192.72.214.103 00:40:01:05:01:8c
For example:
ping 192.72.214.103
(You should get the responses from the FPS-5P-D).
For example:
tftp 192.72.214.103
At the tftp prompt, type get config.txt to retrieve the FPS-5P-Ds configuration file.
For example: tftp > get config.txt
At the tftp prompt, type put config.txt to save the new configuration file back to the FPS-5P-D.
For example:
tftp > put config.txt
After this step, the Remote Printer Configuration appears. Answer the questions as follows:
Please enter the printer name (q to quit): --->lp1
Note: Please DO NOT enter any other name than lp1.
Note: You can add the host name associated with the IP address in the /etc/hosts file. If you have done this, please use the host name instead of the IP address.
Is this correct ? (y/n) ---------> y
If youre not sure, answer n ? (y/n) [n] --------> n
For example:
lp -d lp1 /etc/printcap
lpr -d lp1 /etc/printcap
9.6.2 SUN Solaris 2.x
The FPS-5P-Ds node ID can be found from the white label on the backside of the FPS-5P-D. For example:
arp -s 192.72.214.103 00:40:01:05:01:8c
For example:
ping 192.72.214.103
(You should get the responses from the FPS-5P-D).
For example: tftp 192.72.214.103
At the tftp prompt, type get config.txt to get the FPS-5P-Ds configuration file.
For example: tftp > get config.txt
At the tftp prompt, type put config.txt to save the new configuration file back to the FPS-5P-D.
For example:
tftp > put config.txt
For example:
lpsystem -tbsd 192.72.214.103
Note: You can add the host name associated with the IP address in the /etc/hosts file. If you have done this, please use the host name instead of the IP address.
,where lp1 represents the FPS-5P-Ds first parallel port.
Note: Please DO NOT specify any other name than lp1.
For example: lpadmin plp1 -s192.72.214.103
For example:
accept lp1
For example:
enable lp1
For example:
lpr -Plp1 /etc/hosts
If you are using the FPS-5P-D on a complete TCP/IP network and there are no any printing needs from NetWare users, you can disable the FPS-5P-Ds NetWare function in order for the FPS-5P-D to have a better performance and throughput. The procedures are listed below.
However, disabling FPS-5P-Ds NetWare function will prevent it from servicing print jobs from NetWare till it is enabled again.
9.7.1 Procedure:
Note: Please refer to the corresponding commands while under UNIX systems.
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