A.The PSAdmin Utility for Windows-based
The PSAdmin is a proprietary Windows based management program that can assist you in configuring and managing your print server in NetWare environments. The program can be run from any Windows PC.
A.1 Installing the PSAdminTo install PSAdmin, please follow the directions listed below.
NetWork Print Monitor : installs Print server Windows Driver for Windows PC and IP Configuration utility.
PSAdmin: installs Print server Windows utility for NetWare and IP Configuration utility.
After PSAdmin is successfully installed, run the program by double-clicking the PSAdmin icon from PSAdmin program. The screen will then appear as follow picture.
All print server(s) feature Novell NetWare function on the LAN will be displayed along with their respective device name, MAC Address, print server name, firmware version, and status. The terms are defined as follows:
Device Name:
MAC Address:
Print server Name:
Version:
Status:
Wizard is a configuration program that can assist you in setting up the necessary parameters for your print server device to function. To setup the print server by using Wizard.
A.3.1 TCP/IP Wizard
1. Click Wizard button just like a picture ??.and select TCP/IP
Wizard.
A.3.2 NetWare Wizard
Note: Each print queue corresponds to each print port of the print server.
Manual Setup is a configuration program designed for more experienced users of NetWare. To setup the print server by using Manual Setup follow the steps:
A.5 Properties TCP/IP Options
The TCP/IP options allow you to modify the print servers TCP/IP settings. Each option is detailed as follows.
Optan an IP address from a DHCP server:
This option enables or disables the DHCP feature of the print server. When this option is enabled, the print server will obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server on your LAN. The default value is Disable.
Note: 1. Once this option is enabled, the following IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway will be grayed out and are not available for editing.
Note: 2. While the print server supports DHCP, we strongly recommend you manually specify a fixed IP address to the print server.
Specify an IP address:
IP Address: This option shows the print servers current IP address which is either obtained from your DHCP server or manually specified. This option also allows you to manually specify an IP address to the print server, if DHCP option is disabled.
Subnet Mask: This option shows the print servers current subnet mask which is either obtained from the DHCP server or manually specified. This option also lets you manually specify a subnet mask to the print server, if DHCP option is disabled. This value is optional.
Gateway: This option shows the print servers current gateway address which is either obtained from the DHCP server or manually specified. The option also allows you to manually specify the IP address of the gateway to the print server, if DHCP option is disabled. This value is optional
Upgrade allows the user to upgrade the print server device. In order to upgrade the unit please perform the steps as follows:
1. Click Reset button just like a picture ?
?.
2. Reset allows the user to reset the print server device in order to establish a new connection or for new settings to take effect.
1. Click Reset button just like a
picture ??.
2. Refresh searches the network for all attached print server(es).
A.9 Multiple Print Queues Configuration
To configure the print server to service multiple print queues, please follow the instructions listed below:
Note: Please refer to NetWares Print server/Services manuals for detailed PCONSOLE commands.
To help users easily remove all installed software components of the PSAdmin from their Windows PCs, the PSAdmin software comes with an uninstallation wizard program that can automatically remove the software components from their Windows PC systems in minutes. Please follow the directions listed below to proceed with the un-installation procedure.
After the PSAdmin is removed, the print server is no longer accessible via the PSAdmin. You have to re-install the PSAdmin on your system in order to access the print server again.
A.10.1 Procedure:
Print server(s) support the Internet Printing Protocol
(IPP). Using the appropriate software on your system, you can create an IPP print path
from your system as Windows PC over the Internet.
Note: For incoming print path requests, the network administrator have to configure the firewall to accept incoming IPP requests.
Windows NT/2000
For Windows NT/2000, you can use use a supported Web Browser , for example, Netscape or IE) to view the embedded web server on the print server. Contact your administrator to get the IP address or URL of the printer and browse to the print servers web page.
For example, to install Windows 2000 by IPP service you must follow below information:
** One port should be the port name as lp1.
8. Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type and click Next, appear as follow picture
9.If you want your Windows-based programs to use this printer as the default printer, please select Yes and Click Next. appear as follow picture
HP Web JetAdmin allows you to use a Web browse to revise, view, manage and diagnose devices connected to the print server or any standard printer MIB devices.
For more information about a procedure or Windows in the HP Web JetAdmin software, see about HPs relation document.
B.2.1 System RequirementsHP Web JetAdmin software runs on Microsoft Windows NT, HP-UX, Solaris, Red Hat Linux and SuSE Linux system. For information on supported operating systems and browser versions, we recommend IE or Nescape version 4 or higher. Please access HP Customer Care Online at http://www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin.
Note: When installed on a supported host server, HP Web JetAdmin can be accessed from any client through supported Web browser by browsing to the HP Web JetAdmin host.
B.2.2 Installing HP Web JetAdmin
Before installing the HP Web JetAdmin software, you must have domain administrator or root privileges:
Note: Installation instructions are also contained in the
HP Web JetAdmin install file.
B.2.3 Confirming Installation and Supply Access?Confirming that the HP Web JetAdmin software is correctly installed by navigating to it with your browser as shown in the following. For example, http:// server domain:port/ where server.domain is the host name of your web server and port is the port number assigned during installation.
?Supply users access to HP Web JetAdmin software by adding a link to your web servers home page that is addressed to HP Web JetAdmins URL. For example:http://server.domain:port/
B.2.4 Configuring and Modifying a Device
Using your browser, navigate to HP Web JetAdmins URL. For example: http://server.domain:port/
Follow the instructions on the appropriate home page to configure or modify your printer.
Note: You can also substitute the server.domain with
the TCP/IP address.
B.2.5 Removing HP Web JetAdmin Utility
To remove HP Web JetAdmin software from your web server, use the uninstall program provided with the software package.
C.
Configuration from Embedded Web ServerThe Print Server contains an embedded web server that can be accessed through a supported web browser on a LAN, for example, IE 4.0, Netscape 4.0 or above is recommended.
The embedded web server provides access to configuration and management pages for the print server and the connected peripheral device.
Before you can use the embedded web server, the print server must be configured with an IP address. There are many ways to configure the print servers IP address. For example, the Windows-based of PSAdmin utility can easily set an IP address with the print server, please see the Proerties TCP/IP options of chapter 4.
After an IP address is established on the print server, perform the following step:
Once you have finished the IP address configuration with print server. You should be use web browser to view and management the print server. The status menu of the print server helps administrator control the print servers System, Printer, NetWare, TCP/IP, SNMP and AppleTalk of status for the time being.
C.3.1 Preparation
Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL. For example, 192.168.10.201. Then the print servers home page appear in content of the web browser.
Please follow these information in the status menu of the print server:
C.3.2 System Status
Device Name:This option allows you to view device name of the print server. To correct the print servers device name.
Contact:This option allows you to view contact name of the print server. To check the print servers contact name who in charge of this device.
Location:This option allows you to view Location name of the print server. To confirm the print servers location name where the print server is located in the offices LAN.
Uptime:This option allows you to view uptime of the print server. When you start the print server, it will compute the print server from start time to power off time.
Version:This option allows you to view firmware version of the print server. To verify the print servers firmware version is newer in this time.
Node ID:This option allows you to view Node ID of the print server. The Node ID is unique from any print server
Printer Status
Manufacture:This option allows you to view manufacturer of the printer. When the printer connected with the print server, it will be show in the manufacture box.
Model:This option allows you to view model of the printer. When the printer connected with the print server, it will be show in the model box.
Command Set:This option allows you to view command set of the printer. When the printer connected with the print server, it will be show in the command box.
Status:This option allows you to view status of the printer. When the printer connected with the print server, it will be show in the status box. For Example, Waiting for job. It is means the printer already to printing.
NetWare Status
Print Server Name:This option allows you to view print server name which configured by PSAdmin utility.
Polling Time:This option allows you to view polling time from the print server. This function is search for NetWare Server by per time.
NDS Mode:In NDS Mode status, it includes NetWares Tree Name, Context and Connect Status. The print server can do DNS Mode.
Bindery Mode:In Bindery Mode status, it includes NetWares File Server Name and Connect Status. The print server can do BIndery Mode.
TCP/IP Status
DHCP/BOOTP: This option allows you to view DHCP/ BOOTP status. if there is a DHCP/BOOTP server on your network. This option allows the print server to obtain IP-related settings automatically from your DHCP server.
IP Address: This option allows you to view IP address from the print server. The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment.
Subnet Mask: This option allows you to view subnet mask from the print server. The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment.
Gateway: This option allows you to view gateway from the print server. This IP address of gateway must meet the router or gateway to go across of the network segment.
SNMP Status
SNMP Communities: This option allows you to view SNMP communities from the print server. There are two communities that control message from the network management of the print server.
SNMP Traps: This option allows you to view SNMP traps from the print server.
AppleTalk Status
Zone Name: If no any zone exists, the print server itself displays the zone name as an asterisk (*) in the current AppleTalk Status of the print server in the web browser.
Chooser Name: <ATALK_PS>-xxxxxx-1, where xxxxxx represents the last six digits of the print servers Node ID.
Printer Type: This option allows you to view printer type from the print server. If you are using a PostScript printer you can select the LaserWriter 8 icon from your Mac computer.
Data Format: This option allows you to view data format from the print server. If you are using a PostScript printer you can select ASCII, TBCP or BCP format from web configuration.
Meanwhile, you have finished the IP address configuration with print server. You should be use web browser to configure the print server. The setup menu of the print server helps administrator to setup the print servers System, Printer, NetWare, TCP/IP, SNMP and AppleTalk.
C.4.1 Preparation
Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL. For example, 192.168.10.201. Then the print servers home page appear in content of the web browser.
Please follow these information in the setup menu of the print server:
C.4.2 System Setup
Device Name:This option allows you to input device name of the print server. To correct the print servers device name.
Contact:This option allows you to input contact name of the print server. To check the print servers contact name who in charge of this device.
Location:This option allows you to input Location name of the print server. To confirm the print servers location name where the print server is located in the offices LAN.
Setup Password:This option allows you to input setup password of the print server. When you select setup menu of web configuration from the print server, it then as shown in the following picture.
User Name: You must be input the default administration user name, admin as login user name. Password: The default password is empty. After setup password is completed from the print server, you should to remember this password to input password box.
Printer Setup
Bi-directional:This option allows you to select the bi-directional of the print server. There are two ways to select this option, includes Disable or Auto Detect.
C4.3 NetWare Setup
Print Server Name:This option allows you to input print server name which configured by PSAdmin utility or PCOMSOLE program.
Polling Time:The time interval in which the print server unit polls the file server for servicing of print queues.
Encrypted Password:This option allows you to input encrypted password from the print server. The print server login to NetWare server that administrator set password from selected print server.
NDS Mode: To Enable NDS Mode, if you want to setup NDS environment. To select Tree Name of NetWare then input context name in the Context box.
Bindery Mode: To Enable BIndery Mode, if you want to setup Bindery environment. To select File Server Name of NetWare.
C.4.4 Installing Print Server on NetWare 4.x/5.x
Due to its architecture and functionality, the print server must work under NetWare 4.x/5.x NDS Bindery Emulation. When you install the NetWare file server for the first time, by default, the installation program will automatically set up the Bindery Emulation function for you by adding SET BINDERY CONTEXT = in the AUTOEXEC.NCF file. By default, the bindery context will only be set on your organization (O) object.
If you have ever modified this line, or if you have ever added any organization units (OU) to your NDS tree after the NetWare system was installed, please read the following section before you install the print server.
For the purpose of illustration, we assume the NDS tress structure is as follows:
Note: Please refer to NetWares Print Server/Services manuals for detailed PCONSOLE commands.
C4.5 TCP/IP Setup
DHCP/BOOTP: This option allows you to select DHCP/ BOOTP option. if there is a DHCP/BOOTP server on your network. This option allows the print server to obtain IP-related settings automatically from your DHCP server.
IP Address: This option allows you to input IP address from the print server. The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment.
Subnet Mask: This option allows you to input subnet mask from the print server. The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment.
Gateway: This option allows you to input gateway from the print server. This IP address of gateway must meet the router or gateway to go across of the network segment.
C4.6 SNMP Setup
TCP/IP networks use a standard management protocol called Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). SNMP is widely used in the industry as a solution for remote network management and monitoring of networking devices. SNMP actually includes a protocol, a database structure specification, and a set of database objects. The database objects are contained in a standard database called Management Information Base (MIB) that is stored on the networking device called SNMP agent. The print server's SNMP implementation runs in a TCP/IP environment.
A host on the network running a Network Management System (NMS) software can access the print server device by reading and writing the MIB objects stored in the device. The Network Management Systems are available from many third-party vendors, such as Hewlett-Packard's OpenView.
When accessing (traversing) MIB objects in the print server using NMS software called SNMP manager, you need to provide a community name in each SNMP request for authentication purpose. The print server supports up to two community names. The default community name is public (case-sensitive), with Read Only access right in default.
When an unusual condition or activity occurs, the SNMP agent alerts the SNMP manager through SNMP traps. Following list summaries SNMP trap messages that the print server will send out.
Activities/SNMP Trap Messages Description
Link Up or Link Down
Cold Start or Warm Start
Authentication Failure
In the print server's SNMP implementation, the following MIB objects are available for updating.
MIB Object Names Description
system.sysContact
system.sysName
system.sysLocation
snmp.snmpEnableAuthenTraps
Enables or disables the function of sending SNMP Authentication Failure trap message to the network administrator, if the community name within a SNMP request is not correct.
Users can set up print servers SNMP functions by using their browsers.
SNMP Communities: The print server supports up to two community names. The default community name is public (case-sensitive), with Read Only access right in default.
SNMP Traps: Enable the function of sending SNMP Authentication Failure trap message to the network administrator, if the community name within a SNMP request is not correct.
C4.7 AppleTalk Setup
The print server can print jobs submitted from Macintosh workstations connected to an Ethernet using AppleTalk protocol. The basic configuration for the print server in an AppleTalk environment is performed simply by opening the Chooser window and selecting a printer that is connected to the print server.
Note: The default print servers Chooser name is as shown as follows:
<ATALK_PS>-xxxxxx-1, where xxxxxx represents the last six digits of the devices Node ID. For example: ATALK_PS-40EEED-1. You may also change the <ATALK_PS> to a name you like for identification purpose in this option. The print server will append the last six digits to the name you specify.
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