Fiery TASKalfa 3051ci Quick guide

Fiery®E100 Color Server
Configuration and Setup

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27 June 2011

CONTENTS 3
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 7
Terminology and conventions 8
Battery information for the European Union and EEA 9
CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 10
E100 on the network 10
Stages of installation on the network 11
Summary of E100 network installation 12
Network Server Setup requirements 13
Windows networks 13
AppleTalk networks 13
UNIX networks 14
PREPARING FOR E100 SETUP 15
Levels of access and control 15
Users and Groups 15
E100 print connections 18
WebTools 19
Additional security features 20
Controlling E-mail access to the E100 20
Restricting IP addresses, ports, and MAC addresses 20
Secure Printing 20
LDAP authentication 21
Secure Erase 21
CONTENTS

CONTENTS 4
Connecting network cable to the E100 21
Back view of the E100 21
Ethernet connection 22
About Setup 22
Setup from the copier touch panel 22
Setup from a network computer 23
SETTING UP THE COPIER TOUCH PANEL 24
E100 Setup from the copier touch panel 24
Accessing Setup options 25
Saving changes 25
Menu tabs 26
Jobs tab 26
Info tab 26
Too ls t a b 27
E100 Setup from the copier touch panel 28
LAN Security (802.1x) 30
SETTING UP THE E100 FROM ANETWORK COMPUTER 31
Accessing Configure from a network computer 31
Using Configure 32
SETUP OPTION REFERENCE 33
PS and PCL Setup options 33
Rip While Receive Setup option 35
SLP Setup options 35
Job Log Setup options 36

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CONFIGURING WEBTOOLS 37
Configuring the E100 and computers for WebTools 37
ADMINISTERING THE FIERY CONTROLLER 38
Administrator functions 38
Setting passwords 39
Changing the E100 default language 39
Updating system and user software 39
Before updating the E100 39
System Updates 40
Check for Product Updates (Software Downloads Site) 42
Clearing the E100 43
Saving and restoring E100 settings 44
Saving and restoring the E100 configuration 44
Direct Mobile Printing 45
E100 Setup for Direct Mobile Printing 45
Additional Direct Mobile Printing requirements 46
Managing e-mail address books 47
Printing the Configuration page 50
Maintaining optimal E100 performance 51
Starting, shutting down, rebooting, and restarting the E100 52
TROUBLESHOOTING 53
Troubleshooting the E100 53
Runtime error messages 53
Cannot connect to the E100 with utilities 54
Cannot connect to the E100 with Command WorkStation 55
INDEX 57

INTRODUCTION 7
INTRODUCTION
This document describes how to set up network servers and user computers to use the
Fiery E100 Color Server so that users can print to it as a high-performance networked printer.
For general information about using the copier, your computer, software, or network, see the
documentation that accompanies those products.
Setting up the network environment correctly requires the presence and active cooperation of
the network administrator. Detailed instructions for configuring networks is beyond the
scope of this document. For information, see the documentation that accompanies your
network.
For information about supported operating systems and system requirements, see Welcome.
This document covers the following topics:
• Network connectors on the Fiery E100 Color Server
• Information specific to the Fiery E100 Color Server about setting up network servers
NOTE:For information about network servers, see the documentation that accompanies your
network.
• System security through access levels and passwords
• Setup of the Fiery E100 Color Server from the copier touch panel
• Setup of the Fiery E100 Color Server from a network computer
• Setup of the Fiery E100 Color Server to allow users to use WebTools
• Administration of the Fiery E100 Color Server
• Troubleshooting
Administrator functions described in other documentation are summarized on page 38.

INTRODUCTION 8
Terminology and conventions
This document uses the following terminology and conventions.
Term or convention Refers to
Aero E100 (in illustrations and examples)
Copier TASKalfa XX50ci
E100 Fiery E100 Color Server
Titles in italics Other documents in this set
Windows Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2
Topics for which additional information is available by starting
Help in the software
Tips and information
A warning concerning operations that may lead to death or injury
to persons if not performed correctly. To use the equipment safely,
always pay attention to these warnings.
A caution concerning operations that may lead to injury to persons
if not performed correctly. To use the equipment safely, always pay
attention to these cautions.
Operational requirements and restrictions. Be sure to read these
items carefully to operate the equipment correctly, and avoid
damage to the equipment or property.

INTRODUCTION 9
Battery information for the European Union and EEA
This symbol indicates that the batteries and accumulators used in this product must be
disposed of separately from your household waste in accordance with EU Directive 2006/66/
EC (“Directive”) and local requirements.
If a chemical symbol is printed beneath the symbol shown, in accordance with the Directive,
this indicates that a heavy metal (Hg = Mercury, Cd = Cadmium, Pb = Lead) is present in this
battery or accumulator at a concentration above an applicable threshold specified in the
Directive.
Batteries and accumulators must not be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste. Users of
batteries and accumulators must use the available collection framework for the return,
recycling and treatment of batteries and accumulators.
If your product contains non-removable batteries, the entire product is already covered by the
EU WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive and should be handed over
to an authorized collection site for WEEE. The collection site will take appropriate measures
for the recycling and treatment of the product, including the batteries.
Customer participation in the collection and recycling of batteries and accumulators is
important to minimize any potential effects of batteries and accumulators on the environment
and human health due to substances used in batteries and accumulators.
In the EU, there are separate collection and recycling schemes for batteries and accumulators.
To find out more about recycling schemes for batteries and accumulators available in your
area, please contact your local city office, waste authority, or waste disposal facility.

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CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK
This chapter summarizes the stages in setting up the E100.
E100 on the network
When the E100 is connected to a network, it behaves as a networked printer. The E100
supports the following network protocols (rules that enable computers on a network to
communicate with each other):
• AppleTalk, Bonjour
• TCP/IP, which also includes the DHCP, FTP, HTTP, IMAP, IPP, IPv4, IPv6,
LDAP, LPD, NBT, POP3, Port 9100, SMB, SMTP, SNMP, SNTP, and SSL/TLS
protocols
These protocols can run concurrently on the same cable. Computers that use other protocols
can print through a server that uses one of the supported protocols. The E100 is auto-sensing,
and handles all connections simultaneously.

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Stages of installation on the network
Installation can be performed by a network or printing administrator. The stages of a
successful installation are:
1 Configuring the network environment
Configure network servers to provide users with access to the E100 as a networked printer.
For information about configuring network servers in Windows, Mac, and UNIX network
environments as they relate specifically to the E100, see page 13. For information about using
your network, see the documentation that accompanies your network.
2 Physically connecting the E100 to a functioning network
Prepare a network node for the E100. Obtain cable, route it to the location where the E100 is
to be installed, and attach the cable to the network connector of the E100. For details, see
page 21.
3 Setting up the E100
Configure the E100 for your printing and network environment (see page 31).
4 Preparing user computers for printing
Install the files needed for printing, install user software, and connect the user computers to
the network. The software installation is described in Printing.
5 Administering the E100
Monitor and maintain system performance and troubleshoot problems that may arise
(see “Administering the Fiery Controller” on page 38).

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Summary of E100 network installation
E100 available on the network
Network server configuration
Network server
Configure network servers to specify E100 Print queues
and E100 users.
Connection
E100
Prepare a network node. Connect the E100 to the
network.
E100 Setup
Configure default settings for the options in the Setup
menus.
Client computer Setup
At computers where users print to the E100:
• Install the appropriate printer files and connect to one
or more print connections.
• Install utilities and an Internet browser on computers
where users will use them.
• Verify the E100 in the list of printers.

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Network Server Setup requirements
This section provides basic information about configuring the E100 and using it on the
network. It does not explain network functions for printing in general. Only information
specific to the E100 is presented. Setting up the network environment correctly requires the
presence and active cooperation of the network administrator. Detailed instructions for
configuring networks is beyond the scope of this document. For information, see the
documentation that accompanies your network.
Configure the network and servers, and ensure that there is a live network connection before
you configure E100 network settings in Setup. This allows the E100 to query the network for
zones, servers, and server-based queues.
Whenever you change the configuration of the E100, copier, or network at your site, alter the
settings to correspond to the changed environment. Changing network or port settings may
require that you make changes to other Setup options, as well.
Windows networks
• The E100 requires a valid IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address.
Enter these addresses manually or use DHCP protocols to assign them dynamically. Make
sure the E100 name and address are listed in a domain name server (DNS) or hosts name
database used by your system.
If more than one E100 print connection is published (for example, if both the Print queue
and the Hold queue are published), consider creating a printer for each print connection, so
that users can print to each connection directly.
• Configure the E100 with the correct Windows domain name.
This is especially important for Windows printing, also known as SMB printing.
To use Microsoft Active Directory, you must assign the E100 to a domain. If you assign
the E100 to a workgroup, you cannot use Active Directory.
AppleTalk networks
AppleShare servers require no special configuration.
To allow Mac OS X computers to access Bonjour printers, you must enable Bonjour on the
E100.

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UNIX networks
• When you configure a UNIX workstation with the lpr protocol and connect to the E100 over a
TCP/IP network, you can print directly to the E100.
• Setting up UNIX workstations requires an administrator with root privileges. After the initial
configuration, UNIX users submit print jobs to a named printer.
• The E100 is a printer controller that understands lpr protocols.
• The E100 has a remote printer name you must use in order to communicate with it
successfully.
Regardless of the UNIX system you use, the name that you use for the remote printer (or rp in
the /etc/printcap file) in configuring the network for the E100 must be one of the following:
print
hold
Computers on a TCP/IP network can print directly to the E100 as a remote printer, or can
print to a Windows Server 2003/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2 server or UNIX workstation
acting as a print server.

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PREPARING FOR E100 SETUP
To prepare for printing at your site, you must do some initial E100 configuration (or “Setup”)
to specify the network environment and the types of printing you do. Before you perform
Setup, decide the levels of access to implement, such as passwords and other security features
that the E100 offers. Because many of these security features are interconnected, review the
information in this chapter to plan for an effective security system, and then perform Setup
accordingly.
E100 Setup can be accessed two ways:
• From the copier touch panel (Application button > Fiery > Info tab > Server tab > Server
Setup). Setup from the copier touch panel contains basic network options to quickly get
your E100 on the network, ready for printing. For more information about Setup from the
copier touch panel, see page 24.
• From Configure (a utility available from remote networked windows computers).
Configure Setup allows you to use your keyboard to enter Setup options and provides
additional Setup options not available from the copier touch panel. For information about
accessing Configure, see page 31.
Levels of access and control
When you configure the E100 during Setup, you implement a particular level of control by
configuring these elements:
• Users and Groups
• Print connections
• Access to WebTools
Users and Groups
With Configure, you create users, assign passwords to users, create groups with particular
privileges, and assign users to the groups. Several groups are provided by default, and you can
create new groups. All users in a group have the same privileges.
In addition to assigning the users that you have created to a group, you can add users from
your organization’s global address list if you have LDAP services enabled on the E100.
The following discussion is an overview designed to help you prepare a security strategy.
For more information, including specific procedures, see Configure Help.

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User authentication
The term “user authentication” means that the E100 verifies that the user who is sending a
job belongs to a group, and that the group has printing privileges (“Print in B&W” or “Print
in Color and B&W”).
By default, the E100 does not enforce user authentication. That is, even if you assign
passwords to users and assign the users to groups, no authentication occurs unless you clear the
“Allow users to print without authentication” check box (in Configure > Users and Groups).
If this option is selected, anyone can print to the E100.
If you require users to specify their user name and password (that is, you have cleared the
“Allow users to print without authentication” check box), users must type this information in
the printer driver when they print. Users must specify their user name and password if they
create files from the printer driver for printing later (such as an e-mail attachment that will be
sent to the E100).
Because jobs that are sent through FTP do not require a printer driver, you can specify that
FTP jobs are authenticated (see Configure > Network > Services > FTP > Require Password
for Printing).
Passwords
When you create a new user in Configure > Users and Groups, you assign a password to the
user. In other areas of the system, you can also set passwords for these areas:
• Default admin user in the Administrators group
• Default operator user in the Operators group
By default, the Administrator password is set on the E100. Change the Administrator
password periodically to protect the E100 from accidental or malicious changes to Setup. For
more information, see “Setting passwords” on page 39.
Users in the Administrators and Operators groups have privileges in addition to the explicit
ones that you set when you create groups. Examples of these privileges are provided in the
following sections.

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Administrator privileges
Users in the Administrators group have the highest level of control. Administrator privileges
include:
• Configuring the E100 from Configure
• Adding and deleting groups
• Adding and deleting users
• Setting and changing passwords for users
• Deleting, printing, exporting, and viewing the Job Log
• Deleting, viewing, and modifying users’ print jobs
• Clearing the E100 of all job data
• Printing in black-and-white or color
• Publishing print connections
• Deleting fonts
• Controlling print jobs from the job management tools
• Overriding job settings
• Setting default settings for print options
• Calibrating the E100
Operator privileges
Users in the Operators group control print jobs from the job management tools, including
the following:
• Viewing the Job Log
• Deleting, viewing, and modifying other users’ print jobs
• Printing in black-and-white or color
Guest privileges (no password)
A user does not need a password to log on as a Guest from the job management tools. A Guest
can view the status of active jobs but cannot make changes to jobs or to the E100 state.

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E100 print connections
The E100 supports three print connections: Hold queue, Print queue, and Direct connection.
You enable, or “publish,” these print connections to users on the network when you configure
Printer Setup. All published connections are constantly checked for the presence of jobs. The
Print queue and Direct connection give users more direct access to the E100 than the Hold
queue. Therefore, do not publish the Print queue and the Direct connection in environments
where maximum control is required.
In addition, you can enable the Print queue, which is a storage area for the most recent jobs
from the Print queue. The Print queue allows users to reprint those jobs by using the job
management tools (for example, Command WorkStation).
NOTE:To use the utilities and WebTools, you must enable at least one print connection.
Hold queue
Jobs sent to the Hold queue are spooled to the E100 hard disk drive for printing at a later
time, or for reprinting. Because the Hold queue is a storage area, jobs sent to it cannot
proceed through the printing process until the operator intervenes using the job management
tools.
Print queue
The Print queue is the standard E100 queue. Jobs sent to the Print queue are processed and
printed in the order in which they are received. Jobs prioritized by an operator with the job
management tools and jobs sent via the Direct connection take priority over jobs sent to the
Print queue.
Direct connection
The Direct connection transmits jobs directly to the E100, but only when the E100 is idle. If
the E100 is busy, the job remains at the user’s computer until the E100 is ready. The job is
then processed as soon as the previous job is finished and before the next queued job is
processed.
In most cases, jobs sent to the Direct connection are not stored on the E100 hard disk, and
cannot be selected for reprinting, moving, or deletion. Therefore, the Direct connection
provides a measure of security for sensitive files. Jobs sent to the Direct connection do appear
in the Job Log, for accounting purposes.

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Some types of jobs printed to the Direct connection cause temporary files to be stored on the
E100 hard disk, but do not appear in any of the job management tools. These job types are:
• PDF jobs
• TIFF jobs
• Jobs with settings for any of the following print options:
– Reverse order printing (for large jobs)
– Booklet Maker
– Mixed Media
– Combine Separations
NOTE:To download fonts to the E100, you must publish the Direct connection.
WebTools
The E100 supports Internet or intranet access with WebTools from Windows and Mac OS
computers. To enable use of WebTools, see “Configuring WebTools” on page 37.
Home
Home provides you with current information about the jobs processing and printing on the
E100. To use this WebTool, you do not need a password. For more information, see Utilities.
Downloads
Downloads allows users to download installers for printer drivers and other software directly
from the E100. To use this WebTool, you do not need a password. For more information, see
Printing and Utilities.
Docs
Docs allows users to access, manage, and modify jobs on the E100, and submit jobs to the
E100. For more information, see WebTools Docs Help.
Configure
Configure allows you to view and modify E100 options from a network computer. This
function requires an Administrator password. For more information, see page 31.

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Additional security features
In addition to the traditional security features such as passwords, you can use these features to
keep the E100 secure:
•E-mailaccess
• IP addresses, ports, and MAC addresses
• Secure Printing
• LDAP authentication
• Secure Erase
Controlling E-mail access to the E100
Because you can allow users to print file attachments in e-mail messages sent to the E100, the
E100 accepts only valid attachments (for example, PostScript or PDF files). Typically, viruses
transmitted via e-mail require execution by the receiver. Attachments that are not valid files
are discarded by the E100.
Because file types such as .BAT, .VBS, and .EXE could launch harmful virus activity, the E100
does not process these file types. The E100 also ignores e-mails in RTF (Rich Text Format) or
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) format, and any included JavaScript code.
You can define lists of authorized e-mail addresses on the E100. Any e-mail that the E100
receives from an e-mail address not in the authorized list is deleted. For more information, see
page 47.
Restricting IP addresses, ports, and MAC addresses
To restrict unauthorized connections to the E100, you can permit only users whose IP
addresses or MAC addresses are within a defined range. You can also close unnecessary ports
to reject inbound access from the network. Commands or jobs sent from unauthorized IP
addresses or ports are ignored by the E100.
Make sure that the Network Security option in Setup from the copier touch panel is selected.
If you deselect this option, IP address, ports, and Mac address filtering are disabled. For more
information, see page 29.
Secure Printing
This option allows the printing of highly sensitive or confidential files with user
authentication. A user printing a file with the printer driver assigns a password to the job. The
user must then enter the password at the copier to print the job. For more information about
how to print a secure job with a password, see Printer Driver Help.