Hypertec FastPrint Multiprotocol Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Print... Instruction Manual

HyperNet Fastprint
Multiprotocol
Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
Print Server
Administration Guide
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Table of Contents
ABOUT THIS GUIDE ........................................................................1
What’s Not Covered in This User’s Guide.....................................................1
Contents of the User’s Guide.........................................................................1
INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................1
Background on Print Servers.........................................................................1
HyperNet Fastprint Print Server Administration Features............................3
INSTALLING AND STARTING THE ETHERP ADMIN PROGRAM ......4
System Requirements......................................................................................4
Installing EtherP Admin.................................................................................4
Starting EtherP Admin...................................................................................5
GETTING STARTED SETTING UP YOUR PRINT SERVER.................6
Choosing a Name for Your Print Server........................................................6
Setting a Password for Your Print Server......................................................7
Changing Print Server Port Settings..............................................................8
Testing Your Print Server.............................................................................11
SETTING UP NOVELL NETWARE 3.X PRINTING...........................11
Introduction to Novell NetWare Printing..................................................... 11
Setting up as a NetWare Print Server ..........................................................13
Setting up as a NetWare Remote Printer......................................................15
Printing from Client Workstations...............................................................16
Windows 95 Client Workstations...........................................................................16
Windows NT 4.0 (and later) Client Workstations..................................................18
Windows NT 3.51 Client Workstations..................................................................19
Windows 3.x and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Workstations ...........................20
MS-DOS/PC-DOS Workstations ...........................................................................21
NetWare Settings..........................................................................................21
SETTING UP NOVELL NETWARE 4.X PRINTING...........................23
NetWare Directory Services.........................................................................23
Setting up as a NetWare Print Server ..........................................................24
Setting up as a NetWare Remote Printer......................................................26
Printing from Client Workstations...............................................................27
Windows 95 Workstations......................................................................................27
Windows NT 4.0 (and later) Client Workstations..................................................28
Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Workstations ...........................29
MS-DOS/PC-DOS Workstations ...........................................................................30

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SETTING UP MICROSOFT NETWORK PRINTING...........................30
Setting up the Print Server for Microsoft Networking..................................31
Printing from Client Workstations...............................................................32
Windows 95 Client Workstations...........................................................................32
Windows NT 4.0 (and later) Client Workstations..................................................34
Windows NT 3.51 Client Workstations..................................................................35
Windows for Workgroups Client Workstations......................................................36
MS-DOS/PC-DOS Workstations ...........................................................................38
Keeping the Print Queue on a Windows NT Server.....................................38
SETTING UP APPLETALK PRINTING.............................................40
Setting up the Print Server for AppleTalk Printing......................................41
Printing from MacOS Client Workstations ..................................................42
SETTING UP UNIX TCP/IP PRINTING...........................................43
Configuring TCP/IP Network Settings.........................................................43
Allowing SNMP-based Management.....................................................................44
Setting up SNMP Traps..........................................................................................45
Printing Text Files from Unix ......................................................................45
Printing from BSD Unix Versions................................................................46
Printing from SCO Unix System V/386........................................................47
Printing from Solaris....................................................................................48
Printing from Windows NT...........................................................................49
Printing using TFTP ....................................................................................50
Printing using FTP.......................................................................................50
ETHERP ADMIN ADMINISTRATION..............................................52
The EtherP Admin Main Window.................................................................52
Filtering the List of Print Servers.................................................................53
Working with Environment Files and Preferences.......................................54
Monitoring Printer Status ............................................................................55
Checking NetWare Print Jobs......................................................................56
Configuring NetWare Print Services............................................................ 57
Managing Print Queues..........................................................................................57
Managing Printers ..................................................................................................59
Managing Print Servers..........................................................................................60
Resetting the Print Server ............................................................................61
Upgrading the Print Server’s Internal Firmware ........................................62
TROUBLESHOOTING PRINT SERVER PROBLEMS .........................63
Using the EtherP Admin Device Diagnostics Window.................................63
APPENDIX: TELNET INTERFACE ADMINISTRATION ....................64

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Setting an IP Address without EtherP Admin ..............................................64
Accessing the Telnet Interface......................................................................65
Changing TCP/IP Settings...........................................................................65
Changing Server Settings.............................................................................67
Changing the Print Server Password...........................................................68
Changing Port Settings................................................................................ 69
Changing AppleTalk Settings.......................................................................70
Displaying Configuration Information.........................................................71
Resetting the Print Server ............................................................................71
Upgrading Print Server Firmware...............................................................72
INDEX ............................................................................................73

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About This Guide
This User’s Guide describes the operation of the EtherP Admin program, which can
be used to conveniently configure and manage your HyperNet Fastprint print server
from any personal computer running the Windows 3.1x, Windows for Workgroups
3.11, Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4.0 or later, or Windows 95 or later operating
systems. Once your print server is configured, you can use it for printing from any
Novell NetWare, TCP/IP, AppleTalk, or Microsoft network.
This Guide also describes the telnet interface, which you can use to configure your
print server without the use of a Windows-based PC.
What Isn't Covered in This User’s Guide?
This User’s Guide concentrates on the software setup and management of your
HyperNet Fastprint print server. Information about how to connect the print server
to the network, to power, and to your printer(s), is covered in the print server’s
hardware User’s Guide.
Contents of the User’s Guide
This User’s Guide is divided into three parts:
♦Part I gives an overview of your HyperNet Fastprint print server and of the
Windows-based EtherP Admin program you can use to manage it.
♦Part II covers the initial steps you will need to take to set up your print server,
configure it for printing from various network systems, and allow client
workstations to use it to print documents.
♦Part III covers daily administration tasks, how to troubleshoot problems with
your print server, and how to use the telnet interface.
Introduction
This chapter introduces the printing and administration features of the HyperNet
Fastprint of network print server products, and of the EtherP Admin program that
you can use to set up and administer HyperNet Fastprint print server.
Background on Print Servers
Before personal computer networking became common, users who wanted to print
from their personal computers needed to have a directly-connected printer. As laser

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printers became common, it became too expensive for each user to have a dedicated
printer, and some form of print sharing became even more necessary.
The simplest form of print sharing involves a switch box:
A switch box can make it more convenient for two or more users to share a single
printer, but it requires long print cables unless the two users are close together. The
users also have to coordinate their printing, which becomes difficult if more than
two computers share a printer.
Server-based network operating systems (such as Novell NetWare) make it possible
for a larger number of users to share printers. When a workstation user prints a
document, network software on the workstation takes a file of instructions for the
printer and stores them in a print queue on the server. The server takes each job in
the print queue and sends it to the printer, which is either attached to the server itself
or to one of the workstations on the network.
This arrangement allows a large number of people to share printers, and makes it
possible to centrally manage the printers and their print queues.
This method has several disadvantages, however:

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♦It increases the load on the file server.
♦The file server has a limited number of printer ports available.
♦If printers are attached to the file server, then they have to be located near the
server instead of near the users, which may be inconvenient.
♦If printers are attached to user workstations, then print jobs will be delayed or
printed more slowly as they are sent to the workstation. The remote printer
software used on the workstation may also be incompatible with other
software used on the workstation.
Remote print servers such as the HyperNet Fastprint multi-protocol network print
servers make network printing more practical, because:
♦Network print servers can be located anywhere on the network, making it easy
to place printers near the people who will be using them.
♦It is easy to centrally manage network print servers.
♦The load on network servers is reduced.
♦Multi-protocol print servers make it possible for printers to be shared by
people using different network operating systems.
HyperNet Fastprint Print Server Administration Features
HyperNet Fastprint print servers can be centrally administered using the EtherP
Admin program, making it convenient to manage all of your Ehter P-series print
servers from a single Windows-based interface. EtherP Admin features include:
♦Allows setup and modification of parameters for the server’s printer ports, the
server itself and for the NetWare (IPX/SPX), Microsoft Networking
(NetBEUI), TCP/IP, and AppleTalk protocols.
♦Allows administrators to view the status of each of the server’s printer ports,
including the printer status display if the printer supports PJL (Printer Job
Language).
♦Can display server statistics and status for troubleshooting purposes.
♦Provides a convenient interface for setting up Novell NetWare 3.xservers (and
4.xservers in Bindery Emulation mode).
♦Allows the print server’s internal software to be conveniently upgraded to a
new version.
In addition to EtherP Admin server based administration, HyperNet Fastprint print
servers also support a telnet-based interface for networks that do not use Windows-
based personal computers. This interface supports viewing and modifying all server,
port, TCP/IP, and AppleTalk-related settings.
Network administrators using the industry-standard SNMP network management
protocol can also monitor the print server from any network management console.

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Installing and Starting the EtherP Admin Program
This chapter lists the requirements that your computer system should meet before
you can install EtherP Admin, tells how to install the program, and how to start it.
System Requirements
We recommend that your system meet the following requirements to be able to use
the EtherP Admin program:
♦A PC-compatible computer with a 386 or faster processor
♦One of the following Windows operating systems:
◊Microsoft Windows version 3.1x
◊Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11
◊Microsoft Windows 95 or later
◊Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, 4.0 or later.
♦4 megabytes of main memory (RAM)
♦At least 4 megabytes of free hard disk space
♦A Windows-compatible mouse or other pointing device
♦An Ethernet network card with appropriate drivers (either NDIS or ODI)
You should also check your computer’s settings:
♦If you are using a screen resolution larger than 640 x 480 (standard VGA), the
EtherP Admin display will look best if you use a “Small Fonts” setting.
♦You need to have the IPX network protocol and the Novell NetWare client
services enabled. EtherP Admin uses the IPX protocol for communicating
with the print server.
You only need to have one workstation that meets the above requirements. It is not
necessary to run the EtherP Admin program on every workstation. Ordinary network
stations will still be able to print to your HyperNet Fastprint print server.
If you will only be using TCP/IP (UNIX) and/or AppleTalk protocols, you can use the
telnet interface instead of the Windows-based EtherP Admin. For more information
about using the telnet interface, see the Appendix: Telnet Interface Administration
section on page 64.
Installing EtherP Admin
Follow the procedure outlined below to install EtherP Admin:
1. Insert EtherP Admin installation disk 1 into your system’s 3.5” floppy drive
(A: or B:).