Konica Minolta PageScope User manual

User Manual
PageScope
Network Setup 3.0

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Foreword
Welcome
Thank you for using KONICA MINOLTA PageScope Network Setup.
PageScope Network Setup is utility software which allows simple
network setup of devices such as printers. It allows setup of devices on
networks connected using TCP/IP or IPX protocol to be handled
together.
PageScope Network Setup supports the following functions.
• Displays a list of devices on the network.
• Allows a user to verify and change the network and print settings for
devices.
• Allows setup for peer-to-peer printing.
• Accesses the Web settings page in the device.
• Allows monitoring of the device status.
• Displays alert and output tray information for a device.
Trademark Acknowledgements
KONICA MINOLTA and KONICA MINOLTA logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
PageScope is a trademark or a registered trademark of KONICA
MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation.
Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks or
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.
Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc., in the
United States and other countries.
All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective holders.
Copyright©2002 KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. All rights reserved.
The information contained in this manual is subject to change
without notice.

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Contents
CONTENTS
1 System Requirements ................................ 1
2 Installing and Starting PageScope
Network Setup............................................. 2
2.1 Installing PageScope Network Setup........... 2
2.2 Starting PageScope Network Setup............. 2
2.3 Uninstalling PageScope Network Setup ...... 3
2.3.1 For Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000........... 3
2.3.2 For Windows XP.................................... 3
3 Browsing Network Devices ........................ 4
3.1 Screen Configuration .................................... 4
3.2 Verifying Device Setup Status ...................... 8
3.3 Displaying the Device Alert Property........... 9
3.4 Displaying Device Output Tray
Information ................................................... 10
3.5 Configuring a Device with PageScope
Network Setup.............................................. 11

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4 Changing the Device Setup...................... 12
4.1 Configuring Device Information ................. 12
4.2 Configuring TCP/IP ...................................... 14
4.3 NetWare Print Setup .................................... 16
4.3.1 Setting up the Print Server ................ 17
4.3.2 Selecting the Mode ............................. 18
4.3.3 Selecting the Print Queue .................. 20
4.3.4 Selecting Users for Event
Notification .......................................... 22
4.3.5 Verifying the Setup ............................. 23
5 Peer-to-peer Print Setup........................... 25
5.1 TCP/IP Peer-to-peer Printing....................... 25
5.1.1 Configuring for TCP/IP Peer-to-peer
Printing ................................................ 25
5.1.2 Configuring for TCP/IP Peer-to-peer
Printing by Specifying the Device
Manually............................................... 27
5.2 IPX Peer-to-peer Printing............................. 28
5.2.1 Configuring IPX Peer-to-peer P
rinting................................................... 28
5.2.2 Configuring for IPX Peer-to-peer
Printing by Specifying the Device
Manually............................................... 30
5.3 After Creating the Peer-to-peer Port .......... 31

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Contents
6Option Setup............................................. 33
6.1 Selecting a Protocol .................................... 33
6.2 Specifying the Search Range ..................... 34
6.3 Specifying BOOTP ....................................... 36
6.4 Specifying Polling Settings......................... 38
6.5 Changing the Password .............................. 39
Appendix Glossary....................................... 40

1 System Requirements
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1 System Requirements
The following are the minimum system requirements for installing
PageScope Network Setup.
*(1) We recommend you to use the latest version service packs when using
Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000.
*(2) Although this utility can work without NetWare, it is required when you
set up NetWare.
*(3) The tools provided by this utility differ according to the type of protocol
supported on the user network environment.
OS*(1) - Windows 95/98/Me
- Windows NT 4.0
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP
Browser - Internet Explorer 4.0 or later
NetWare Client*(2) - Novell NetWare Client 32 (latest version)
Protocol*(3) - TCP/IP
- IPX/SPX

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2 Installing and Starting PageScope
Network Setup
2.1 Installing PageScope Network Setup
Use the following procedure to install PageScope Network Setup.
1. Place the CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2. Start up the installation program. (setup.exe)
3. Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to
proceed with the installation.
The following is the default installation location used by the
installer.
C:\Program Files\KONICA MINOLTA\PageScope
Network Setup
The installer provides you with an opportunity to specify a
different location, if you want.
2.2 Starting PageScope Network Setup
1. Click Start →Programs →KONICA MINOLTA →PageScope
Network Setup →PageScope Network Setup.
In the case of Windows XP, click start →All Programs →
KONICA MINOLTA →PageScope Network Setup →
PageScope Network Setup.
2. When the Login Password dialog box appears, type in the
password.
Note
•The default password is “admin”.
•For details on changing the password, refer to “6.5 Changing the
Password”.
•When you start up PageScope Network Setup, it searches for devices
on the network. The search procedure can take anywhere from a few
seconds to 20 or 30 seconds or more. Wait for the search procedure to
complete before trying to do anything else.

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2.3 Uninstalling PageScope Network Setup
2.3.1 For Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000
1. Click Start →Settings →Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. On the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, select
KONICA MINOLTA PageScope Network Setup in the list of
programs, and then click the Add/Remove button.
In the case of Windows 2000, click Change or Remove
Programs, click KONICA MINOLTA PageScope Network
Setup, and then click the Change/Remove button.
4. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete the
uninstall procedure.
2.3.2 For Windows XP
1. Click Start →Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon.
3. On the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, select KONICA
MINOLTA PageScope Network Setup in the list of programs,
and then click the Change/Remove button.
4. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete the
uninstall procedure.

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3 Browsing Network Devices
This section explains the contents of PageScope Network Setup
screens.
3.1 Screen Configuration
➀Menu bar
Clicking on a menu pulls it down so you can access its commands.
➁Toolbar (for the device list)
The toolbar provides one-click access to often-used PageScope
Network Setup operations.
If you cannot see the toolbar on the display, select Toolbars on the
View menu.
...Displays the properties of the device selected in the device list.
...Displays a dialog box for changing the settings of the device
selected in the device list.
...Displays alert information for the device selected in the device
list.
➆
➀
➁
➂
➃
➄
➅

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...Displays output tray information for the device selected in the
device list.
...Quits PageScope Network Setup.
...Displays a dialog box for configuring peer-to-peer printing.
... Refreshes the device list.
...Displays on-line help.
➂Device list
This list show devices detected on the network.
To change the width of the device list, drag the border between the
device list and browser display area.

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Device
This is the device icon and device name. The icon that appears
differs according to the protocol used for connecting the device.
...Device connected using TCP/IP
...Device connected using IPX
Devices connected using both TCP/IP and IPX will be displayed
with the TCP/IP icon.
The background color of the icon indicates the device status.
No color: Ready
Green: Printing
Yellow: Alert
Red: Error
The device status is updated every 30 seconds (default setting).
The interval can be changed with the polling settings.
See 6.4 Specifying Polling Settings for details on changing the
polling interval.
Device Name
This is the device name for management purposes.
IP Address
This is the IP address allocated to the device.
Device Model Name
This is the device model name.
•Select
Device Search
from the
File
menu to perform a new device
search and display the latest network information on the device list.
•See 6 Option Setup for details about configuring the device
search operation.
➃Status bar
When you move the mouse pointer to a toolbar button, the status bar
displays an explanation of the button’s function.

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If you cannot see the status bar on the display, select Statusbars on
the View menu.
➄Browser display area
This area displays the built-in Web setup page for the device
selected in the device list.
➅Toolbar (for the browser display area)
The toolbar contains buttons for performing various operations in
the browser display area.
...Returns to the previously displayed page.
...Advances to the next page after the pages have been scrolled
through using the button.
...Closes the Web setup page display.
...Refreshes the contents of the Web setup page.
...Displays the current Web setup page in the standard Web
browser installed on your system.
➆URL field
This field displays the URL of the device selected in the device list.

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3.2 Verifying Device Setup Status
Verify the current device setup status as follows.
1. On the device list, click on the icon for the device whose setup
status you want to verify.
2. Select Device Property on the File menu.
You could also click the toolbar button.
This displays the Properties dialog which shows the current setup
status for the device.
•Click a button on the tree to expand an item.
•Click a button on the tree to collapse an item.
The Properties dialog contains the following information.
General
Displays the settings for managing the device. See 4.1 Configuring
Device Information for details about changing this setup.
NetWare Printing
Displays the setup for device NetWare printing. See 4.3
NetWare Print Setup for details about changing this setup.

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TCP/IP
Displays the setup for device TCP/IP. See 4.2 Configuring TCP/
IP for details about changing this setup.
3. After you are finished, click the OK button to close the dialog box.
Note
3.3 Displaying the Device Alert Property
Follow the procedure described below to display the alert information
for the device selected in the device list.
1. In the device list, click the icon of the device whose alert
information you want to display.
2. Select Device Alert Property on the File menu. You could also
click the toolbar button.
•You cannot verify the following attributes unless you have NetWare
Client 32 installed on your system and log in to the NetWare server.
- NetWare Service Queue
- NetWare Notify User

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3.4 Displaying Device Output Tray Information
Follow the procedure described below to display output tray
information for the device selected in the device list.
1. In the device list, click the icon of the device whose output tray
information you want to display.
2. Select Device Output Tray Information on the File menu. You
could also click the toolbar button.

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3.5 Configuring a Device with PageScope
Network Setup
This section describes the procedure for network printer setup with
PageScope Network Setup.
First check the following points relating to your network environment.
Check with your network administrator for details about the network
environment.
•The protocol used on the network (TCP/IP or IPX)
•Connection format of the device (peer-to-peer or via server)
Use one of the following procedures to configure the device. The
procedure you should use depends on the network connection.
For peer-to-peer printing with TCP/IP connection:
1. Verify the device setup status. See 3.2 Verifying Device Setup
Status.
2. Setup the device TCP/IP connection. See 4.2 Configuring TCP/
IP.
3. Setup peer-to-peer printing. See 5.1 TCP/IP Peer-to-peer
Printing.
For peer-to-peer printing with IPX connection:
1. Verify the device setup status. See 3.2 Verifying Device Setup
Status.
2. Setup peer-to-peer printing. See 5.2 IPX Peer-to-peer Printing.
For printing via a NetWare print server:
1. Verify the device setup status. See 3.2 Verifying Device Setup
Status.
2. Setup NetWare printing. See 4.3 NetWare Print Setup.
After setting up the printer, specify the port in the printer driver
properties, and execute the print command. For details about printing,
see your printer manual.

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4 Changing the Device Setup
Use the Device Setup dialog to change a device setup.
The following are the settings that can be configured when changing a
device setup.
•Device Information
•TCP/IP
•NetWare Print
4.1 Configuring Device Information
Perform the following steps to configure device information.
1. On the device list, click the icon of the device whose information
you want to configure.
2. Select Device Setup on the Setup menu to display the Device
Setup dialog box.
You could also click the toolbar button.
3. Click the General tab.

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You can configure and view the following items on the General
tab.
Device Model Name
This is the device model name. You cannot change the device
model name here.
Device Name
This is the device management name. You can type up to 16
characters into the text box to input a new name. However, if the
existing device management name exceeds 16 characters, you
can type up to 255 characters for a new name.
Device Description
This is a description of the device. You can type up to 16
characters into the text box to input a new description. However,
if an existing description of the device exceeds 16 characters,
you can type up to 255 characters for a new description.
4. After you are finished making the settings you want, click the OK
button. This displays the device properties with the changed
settings in blue.
5. If the settings are correct, click the OK button.
The community name input dialog box appears only if the SNMP
community name has been changed to something other than the default
name. Type in the community name and then click OK.

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4.2 Configuring TCP/IP
Perform the following steps to configure TCP/IP.
1. On the device list, click the icon of the device you want to
configure.
2. Select Device Setup on the Setup menu to display the Device
Setup dialog box.
You could also click the toolbar button.
3. Click the TCP/IP tab.
You can configure the following items on the TCP/IP tab.
IP Address Setup
•Obtain an IP address automatically
If this option is selected, the IP address is acquired from either
the DHCP server or the BOOTP server.
-DHCP Select to obtain the IP address from the
DHCP server.
-BOOTP Select to obtain the IP address from the
BOOTP server.

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• Specify an IP address manually
When this option is selected, you can set the IP address
manually. Enter the following values.
-IP Address Device IP address
-Subnet Mask Subnet mask used with the network
-Default Gateway Default IP router address for the device
RAW Port Number
Enter the RAW port number used for peer-to-peer printing.
4. After making the settings you want, click the OK button. This
displays the device properties with the changed settings in blue.
5. If the settings are correct, click the OK button.
A message asking for confirmation to continue the setup appears.
6. Click the Yes button.
A message stating that it is necessary to reset may appear.
For equipment that can be reset, the following dialog appears.
7. If there are no problems with resetting now, click the Reset Now
button.
Note
•The community name input dialog box appears only if the SNMP
community name has been changed to something other than the default
name. Type in the community name and then click OK.
•If both DHCP and BOOTP are selected, DHCP is given priority.