Oki OKIPAGE 12i Series User manual

OKIPAGE 12i PAGE PRINTER
10 Base-T Ethernet network adapter card
User's Guide
© 1998 OKI DATA CORPORATION

Everyefforthasbeenmadetoensurethattheinformationinthisdocument
is complete, accurate, and up-to-date.
OKIDATA assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its
control. OKIDATA also cannot guarantee that changes in software and
equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will
not affect the applicability of hte information in it. Mention of software
productsmanufacturedbyothercompaniesdoes notnecessarityconstitute
endorsement by OKIDATA.
Copyright 1998 by OKIDATA. All rights reserved.
First Edition February, 1998
OKIDATA ,OKILAN and OkiView are registered trademarks of Oki Erectric
Industry Company, Ltd.
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Company, Ltd.; Marca Registrada, Oki Electric Industry Company, Ltd.
OKIPAGE is a trademark of OKI America, Inc.
Apple, AppleShare, AppleTalk, EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and Macintosh, are
registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered
trademarks and Windows 95 is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the
U.S and other countries.
Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United
States and/or other countries.
UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group.

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Contents
1. BEFORE YOU START... ................................................................. 1
1.1 About 10 BASE-T ETHERNET NETWORKADAPTOR CARD FOR
OKIPAGE 12i ................................................................................. 1
1.2 List of Supported Environments..................................................... 1
1.3 About the Functions of This Network Card .................................... 1
1.4 About Utility .................................................................................... 2
1.5 Updating Program for Network Card.............................................. 2
1.5.1 Updating the Program to the Latest Version............................ 2
1.5.2 Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 3
2. INSTALLING NETWORK CARD..................................................... 4
2.1 Installing the Network Card to the Printer ...................................... 4
3. NETWORK SETUP FOR EACH OPERATING SYSTEM ................ 8
3.1 Network Client -Server Correspondence ....................................... 8
3.2 Setting Up Servers......................................................................... 8
3.2.1 Setting up Windows NT4.0 Server........................................... 8
3.2.2 Setting up Windows NT3.51 Server......................................... 9
3.2.3 Setting up NetWare3.1X File Server...................................... 10
3.2.3.1 Setting up Remote Printer Mode ......................................... 10
3.2.3.2 Setting Queue Server Mode ................................................ 13
3.2.3.3 Message display in Remote Printer Mode ........................... 13
3.2.4 Setting Up Remote Printer in NetWare 4.1x NDS
Environment........................................................................... 15
3.2.4.1 Setting up the remote printer using the NetWare administrator
utility..................................................................................... 15
3.2.4.2 Setting up the remote printer using PCONSOLE................. 18
3.2.5 Setting up queue server mode in NetWare 4.1x NDS
environment ........................................................................... 21
3.2.6 Setting in NetWare4.1x Bindery environment ........................ 21
3.2.6.1 Setting up Bindery Context ................................................. 21
3.2.6.2 Setting up the print environment to the Bindery
environment ......................................................................... 22
3.2.6.3 About the message display in Remote Printer Mode........... 23
3.2.7 About the IP address setting in DHCP server environment ... 25
3.2.8 Setting up the UNIX server .................................................... 26
3.2.8.1 IP address and host name in the host table ........................ 26

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3.2.8.2 Printer data base ................................................................. 26
3.3 Setting up the Client..................................................................... 28
3.3.1 Setting Windows95 ................................................................ 28
3.3.1.1 Using OKIPAGE 12i in Windows NT Server4.1x and 3.1x
environment ......................................................................... 28
3.3.1.2 Using OKIPAGE 12i in the NetWare 3.1x environment ....... 29
3.3.1.3 Using OKIPAGE 12i in NetWare 4.1xNDS environment .... 30
3.3.1.4 Using OKIPAGE 12i in NetWare4.1xBindery environment .. 31
3.3.2 Setting Windows3.1 ............................................................... 31
3.3.2.1 Using OKIPAGE 12i in TCP/IP environment........................ 31
3.3.2.2 Using OKIPAGE 12i in NetWare3.1x environment .............. 32
3.3.3 Setting Windows for Workgroup3.11...................................... 33
3.3.3.1 Using OKIPAGE 12i in the Windows NT environment ........ 33
3.3.3.2 Using OKIPAGE 12i in NetWare3.1x environment............ 34
3.3.3.3 Using OKIPAGE 12i in the NetWare 4.1x environment ...... 35
3.3.4 Setting Macintosh .................................................................. 36
4. ADMINISTRATING PRINTERS IN NETWORK............................. 38
4.1 Using each administrative tool ..................................................... 38
4.1.1 Printer administration using OkiView ..................................... 38
4.1.2 Printer administration using Web........................................... 38
4.1.3 Printer administration using the Telnet................................... 42
4.1.3.1 Items that can be set in Telnet ............................................. 42
4.1.3.2 Logging in to this network card ............................................ 45
4.1.3.3 Setting TCP/IP environment ................................................ 45
4.1.3.4 Setting NetWare environment.............................................. 47
4.1.3.5 Setting EtherTalk environment............................................. 49
4.1.4 Printer administration using the SNMP Manager
(HP OpenView) ...................................................................... 50
4.1.4.1 Referring to MIB’s set values and changing set values ....... 50
4.1.4.1.1 Referring to the MIB’s set values .................................................. 50
4.1.4.1.1.1 Referring to the set values on the printer’s main unit side ........ 51
4.1.4.1.1.2 Referring to set values on the Network card side...................... 51
4.1.4.1.2 Changing the MIB’s set values ..................................................... 52
4.1.4.1.3 MIB Configuration ......................................................................... 53
4.1.4.1.4 MIB Objects Tables ....................................................................... 54
4.1.5 Printer administration using the UNIX Utility .......................... 60
4.1.5.1 Obtaining the administrative tools........................................ 60
4.2 Settings performed on the printer’s main unit .............................. 61
4.2.1 Network Enable/Disable ........................................................ 61
4.2.2 Setting TCP/IP ....................................................................... 62
4.2.2.1 TCP/IP Enable/Disable ........................................................ 62

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4.2.2.2 Setting IP Address ............................................................... 62
4.2.2.3 Setting SUBNET MASK...................................................... 63
4.2.2.4 Setting GATEWAYAddress ................................................. 63
4.2.2.5 Confirming the setting ......................................................... 63
4.2.3 Setting NetWare..................................................................... 64
4.2.3.1 NetWare Enable/Disable...................................................... 64
4.2.3.2 Confirming the setting.......................................................... 64
4.2.4 Setting EtherTalk.................................................................... 65
4.2.4.1 EtherTalk Enable/Disable.................................................... 65
5. INSTALLING UTILITY ................................................................... 66
5.1 OkiView for Windows 3.1 & Windows 95 ..................................... 66
5.1.1 Installing OkiView................................................................... 66
5.1.2 OkiView Printer List................................................................ 66
5.1.3 OkiView Printer View Screens ............................................... 67
5.1.4 Configuration ......................................................................... 68
5.1.5 NetWare Login ....................................................................... 69
5.1.6 NetWare Queue ...................................................................... 69
5.1.7 NetWare Printer ..................................................................... 69
5.1.8 OkiView Preferences ............................................................. 69
5.2 Oki LPR Utility for Windows 95 .................................................... 70
5.2.1 What is Oki LPR Utility?......................................................... 70
5.2.2 Operating environment of the utility ........................................ 70
5.2.3 Setting the printer .................................................................. 70
5.2.4 Setting Windows 95 ............................................................... 71
5.2.4.1 Setting network adapter ....................................................... 71
5.2.4.2 Setting TCP/IP ..................................................................... 71
5.2.4.3 Printer driver setup.............................................................. 71
5.2.5 LPR Utility Install and Uninstall ............................................... 72
5.2.5.1 LPR Utility Install.................................................................. 72
5.2.5.2 LPR Utility Uninstall ............................................................. 72
5.2.6 Registering the printer to LPR Utility or deleting the printer from
there........................................................................................ 73
5.2.6.1 Registering LPR printer ....................................................... 73
5.2.6.2 Setting LPR printer’s IP address.......................................... 73
5.2.6.3 Deleting LPR printer ............................................................ 74
5.2.7 Printing methods .................................................................... 74
5.2.7.1 Printing from Windows 95 applications ............................... 74
5.2.7.2 Printing by directly downloading print data to the printer ..... 75
5.2.8 About Status Display ............................................................. 75
5.2.8.1 [OKI LPR UTILITY] window ................................................. 75
5.2.8.2 Print job display................................................................... 75

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5.2.9 Other functions........................................................................ 76
5.2.9.1 Deleing print jobs ................................................................. 76
5.2.9.2 Confirming the printer’s data receiving state....................... 76
5.3 UNIX Utility................................................................................... 76
6. TROUBLE SHOOTING ................................................................. 77
6.1 Checking status codes................................................................. 77
6.2 Understanding Status Codes ....................................................... 77
6.3 Trouble Shooting by protocol ....................................................... 79
6. 3.1 Common ................................................................................ 79
6.3.2 TCP/IP related ....................................................................... 80
6.3.3 NetWare related..................................................................... 84
6.3.4 EtherTalk related.................................................................... 86
6.4 Important Points........................................................................... 87
6.4.1 Common ................................................................................ 87
6.4.2 When inserting and removing Network card .......................... 87
6.4.3 When setting in NetWare3.1x environment ........................... 87
6.4.4 When setting in NetWare4.1x environment ........................... 87
6.4.5 When setting DHCP Server environment .............................. 88
6.4.6 When printing in Macintosh environment............................... 88
6.4.7 When using Web server......................................................... 88
6.4.8 When using Telnet ................................................................. 89
6.4.9 When setting Network menu in the printer’s main unit .......... 89
6.4.10 When using Oki LPR Utility.................................................... 89
7. CAUTIONARY NOTES.................................................................. 90
7.1 About SELFTEST (Loop Back Test)............................................. 90
7.2 About Network Enable/Disable setting......................................... 90
7.3 Oki Company ............................................................................... 90
Index ..................................................................................................................... 91

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1. BEFORE YOU START ...
1. BEFORE YOU START...
1.1 About 10 BASE-T ETHERNET NETWORKADAPTOR CARD
FOR OKIPAGE 12i
This network card enables OKIPAGE 12i Page Printer to be used in the
Ethernet environment.
With this network card, the OKIPAGE 12i Page Printer can be connected
to anywhere within the network, enabling all network users to use this
printer, sharing.
1.2 List of Supported Environments
This network card supports the following network environments:
• Windows 3.x + TCP/IP software
• Windows NT 3.51
• Windows NT 4.x
• Windows 95
• NetWare 3.1x
• NetWare 4.0 and 4.1x Bindery
• SunOS 3.1.1 and higher
• Solaris 2.1 and higher
• HP UX9.x
• Other UNIX (in some cases, 100% operation not possible.)
• Macintosh OS System7 and higher (excluding LocalTalk.)
1.3 About the Functions of This Network Card
This network card supports the following functions:
• Queue Server Mode and Remote Printer Mode in NetWare 3.1x
• Remote Printer Mode and Queue Server Mode when the NetWare
4.1x Bindery is connected
• Remote Printer Mode when NetWare 4.1x NDS is connected
• This network card setup by Telnet and the printer status display
• Receiving print data by ftp and displaying jobs

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10 Base-T Ethernet network adapter card
Note: Multiple file simultaneous transmission by general ftp utility is
not supported. Please send one file at a time.
• Receiving print data by lpr and displaying jobs by lpq
Note: Banner page is not supported.
• Setting up this network card and the printer from Web browser and
displaying status
• Windows95 Peer to Peer printing (using dedicated lpr utility)
• Settingupthisnetworkcardandthe printer by SNMP tool and display
• IP address auto assignment by DHCP server
1.4 About Utility
Thisnetworkcardprovidestheutilityprograms shown below for the printer
operations in the network. For the utility programs, please refer to each
Utility Manual.
• OkiView for Windows95 & NT
- Enables this network card to be set on the network.
- Enables this network card to be updated to the latest program.
• OkiView for Windows3.1x
- Enables this network card to be set on the network.
• Oki LPR utility for Windows95
- Makes Windows95 Peer to Peer printing possible.
• UNIX utility
- Enables this network card to be set on the network.
- Enables this network card to be updated to the latest program.
1.5 Updating Program for Network Card
1.5.1 Updating the Program to the Latest Version
You can look for the latest version program for this Network card in the
OKIDATA’s home page (http://www.okidata.com/).

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1. BEFORE YOU START ...
Aside from downloading this network card’s program via a parallel port,
you can update it from the network according to the following means.
• ftp (WindowsNT or Windows95)
• UNIX utility
• ftp Utility for MacOS (Macintosh with MacTCP or OpenTransport)
See the README file attached to the latest version program for how to
update the previous one from the network.
1.5.2 Troubleshooting
If you do not succeed in updating the program, check the following items
and retry to update it again.
• Select a proper program suited for the type of a machine from the
floppy disk.
• Be sure to remove the network cable.
• When using the copy command, designate binary.
• When updating the program via network, designate binary in the ftp.
• When you attempt to get the latest version program form our home
page, download a proper program suited for the machine type.

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2. INSTALLING NETWORK CARD
2.1 Installing the Network Card to the Printer
The Network card can be affected by static electricity. Do not remove it
from the antistatic bag until you are ready to install it.
For further memory expansion, two SIMM (Single IN-line Memory Mod-
ule) slots are provided on the Network card.
The SIMM1 slot on the Network card is used for installation of a
1,2,4,8,16,32 MB D-RAM SIMM.
The SIMM2 slot on the Network card is used for installation of the Font
option SIMM or Macro option SIMM.
Do not mount D-RAM SIMM (expansion memory) on SIMM2 slot.
Do not mount Font option SIMM or Macro option SIMM on SIMM1 slot.
A case of adding Font option SIMM or Macro option SIMM or D-RAM
SIMM on the Network card or, do so prior to installing the Network card in
the printer Install D-RAM SIMM on SIMM1 expansion slot before Font
option SIMM or Macro option SIMM is mounted on SIMM2 expansion
slot. InstallFontoptionSIMM or Macro option SIMM on SIMM2 expansion
slot after D-RAM SIMM is mounted on SIMM1 expansion slot.
1. Insert the module firmly in the slot with 30 °angle as shown.
2. Then bring the module upright to a 90°angle as shown.
Font option SIMM or
Macro option SIMM
SIMM2 SIMM1D-RAM SIMM