Tektronix Phaser 850 User manual

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COLOR PRINTER
PhaserShare
®Networking
Setup Guide

Phaser
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850 Color Printer
PhaserShare
®
Networking Setup Guide
V1 November 1999

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Networking Setup Guide iii
Contents
Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers 1
Before you begin network configuration 1
The printer’s Configuration Page 2
The printer’s networking software 2
Connecting Your Printer to a Network 3
Direct Ethernet Connection to Macintosh or PC 3
The printer’s Ethernet interface 4
Token Ring connection 4
Using the Tektronix Installer 5
Tektronix Installer for Windows 5
Tektronix Installer for Macintosh 6
Novell NetWare 7
Configuration software for NetWare Networks 7
Printing the Configuration Page 7
Installing the PhaserShare Administrator 7
Setting up the printer on a NetWare network 8
Troubleshooting Windows configurations 10
Setting IPX frame types from the Phaser 850 front panel 13
TCP/IP Configuration Overview 14
Setting the printer’s IP address 14
Host (computer) configuration 14
Printing the Configuration Page 14
Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software 15
TCP/IP configuration for a PC 15
Setting up the printer for TCP/IP printing 15
Windows NT 18
Installation on servers or on workstations for peer-to-peer printing 18
Installation on workstations for client-server printing 19
TCP/IP for Macintosh 20
Setting up the Macintosh Ethernet port for TCP/IP 20
Creating an LPR Printer with LaserWriter 8.5.1 20
Creating an AppSocket Printer with LaserWriter 8.6 20

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Contents
Setting the Printer’s IP Address 22
Automatic IP addressing 22
Other methods for setting the printer’s IP address 22
Information needed for IP addressing 23
Setting the IP address from the Phaser 850 front panel 23
Setting the IP address: DHCP 24
Supported DHCP fields 26
Setting the IP address: PhaserLink Printer Management Software 26
DNS (Domain Name Service) 27
EtherTalk and TokenTalk Configuration 28
Setting up the Macintosh Ethernet port for EtherTalk 28
Setting up the printer for EtherTalk or TokenTalk 28
Finding the printer’s name in the Chooser 28
Changing the printer’s name (optional) 29
Changing the printer’s EtherTalk/TokenTalk zone (optional) 30
Troubleshooting 31
IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) 32
Run the Tektronix Installer 32
Obtain the printer’s URL (Network Path) 32
Create an IPP printer 32
PhaserLink Printer Management Software 33
Accessing the printer from a browser 33
Printer Management 34
Job accounting 34
Intelligent Ready 35
PhaserLink Status Notification 36
Usage Profile reports 37
Usage Analysis 40
Disabling and Enabling Protocols 41
Determining which protocols are enabled 41
Disabling and enabling protocols: Phaser 850 front panel 42
Disabling protocols: PhaserShare Administrator 42
Disabling protocols: PhaserLink Printer Management Software 43
Getting Help 44
Help from the World Wide Web 44
Help by phone 44
Index 45

Networking Setup Guide 1
Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers
Network Printing with Tektronix Color
Printers
This guide provides information to help you quickly install your printer in the following
environments:
■
Windows 95 and Windows 98
■
Windows NT
■
Novell NetWare
■
EtherTalk or TokenTalk
For information on installing the printer in UNIX environments, see the PhaserShare
Networking Manual.
The PostScript utility files on the printer’s CD-ROM can be sent to the printer for network
configuration in DOS environments. The printer’s CD-ROM also contains a DOS
application, NWSET, for printer configuration on NetWare networks.
For information on how to use the DOS configuration files, see the README files on the
printer’s CD-ROM. PC users: the README file for PostScript utility files is in the UTILS
directory; the README file for NWSET is in the NETWARE directory. Macintosh users:
the ReadMe file for PostScript utility files is in the Network Utilities folder.
For information on installing into OS/2 environments, see the PhaserShare Networking
Manual.
Before you begin network configuration
■
Set up your printer and connect it to the network. See your printer’s user
documentation for information about setting up the printer. For information about
connecting the printer to the network, see Connecting Your Printer to a Network on
page 3.
■
For NetWare environments. To speed the setup process and avoid conflicts,
familiarize yourself with the components of your network. You should know which
version(s) of NetWare are installed, which versions of client software are used, and
the network topology (frame types, routers, hubs, and cabling).

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Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers
The printer’s Configuration Page
The information supplied on the Configuration Page is helpful when you are installing
and configuring the printer on a network. There are two ways to print the Configuration
Page:
■
Use the printer’s front panel. Use this method if your printer is not yet configured on
the network. Refer to Printing a Configuration Page from the Phaser 850 front panel
on page 2.
■
Use PhaserLink Printer Management Software. With a TCP/IP connection and a
World Wide Web browser, you can use PhaserLink Printer Management Software; see
Printing a Configuration Page: PhaserLink Printer Management Software on page 2.
Printing a Configuration Page from the Phaser 850 front panel
1. When the front panel displays READY TO PRINT, press the up-arrow button until
Menu is highlighted. Press Select.
2. Press the down-arrow button until Printer Configuration is highlighted. Press Select.
3. Press the down-arrow button until Print Configuration Page is highlighted. Press
Select.
4. To return the printer to normal operation, press the down-arrow button until Exit is
highlighted. Press Select.
Printing a Configuration Page: PhaserLink Printer Management
Software
1. Connect to the printer via PhaserLink (see Accessing the printer from a browser on
page 33).
2. On the left side of any PhaserLink page, click Settings.
3. In the REPORTS group, click Print Configuration Page.
The printer’s networking software
The printer’s software CD-ROM contains software for installing your printer on a network.
The CD-ROM also contains online documentation, printer drivers, and other printer
software. A single integrated installer is used to install printer drivers and other software.
For information on running the installer, see Using the Tektronix Installer on page 5.

Networking Setup Guide 3
Connecting Your Printer to a Network
Connecting Your Printer to a Network
Direct Ethernet Connection to Macintosh or PC
Requirements
■
Two RJ-45, twisted-pair, 10Base-T cables
■
An Ethernet-port hub
Procedure
1. Turn off your computer and the printer.
2. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your computer. Connect
the other end to the hub.
3. Connect the other cable to the hub and the Ethernet port on the printer.
4. Turn on your computer and printer.
After the computer and printer are connected, refer to the configuration instructions for
your network type.
Note
The printer is not a SCSI device. Do not connect the printer to your
computer through the SCSI ports.
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Connecting Your Printer to a Network
The printer’s Ethernet interface
■
Conforms to IEEE 802.3 and Ethernet II standards.
■
Twisted pair (10BaseT or 100BaseTx) connection.
■
Thick coax (10Base5) and thin coax (10Base2) connections require adapters; contact
your dealer to obtain adapters, cables, and terminators.
Caution
To avoid damaging the Ethernet interface, turn off the printer before making any
Ethernet connections.
Ethernet connections and indicators
1. RCV indicator (green); blinks while the interface is receiving.
2. XMT indicator (yellow); blinks while the interface is transmitting.
3. Twisted pair (10BaseT) connector.
Ethernet cables
100BaseTx requires Category 5 (100-Ohm UTP) cabling.
To fully comply with EMI (electro-magnetic interference) specifications, the use of
shielded or screened cables may be required. “Shielded” describes IBM-defined cables
used with the DB-9 connector. “Screened” describes cables that are electrically similar to
Category 4 UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair), but with an added shield or screen.
Do not use “silver satin” telephone extension cables for 10BaseT networks, either as drop
cords or as patch cables in the wiring closet. (Silver satin cables are flat, usually silver or
gray, with 28-gauge stranded or tinsel conductors.) Do not use shielded twisted pair cable
intended for IBM Token Ring networks or voice-grade (level 1 or 2) unshielded twisted
pair cables. These cables do not meet the requirements for 10BaseT and will lead to
unreliable operation.
Token Ring connection
The printer can be connected to a Token Ring network using an optional Tektronix
PhaserShare Token Ring Card. For information on installing the printer on Token Ring
networks, see the PhaserShare Networking Manual.
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Ethernet
RCV XMT
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Networking Setup Guide 5
Using the Tektronix Installer
Using the Tektronix Installer
Tektronix Installer for Windows
The Tektronix installer for Windows is on your printer’s software CD-ROM. A single
integrated installer is used to install printer drivers and other software.
The Tektronix installer automatically performs printer installation tasks and creates a
printer. In most cases, you are required only to make a few installation choices, clicking
Next to move from screen to screen.
Each installer screen provides text that describes the choices for that screen. If you are
unsure about which choice to make, click the name of the item to highlight it, then read
the explanation in the Description field. To make your choices, check the boxes for the
desired items and click Next to continue.
Running the installer from the printer’s CD-ROM
1. Insert the printer’s software CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
■If the Windows autorun feature is enabled, the CD-ROM launches automatically.
■If the Windows autorun feature is disabled, double-click My Computer, then
double click the CD icon to launch the CD-ROM.
2. Click Install Printer Driver.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Running the installer from the printer’s hard disk
You can run the installer from the printer’s optional hard disk, if one is installed. This
method requires that you already have a TCP/IP connection to the printer.
1. Connect to your printer via PhaserLink (see Accessing the printer from a browser on
page 33).
2. Scroll to the bottom of the PhaserLink Status page. In the LINKS group, click Install
Drivers.