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DP2000/2500 Network Printing Setup Guide.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 2 Disclaimer Whilst every care has been ta ken in producing this guid e, however, it’s accuracy cannot be guaranteed. If you do find an y errors or omissions please email your comments to document.support@panasonic.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 3 Index Page Topic 4 Introduction 5 Peer to Peer printing in Windows 95/98/Me 9 Peer to Peer printing in Windows NT4/2000 15 Server Set-Up in Windows NT4/200.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 4 Introduction The network interface card in the DP series works only wi th the TCP/IP protocol (the same protocol used by the In t e r n e t ) . T h i s p r o t o c o l m u s t b e l o a d e d o n y o u r d e s k t o p PC and/or Server for ne twork printing to work.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 5 Windows 95/98/Me Peer to Peer Printing Y o u c a n p r i n t t o y o u r D P s e r i e s u n i t f r om the above operating systems without the need of a Server. You can also use this meth od of printing even if you have a Server but would prefer to print directly to your DP unit.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 6 Stage 2 What Next? Now you have programmed your DP unit you now need to install the printer d river on your PC. Follow these instructions to add the DP unit as a printe r. You will need the CD-ROM that came with your DP unit.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 7 18. We now need to conf igure the driver to work with your DP unit. You will only need to do this once. 19. Click on “device options” 20. Select the accessories you ha ve fitted t o your DP unit. 21. Click on “paper/layout” and make s ure the default is set to A4 22.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 8 27. Enter the TCP/IP address of th e copier then type a colon : and then lp (lowercase no spaces). Just li ke in the example shown below: 28. Now click on the “general” tab and choose “print a test page” 29.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 9 7. If you do have a green “link light”, try to “ping” the networ k card in the copier by typing the foll owing from a DOS prom pt on your PC: Ping 192.168.10.1 (Please substitute the IP address wi th the correct address you are using) 8.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 10 Windows NT4/2000 Peer to Peer Printing Y o u c a n p r i n t t o y o u r D P s e r i e s u n i t f r om the above operating systems without the need of a Server. You can also use this meth od of printing even if you have a Server but would prefer to print directly to your DP unit.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 11 10. In case of difficulty your Dealer can te st the unit using an engineering mode, please ask them for assistance. Stage 2 What Next? Now you have programmed your DP unit you now need to install the printer d river on your PC.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 12 17. In the top window where it says name or address of se rver providing LPD, enter the IP address of the copier separated by a dot 18. In the bottom window enter “lp” for the queue name. 19. Click “OK” 20.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 13 28. Now choose if you wish to share this printer with other users. We recommend that you do not share the pr inter; if other users wish to print to the copier, repeat this procedure for each PC. 29. Click “Next”.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 14 47. This now starts another wizard. 48. Click “Next” 49. Now enter the IP address of th e copier separated by a dot. 50. Click “Next” 51. On the next menu choose ”Custom” and click on “Settings” 52.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 15 53. Click “Next” 54. The wizard will now display your chosen settings, click “Finish” to save. 55. You should now have an icon in your printer folder, do a right hand mouse click over the icon and select “Printing preferences”.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 16 Problems? No Network Connection 1. Check the obvious things; is the unit sw itched on and “on-lin e” (the on-line light should b e on, if it isn’t press the “Printer” key on th e left side of the copier dashboard and then press “on-line”.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 17 Windows NT4/2000 Server Based Printing – Server Set-Up Important Note In order for you to proceed wi th this installation you will need “Administrator Rights” on the Server. Please co nsult with your Network Administrator if you nee d assistance.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 18 8. You can check to see if your settings have been accepted by go ing back into the menu’s previously menti oned. 9. In case of difficulty your Dealer can te st the unit using an engineering mode, please ask them for assistance.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 19 11. In the top window where is says name or address of server providing LPD, enter the IP address of the copier separated by a dot 12. In the bottom window enter “lp” for the queue name. 13. Click “OK” 14.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 20 22. Choose to share this printer wit h othe r users and also highlight any other operating systems you wish to have drivers loaded for e.g. Windows 95. NT will prompt you for the location of the ad ditional driver files at a later stage.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 21 42. Click “Next” 43. Now enter the IP address of th e copier separated by a dot. 44. Click “Next” 45. On the next menu choose ”Custom” and click on “Settings” 46. On this menu make sure the protocol selected is “LPR ” and the queue name should be set to “lp”.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 22 47. Click “Next” 48. The wizard will now display your chosen settings, click “Finish” to save. 49. You should now have an icon in your printer folder, do a right hand mouse click over the icon and select “Printing preferences”.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 23 Problems? No Network Connection 1. Check the obvious things; is the unit sw itched on and “on-lin e” (the on-line light should b e on, if it isn’t press the “Printer” key on th e left side of the copier dashboard and then press “on-line”.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 24 Windows 95/98/Me/NT4/2000 Server Based Printing – Client PC’s Important Note Before proceeding, please ma ke sure that the printer dr iver has been installed onto your Server. For instru ctions on h ow to do this, see the approp riate section for your Server operating system.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 25 NT4 and 2000 only 9. Repeat the right hand mous e click over the printer ic on and go to “Document defaults” and make sure the paper size is set to A4 then click “OK”. Also check the Port settings of your computer to ma ke sure that “enable byte counting” is switched on.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 26 Print Driver Issues 10. If the copier “bleep’s” and doesn’t prin t anything, check the defaults of the printer driver especially the default pape r size.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 27 GDI Printer Driver Overview Windows 95/98/Me/NT4/2000 Paper Source Selection Zoom N into 1 feature Auto Paper Size Detection.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 28 Sort and Duplex Menu’s Output Tray Selection Security Print Option + Unit Configuration.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 29 PCL6 Printer Driver Overview Windows 95/98/Me/NT4/2000 Paper Source Selection Enlarge/Reduce Option Combine Pages onto 1 Page.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 30 Output Tray Selection + Staple Feature (requires finisher) Sort and Duplex Menu’s Image Overlay (10 per user).
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 31 Network Glossary AC15: A type of connection used to transmit data or voice across long distances, used to provide WAN connections from site to site.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 32 CLOSED USER GROUP: (CUG) A subgroup of users on a network who can connect and communicate with each other. One or more members of the CUG can have access to the wider network. Co-Axial Cable aka co-ax: This is a cable consisting of an inne r core and an outer braid separated by a layer of insulation.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 33 ETHERNET: This is the most widely used fo rm of LAN transmission. (IEEE 802.3 standard). It is based on a BUS TOPO LOGY and runs over twisted pair, co- ax or fibre-optics.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 34 HTML: (H ypertext M ark-up L anguage) This is the common language for encoding documents for inclusion on the WWW (World Wide Web). HTML nota tion is interpreted by browser software in order to display the desired document.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 35 MAC: (M edia A ccess C ontrol) MESHED NEWTORK: A network in which every node is connected to every other node. MODEM: (Mo dulator - Dem odulator) A device which converts digital signals to analogue signals suitable for transmission onto an analogue network.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 36 NODE: A node is any point on a networ k where the transmission paths are interconnected. On a LAN, a node will usually be a workstation or client, on a WAN, a node could be a whole site normally connected via routers and private connections.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 37 REPEATER(S): An amplifier that extends the standard length of cable in a transmission path, it compensates for distortion and signal attenuation. RING TOPOLOGY: A type of network where the workstat ions are connected, via repeaters in one single uni-directional loop.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 38 STAR TOPOLOGY: A type of network in which all the nodes are connected to a central hub, which functions as a multiplexer and switching node. See TABLE 1 SWITCHED NETWORK: This is a type of network that ca n be shared among many users, each of them being able to communicate with each other.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 39 TOKEN PASSING: This is a method of controlling a ccess to a network using a special data packet called a TOKEN from node to no de. When all the stations are idle, the TOKEN is labelled as ' free '.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 40 UTP: (U nshielded Twisted P air) A type of cable using, us ually 8, coloured wires twisted in pairs but has no shielding against RF noise.
30/05/02 Document Systems Support V1.0 41 NOTES.
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