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M208
WORKGROUP
HUB/PRINT SERVER
Installation and Configuration Manual
Manual Version 5.5
Firmware Version 5.5
Microplex Systems Ltd.
8525 Commerce Court
Burnaby, BC V5A 4N3
P/N 79-208-100
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Copyright 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Wyndham Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this manual shall be reproduced, photocopied, recorded, stored in a retrieval system, translated to another language, or transmitted by any means electronic, mechanical, or otherwise, without written permission from Wyndham Technologies Inc. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this ma
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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................i LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................... iv LIST OF TABLES .........................................................................v PREFACE .....................................................................................1 Who Should Use This Manual.................................................................. 1 Organization of This Manual.
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CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR NOVELL ................................63 Overview................................................................................................. 63 Host Software ......................................................................................... 63 M208 Configuration ............................................................................... 64 Host Configuration ................................................................................. 65 CONFIGURING
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Starting a NPWin Session With An Unconfigured Unit ...................... 128 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS .........................131 Overview............................................................................................... 131 General Options.................................................................................... 131 TCP/IP Options..................................................................................... 135 Novell Options...........................
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LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Print Server Operating Logic ...........................................10 Figure 2: M208 Diagram .................................................................16 Figure 3: Twisted-Pair Cable Pinouts ..............................................21 Figure 4: npd Overview ...................................................................54 Figure 5: M208 Jumper Settings ...................................................137 Figure 6: Sample Commercial Invoice .......
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LIST OF TABLES Table 1: npconfig/ezsetup Main Menu ..........................................33 Table 2: npconfig Detailed Configuration Options Sub-Menu.......33 Table 3: Model Types ....................................................................90 Table 4: UTP (RJ45) Connector Pinout .......................................179 Table 5: THICK (Transceiver) Connector Pinouts ......................180 Table 6: Parallel Port Timing .......................................................182 Tab
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vi LIST OF TABLES
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PREFACE Who Should Use This Manual A system administrator or someone with a good understanding of the protocol involved should perform the installation and configuration procedures in this manual. Organization of This Manual This manual covers each aspect of the M208 and contains these chapters: PREFACE on page 1 Contents, organization, and conventions used in this manual. GETTING TO KNOW THE M208 on page 5 Description of the M208’s features and an introduction to its architecture and installatio
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M208 INTERNAL ARCHITECTURE on page 89 unit host Explanation of the M208’s internal operating architecture and logic. USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET on page 93 Full reference section based on the M208’s command set. USING NPWIN on page 127 Explanation of using NPWin to configure and manage the M208. USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS on page 131 Introduction to some of the print enhancements provided by the M208. TROUBLESHOOTING THE M208 on page 159 ? Helpful hints and steps to consider when you ru
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Caution Cautions are indicated to warn of any undesirable effects an action may cause. Notes are added to make you aware of certain steps or considerations, and sometimes Note to provide tips or suggestions. Computer Entry and Display Conventions Command syntax and examples are formatted as follows: • The Courier font in boldface indicates command entries. $ ping ftp.microplex.com • Regular Courier font indicates displayed results. ftp.microplex.com is alive • Arguments separated by the or symbo
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4 PREFACE: Computer Entry and Display Conventions
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GETTING TO KNOW THE M208 Overview The purpose of this chapter is to get you acquainted with the M208. It contains an overview of the M208’s features, an overview of the Hub’s architecture, an overview of the Print Server’s architecture, and an overview of basic Print Server installations in each of the supported environments. M208 Features With the Microplex M208 Workgroup Hub/Print Server, you can easily expand your network and locate laser printers, dot matrix printers, plotters, and other per
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Print Server Features General Features • one high-speed, IEEE 1284-I compliant parallel port, • four-speed parallel port to support any peripheral, slow or fast, • two serial ports, • multi-level configuration security through passwords and permission levels, • SNMP support through MIB II, custom MIBs, and custom traps to aid in network management, • multiple printer destinations for printing flexibility, • load-balancing so a job can be redirected to an idle printer instead of waiting for a parti
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• ability to telnet and ping to another host on the network from the M208 allowing for terminal server capabilities, • up to 256 simultaneous TCP connections, • GOSIP RFC-1042 support, • IP Routing support for communications over separate networks, • FTP daemon support for printing, unit monitoring, and configuration, • SLIP support for serial port network communications, • IP packet fragmentation support, Novell Features • support for all versions of NetWare, including NetWare 4, • simultaneous
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Printer Support The M208 is compatible with PC’s, UNIX systems, Macintosh computers, minis, and mainframes as long as at least one of the following is present: TCP/IP • an LPR client to interact with our Line Printer Daemon on the unit, • an RSH client (i.e. rsh, remsh, rcmd) to interact with our RSH Daemon, • the ability to print directly to a TCP port number on our unit; we have a TCP port number mapped to each I/O port on the unit by default (i.e. com1 is 4000), Other • NetWare support, • App
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Overview of Print Server Architecture This section will provide an overview of how the M208’s Print Server component works. To better understand this, it is important to understand I/O ports, destinations and models. I/O Ports The M208 has three I/O ports; one parallel and two serial ports. Printers can be attached to any or all of the three I/O ports. Each I/O port has an internal queuing mechanism that automatically queues print jobs on a first-come, first-serve basis even if the print jobs come
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Summary When you are doing a print setup, you must direct print jobs to a particular destination which is mapped to an I/O port to which the printer(s) is attached. The destination’s associated model is then used for any extra processing of the data, if required. Each I/O port has an internal queuing mechanism that automatically queues print jobs on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information on I/O ports, destinations, and models, please see M208 INTER- NAL ARCHITECTURE on page 89. Figu
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Overview of Print Server Installation This section will provide an overview of the basic steps required to install the M208 in the various supported environments: Unix, Novell (PSERVER and RPRINTER), Net- BIOS over TCP/IP, and AppleTalk. Note Before installing the M208, it may be useful to look at Appendix A, Planning Your Print Setup on page 203 for advantages/disadvantages of various configuration options. Basic Unix Configuration The following outlines the basic steps required to add a M208 to
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Basic Novell Configuration PSERVER Setup The following outlines the basic steps required to add a M208 to a Novell network using a PSERVER setup and applies to any Netware version. The M208 replaces a dedicated workstation running PSERVER.EXE or PSERVER.NLM so these are no longer needed. Once the unit is physically attached to the network, you need to: 1 Enter into a PCONSOLE session. PCONSOLE is used for the entire print setup. 2 Create a new queue. 3 Create a new print server. The name will be
