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Table of Contents
Introduction......
Printer Network Configuration Overview
Option 1: Discovery of OkiLAN 6200e......
If Your Network Does Not Use DHCP:
If Your Network Uses DHCP:
Option 2: Special Situations......
Option 3: Advanced Alerts......
Tip for Using PostScript
Install Software Utilities
To Install OkiView 32:......
To Install OkiNet Utilities:......
Setting the Printer's IP Address......
Setting the IP Address from the Printer's Front Panel
Advanced Management Features......
SNMP......
SNMP Overview
Private MIB
Traps
Security
HP JetAdmin Support......
JetAdmin Overview
Configuring the OkiLAN 6200e Using JetAdmin
HP Web JetAdmin Support......
Web JetAdmin Overview
Configuring the OkiLAN 6200e Using Web JetAdmin
Installing a Windows NT Printer for the OkiLAN 6200e
Obtaining Diagnostic Information from the OkiLAN 6200e
OkiLAN 6200e Web Configuration......
Web Configuration Overview
Connecting to the OkiLAN 6200e
Configuration
Status
Print Job Log
Support
Reset
Printer Menu
OkiLAN 6200e Server Discovery
Troubleshooting
Additional Management Features......
OkiNet Alert
Enhanced Printer Status
OkiNet for NDS
OkiNet for TCP/IP (Creating Custom Views)
NetWare Load Balancing
Windows Printing
Printer Security for TCP/IP Printing
Web Configuration Utility......
OkiNet Web Configuration Utility Overview
Server Discovery Using the Web Configuration Utility
Configuration
Novell NetWare......
Introduction......
NetWare Overview
Before You Start
Selecting PServer or RPrinter/NPrinter Mode
OkiNet for NetWare......
OkiNet for NetWare Overview
Running OkiNet for NetWare
Configuring the OkiLAN 6200e Using OkiNet for NetWare
NetWare Configuration Options
NetWare Queues Configuration Options
NetWare Port Configuration Options
TCP/IP Configuration Options
EtherTalk Configuration Options
Output Port Configuration Options
SNMP Configuration Options
SNMP Traps Configuration
Saving the Configuration
Enabling/Disabling Protocols
Displaying OkiLAN 6200e Diagnostic Information
Printing a Configuration Sheet
Resetting the OkiLAN 6200e
Restoring Factory Default Settings
Creating Customized Views
Modifying View Settings
Permanently Defining SNMP Access Information
OkiNet for NDS......
OkiNet for NDS Overview
Installing OkiNet for NDS for Novell NetWare 4.1
Installing OkiNet for NDS for Novell NetWare 4.x, NetWare 5.x, and Windows 3.x
Installing OkiNet for NDS for Novell NetWare 4.x, NetWare 5.x, Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000
Creating a New OkiLAN 6200e Object
Printing with an OkiLAN 6200e Print Server
Configuring the OkiLAN 6200e Using OkiNet for NDS
Adding or Removing the OKI Print Server Class
Using the OkiLAN 6200e in NDPS (NetWare 4.x and 5.1)......
NDPS Introduction
Adding the OKI Printer Driver Using NDPS Broker
Setting Up the OkiLAN 6200e Through NWAdmin32
Setting Up the OkiLAN 6200e for Public Access Printers at the File Server Console
TCP/IP......
Introduction......
TCP/IP Overview
Software Requirements
Network Preparation
Before You Start
Overview of TCP/IP Configuration
Configuring the OkiLAN 6200e......
Choosing an IP Address
Configuring the OkiLAN 6200e
Assigning the IP Address
Other Utilities
Verifying Access to the OkiLAN 6200e
TCP/IP Configuration and Printing......
TCP/IP Configuration and Printing Overview
Configuring for TCP/IP Network Printing
Remote Print Queue Name
Configuring a BSD-Style Print Queue
Remote LPD Printing
FTP Printing
Timeout Checking
Raw Port Printing
OkiNet for TCP/IP......
OkiNet for TCP/IP Overview
System Requirements
Running OkiNet for TCP/IP
Configuring the OkiLAN 6200e Using OkiNet for TCP/IP
Configuring TCP/IP Options
NetWare and NetWare Port Configuration Options
NetWare Queues Configuration Options
EtherTalk Configuration Options
Output Port Configuration Options
SNMP Configuration Options
Enabling/Disabling Protocols
SNMP Trap Configuration
Saving the Configuration
Displaying OkiLAN 6200e Diagnostic Information
Printing a Configuration Sheet
Resetting the OkiLAN 6200e
Restoring Factory Default Settings
Creating Customized Views
Modifying View Settings
Permanently Defining SNMP Access Information
Configuring the Discovery UDP Port Number
Starting a Telnet Session
Starting the BOOTP Server
Web Configuration......
Web Configuration
Telnet Configuration......
Telnet Overview
Running a Telnet Session
Troubleshooting......
Main Status Indicator
Restoring the OkiLAN 6200e to Factory Defaults
Unable to Assign IP Address
Hardware Error Messages
Printing a Configuration Page
Unable to Print
Application Considerations......
Application Considerations Overview
Assigning the OkiLAN 6200e IP Address with BOOTP
Configuring the OkiLAN 6200e IP Address with RARP
Configuring HP-UX v8.07 for Printing with the OkiLAN 6200e
Configuring HP-UX v9.xx for Printing with the OkiLAN 6200e
Configuring HP-UX v10.xx for Printing with the OkiLAN 6200e
Configuring SCO UNIX for Printing with the OkiLAN 6200e
Configuring IBM's AIX ver.3.x for Printing with the OkiLAN 6200e
Configuring Solaris 2.x for Printing with the OkiLAN 6200e
Configuring Sun-OS v4.1.x or Ultrix v4.2 for Printing with the OkiLAN 6200e
Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)......
Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)
LAN Manager / LAN Server......
Introduction......
LAN Manager/LAN Server Overview
System Requirements
Installation......
Installation Overview
Network Preparation
Installing the Utilities Software
Running INSTALL
Running OkiNet for OS/2
Creating an OS/2 Printer
Printing a Configuration Sheet
Printing in the OS/2 Environment......
Printing Overview
OS/2 1.3
OS/2 2.x and OS/2 Warp
DOS and WIN-OS/2
Additional Utility Features......
Features Overview
Deleting a Local Port
Configuring a Print Server
Configuring Parallel Port P1
Restoring Factory Defaults
Printing a Configuration Sheet
Using HELP......
HELP Overview
General Help
Context-Sensitive Help
Troubleshooting......
No Configuration Sheet
Unable to Print
EtherTalk Support for Apple Macintosh......
Introduction......
EtherTalk Support for Apple® Macintosh®: Overview
System Requirements
Before You Start
The OkiLAN 6200e Utility......
Utility Overview
Running the OkiLAN 6200e Utility
Finding the OkiLAN 6200e
Renaming the OkiLAN 6200e Printer
Selecting a Zone
Print Configuration
Status
Advanced Configuration Options
Troubleshooting......
Before You Call
OkiLAN 6200e Does Not Appear in the Macintosh Chooser
Unable to Print from a Macintosh
Unable to Print a Document
Network Error Messages
OkiLAN 6200e Utility
OkiLAN 6200e Utility Errors
Selecting Your Printer......
Selecting Your Printer
Capturing With a Spooler......
Spooling Overview
Capturing Without Bypass
Capturing With Bypass
Windows Printing......
OkiLAN 6200e Setup for Windows NT 4.0/2000......
Windows NT/2000 Overview
OkiLAN 6200e Connect for IP
OkiLAN 6200e Connect for DLC
Using the Windows NT 4.0 LPR Print Monitor
OkiLAN 6200e Setup for Windows 95/98/Me......
Windows 95/98/Me Overview
OkiLAN 6200e Connect for TCP/IP
OkiLAN 6200e Connect for DLC
Output Port Configuration Options
Enabling/Disabling
OkiView 32......
Introduction......
Introduction
OkiView 32 Installation Requirements
OkiView 32 Printer Panel......
Printer Panel Introduction
OkiView 32 Printer Properties Menu
Changing the Printer's Name and Location
OkiView 32 Discovery Preferences
Regulatory Information......
Regulatory Information
Index......
Introduction
Printer Network Configuration Overview
Your OkiLAN 6200e Network Print Server comes with two types of software utilities: OkiView 32 and OkiNet Utilities.
The following checklist will help you to decide which software utility you need for your particular network and operating system. For information on the utility that you select, click on the appropriate link in the checklist. To learn how to install your selected utility, see Install Software Utilities.
Option 1: Discovery of OkiLAN 6200e
To discover the OkiLAN 6200e on your network, use OkiView 32.
If Your Network Does Not Use DHCP:
Use the OkiNet utility for:
EtherTalk
LAN Manager/LAN Server
Others.
If Your Network Uses DHCP:
For Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or Millennium Edition:
Use OkiView 32
For Novell:
Use OkiView 32 with Novell's Client for Windows
For UNIX/Linux:
Use the OkiNet Web Configuration Utility OR
Use the UNIX/Linux Utilities
Alternatively for all cases:
Use your Web browser OR
Use TELNET
Option 2: Special Situations
Windows-based peer-to-peer (serverless) printing: Windows Printing (OkiNet) in TCP/IP, DLC, IPX Direct
Use OkiNet utilities for Windows NT/2000 OR
Use OkiNet utilities for Windows 95/98/Me
Discovery in special difficult situations, such as over Wide Area Network links or other remote access.
Use OkiNet utility for your particular network operating system.
Option 3: Advanced Alerts
To set advanced alerts for conditions such as toner out, paper jam, etc., use your Web browser.
Tip for Using PostScript
In the unlikely event of sporadic extraneous artifacts or other data corruption appearing in the contents of a PostScript print job, try changing the front panel setting of the OKI printer model to disable Automatic Language Selection and instead set the front panel for the language of the document that is being printed.
Install Software Utilities
Note: For installing OkiNet utilities in Macintosh, see Running the OkiLAN 6200e Utility.
This topic describes the procedure for installing:
OkiView 32
OkiNet Utilities.
To Install OkiView 32:
1.Click the OkiView 32 button on the OKI Menu Installer screen.
2.Follow the online instructions to complete installation.
To Install OkiNet Utilities:
1.Click the OkiNet Utilities button on the OKI Menu Installer screen. The OKI Menu Installer screen for the OkiNet Utilities appears:
Note: For information on a particular utility, click on the utility name. A description of the utility or utilities will appear in the gray field on the right of the screen.
2.Click on the name of the utility you select. Follow the online instructions to complete installation.
Note: The OkiNet Web Configuration Utility is accessed by clicking on TCP/IP Management Utilities. In the menu that appears, click OkiNet Web Configuration Utility. Follow the online instructions to complete installation.
Setting the Printer's IP Address
Setting the IP Address from the Printer's Front Panel
To change the printer's IP address from the printer's front panel:
1.Press MENU repeatedly until the Network menu appears on the display.
2.Press ITEM + or ITEM - until IP ADDRESS appears on the display.
3.Set your new IP address:
Press ITEM + or ITEM - to move from one octet to another.
Press VALUE + or VALUE - to increment or decrement an octet. Holding VALUE + or VALUE - down for more than two seconds will continually increment or decrement the octet.
4.Press SELECT to engage the setting.
5.Press ON LINE to save the setting and exit the menu.
Advanced Management Features
SNMP
SNMP Overview
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides network administrators with the ability to communicate management functions between an SNMP manager and an SNMP agent. An SNMP manager is a user program the network administrator can use to manage SNMP agents. The manager can retrieve Get information from the agent or alter Set information on the agent. An agent can also send an unsolicited message Trap to a manager when it encounters an unusual condition.
The OkiLAN 6200e is a fully functional SNMP agent and supports any standard SNMP management platform, including:
HP OpenView
Novell NMS
Sun SunNet Manager
IBM NetView
Private MIB
WARNING: This section is typically used by advanced administrators only.
OkiLAN 6200e SNMP support has been enhanced with a private MIB. It is accessible via SNMP over TCP/IP and IPX. This private MIB contains over 150 configuration and status variables for the network protocols, printer ports, network interfaceprinter settings, and the overall OkiLAN 6200e status. Printer status traps such as on-line, off-line, detached printer and printer error are also provided.
The setting of certain variables causes an immediate firmware reset. These variables are listed in the private MIB under cmdReset.
Note: If you attempt a reset while a job is printing, the job may not print successfully.
Certain variables are critical, that is, they change a fundamental operating parameter of the OkiLAN 6200e. These variables are saved by the OkiLAN 6200e but are not actually used until it is power cycled or is reset. When any one of these variables is changed the variable genConfigDirty is automatically set to yes by the print server. This signifies a reset is required for all configuration changes to be made active. We recommend checking the genConfigDirty variable after using a MIB browser to make any configuration changes to the OkiLAN 6200e. If genConfigDirty is set to yes, then the cmdReset variable should also be set to yes. This will cause the OkiLAN 6200e to reset, make all configuration changes active on the OkiLAN 6200e and set both the cmdReset and genConfigDirty variables to no. These critical variables are listed in the private MIB under genConfigDirty.
Traps
Traps are unsolicited information from the SNMP agent. The OkiLAN 6200e uses a ColdStart trap to inform the manager it has been powered on or reset. An authentication failure trap is sent when the OkiLAN 6200e receives an SNMP trap GET or SET request with an incorrect community name.
The OkiLAN 6200e sends printer traps when there is a change in the status of the printer. If the Printer goes off-line, runs out of paper or is detached, the administrator will be notified via the OkiLAN 6200e traps over both UDP and IPX. Additionally, the OkiLAN 6200e can send traps on toner low, paper jam, and printer cover open, depending on the printer’s capabilities. The traps may be configured for specific destination addresses and can be configured for a particular printer port and/or printer trap.
In order to receive OkiNet Alert traps, the OkiLAN 6200e must have bi-directional status enabled (it is disabled by default). Extended Status can be enabled through the OkiLAN 6200e Configuration utility (telnet) from the Configure Port option. You can also enable OkiNet Alert through OkiNet for TCP/IP or IPX from the Output Port file tab.
Security
SNMP implements a simple security system known as community names. Each SNMP message has a community name associated with the command in the message. SNMP allows for a Set community name, Get community name and a Trap community name. When the SNMP Agent receives a command, it checks the community name of the message with the community name of the device. If the community names do not match, the Agent discards the message and sends an authentication failure trap.
Both the OkiNet for TCP/IP and the IPX, and the OkiLAN 6200e Configuration utility (telnet) allow you to specify the community names and a trap destination IP address.
HP JetAdmin Support
JetAdmin Overview
This section contains instructions and information on how to configure and obtain diagnostic information from your OkiLAN 6200e using the Hewlett-Packard JetAdmin software.
Software Requirements
JetAdmin 2.4, 2.5, or 3.02
Windows 95/98/Me or Windows NT/2000
Note: For more information on installing and using HP JetAdmin, refer to the HP JetAdmin documentation.
Configuring the OkiLAN 6200e Using JetAdmin
WARNING: There are many versions of JetAdmin. Users may face unexpected results.
NetWare Configuration
1.From the main JetAdmin screen, select the OkiLAN 6200e port you wish to configure.
2.Select Modify from the Device menu.
3.On the Configuration screen, select the General tab and enter the print server name and description.
4.Select the NetWare tab and click on the Operating Mode icon from the left column. Set the print server operating mode from the given options on the right.
5.If you are running a NetWare 4.x network, click the NetWare Directory Services icon from the left column. Select NDS Tree Name from the pull-down menu and enter the Print Server Context.
6.Click the Queues icon from the left column to bring up the Queues screen and then click the Change button.
7.Select the desired queues from the list of Available Queues to be added into service. Click the Service button to move the selection to the Serviced Queues column. When all queues have been added, click OK.
8.Click OK again to return to the main screen.
WARNING: Do not use both OkiNet and JetAdmin simultaneously to change NetWare configuration settings.
TCP/IP Configuration
1.From the main JetAdmin screen, select the OkiLAN 6200e port you wish to configure.
2.Select Modify from the Device menu.
3.On the Configuration screen, select the General tab and enter the print server name and description.
4.Select the TCP/IP tab and set the print server IP configuration.
AppleTalk Configuration
1.From the main JetAdmin screen, select the OkiLAN 6200e port you wish to configure.
2.Select Modify from the Device menu.
3.Under the Optional tab, select Mac.
4.Enter the Apple Talk name and click OK.
Obtaining Diagnostic Information Using JetAdmin
1.From the main JetAdmin screen, select the OkiLAN 6200e port on which you wish to view diagnostic information.
2.Select Properties from the Device menu.
3.From the Properties screen, select the appropriate tab to view the desired diagnostic information.
Note: For JetAdmin to function correctly with the OkiLAN 6200e, the SNMP Get community name in JetAdmin must be set to public.