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NEC 1765 Netw ork Printer Conf iguration Guide September 1 996 808-8 75036 -001A S ILENTWRIT 1700 series.
ii 1765 Network Print er Configur ation Guide PR O PRIET AR Y NO TICE AND LIABILITY DISCLA IMER The information disclosed in th is document, including all design s a nd related materials, is the valua ble pro perty of NEC Corpo ration (NEC) and/or its licensors.
v T AB LE OF C ONTE NTS U SING T HIS G UIDE iii C HAPTER 1I NTRODUCT ION Overview 1-1 Features 1-1 Compatibility 1-3 Hardware Requirements 1-3 Software Requirements 1-4 Qual ifi cations a nd Assu mpti.
vi 176 5 Network P rinter Con figurat ion Guid e Preparing t o Instal l 3-11 Verifying TCP/IP Pro toco l in Win dows 3. 1x 3- 11 Verifying TCP/IP Pro toco l in Wind ows for Work grou ps 3-11 Verifying TCP/IP Pro toco l in Win dows 95 3- 11 Installing NEC 1765 Adm inistration So ftware for TCP/IP in Win d ows 3.
vii Create a Printer Obje ct 4-18 Create a Print Server O bject 4-18 Assign the Print Queue Object to the Prin ter Ob je ct 4-1 8 Assign the Prin ter Object to the Print Server Object 4-19 Exit NetWar.
viii 1 765 Netw ork Pr inter C onfig uration Gui de Changin g the Bus y Timeout Time 5-5 Displaying NetWare Network Number and MAC Address 5-5 Changing NetWa re Print Server Name 5 - 5 Changing the Pr.
ix Changing NetWa re File Server Queue Polling Rate 5-33 Changing TCP/IP IP Address 5-33 Changin g TCP/ IP Subnet Mask 5-33 Setting TCP/IP Auto IP Address 5-34 Displayi ng S ilen twriter Printer Confi.
x 1765 Net work Pri nter Con figurat ion Guid e Deleting Your Current Print Jobs 6-3 Attaching Fi le Servers 6-4 Detaching F ile Serv ers 6-4 Displayi ng Silentwriter Print er Inform ation 6 -4 Displa.
xi NEC Warranty and Service 7-3 NEC Service Contracts 7-3 A PPENDIX AP RINTER M ESSAGES Printer Messages A-1 A PPENDIX BF LASH -ROM U PGRADE Overview B-1 Insta lling a Fl ash-ROM Upgrade Wit h NetWare.
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iii U SING T HIS G UIDE This guide includes the information you need to prepa r e and operate your NEC® Silentwriter® 17 65 for network printing. This guide contains inf orm ation abou t netw ork u tilit ies an d confi gurati ons on ly . Please ref er to the User ’ s Gu ide for general operating information.
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1–1 I NTR ODUCTION 1 Overview This chapter pr ovides the following info rmation about the Silentwriter 1765. Features: Lists the featur es of the Silentwriter 1765 (or an upgraded Silentw riter 1760) Compatibil ity: The Silentwriter 1765 can w ork with several dif fer ent operating systems and network operating systems.
1–2 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e System administrators and network clients can use NEC 1765 so ft war e to sim pli fy se tt in g up and o per ati ng the Silentwriter 1765. The NEC 1765 Administration software allows network administrators to define the network and manage the prin ter .
Compatib ility 1–3 1I n t r o d u c t i o n Compati bility The S ilent wri t er 1 765 ca n be u sed o n sev era l differen t platforms and operating systems. This section describes the system r equirements to r un the Silentwriter 1765 in diff er ent hardw are a nd software envir onments.
1–4 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Software Requir ements T able 1 -2 shows the o p erati ng systems an d network software you will need to conf ig ure the Silentwr iter 1765. In addition to your network software, th e Silentwriter 1765 comes with softwar e to hel p admini ster yo ur Silentwri ter across the netwo r k.
Compatib ility 1–5 1I n t r o d u c t i o n Ethe rT alk® Mac OS v ersion 7.1 or grea ter netw ork s oftwa re in clude d with Mac OS system software NEC 1765 softw are for AppleT alk® LocalT a lk® Mac OS version 7.
1–6 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Qualificatio ns and Assumptions This guide assum e s that you are familiar with you r system and network layout.
2–1 1765 S ET U P 2 Overview This chapter describes how to pr epar e your new Silentwriter for network printing. It contains the followi ng in formati on. • Upgra ding fr om the 1760 • Connecting and verifying the S ilen twriter 1765 W e assume that you have completed the steps described in the Ea sy Prin ter Se tup Gu ide .
2–2 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Upgrading from the 1760 Upgrad ing a 1760 printer to a 176 5 network printer requir es the followin g steps. 1. Unpack the upgrade kit and verify its contents. 2. Install extra RAM (n ot included). 3.
Upgrading fro m the 176 0 2–3 2 1765 Set Up Silent writer 1760 Up grade Kit Con tents 1765 Net work Pri nte r Conf igu r ation Guide Wa r r a n t y T -shaped BNC NEC 1765 softwa re LAN Card Connecto.
2–4 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Install RAM The Silentwriter 176 5 has two Singl e Inline Memory Module (SIMM) slots that support 72- pin with parity (36 bits ) indust ry standar d RAM SIMMs, availa ble fr om many thir d party vendors.
Upgrading fro m the 176 0 2–5 2 1765 Set Up AB C D Loosen screws and pull to slide out Instal l a RAM Memory Ex pansio n Mo dule.
2–6 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Install the LAN Card Follow these steps to install the LAN car d, as show n on the facing page. Caution! T ake the follo wing steps to protect the main controller board while in stalling the LAN card.
Upgrading fro m the 176 0 2–7 2 1765 Set Up BC D E F Ins tal l th e L AN Ca rd A.
2–8 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Connecting and V erifying the Silentwriter 1765 This section describes the steps to connect the netw ork cable to your 176 5 a nd verif y its operation . Th e steps ar e 1. Identify the LAN car d panel.
Connectin g and Verify ing th e Silentwri ter 176 5 2–9 2 1765 Set Up Connect th e Network Cable Befor e connecting any cables make sur e your printer is turned of f. The LAN ca r d has thr ee cable ports, two fo r Ethernet networks an d one for LocalT alk networks.
2–10 17 65 Networ k Printer Configu ration Gu ide Connecting T wis ted Pair Cable Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable connects to the middle connec tor of the LAN car d pane l. 1. Connect one end o f the twisted pair cable to the middle connector on the LAN ca r d panel.
Connectin g and Verifying th e Silen twriter 1765 2–11 2 1765 Set Up A B mov e this cable add this cable term inat or Connecting the Silentwriter to a LocalT al k Network.
2–12 17 65 Networ k Printer Configu ration Gu ide T urn On th e Prin ter T urn o n your printer and wait until i t displays the READ Y m essage. The printer automatica lly prints a demo page when you turn it on. Y ou use the demo page to verify that the printer is re ady to provide quality output.
Connectin g and Verifying th e Silen twriter 1765 2–13 2 1765 Set Up Print a Conf iguration Page Press the configuration button to print a configura tio n page for the LAN car d. The configuration page displays informatio n ab out the printer ’s parame ter settings and any installed boa rds.
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3–1 I NSTALLING NEC 1765 S OFTWAR E 3 Overview This chapter des c ri bes ho w to instal l NEC 1765 Administration and Client sof tware. It con tains the following secti ons.
3–2 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e NEC 1765 Software NEC 1765 softwa re allow s you to configu re and administer the Silentwriter 176 5 fr om your workstation or networked computer . Ther e ar e five versions of the software, described below and summarized in T able 3-1.
NEC 1765 Software 3–3 3 Insta lling NEC 1765 Software For W indows systems, install NEC 17 65 Administ ration software on the machine which you use to administer the network. Install N EC 1 765 Client on any com puter in the n etwork w hich wil l be used to send documents to the Silentwriter .
3–4 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Installing NEC 1765 Softwar e for N etW are Pr ecautions • Do not run NEC 176 5 Adm inistr ation software and NEC 1765 Client so ft ware simultaneously on the same computer .
Installing NEC 1765 So ftware for NetWare 3–5 3 Insta lling NEC 1765 Software Pr eparing to Install This program operates with W indows operating system software. If the op erating system has not been installed, follow the inst ructio ns in your operating sys tem documentatio n to instal l the operating sy stem software on your computer .
3–6 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Installing NEC 1765 Administration Softwar e f or NetW ar e in W indows 3.1x Follow thes e steps to install NEC 1 7 65 Administra tio n software for NetW are using the installer pr ogram pro vided on the NEC 1765 softwar e for NetW are diskette.
Installing NEC 1765 So ftware for NetWare 3–7 3 Insta lling NEC 1765 Software A B C D E F.
3–8 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Installing NEC 1765 Client Softwar e f or NetW are in W indows 3.1x Follow thes e steps to install NEC 1 7 65 Client softw are for NetW a r e using the installer program provided on the NEC 1765 software for NetW are diskette.
Installing NEC 1765 So ftware for NetWare 3–9 3 Insta lling NEC 1765 Software A B C D E F.
3–10 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Installing NEC 1765 Softwar e for T CP/IP Pr ecautions • Som etimes NEC 1765 softwar e r equir es additional memory to run . Y ou can fre e more me mory by closing unus ed software applications. • Only the system adm inistrator shou ld instal l an d use NEC 1765 Administration software.
Installing NEC 1765 So ftware for TCP/IP 3–1 1 3 Insta lling NEC 1765 Software Pr eparing to Install This pro gram depends on W indows operating system software. If tha t operating system has not been inst alled, follow the inst ructio ns in your operating sys tem documentatio n to instal l the operating sy stem software on your computer .
3–12 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Installing NEC 1765 Administration Softwar e f or TCP/IP in W indo ws 3.1x Follow thes e steps to install NEC 1 7 65 Administra tio n software for TCP/IP using the insta ller program pro vided on the NEC 1765 softwar e for NetW are diskette.
Installing NEC 1765 So ftware for TCP/IP 3–1 3 3 Insta lling NEC 1765 Software A B C D E F.
3–14 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Installing NEC 1765 Client Software f or TCP/IP in W indows 3.1x Follow thes e steps to install NEC 1 7 65 Client softw are for TCP/IP using th e installer program pr ovided o n the NEC 1765 softwar e for NetW are diskette.
Installing NEC 1765 So ftware for TCP/IP 3–1 5 3 Insta lling NEC 1765 Software A B C D E F.
3–16 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Installing NEC 1765 Softwar e for AppleT alk Systems Pr eparing to Install Before installing the s oftware, make sure that the printer and the co mputer have been connected to th e EtherT alk or LocalT alk network correctly .
4–1 C ONF IGURING Y OUR N ETW ORK P RINTER 4 Overview This chapter pr ovides information about adding the Silentwriter to your netw ork and configuring yo ur network and Silentwriter to work together . Each section in this chapter corr esponds to a particular type of networ k and operat ing system.
4–2 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Description of Configuration Pr ocess Although the pr otocols and r equ irements of each network and operatin g system differ , generally each secti.
NetWare with PCONSOLE 4–3 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r NetW are with PCONSOLE This section describes h ow to a dd your S ilent writer to the network using NetW are NOS and PCONSOLE. Y ou may choose either Network Printer or Re mote Printer mode.
4–4 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Remote Printers Remote printers connect to a file server o r single workstatio n. Do cuments trav el ov er the network to a file server and then to a print server which sends the file to the Silentwriter 1765 for printin g.
NetWare with PCONSOLE 4–5 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r PC W orkstatio n Dedicated DOS Print Server NetW are Clien t Wo r k s t a t i o n NEC 1765 Ethernet Netw or k NetW are Client W orkstatio n NetW are File Server Client s ends p rint data to queue in the file serv er File server sends print job to print serv er .
4–6 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Install NetW ar e Client Software at the W orkstation From the workstation, load the version of NetW are Client softwar e appr opriate for your NOS (version 3.1 1 , 3.12 or 4.1). Y ou will also need to load the following fo ur drivers, pr ovided by NetW are.
NetWare with PCONSOLE 4–7 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r Printer Administration Window Set the Printer Name Set the Printer Operating Mode A B C D E F G H I.
4–8 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Establish the Pr inter on the NetW are Net work This section describes how to define a print queue, define a print server , configure the print server , and configure the print queue. Def ine the Print Queue 1.
NetWare with PCONSOLE 4–9 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r Conf igure the Print Ser ver 12. In the Print Server Information menu select Print Server Configurat ion to mov e to the Print Servers Conf igur ation menu . 13. In the Print Servers Configuration menu select Printer Configurati on to move to the Configured Printers menu.
4–10 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Set the LAN Card Pa ssword note: If you defi ned a pas sw or d as des cri bed in st ep 11 on pa ge 4-8 yo u nee d to follow steps 24 to 32 below to def ine a passwor d for the LAN card. Otherwise, turn to “Enab le the Rem ote Print er” on pa ge 4-11.
NetWare with PCONSOLE 4–11 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r Enable the Remote Prin ter If you selected Remote Printer mode, you m ust also enable the Remote Printer server in or der to print documents. The steps to enable the Re mote Printer server depend on where th e print server r esides.
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NetWare with NetWare Administrator 4–13 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r NetW are with NetW ar e Administrator This section describes h ow to a dd your S ilent writer to the network usin g NetW a re NOS version 4.1 and NetW are Administrator .
4–14 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Remote Printers Remote printers connect to a file server o r single workstatio n. Do cuments trav el ov er the network to a file server and then to a print server which sends the file to the Silentwriter 1765 for printin g.
NetWare with NetWare Administrator 4–15 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r PC W orkstatio n Dedicated DOS Print Server NetW are Client Wo r k s t a t i o n NEC 1765 Remote Printer Ethernet Netw.
4–16 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Install NetW ar e Client Software at the W orkstation From the workstation, load the version of NetW are Client softwar e appr opriate for your NOS (version 3.1 1 , 3.12 or 4.1). Y ou will also need to load the following fo ur drivers, pr ovided by NetW are.
NetWare with NetWare Administrator 4–17 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r Printer Administration Window Set the Printer Name Set the Printer Operating Mode A B C D E F G H I.
4–18 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Establish the Pr inter on the NetW are Net work This section describes how to def ine and conf igure a print queue object, printer object, and pr int server object using NetW are Ad ministrato r for W in dows.
NetWare with NetWare Administrator 4–19 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r Assign the Printer Object to the Print Ser ver Object 22. In the NetW ar e Administration window open the print server object you defined in step 15. 23. In the Print Server : < name > dialog box cli ck the Assignments button.
4–20 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide W indows 95 Using TCP/IP Pr otocol This section describes h ow to a dd your S ilent writer to the network usin g W indows 95 operat ing system software and the TCP/IP network protocol. Before you begin, make sure that your W ind ow s 95 system is config ured for TCP/IP networking.
Windows 95 Using TCP/IP Protoco l 4–21 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r AB C D E.
4–22 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Insta ll TCP/IP Pr otocol on W indo ws 95 The W indows 95 network configuration depends on the TCP/IP network s oftware, which is included with W i ndows 95. Before you begin you need to kn ow the IP addr ess for your workstation.
Windows 95 Using TCP/IP Protoco l 4–23 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r Establish the Printe r on the Net work T o establis h the printer on the network, follow these steps, as illustrated below . 1. From W indows 95 open the contro l panels.
4–24 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Def ine New Printer P orts If you want to define ne w printer ports after you have installed the W indows 95 Prin ting System Utility , follow these steps. 1. From W indows 95 open the contro l panels.
Windo ws NT Using TCP /IP Prot ocol 4–25 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r W indows NT Using TCP/IP Protocol If you will operate your Si lentwriter with a W i ndows NT server/workstation, you may us e either TCP/IP or DLC netwo rk protocols. Follow these st eps to connect you r Silentwriter to a network usin g TCP/IP network protocol.
4–26 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Identify the Print er Befor e you begin you will need to know the IP addr ess and printer name for your Silentwriter . This information can be foun d on the configuration page. Se e “Print a Config urati on Page ” on pag e 2-13.
UNIX Using TCP /IP Protoco l 4–27 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r UNIX Using TCP/IP Pr otocol This section describes how to add your Silentwri ter to a network using BSD UNIX and the TCP/IP netwo rk protocol. The following steps summarize how to configure the Silentwr iter an d your netwo rk.
4–28 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Establish the Prin ter on the Host Computer Y ou can print documents to the Silentwriter with either the lpr or ftp command. Once the /etc/hosts file contains the IP addr ess and name of your Silentwriter , you may use ftp to print docu ments.
UNIX Using TCP /IP Protoco l 4–29 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r Send Do cuments to the Print er Y ou ma y use th e lp , lpr , or ftp command to send print jobs to your Si lentwriter .
4–30 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide W indows NT Using DLC Protoco l Befor e you begin you will need to know the LAN car d name and MAC Addr ess . This information is included on the conf iguration page. See “ Print a Configuration Page” on page 2-13.
Windows NT Us ing DLC P rotocol 4–31 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r Identifying the Prin ter 1. From W indows NT open the Mai n icon. 2. Open the Contr ol Panel icon. Open the Print Manager control pane l. 3. Sel ect Create Pri nter fr om the Printer menu in the Print Manager window .
4–32 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide AppleT alk The following steps summarize ho w to connect you r Silentwriter to an AppleT alk network.
AppleTalk 4–33 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r Fo llow t he se st eps to se lect th e net wor k. 1. Sel ect the Control Panels option from the Appl e menu. 2. Open the Network co ntrol panel. 3. In the AppleT alk Connection window , select the icon that represents the network type you wa nt to use, either LocalT alk or EtherT alk.
4–34 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide LAN Manager v2.2 This section describes how to add your Silentwri ter to a network using OS/2 and LAN Manager ver sion 2.2. Y ou need to complete the f ollowing steps. 1. Instal l software. NEC pr ovides softwa re to simplify the co nfigurati on pr ocess .
LAN Manager v2.2 4–35 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r Identify the Print er This section describes an example of setting the printer for a ne twork which use s LAN Manager . For more informatio n see the on-line help manua l that came with your LAN Manager system.
4–36 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide OS/2 W arp Server or LAN Server v4.0 This section describes how to add your Silentwri ter to a network using OS/2 and W arp Server or LAN Server version 4.0. Y ou need to complete the following steps.
OS/2 Warp Server or LAN Server v4.0 4–37 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r Identify the Print er This section describes an example of setting the printer for a ne twork which uses W arp Server or LAN Server .
4–38 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Print a Document T o print a document use the PRINT command at the OS/2 prompt. PRINT /D:<device> <filename> For example, PRINT /D:LPT1 CONFIG.SYS or PRINT CONFIG.SYS The default device is LPT1 .
SNMP 4–39 4 Con figu ring Your Ne twor k Printe r SNM P The Silentwriter has l imited SNMP ca pab ilities. SNM P reco gnizes the Silentwriter and displays the information show n bel ow .
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5–1 NEC 1765 A DM INIS TRAT ION S OFTWAR E 5 Overview This chapter describes the NEC 1765 A dministration software. It contains the f oll owing sectio ns.
5–2 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e The NEC 1 765 Administration software allows you to • Display all printers on the netw ork • Modify the printer name • Mon itor the printer st.
NEC 1765 Administratio n Software for NetW are 5–3 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware NEC 1765 Administration Softwar e for Ne tW are The NEC 1 765 Administration software fo r NetW are allows yo u to display an d modify conf iguration information f or the NEC Silentwriter 1765.
5–4 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Displaying LAN Card Parameters Y ou can display the LAN car d type, firmwar e version, serial number , and MAC addr ess. 1. Select the printer you w ant to know about fr om the list of printers in the Pri nter Admin istration window .
NEC 1765 Administratio n Software for NetW are 5–5 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Changin g the Busy T imeout T ime The busy timeout time determines how long the LA N card waits for informatio n from the printer before setting the printer status to Busy .
5–6 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Changing the Printer Operating M ode f or NetW are Y ou can set the operating mode to Network Printer or Remote Printer mode. For a description of operating modes, see “Select th e Operating Mode” on page 4-3.
NEC 1765 Administratio n Software for NetW are 5–7 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Limiting the Silentwriter to a Single File Server NetW are network o perating system software a llows a single printer to connect to mu ltiple file servers. Y ou can connect your Silentwriter to up to 8 file servers.
5–8 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Changing NetW are File Server Queue P olling Rate Y ou can change the queue pollin g rat e. The queue polling rate is measur ed in seconds and can be between 1 and 25 5 seconds. Th e queue pollin g rate i s a measur e of the fr equency with which the LAN car d checks for jobs in the print queue.
NEC 1765 Administratio n Software for NetW are 5–9 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Changing TCP/IP IP Address Follow these steps to change the TCP/IP IP address. 1. Select the pri nter you want to ch ange from the list of printers in the Printer Administra tion window .
5–10 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Setting the TCP/IP A uto IP Address If Auto IP is on, you ca n use the UNIX comman ds arp and ping to change the LAN car d's IP addr es s. Arp is a host comman d which displays or mo difies the host's ARP entry table to as sign a MAC address to a known IP addr ess.
NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWar e 5–11 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware 5. Make a new ARP entry for the LA N car d with its new IP addr ess. arp -s <LAN card new IP> <LAN card MAC> For example, arp -s 11.22.33.26 00-a0-92-01-56-26 6.
5–12 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Displaying Silentwriter Printer Options T o displ ay which options ha ve been installed in your Silentwriter , open the Printer Options dialog box. 1. Select the print er you want inform ation about f rom the list of printers in the Printer Administration window .
NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWar e 5–13 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Changin g the Respon se T imeo ut The LAN car d r esponse timeout def ines how long th e NEC 1765 softw are waits fo r an update fr om the LAN car d befor e displaying an error message.
5–14 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide NEC 1765 Printer Administration W indow The Printer Administra tion window is the ma in pr ogr am wi ndow for N EC 1765 Admini str ation software . It displays a list of the printers curr ently connected to the netw ork.
NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWar e 5–15 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Printe r Adm inistrat ion Menu B ar The Menu Bar provides the f ollowing options. Refresh: Retrieves updated status information fr om networked printers Conf igure: Allows yo u to display an d modify vario us configuratio n pa rameters.
5–16 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Printer Admin istration Buttons The buttons in th e Printer Admi nis tration win dow allow you to select configurati on options, a ccess th e help system, and exit the NEC 1765 Administration software .
NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWar e 5–17 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware LAN Card Parameters Dialog Box Open the LAN Car d Parameters dialog box by selecting the LAN Card menu option on the Con figure menu or by selecting the LAN Card button in the Printer Admi nistrat ion w indow .
5–18 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide NetW are Conf iguration Dialog Box Open the NetW are Configuration dialog box by selecting the NetW are button in the Printer Administration window or by se lecting the NetW ar e menu opti on o n the Config ure menu.
NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWar e 5–19 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Scan Interv al: Sets the frequency in minutes for h ow often the Silentwriter scans the file server . The range is 1 to 255 mi nutes and the default is 5 m inutes.
5–20 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide NetW are Queue Conf iguration Dialog Box Display the NetW are Queue Configurat ion dialog bo x by selecting the Queues button in the NetW are Configuration dialo g box. Use this dialog box to add and remove print queues assigned to th e print s erver named in the NetW are Configuration dialo g box.
NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWar e 5–21 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Login Dialog Box Select the Login button in the NetW are Queue Configuration dialo g box to open the Login dialog box. Use the Login dialog box to connect the file sever selected in the NetW are Queue Configuration dialog box.
5–22 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide TCP/IP Parameters Dialog Box NEC 1765 Admi nis tration softw ar e allows yo u to configur e the printer for TCP/IP ne tworks. The TCP/IP Parameters dialog box allows you to configure your LAN car d for a TCP/IP network fr om the NetW ar e NOS.
NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWar e 5–23 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Network Printer Conf iguration Dialog Box The Network Printer Configuration dialog box ope ns when you select.
5–24 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Printer Options Dialog Box The Printer Options dialog box o pens when you select the Option butto n in the Printer Con fi guration dialog box. It displays info rmation about w hich option s are installed in the Silentwriter 1765.
NEC 1765 Administration Software for NetWar e 5–25 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Option Dialog Box The Option dial og box appears wh en you select Optio n menu option in th e Printer Administration win dow or when you select the Optio n button in the Printer Admi nistrat ion w indow .
5–26 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide About NEC Printe r Administration Dialog Box Select the About button in the Prin ter Administration window or the Abou t menu opti on on th e Help menu to see this dialog box. The ver sion number and r elease date ar e included in this dialog box.
NEC 1765 Administrat ion Soft ware for TCP /IP 5–27 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware NEC 1765 Administration Softwar e for TCP/IP The NEC 1 765 Administration software fo r TCP/IP allows yo u to display an d modify conf iguration information f or the NEC Silentwriter 1765.
5–28 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Y ou can sort the list by printer name, MAC addr ess , IP addr ess, LAN car d type, or LA N car d firmwar e version. 1. Sel ect the Sort menu from the Printer Admi nistrat ion w indow menu b ar . 2. Sel ect the so rt k ey from t he men u.
NEC 1765 Administrat ion Soft ware for TCP /IP 5–29 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Changing the Printer Polling Rate The printer polling rate de termines how often the LAN card obtains stat us and configura tion info rma tion from the printer .
5–30 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Displaying NetW are MA C Address Y ou can display the MAC addr ess for printers on NetW a r e networks. 1. Select the print er you want inform ation about f rom the list of printers in the Printer Administration window .
NEC 1765 Administrat ion Soft ware for TCP /IP 5–31 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Changing NetW are Remote Printer Name and Number If you are using your Silentwriter in R e mote Printer mode, you can display and change the r emote printer name and n umber .
5–32 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Changing NetW are File Server Scanning Y ou ma y choose whether NEC 1 7 65 software will scan for file servers. 1. Select the pri nter you want to chan ge from the list of printers in the Printer Administration window .
NEC 1765 Administrat ion Soft ware for TCP /IP 5–33 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Changing NetW are File Server Queue P olling Rate Y ou can change the queue pollin g rat e. The queue polling rate is a mea sur e of the frequency with which the LAN car d checks the jobs in the print queue.
5–34 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Setting TCP/IP A uto IP Address If Auto IP is on, you ca n use the UNIX comman ds arp and ping to change the LAN car d's IP addr es s. Arp is a host comman d which displays or mo difies the host's ARP entry table to as sign a MAC address to a known IP addr ess.
NEC 1765 Administrat ion Soft ware for TCP /IP 5–35 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware 5. Make a new ARP entry for the LA N car d with its new IP addr ess. arp -s <LAN card new IP> <LAN card MAC> For example, arp -s 11.22.33.26 00-a0-92-01-56-26 6.
5–36 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Changing the St at us Polling Rate The status polling rate determines how of ten the NEC 1765 softwar e r equests updates fr om the LAN car d. Th e rate is def ined in secon ds with a def ault value of 30 seconds an d a range of 5 to 255 seconds.
NEC 1765 Administrat ion Soft ware for TCP /IP 5–37 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Using Onli ne Hel p NEC 1765 softwa re includes an on line help sys tem. 1. From the Printer Admin ist ration windo w select the Help menu or the Help button. 2.
5–38 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Printer Admin istration Window The Printer Administra tion window is the ma in pr ogr am wi ndow for N EC 1765 Admini str ation software . It displays a list of the printers curr ently connected to the netw ork.
NEC 1765 Administrat ion Soft ware for TCP /IP 5–39 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Printe r Adm inistrat ion Menu B ar The Menu Bar provides the f ollowing options: Refresh: Retrieves updated status information fr om networked printers.
5–40 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Printer Admin istration Buttons The buttons in th e Printer Admi nis tration win dow allow you to select configurati on options, a ccess th e help system, and exit the NEC 1765 Administration software .
NEC 1765 Administrat ion Soft ware for TCP /IP 5–41 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware LAN Card Parameters Dialog Box Open the LAN Car d Parameters dialog box by selecting the LAN Card menu option on the Con figure menu or by selecting the LAN Card button in the Printer Admi nistrat ion w indow .
5–42 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide NetW are Conf iguration Dialog Box NEC 1765 Admi nis tration softw ar e allows yo u to configur e the printer a cross networks. Th e NetW are Configuratio n dia log box allow s you to config ure a Silentw r iter on a NetW are network f rom a TCP/IP- based network operati ng syst em.
NEC 1765 Administrat ion Soft ware for TCP /IP 5–43 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Queue Polling Rate: Sets the frequency in secon ds with which the Silentwriter verifies the jobs on the print queue when operating in n etwork printer mode. The range is 1 to 255 seconds an d the defa ult is 5 seconds.
5–44 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide TCP/IP Parameters Dialog Box Select the TCP/IP button in the Pri nter Administration window or select the TCP/ IP menu option fr om the Configur e menu to open the TCP/IP Parameters dialog box. The TCP/IP Parameters dialog box allow s you to view and modify the IP addr ess and subnet mask.
NEC 1765 Administrat ion Soft ware for TCP /IP 5–45 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Network Printer Conf iguration Dialog Box The Network Printer Configuration dialog box ope ns when you select the Pri nter butt on in the Printer Administration window or the Printer menu optio n fr om the Conf igure menu.
5–46 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Printer Options Dialog Box The Printer Options dialog box o pens when you select the Option butto n in the Printer Con fi guration dialog box. It displays info rmation about w hich option s are installed in the Silentwriter 1765.
NEC 1765 Administrat ion Soft ware for TCP /IP 5–47 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware T ime Defi nition Dialog Box The T ime Definition dialog box appears when y ou select T ime Definition menu option fr om the Option menu in the Printer Administration win dow .
5–48 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Pr eference Dialog Box The Pr eferen ce dialog box appears when you se lect the Prefer ence menu option fr om the Option menu in the Printer Administration window . Use this dialog box to specify which inform ation appea r s in the Printer Administration dialog box.
NEC 1765 Administrat ion Soft ware for TCP /IP 5–49 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware About NEC 1765 Administration Dialog Box Select the About button in the Prin ter Administration dialog box or the About me nu op tion on th e Help m enu to open this dialog box, which displays the version number and r el ease date.
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NEC 1765 Software for Appl eTalk 5–51 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware NEC 1765 Softwar e for AppleT alk The NEC 1765 s oftware for AppleT al k allows yo u to display and modify configuration info rmation for the NEC Silentwriter 1765. The next section describes specific tasks and the steps to complete them.
5–52 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Displaying LAN Card Configurat ion Y ou can display the LAN car d nam e, MAC addr ess, factory default na me, and firmwar e version. 1. Select the printer you w ant to know about fr om the list of printers in the Pri nter Admin istration window .
NEC 1765 Software for Appl eTalk 5–53 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Changing AppleT alk Entities Y ou can display and modify AppleT alk entities for a selected printer . The two default entities ar e “LaserW riter” and “ITC_Responder .
5–54 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Displaying Silentwriter Printer Options The Option win dow displays th e opti ons instal led in your Si le ntwr ite r . 1. Select the print er you want inform ation about f rom the list of printers in the Printer Administration window .
NEC 1765 Software for Appl eTalk 5–55 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Changing the LAN Card Polling Rate The LAN Card polling rate determines how often th e NEC 1765 softwar e r equests updates fr om the LAN car d. Th e rate is def ined in secon ds with a def ault value of 30 seconds an d a range of 5 to 255 seconds.
5–56 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Printer Admin istration Window The Printer Administration window pr ovides the followi ng in formati on. AppleT alk Zone: Select the pull-down menu to see a list of available A ppleT al k zones. T o change AppleT alk zones, select a new AppleT alk zone from the pu ll-d own menu .
NEC 1765 Software for Appl eTalk 5–57 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Printer Admini stration Menu Option s The Printer Administration window includes the followi ng m enu optio ns. About: T o see information about the curr ent version of NEC 1765 software, select the About menu option under the Apple menu.
5–58 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide LAN Card Configurat ion Wind ow When you select the LAN Ca rd Configuration butt on in the Printer Administration window , the LAN Card Configura tion wind ow opens to provide the f ollowing informa tion.
NEC 1765 Software for Appl eTalk 5–59 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware A ppleT alk Entity Window Open the AppleT alk Entity window by selecting the AppleT alk Entity button in th e LAN Card Configuration window . The AppleT alk Entity window allows you to see and modify AppleT alk Entities for the selected printer .
5–60 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Netw ork Prin ter Co nf igurat ion W indo w Select the Printer Configurat ion Button in the Printer Administration window to open the Ne twork Printer Configur ation wi ndow . Printer Name: The name of the printer .
NEC 1765 Software for Appl eTalk 5–61 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware Option W indow The Printer Options windo w opens when you select the Options butto n in the Printer Confi guration window . It displays inform a tion about w hich options are installed in the Silentwriter 1765.
5–62 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide A ppleT alk Zone r W ind ow The AppleT alk Zoner window allows you to change the AppleT alk zone for the selected printer . Open the AppleT alk Zoner win dow by selecting th e AppleT a lk Zoner button in the Prin ter Administratio n w indo w .
NEC 1765 Software for Appl eTalk 5–63 5 NEC 1765 Ad minist ration Sof tware T ime Definition W indow Select the Options butto n in the Printer Administra tion window to chan ge the time settings for th e NEC 1765 soft ware.
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6–1 NEC 1765 C LIENT S OFTWAR E 6 Overview This chapter describes the NEC 1765 Clien t softwar e. It conta ins t he fol lowing sect ions. • NEC 1 765 Client Softwar e • NEC 1 765 Client Softwar .
6–2 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e NEC 176 5 Client Softwa r e for NetW are The NEC 1 765 Client software for NetW are allows you to monitor the printer status, check the printer configuration, and monitor curren t print jobs. The following section describes specific tasks and the steps to complete them.
NEC 1765 Client Software for NetW are 6–3 6 NEC 1765 Client Softwar e Using NEC 1765 Client Software f or NetW are This section describes the steps to perform specific tasks with NEC 1765 Client software f or NetW ar e. Detailed informa tion ab out NEC 1 765 Clien t window s, dialo g boxes, and menus can be found on page 6-6.
6–4 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e Attaching File Servers T o attach to a file server 1. From the Printer Client Access window click th e File Server button or select the Fil e S e r ve r menu. 2. The Network File Servers dialog box displays lists of attached and available file servers.
NEC 1765 Client Software for NetW are 6–5 6 NEC 1765 Client Softwar e Changing the St at us Polling Rate The status polling rate determines how of ten the NEC 1765 Client sof tware r equests updates fr om the LAN car d. The rate is de fined in seconds with a def ault value of 30 seconds an d a range of 5 to 255 secon ds.
6–6 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e NEC 1765 Network Printer Client Access Wi ndow When you open NEC 1765 Client softwar e for NetW are you will begin i n the Printer Client A ccess window . This window pr ovides the following info rmation about the currently selected printer .
NEC 1765 Client Software for NetW are 6–7 6 NEC 1765 Client Softwar e Network Printer Client Acc ess Menu Bar The menu bar in the Network Printer Client Access window pr ovides the following option s. Refresh: Retrieves updated status inform ation fr om the curren t printer .
6–8 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e T ime Defi nition Dialog Box The T ime Definition dialog box appears when you select Option menu o ptio n in the Network Printer Clien t Access dialog box or when you select the Option button in the Network Prin ter C lient Access dialog box.
NEC 1765 Client Software for NetW are 6–9 6 NEC 1765 Client Softwar e File Serv ers Dialog Box The File Servers dialog box allows you to attach and login to and d etach and logout fr om file servers.
6–10 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Printer Confi guration Dialog Box The Printer Configura tio n dialog box al lows you to view and modify information abo ut the curren t printer configuration.
NEC 1765 C lient Software for NetWar e 6–11 6 NEC 1765 Client Softwar e Printer Options Dialog Box The Printer Options dialog box open s when you select the Option butto n in the Printer Con fi guration dialog box. It displays info rmation about w hich option s are installed in the Silentwriter 1765.
6–12 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide NEC 176 5 Client Softwa r e for TCP/IP The NEC 1765 Cl ient soft ware for TCP/IP a llows you to display and modify configuration info rmation for the NEC Silentwriter 17 6 5. The following sectio n describes specific tasks and the steps to complete them.
NEC 1765 Client S oftware for TCP/IP 6–13 6 NEC 1765 Client Softwar e Displ aying Err or Messa ges Y ou can control how the NEC 1765 Client softwar e displays error messages. 1. From the Client Access window sel ect the Option menu or the Optio n button.
6–14 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Client Access Window Double-click the NEC 1765 Cli ent software icon to o pen the softwar e and move to the Client Access w indow . The Client Access window includes the follo wing informa tion. Printer Name: Di splays the names of printers connected to the netw ork.
NEC 1765 Client S oftware for TCP/IP 6–15 6 NEC 1765 Client Softwar e Client Access Men u Bar The menu bar in the Network Printer Client Access window pr ovides the following option s. Refresh: Updates printer status . Option: Displays the Option dialo g bo x.
6–16 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Option Dialog Box Y ou can o pen t he Op ti on di alog box by s ele ctin g Op ti on fr om the menu in the Client Access window or by selecting the Option butt on in the Client Access window . The Option dialo g box allows you to set the po lling rate and time o ut wait time .
NEC 1765 Client S oftware for TCP/IP 6–17 6 NEC 1765 Client Softwar e Printer Conf iguration Dialog Box The Printer Configura tio n dialog box al lows you to view and modify information abo ut the curren t printer configuration.
6–18 1765 Network Pri nter Con figurat ion Guide Options Dialog Box The Printer Options dialog box o pens when you select the Option butto n in the Printer Con fi guration dialog box. It displays info rmation about w hich option s are installed in the Silentwriter 1765.
NEC 1765 Client S oftware for TCP/IP 6–19 6 NEC 1765 Client Softwar e Minimized Icon Displ ay Y ou can mi nimiz e the NEC 1765 soft war e to displa y a desktop icon. This allo ws you to mo nitor the stat us of the Silentwriter whil e you co mplete other tasks.
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7–1 I F Y OU N EED H EL P 7 Overview Y ou can expect that your Silentw riter printer will pr o vid e out stand in g pr inte d do cume nts. Ho weve r , occasionally pro blems do arise.
7–2 176 5 Network P rinter C onfigur ation Guid e NEC T echni cal Support NEC technical support is a vailable to answ er your ques tions, Mon day t hrough F riday , 8:30 a.
NEC Wa rrant y an d S ervic e 7–3 7 If You Need Help Reaching NEC on America Online Members of America Online can access the NEC support forum, obtain marketing information, transfer files, and sen d messages.
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A–1 P RINTER M ESSAGES A Printer Messa ges The NEC 1 765 software displays several printer messages. The f ollo wing table li sts th ose messa ges and their meanings. T able A-1: Printer Messages Message Printer Status Idle The printer is operating normally and data receipt and printing are possible.
A–2 1765 Ne twork Printer Configuratio n Guide.
B–1 F LASH -R OM U PGRADE B Overview Y ou can upgrade the firmware on the 1765 LAN card by installing a flash-ROM upgrade. Unlike other r ead-only memory , flash-R OM is rewritable. This appendix describes how to install flash-ROM f irmware upgrades on the followi ng s ystems.
B–2 1765 Network Pri nter Con figuratio n Guide Installing a F lash-ROM Upgrade W ith NetW ar e Y ou can upgrade the firmware on the 1765 LAN card by installing a flash-ROM upgrade. Unlike other r ead-only memory , flash-ROM is rewritable. This section describes how to pr epare for and insta ll a flash-ROM upgrade using NetW are.
Installing a Flash-ROM Upgrade With ftp B–3 BF l a s h - R O M U p g r a d e Installing a F lash-ROM Upgrade W ith ftp Y ou can upgrade the firmware on the 1765 LAN card by installing a flash-ROM upgrade. Unlike other r ead-only memory , flash-ROM is rewritable.
B–4 1765 Network Pri nter Con figuratio n Guide Installing the Upgr ade in W indo ws f or W orkgroups 1. Disco nnec t the Loca lT alk con necti on. 2. T urn the printer of f, then on again. 3. If the printer is on a dif fer en t segment than the host, make sure the printer has an entry in the routing table.
Install ing a Fl ash-ROM Upgr ade With FWTOOL B–5 BF l a s h - R O M U p g r a d e Installing a F lash-ROM Upgrade W ith FWT OOL If your work stat ion uses W ind ows 95, yo u can use FWT OOL to upgrade the firmwar e on the 1765 LAN card by installing a flash-R OM upgra de.
B–6 1765 Network Pri nter Con figuratio n Guide Installing the Upgr ade The steps to install the firmwar e upgrade ar e described below and illustrated below and o n the facing page.
Install ing a Fl ash-ROM Upgr ade With FWTOOL B–7 BF l a s h - R O M U p g r a d e CD E B.
B–8 1765 Network Pri nter Con figuratio n Guide Installing a F lash-ROM Upgrade with AppleT alk Y ou can upgrade the firmware on the 1765 LAN card by installing a flash-ROM upgrade. Unlike other r ead-only memory , flash-ROM is rewritable. This section describes how to pr epare for and insta ll a flash-ROM upgrade using NetW are.
G–1 G G LOSSARY 10B ase2 See Ethernet 10Base2. 10B aseT See Ethernet 10Base T . 8-pin serial interface A connector on the printer you use to attach a LocalT alk cabl e from your Macintosh computer . Address Re sol ution Protoc ol The TCP/IP protocol used to dynamically bind a high-level IP add r ess to a low- level physical hardware addr ess.
G–2 1765 Ne twork Printer Configuratio n Guide f ile tran sfer protoco l The TCP/IP standar d, high-level pro tocol for transferring files fr om one machine to anothe r . fi r m w a r e Pr ograms stored perm anently in r ead-only memory (ROM). Such programs ar e buil t int o the printer at the factory .
G–3 Glossary network operating system Co mput er sof twar e that contr ols the basic oper ations of a ne twork. NOS See network operatin g system. ns nanose cond offline The state in which the printer cannot a ccept or print out data. online The state in which the printer can accept an d print out data.
G–4 1765 Ne twork Printer Configuratio n Guide RAM Random-access memory . Memory in which inform atio n c an be ac c esse d i n an arbi trary manner . This memory can be w ritten to and read fr om but is lost when power is turne d off or lost. RO M Read-only memory in the printer .
I–1 I I NDEX A AppleTalk net work prot ocol ..... ...... 1-5 entity . .... ....... .... ... .... ....... .... .. 5-53, 5-59 firmwa re upgra de ........ ........... ...... B-8 networ k segment.......... ........... .... 5-56 networ k segment s ......
I–2 1765 Network P rinter Configur ation Guide L LAN card instal ling .............. ........ ........... ....... . 2-6 name . 5-4, 5-17 , 5-28 , 5-38, 5-41, 5 -45, 5-58 , 6- 1 7 param eters.... ...... 5-4, 5- 28, 5-41 , 5-52 password .......... ...
I–3 Index printer em u lat ion ............ .... 6-10 printer lan guage ....... .... ....... 6-10 printer na m e ...... ... .... ....6 -6, 6-10 printer opti ons ...... .... ....6 -4, 6-11 printer st at us ......... .... .... ..6-3, 6-6 queue........
I–4 1765 Network P rinter Configur ation Guide print j obs.................. ........ ........... ....... . 6-3 Print Ma nager c ontrol pan el....... ... 4-31 print queue NetWar e ............ 4-8 to 4-9, 4-18, 5-20 print server name........... 5-5, 5-18 , 5-23, 5 -30, 5-42 NetWar e .
I–5 Index Windows 9 5 .... 3-6, 3- 8, 3-12 , 3-14 , 4-20 printer port s ............... ... .... .... ... .... 4-24 TCP/IP..... ........... ........ ........... ....... 4-20 Windows N T....... ........... ....... .. 4-25, 4-30 Z zone ....... .......
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il NEC 1765 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del NEC 1765 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso NEC 1765 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul NEC 1765 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il NEC 1765, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del NEC 1765.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il NEC 1765. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo NEC 1765 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
