Panasonic Color Laser Printer Kx P8420 Operating Instructions

111 Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup
C) When you select IPX/SPX Setup:
IPX/SPX Setup
To advance to the next screen, press the Enter button.
Enable IPX/SPX?
Yes/No [No*]
Select Yes if you have an IPX (Novell) network connected to the printer. 
Note that you can enable AppleTalk, TCP/IP, and IPX (Novell) 
communication simultaneously. 
(*=Default setting)
The panel language setup menus are used to select a language for the front 
panel.
Language
Press the Enter button to view language options.
Menu...

112 Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup
Completing setup from Fiery WebSetup
After you have performed an initial Setup from the printer’s front panel (see 
page 106), you must complete the process of configuring Setup options 
using Fiery WebSetup, one of the Fiery WebTools. You can also use 
Fiery WebSetup to remotely view and modify Setup options later. 
Before you can access the Fiery WebTools, you must complete the 
following:
•Initial Setup, specifically, setting the printer’s IP address, and...

113 Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup
3Click WebSetup.
If a password has been set on the printer, you are prompted to 
enter it before you can access Fiery WebSetup.
The options that you can specify from Fiery WebSetup are grouped into 
three categories: System Setup, Network Setup, and Printer Setup. These 
are described in the following sections.
If you change a Setup option, the Cancel and Save buttons flash when you 
click to select another Setup category. 
•Click Save to save a change made to a...

114 Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup
In System Setup, you specify settings from two tabs: the System Setup tab 
and the Password tab.
To set System Setup options:
Click the System Setup button. 
n System Setup tab
The options that you can set from the System Setup tab are described 
below.
System Name—The default name of the printer appears in this text field. 
Edit the default name here. This is the name you should enter when you 
configure a connection to the printer over AppleTalk.
Print Start...

115 Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup
n Password tab
From the Password tab you can set an Administrator password or change 
the existing one. Once an Administrator password has been set, users will 
be prompted for this password when they attempt to access 
Fiery WebSetup or Fiery WebSpooler.
To set or change the Administrator password:
Click the Password tab. 
Enter New Password—To set a new password, enter a password in the 
Enter New Password text field. 
Verify New Password—To verify a new...

116 Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup
In Network Setup, you specify settings from four tabs: Port Setup, Protocol 
Setup, PServer Setup, and Service Setup.
To set Network Setup options:
Click the Network Setup button. 
The Port Setup tab is the first tab displayed in Network Setup. You can also 
access Protocol Setup, PServer Setup, and Service Setup tabs from this 
window. After setting all the options in the Port Setup tab, click the next tab 
and continue to specify settings until you have made...

117 Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup
Enable Parallel Port—Enable this option if you want to print through the 
parallel port. You can connect a single Windows computer to the parallel 
port and print directly to the KX-P8420.
NOTE:
•Enabling the parallel port does not conflict with Ethernet or Token Ring 
communication with the KX-P8420. 
Ignore EOF Character—Available only if Enable Parallel Port is enabled, 
this option specifies that the KX-P8420 should ignore end-of-file (EOF) 
messages....

118 Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup
n Protocol Setup tab
The options that you can set from the Protocol Setup tab are described 
below. 
The KX-P8420 can accept jobs via TCP/IP (over either Ethernet or Token 
Ring), AppleTalk, and IPX/SPX simultaneously. To configure the KX-P8420, 
choose each protocol and enter the settings for that protocol.
Enable Ethernet or, if you have enabled and installed the Token Ring option, 
enable Token Ring. If your network uses a gateway, enter the gateway...

119 Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup
Subnet Mask— If you need to set the subnet mask, enter one of the 
following values:
•255.0.0.0 if the IP address starts with a number less than 128
•255.255.0.0 if the IP address starts with a number from 128 through 191
•255.255.255.0 if the IP address starts with a number greater than 191
Be sure to confirm the subnet mask setting with your network administrator 
before proceeding. In some cases the required setting may be different from 
those listed.
Enable...

120 Setup from the Front Panel and WebSetup
Select Zone— The KX-P8420 searches the network for AppleTalk zones in 
your network segment. Scroll through the list to select the AppleTalk zone in 
which you want the KX-P8420 to appear. If your segment has only one 
zone, the KX-P8420 is assigned to that zone automatically.
If no AppleTalk zone can be found, your network may have no defined 
zones, or else the network cable has not been connected (see page 49). 
Choose OK.
Select Frames—Click the Select...