Panasonic Color Laser Printer Kx P8420 Operating Instructions

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Setting up IPX (Novell) printing
IPX, Novell’s Internetwork Packet Exchange protocol, runs on networks that 
include a Novell NetWare server. The server, typically a dedicated PC, is 
usually configured to control workstation access to shared resources. In 
addition to other services, NetWare servers use IPX protocols to provide 
spooling, queue management, and print services to computers (including 
Macintosh, DOS, UNIX, and VAX) whose operating software is compatible 
with IPX protocols. 
This section describes network setup for an IPX (Novell) network. 
NetWare file servers support the creation of print queues, storage areas for 
print jobs. When a user on a network workstation prints a job, the job is sent 
to a print queue on the NetWare server. The job is spooled to the NetWare 
file server disk, freeing up the workstation.
The queues on the NetWare server must be named to match the Direct 
connection and Print queue on the KX-P8420. The NetWare queue names 
should be given an extension corresponding to the KX-P8420 printing 
connection, as follows:
_print
_hold
_direct
NOTE:
•The NetWare queues names must be given the above all lowercase 
English extension (_print, _hold or _direct), even if any language’s 
NetWare server is used.
When the KX-P8420 is configured to connect to a NetWare server, it polls 
the NetWare server for jobs in each of its queues. If jobs are found, they are 
transferred over the network to the matching connection: Print to Print, 
Direct to Direct. While a job is processed and printed, a record of the job is 
being created. You can access the Job Log containing these records at any 
time.
When the printer is connected to a NetWare print queue that is defined on 
the NetWare server, the printer polls the queue for jobs and receives them 
over the network for immediate processing and printing. All printer jobs are 
sent from the printer queue on the NetWare server to the KX-P8420.
NOTE:
•It is not recommended to connect KX-P8420 directly to NetWare server 
via LPT port. It may cause unexpected print result.
Overview of IPX 
printing to the 
KX-P8420 
						

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To set up network printing, enable IPX/SPX Setup from the printer’s front 
panel (see “Network Protocol Setup” on page 109), and set up the PServer 
using WebSetup after configuring the NetWare server (see “PServer Setup 
tab” on page 120). 
This section explains how to set up the NetWare server so that networked 
users can print to the printer from their workstations. There are two stages 
to this setup:
•The network administrator must set up a print queue on the NetWare 
server so users can print to it, and the printer can receive print jobs 
from it.
•Optionally, the administrator can set up the server for network installation 
of PostScript printer drivers on client workstations.
Before configuring a NetWare file server for printing to the KX-P8420, make 
sure that it is connected to a functioning IPX network. Then, log in as the 
supervisor on a PC connected to the NetWare file server, and configure the 
file server as described in the following sections.
Before you begin, you’ll need to determine the following names:
•The name of the NetWare file server on which you will define the printer 
as a new print server.
•The name of the NetWare print server. This name is used for 
communication between the printer and the NetWare file server.
•The name to assign to the KX-P8420 Direct, Print or Hold queue. If you 
are defining a Hold queue, the last five characters must be _hold. You 
need to set up at least one print queue on the NetWare server for jobs 
that will be printed by the printer. Users will see and print to the name you 
assign to the Print queue.
Names should be as brief and descriptive as possible. Server names 
cannot begin with a period and cannot include spaces or punctuation 
characters other than periods.
•To complete network setup, you will need to log in to the NetWare file 
server and the new print server from the printer. You will need a login 
name and, if access to the server is restricted, a login password.
Configuring the 
NetWare server 
						

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n Setting the NetWare 4.x bindery context
Novell 4.x servers use a different environment setup than Novell 3.1x 
servers. (If your server is using NetWare 3.x, proceed to “Setting up a 
KX-P8420 print queue” on page 66.) The native structure for Novell 4.x 
objects is known as Novell Directory Services (NDS). To provide backward 
compatibility with Novell 3.1x services, Novell 4.x servers use Bindery 
Emulation to “act” like a Novell 3.1x server.
To set up the NetWare 4.x server for printing to the printer, you must do the 
following:
•Determine the NDS path to the container in which the print server and the 
print queue for the printer will be created. 
The container defines the bindery context for your network structure. 
Network devices that are not NetWare 4.x-aware need a bindery context 
to work with NetWare 4.x.
•Edit the network startup file to set the bindery context.
•Activate the new bindery context.
This section describes the second and third steps. Given the variety of 
possible network structures, we can’t suggest a bindery context that 
applies to every network.
To set the bindery context:
1At the NetWare drive prompt, change directories to the 
System directory, and type rconsole
2Establish a connection with the server that will have the 
printer queue.
3At the NetWare prompt type load install
The NetWare Server Installation window is displayed. 
						

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4Use the down arrow key to select Maintenance/
Selective Install.
The Installation Options menu is displayed.
5Select NCF Files Options.
6In the menu of available NCF files, select EDIT 
AUTOEXEC.NCF file. 
						

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7Type a new line anywhere in the file as follows:
set Bindery Context = (Enter your bindery context here)
NOTE:
•To the right of the equals sign, type the bindery context obtained 
from the system administrator.
8Press Esc to close the window, and save changes.
9Proceed to the next section.
To activate the bindery context:
1If you cannot reboot the NetWare server at this point, 
type the set command manually at the server’s 
command prompt.
Use the same command that you entered in the autoexec.ncf file 
(see step 7 in the previous procedure).
2If you can reboot the NetWare server, the set command 
is loaded automatically.
You are ready to set up the KX-P8420 print server and print queue. 
See the next section for details. 
						

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The NetWare print server and print queue are created and configured from 
NetWare Print Console, a NetWare utility that is stored in NetWare’s 
PUBLIC directory.
To set up the NetWare server for printing to the KX-P8420:
1Log in to the NetWare server as the Supervisor.
2At the NetWare MS-DOS prompt, type pconsole
The Available Options menu is displayed.
3Select Change Current File Server and press the 
Enter key.
4Using the arrow keys, select the file server name and 
press the Enter key.
You must select this file server later as the NetWare File Server in 
WebSetup > Network Setup.
5Select Print Server Information from the Available 
Options menu.
Setting up a 
KX-P8420 
print queue 
						

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6Press the Insert key, type a name for the new print 
server, and press the Enter key. Then press the Esc 
key.
You must select this print server later as the NetWare Print Server 
in WebSetup > Network Setup.
7Select Print Queue Information from the Available 
Options menu.
8Press the Insert key and type a name for a new print 
queue. Press the Enter key.
The print queue name you entered will be highlighted in the Print 
Queues list.
If the print server manages more than one print queue, you’ll have 
to select this name later in WebSetup >Network Setup. 
						

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9Make sure the print queue name you created is selected 
in the Print Queues menu, and press the Enter key. 
The Print Queue Information menu is displayed.
10In the Print Queue Information menu, select Queue 
Servers, and press the Enter key.
A blank Queue Servers list is displayed.
11Press the Insert key.
The Queue Server Candidates list is displayed.
12Use the arrow keys to select the name of the print server 
you created in step 6 and press the Enter key.
The server name you select will appear in the Queue Servers list.
You have associated the selected printer queue with the print server 
you created in step 6.
13Press the Esc key to exit all PCONSOLE windows.
14Select Ye s or press the Enter key to save changes to 
PCONSOLE.
After finishing the above procedure, connect the specified queue 
server to the printer. Please see “PServer Setup tab” on page 120.
Queue Server Candidates
PARALLEL
(Print Server) Color_Printer
(Print Server)
Queue Servers 
						

							 
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Before setting up client workstations, make sure you perform Network 
Setup on the printer, and that the settings reflect the entities you created in   
PCONSOLE  
.
Client setup has two parts: 
• 
Install the PS printer driver on each Windows workstation. 
• 
Configure the printer driver to print to a print queue on a Novell file server.
For instructions on installing the appropriate printer driver for your system 
see “Chapter 4 Installing Software for Windows”.
For instructions on configuring the printer driver to print to a Novell file 
server print queue, see page 80 for Windows 95, or page 92 for 
Windows 3.1. 
Using AppleTalk with Macintosh computers on an IPX 
(Novell) network 
Macintosh users on an IPX network can print to the printer in two ways: 
• 
Directly, using AppleTalk and bypassing the NetWare server 
• 
Through a NetWare server running NetWare for Macintosh
Since the printer supports both AppleTalk and IPX protocols at the same 
time, it’s not necessary to use the second option. However, a network 
administrator may choose to route all print jobs through a server.
NOTES:NOTES:NOTES:
 
• 
The printer can be attached to only one NetWare server at a time. 
• 
Printing via the AppleTalk port of Windows NT 4.0 is not recommended as 
it may cause additional, unnecessary pages to be printed. 
n   
Printing directly to the printer 
Due to the layered design of networks, data can be transmitted using more 
than one network protocol. When Macintosh computers are connected to an 
IPX network, they can continue to transmit data over Ethernet cable using 
AppleTalk protocols. If the printer is on the same network, Macintosh 
computers can see and print to the printer, provided that AppleTalk is 
enabled on the Macintosh and in Network Protocol Setup.
Setting up 
NetWare Windows 
clients 
						

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Connecting the Printer to a Network
Setting up Fiery WebTools
Fiery WebTools allow you to manage your KX-P8420 remotely from the 
Internet or from your company’s intranet. The KX-P8420 has its own home 
page, from which you are able to select from a variety of functions including 
Status, Fiery WebSpooler, WebLink, Fiery WebDownloader, and 
Fiery WebSetup.
IMPORTANT:
• Before you can send jobs to the printer, you must use Fiery WebSetup to 
complete the process of configuring Setup options, as described starting 
on 
page 112 . Therefore, you must complete the procedures described in 
this section and in “Completing setup from Fiery WebSetup”  on page 112  
before you can send jobs to the printer.
For information on using Fiery WebTools (other than Fiery WebSetup), see 
Drivers and Utilities Reference Guide.
In order for network users to access and use Fiery WebTools, you need to 
set network communication options in Network Protocol Setup on the front 
panel. See “Setting up the printing environment” on  page 53. You also need 
to prepare each user’s workstation to communicate with the KX-P8420 
using Fiery WebTools over the Internet or intranet. Once the initial Setup 
has been performed from the printer’s front panel, you must complete the 
Setup configuration from Fiery WebSetup.
In order for client workstations to access Fiery WebTools, they must use a 
Web browser. The recommended browser versions are:
•Netscape Navigator 3.04 for Macintosh computers,
•Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1 SP1 or Netscape Communicator 4.0.4 
for Windows computers.
NOTES:NOTES:NOTES:
•Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x does not support the Fiery 
WebDownloader.
•Netscape and Microsoft continue to release frequent updates to their 
browsers. As support cannot be guaranteed for all versions, use the 
versions specified above for best results.
•Accessing to WebSetup via Netscape Navigator 3.04 for Macintosh 
Computers is slow and not recommended.
•It is not recommended to open WebTools at several locations 
simultaneously because it might adversely affect network printing.
•WebDownloader is not supported for Macintosh Computers.