Panasonic Kx Ps8100 Operating Instructions Manual

71 Connecting the Printer to a Network
NOTE:
•Shut off the printer before connecting it to any network device. Only one 
Ethernet connection should be made to the printer at a time.
To connect a thinnet cable to the printer:
1Make sure the computer, printer and the other 
connected peripheral devices are turned off.
2Connect the MAU transceiver to the AUI connector on 
the back of the printer. Secure the connection using the 
slide latch on the AUI connector.
3Connect the thinnet cable to the BNC...

 
72 Connecting the Printer to a Network 
To connect a twisted pair cable to the printer: 
1 
Make sure the computer, printer and the other 
connected peripheral devices are turned off. 
2 
Connect the RJ-45 cable to the RJ-45 jack on the back 
of the printer. 
3 
Turn on the printer and then the computer. 
For Ethernet speed setting, see “Network Port Setup” on page 146.
The printer supports the shielded twisted pair cable (Category 5 shielded 
twisted pair cable) that plugs into the RJ-45 jack on the...

73 Connecting the Printer to a Network
Setting up TCP/IP printing
TCP/IP provides network services for high-speed local and wide area 
networks and heterogeneous environments including PC compatibles, 
Macintosh computers, minicomputers, and mainframes running diverse 
operating systems. The printer supports the lpr protocol for printing over 
TCP/IP networks. Network users submit print jobs to a named printer. 
Workstations on a TCP/IP network can print directly to the printer, or can 
print to a...

 
74 Connecting the Printer to a Network 
4 
Use the   
s  
/CONTINUE  
 button to select a number in a 
valid, unique IP Address for the KX-PS8100. Press    
ÚÚ Ú Ú  
/CANCEL  
 button to accept a number and move to the 
left—to the next number. 
NOTE:
 
• 
On the printer, numbers are entered from right to left. Press the   
s  
/CONTINUE button to scroll through numbers from 0 to 9. 
Press the  
 Ú  
/CANCEL button to accept a number and move to the 
next. 
5 
When you have finished entering all numbers...

75 Connecting the Printer to a Network
n Setting up NIS server
If the site is using NIS (Network Information Services), a superuser must 
add the printer name and IP address to the system’s database of network 
printers.
1Add the KX-PS8100 to the network’s IP host table.
This step must be performed on the master NIS (server) machine. 
After adding the printer entry, the updated database must be 
released to network users.
2For the printer name, specify the print server protocol, 
the print connection...

76 Connecting the Printer to a Network
Since the printer supports only one TCP/IP (lpr) connection at a time, you 
can use the same name for the hostname and the queue name. However, 
the examples indicate where you should make a distinction if you want to 
use different names.
To add the printer as a network printer to all UNIX systems:
1Log in to your UNIX host as the root user.
2Edit your /etc/hosts file to include the printer as a 
network device.
The following is a sample entry for the printer:...

77 Connecting the Printer to a Network
To set up printing on a UNIX system running SunOS 4 or another 
BSD based variant:
1On each workstation that will print to the printer, log in to 
your UNIX host as the root user.
2Create an entry for the printer in your /etc/printcap file.
The following is a sample printcap entry for the printer. Note that the 
remote hostname you enter in the rm line must exactly match the 
name you entered in the /etc/hosts file.
KX-PS8100q:\
:lp=:\
:rm=KX-PS8100:\
:rp=xjdirect:\...

78 Connecting the Printer to a Network
4Create the log files.
For example, enter the following:
cp /dev/null /var/spool/lpd/KX-PS8100q/log
5Reboot the machine.
To set up printing on a UNIX system running Solaris 2:
1On each workstation that will print to the printer, log into 
the UNIX system as the root user.
2At the UNIX prompt, type lpsystem -t bsd KX-PS8100
This tells your system that the printer is a print server of bsd 
(Berkeley Software Distribution) type.
3Type lpadmin -p KX-PS8100q -s...

79 Connecting the Printer to a Network
Before a device on a TCP/IP network can send print jobs to the printer, the 
printer must be given a valid IP address and subnet mask, as well as a 
gateway address, if applicable. The printer is given these addresses in the 
printer’s Network Protocol Setup. The IP address is used on all TCP/IP 
networks and must always be assigned before the printer can be verified 
across the network.
Because TCP/IP networks require some UNIX setup by the network 
administrator,...

80 Connecting the Printer to a Network
If the printer is being added to an existing network, each TCP/IP client is 
already running TCP/IP client software.
The KX-PS8100 printer supports TCP/IP client software on UNIX 
workstations, PC compatibles, and Macintosh computers. With Macintosh 
computers however, it is easiest to use the built-in AppleTalk protocol to 
communicate directly with the printer.
If the client workstation is a PC running Windows, set up the printer as a 
Windows PostScript printer...