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 connector on the 
transceiver.
4Turn on the printer and then the computer.
To connect a thicknet cable to the printer:
1Make sure the computer, printer and the other 
connected peripheral devices are turned off.
2Connect the thicknet cable connector to the AUI 
connector on the back of the printer. 
3Turn on the printer and then the computer.
AUI connector
Parallel interface 
connectorRJ-45 jack 
						

							 
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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 back of the printer. 
To connect the cable to RJ-45 jack on the printer: 
1 
Make sure the computer, printer and the other 
connected peripheral devices are turned off. 
2 
Connect the cable from the Token Ring MAU (Media 
Attachment Unit) to RJ-45 jack on the back of the 
printer. 
NOTE:
 
• 
A Media Attachment Unit (MAU) is a network hub for a Token 
Ring Network. 
3 
Turn on the printer and then the computer. 
For Token Ring settings, see “Network Port Setup” on page 146.
Token Ring 
network 
connections
Parallel interface 
connectorRJ-45 jack 
(Use shielded cable only.) 
						

							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 Windows NT 4.0 server or UNIX workstation acting as a print 
server.
Before you install the printer on a TCP/IP network, you need to obtain a 
unique IP address. Contact your network administrator for this information.
To set up printing on a TCP/IP network, the network administrator must 
follow these steps:
To set up IP Address/Subnet mask on the KX-PS8100:
1From the Ready screen, press the MENU/EXIT button 
on the printer panel to access the printer setup menus.
2Press the s/CONTINUE button until you see Network 
Protocol Setup on the printer LCD panel. Press the 
ENTER button to access the TCP/IP Setup menus.
In the next step you will enable TCP/IP network communication 
according to your network type.
3Press ENTER button to advance to the Enable TCP/IP? 
screen. Press ENTER button and press s/CONTINUE 
button to select Yes, and then press ENTER button 
again to advance to the Ethernet IP Address screen. 
Press ENTER button.
Setting up the 
printing 
environment 
						

							 
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 in the 
address, press   
ENTER  
 button to advance to the   
Subnet 
Mask  
 screen. Press   
ENTER  
. 
6 
Use the   
s  
/CONTINUE  
 button to select a number as the 
Subnet Mask value for the KX-PS8100. Press    
ÚÚ Ú Ú  
/CANCEL  
 button to accept a number and move to the 
left—to the next number.  
7 
Specify the Gateway Address in the printer’s Setup 
menus, if needed. 
See “Network Protocol Setup” on page 148 for details. 
8 
When you have finished entering all numbers, press   
MENU/EXIT  
 button. 
After being rebooted, the printer will return to Ready mode. 
						

							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 (queue), and the spool file.
3Activate the printer connection.
Depending on your system, you may restart the printer daemon or 
tell the printer to accept print requests.
n Print queues
Print spooling is the process of sending print jobs to a defined location on a 
hard disk, in this case the Print or Hold queues. Printers without a hard disk 
drive can only receive print jobs over the Direct connection. Jobs sent to the 
Direct connection are transferred from the computer to the printer’s 
SDRAM. 
NOTE:
•If the printer has a hard disk drive and 32 MB of memory installed, Direct, 
Print, and Hold print connections are automatically available. If the printer 
does not have a hard disk drive, only the Direct connection is available.
The lpr protocol is a printer spooling system. It is a set of programs that 
accepts printing requests from many users on a network, routes them to the 
proper print server (in this case, the KX-PS8100), and accepts requests to 
display a queue’s status or to remove jobs from a queue.
The lpr system is included in the standard installation of Berkeley-based 
UNIX systems, SunOS 4, and Solaris.
Use the examples that follow as a guide in helping you set up your network 
for printing to the printer.
NOTE:
•In these examples, KX-PS8100 is used as the printer name (the IP 
hostname), and KX-PS8100q is used to indicate the KX-PS8100 Print 
queue.
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UNIX server 
print queues 
						

							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:
192.9.228.1KX-PS8100#comments 
where  indicates that you press the tab key.
The IP address is followed by the official hostname, and these are 
followed by aliases, if any. Type the entry exactly as shown, without 
a space before the IP address. 
NOTE:
•For sites that use DNS (Domain Name System) or that use NIS or 
NIS+, consult the documentation or the network administrator for 
instructions on publishing the printer entry.
3Save and exit the hosts file.
4Confirm the connection using the ping command.
See “Verifying the TCP/IP network connection” on page 79.
5If your UNIX system uses SunOS 4 or another BSD-
based variant, go to the next section.
If your system uses Solaris 2, follow the steps on page 78. 
						

							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:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/KX-PS8100q/log:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/KX-PS8100q:\
:mx#0:sf:sb
The spool directory KX-PS8100q
 is specified here, and the 
directory itself is created in step 3. Similarly, the log file is specified 
here and created in step 4. The spool directory is write-protected 
(from everyone but a daemon user and daemon group); users 
cannot modify or remove files other than their own.
It is possible to set up to two additional printer entries, one with the 
rp name xjprint and one with the name xjhold. The rp name 
indicates the KX-PS8100 queue to which jobs are sent when you 
print to the named printer.
A printer entry with the rp name xjhold routes all jobs to the 
KX-PS8100 Hold queue. Therefore, to print those jobs, they must 
be moved to the Print queue or deleted using Fiery WebSpooler.
NOTE:
•Use the rp name xjprint if your KX-PS8100 has a hard disk, or is 
configured with more than 32 MB of memory. Printers without a 
hard disk drive and 32 MB of memory can not use Print or Hold 
queues (rp name: xjprint and xjhold), they can only receive print 
jobs over the Direct connection. 
3Create a spool directory for the printer in the /var/spool 
directory.
For example, enter the following:
mkdir -p /var/spool/lpd/KX-PS8100q
chown daemon /var/spool/lpd/KX-PS8100q 
						

							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 KX-PS8100\!xjdirect
This command creates an internal queue on the workstation and 
points it to the printer. The general format of this command is:
lpadmin -p  -s \!xjdirect
NOTE:
•The name xjdirect after the exclamation point is for configuring 
the printer; it is an internal name that the printer requests. It must 
be xjdirect; it is not a user-selectable name. This is the only place 
where it is entered.
As with SunOS 4 or other BSD based systems, when printing to 
printers with a hard disk and a minimum of 32 MB of memory it is 
possible to configure up to two additional printer entries, one with 
the rp name xjprint and one with the rp name xjhold (see page 77).
4Type accept KX-PS8100q
This command tells the printer to accept print requests from your 
workstation. You are now ready to print from the workstation to the 
printer.
5Type enable KX-PS8100q 
						

							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, you may not be able to send a test page from the driver 
across the network to the printer immediately after installation. The following 
procedure enables you to verify that there is a proper connection between 
the printer and the network without using the printer driver to print a test 
page. Before you begin this procedure, verify that the printer is functioning 
by printing a page from the printer panel.
For step by step instructions, see “Printing a Test Print from the printer 
panel” on page 69.
Once the printer’s TCP/IP setup is complete, you can verify the availability 
of the printer using the ping command from the DOS prompt with Windows 
95, from the Command prompt with Windows NT 4.0 or from UNIX.
To verify the TCP/IP connection:
To see if the printer responds to its address, use the ping 
command.
Use the format:
ping 
Use the printer IP address assigned in Network Protocol Setup. After the 
printer has been given a hostname by your network administrator, you can 
also ping the name you gave it:
ping 
The server should respond with a message such as:
 is alive.
Some systems will respond with a continuous display of output from the IP 
address. To stop the output, press the (Control) + (C) keys.
Verifying the 
TCP/IP network 
connection 
						

							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 by installing the PostScript printer driver, as 
described in Chapter 4. For setting up your networking software, see the 
documentation for your networking environment.
Fiery WebTools software comes pre-installed on the KX-PS8100 printer . 
Fiery WebTools include: WebSpooler, Status, WebDownloader, WebSetup 
and WebLink.
When TCP/IP is enabled for the printer in Network Protocol Setup, 
Fiery WebTools are immediately available to clients that:
•Are connected to a TCP/IP network with a consistent set of IP addresses, 
one for the printer and one for each computer connect to the printer. 
•Have a Java enabled Web browser. 
The recommended browsers 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 WebDownloader.
•WebDownloader is not supported on Macintosh computers.
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.
To access Fiery WebTools, enter the IP address or DNS name of the printer 
(KX-PS8101) as a URL in the Internet browser. For more information, see 
page 154.
Setting up TCP/
IP clients for 
printing
Setting up TCP/
IP clients for 
running 
Fiery WebTools