Panasonic Kx Ps8100 Operating Instructions Manual

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Once the printer has been properly installed on the TCP/IP network, users 
should be able to send print jobs to the KX-PS8100 from most applications. 
UNIX clients also commonly use UNIX printing commands to print 
PostScript files and text files to the printer.
For information on printing PostScript files and text files using UNIX 
commands, see Part 3 of 
Utilities and Drivers Reference Guide.
If you have superuser privileges you can remove any lpd jobs from the 
printer queue; removing your own jobs doesn’t require special privileges.
To remove jobs from the printer queue:
On a UNIX system running SunOS 4 or other BSD-based 
variant, use the lprm command to remove jobs from the queue.
To remove job number 123 from the print queue of your KX-PS8100 named 
printer, you would type:
lprm -P 
or, for example: lprm -PKX-PS8100 123
The lprm command reports the names of any files it removes.
To determine the job number, use the lpq command described below.
lpq -P
On a UNIX system running Solaris 2, use the cancel command 
to remove jobs from the queue.
Type:
cancel 
For example, to remove a job whose ID is printer-123 from the print queue 
of your KX-PS8100, type:
cancel printer-123
To find out a print job’s job ID, use the lpstat command described below:
On a UNIX system running Solaris 2, use the lpstat command 
to see printer jobs in the queue.
lpstat -o 
For example, if your printer queue is named KX-PS8100q, type:
lpstat -o KX-PS8100q
The returned list of jobs includes each job ID.
Once lpr print jobs are spooled to the printer’s hard disk, you can use 
WebSpooler to monitor print jobs.
Printing and 
administering 
print jobs 
						

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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 printer. The NetWare queue names 
should be given an extension corresponding to the KX-PS8100 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 printer 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 printer.
NOTE:
•It is not recommended to connect printer directly to NetWare server via 
LPT port. It may cause unexpected print result.
Overview of IPX 
printing to the 
KX-PS8100 
						

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To set up network printing, enable IPX/SPX Setup from the printer panel 
(see “Network Protocol Setup” on page 148), and set up the PServer using 
WebSetup after configuring the NetWare server (see “n PServer Setup tab” 
on page 162). 
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-PS8100, 
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-PS8100 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-PS8100 print queue” on page 87.) 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-PS8100 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-PS8100:
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-PS8100 
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. See “n PServer Setup tab” on page 162.
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 PostScript 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 98 for Windows 95, or page 126 for 
Windows 3.1.
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
Using AppleTalk 
with Macintosh 
computers on an 
IPX (Novell) 
network