Network Interface Card Quick Configuration Guide

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1 Network Interface Card Quick Configuration Guide This guide provides provides concise instructions for configuring the Network Interface Card on on Novell NetWare, Microsoft Windows, and UNIX -based systems. Part Number/Version: , Rev. C Release Date: March 2001

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3 Table of Contents Network Interface Card Features...1 About This Guide...1 NetWare 3.x Configuration...2 NetWare 4.x Directory Services Configuration...3 Bindery vs. NDS Setup...3 PCONSOLE vs. NWADMIN Setup...4 Configuration Utilities...4 PCONSOLE Configuration...4 MAP Configuration for NetWare...6 NetWare 5.x Directory Services Configuration...7 Windows Peer-to-Peer Printing Configuration...7 What is Windows Peer-to-Peer Printing?...7 Changing the Print Server Name for IPX Peer-to-Peer...8 Installing the IPX Protocol...8 Installing the Peer-to-Peer Printing Software...9 DHCP Configuration...10 TCP/IP Configuration...11 Installing TCP/IP...11 Using BootPL Setting Up lpr Printing (Windows NT 4.x and Windows 2000)...12 UNIX Configuration...13 Assigning the IP Address...14 Setting Other IP Parameters...15 TOC-3

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5 Network Interface Card Features The Network Interface Card (NIC) enables printers to communicate over Ethernet or Token Ring networks on a variety of network operating systems including Novell NetWare, Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/Me, Windows NT, AppleTalk, and UNIX -based systems. The chief features of the NIC are: Easy installation 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface 100BaseT/10BaseT or 10BaseT/10Base2 Auto Detection Multiple protocol support HTTP server for management and maintenance with a Web browser DHCP support for automatic IP address assignment SNMP support Flash upgrade capability About This Guide This guide provides provides concise instructions for configuring the NIC on NetWare, Windows-based systems, and UNIX-based systems. It is intended for experienced system administrators. For more detailed instructions, including information on printing and configuration options not covered in this guide, see the Network Interface Card Operator s Manual included on the Driver CD-ROM. Note: This guide does not cover Macintosh (AppleTalk) and IPP configuration. These topics are covered in the Network Interface Card Operator s Manual. Network Interface Card Quick Configuration Guide 1

6 NetWare 3.x Configuration NetWare 3.x Configuration 1. Log in as a supervisor or ADMIN and start PCONSOLE. 2. If a print queue already exists for the printer, skip to step 3. Otherwise, define the print queue as follows: From the Available Options menu, choose Print Queue Information to view a list of existing queues. Press the Insert key, type a name for the new queue to be serviced by the NIC, and press Enter. Press the Esc key to return to the Available Options Menu. 3. Define the print server, as follows: From the Available Options menu, choose Print Server Information to view a list of existing print servers. Press Insert, type the name of the print server, and press Enter. The default is XXX_nnnnnn where XXX is a three-letter prefix and nnnnnn is the six-digit serial number of the NIC. The serial number is listed on the bottom of the NIC and displayed on the box. If the NIC has already been installed, you can find the Novell Print Server Name on the powerup status page under Novell Network Information. 4. Define the printer, as follows: Select the print server name from the Print Servers list. Choose Print Server Configuration from the menu and then choose Printer Configuration. Choose Printer 0. You can then define a more meaningful name for the printer if desired for example, LASER_PRINTER. The printer name is displayed in various NetWare messages such as when notifying a user that a print job is completed. Set the Type field to Remote/Other Unknown. Press Esc to exit and select Yes to save the changes. Press Esc again to return to the Printer Server Configuration menu. 5. Assign the print queue, as follows: Choose Queues Serviced By Printer. 2 Print Server Card Quick Configuration Guide

7 NetWare 4.x Directory Services Configuration Select the desired printer on the Defined Printers list. Choose the queue you want and then assign a priority level from 1 to 10 (where 1 is the highest priority. It is also the default). You can press Enter again to assign additional queues. When you finish assigning queues, press the Esc key, and then save your changes. Continue pressing Esc until the Print Server Configuration menu appears. 6. Confirm successful configuration, as follows: Turn the printer off and on and wait for a powerup status page to print. If the network is large, the status page may take several minutes to print. You can reduce this time by using MAP to set a Preferred File Server for the NIC. See the Network Interface Card Operator s Manual for more information. The Novell Connection Information in the lower half of the status page displays the printer name, file server, queue, and other information. If it displays Attached: Yes, this confirms that the NIC is ready to accept print jobs. If the status page does not display Attached: Yes, verify that the Novell Print Server Name (under Novell Network Information on the status page) exactly matches the print server name that you entered in PCONSOLE. NetWare 4.x Directory Services Configuration Bindery vs. NDS Setup In addition to its native NetWare Directory Services (NDS), NetWare 4.x can also be used in Bindery emulation. Bindery emulation is supported on the NIC for users more familiar with the NetWare Bindery than with NDS. For information on Bindery emulation, see the NetWare chapter of the Network Interface Card Operator s Manual. Network Interface Card Configuration Guide 3

8 NetWare 4.x Directory Services Configuration PCONSOLE vs. NWADMIN Setup You can set up NetWare 4.x with either PCONSOLE or NWADMIN. This guide describes the PCONSOLE procedure because it requires fewer steps than NWADMIN. (Not all versions of NWADMIN include the Print Services Quick Setup option). For information on NWADMIN setup, see the NetWare chapter of the Network Interface Card Operator s Manual. Configuration Utilities Use PCONSOLE and the Management Access Program (MAP) to complete the configuration of the NIC and the file server. PCONSOLE is provided with NetWare. MAP is provided on the Driver CD-ROM. PCONSOLE Configuration 1. Log in as a supervisor or ADMIN and start PCONSOLE. 2. Set the current context. Context is the NetWare term for a specific location in the Directory Services tree. The current context is displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. This indicates the location for the print server, printer, and queue. If this is not the desired context for these objects, use the following procedure to change the current context: Choose Change Context from the PCONSOLE main menu. Press the Insert key to browse to the desired context. Select the desired context and press the F10 key. Note: You may want to make a note of the current context here because you will need to specify it during configuration with MAP. Print Server Context: 3. Define the print server, printer and queue as follows: Choose Quick Setup to display the Print Services Quick Setup screen. (If you do not have sufficient privileges to create objects in this context, Quick Setup does not appear on the menu. You must have the Object Create privilege.) 4 Print Server Card Quick Configuration Guide

9 NetWare 4.x Directory Services Configuration NetWare inserts a default name or existing print server name in the Print Server field. To define the new print server, press Enter and then Insert. Do not use spaces in the Print Server name. Note: You may want to make a note of the print server name here because you will need to specify it during configuration with MAP. Print Server Name: Move to the New Printer and New Print Queue fields and, in each field, press Enter to define the respective object names. Move to the Print Queue Volume field and press Enter. Then press Insert and browse to the desired volume to use for this print queue. Move to the Printer Type field and press Enter. Select Other/Unknown from the list. Press F10 to save your settings and return to the PCONSOLE main menu. 4. Optionally, assign queue users, select printer notification options, and define a Print Server password. Note: If you define a print server password, you may want to make a note of it here because you will need to specify it during configuration with MAP. Print Server Password: 5. Exit PCONSOLE. Network Interface Card Configuration Guide 5

10 NetWare 4.x Directory Services Configuration MAP Configuration for NetWare The Management Access Program (MAP) provides a browser interface for configuration and management of the NIC on IPX networks. 1. Install the MAP utility, as follows. Put the CD-ROM into the CD drive of your workstation. Choose Start -> Run. Type the following command and click OK: drive:\windows\utility\nicutlty\map\setup.exe where drive specifies the CD drive on your system. Follow the instructions in the Setup program to complete the MAP installation. 2. To start the MAP utility, choose Start -> Programs -> Map -> Map. When MAP starts, a list of all available units is displayed by their unit serial numbers (listed as XXX_nnnnnn where XXX is a three-letter prefix and nnnnnn is the six-digit serial number of the NIC). The list is divided by IP units (listed by their IP address) and IPX units (listed by their SAP identification). 3. Select the NIC you want to configure. 4. Optionally, set the password. Many configuration options in the MAP utility are password-protected. The default password is sysadm. To change the password, choose Change Password in the System column. Note that passwords are case sensitive. 5. Configure NetWare as follows: Select Setup NetWare in the Protocols column. Enter the print server name, preferred NDS context, and print server password (if a password was defined) exactly as they were entered in PCONSOLE. Note: Entries in MAP are not case-sensitive (except the password). Preferred File Server and Preferred NDS Tree should normally remain blank unless Bindery mode is used or if the network includes multiple NDS trees. If you are not using Bindery emulation, put a checkmark in the Disable Bindery box. 6 Print Server Card Quick Configuration Guide

11 NetWare 5.x Directory Services Configuration Type the sysadm password in the appropriate box and click Accept Settings. After a few seconds, the screen should report that the update was successful. Click the Back arrow to return to the Configuration page. The changes made to NetWare-related settings do not take effect until the unit is reset. Select Reset in the System column and then click Reset Unit. After a few seconds the screen should report that the unit was reset. 6. Confirm successful configuration, as follows: After the Reset, the program advises waiting 2 minutes before reconnecting, but the NIC may be available sooner. Once the NIC is available, access the Configuration page. Select Unit Status in the System column. Scroll down to display the NetWare Status. The Queue Status should be Attached. If the Queue Status is not Attached, make sure the entries for Print Server Name, Preferred NDS Context, and Print Server Password match those you entered in PCONSOLE. Also, see the troubleshooting chapter in the Network Interface Card Operator s Manual. NetWare 5.x Directory Services Configuration NetWare 5.x does not include PCONSOLE. For information on NWADMIN setup, see the NetWare chapter of the Network Interface Card Operator s Manual. Windows Peer-to-Peer Printing Configuration What is Windows Peer-to-Peer Printing? The peer-to-peer printing software included with the NIC allows Windows workstations to communicate directly with network-attached printers. A network server, such as NetWare or Windows NT, is not required for peer-to-peer printing. Peer-to-peer printing software must be installed on each workstation that will use peer-to-peer printing. Once this software is installed, all NICs on the network automatically appear in the list of available printer ports. Network Interface Card Configuration Guide 7

12 Windows Peer-to-Peer Printing Configuration You can use peer-to-peer printing software in networks where servers are present; however, server-based print services are typically used instead. Served-based print services offer centralized printing management and spooling and do not require software (other than the printer driver) to be installed on each workstation. There are two utilities for peer-to-peer printing: IPX Peer-to-Peer for Windows 95/98/Me IP Peer-to-Peer for Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT (Windows 2000 has its own raw TCP/IP print spooler. Therefore, IP Peer-to-Peer is not needed on Windows The NIC will function properly on Windows 2000 using the native TCP/IP printing.) Changing the Print Server Name for IPX Peer-to-Peer The peer-to-peer printing software displays the NetWare Print Server Name to identify the NIC. The default name is XXX_nnnnnn where XXX is a three-letter prefix and nnnnnn is the six-digit serial number of the NIC. You can change this name to something more meaningful or useful. To change the name, follow the MAP configuration instructions (see page 6). Installing the IPX Protocol The IPX protocol is required for peer-to-peer printing. IPX is not installed by default with Windows 95/98/Me. To install the IPX, do the following: 1. Choose Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 2. Double-click Network. 3. Choose the Protocols tab and check the list of network components to see if the IPX/ SPX-compatible protocol is already installed. If it is not on the list, click Add. 4. Click Microsoft and double-click IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol. You are then prompted to insert the required Windows disks or CD-ROM to install the IPX protocol. 5. After you finish installing the IPX protocol, you must restart your system to activate IPX. 8 Print Server Card Quick Configuration Guide

13 Installing the Peer-to-Peer Printing Software Windows Peer-to-Peer Printing Configuration You must install the peer-to-peer printing software on each workstation that will use peer-topeer printing services. 1. Install the peer-to-peer software, as follows: Put the CD-ROM into the CD drive of your workstation. Choose Start -> Run. In the Run dialog box, type one of the following commands and click OK: For IPX: drive:\windows\utility\nicutlty\ipx-p2p\setup.exe For IP: drive:\windows\utility\nicutlty\ip-p2p\setup.exe where drive specifies the CD drive on your system. Follow the instructions in the SETUP program to complete the installation. Note: If the printer driver has not already been installed, install it before continuing with this procedure. 2. Choose Start -> Settings -> Printers. 3. Right-click the appropriate printer driver and choose Properties from the menu. 4. Choose the Details tab and select the printer address you want to use from the Print to the Following Port list. (On Windows NT and Windows 2000, first deselect the previous printer port.) 5. Select the NIC from the list of ports and click OK. The NIC is listed by its appropriate port name, depending on the peer-to-peer utility you are using. The default name is XXX_nnnnnn where XXX is a three-letter prefix and nnnnnn is the six-digit serial number of the NIC. Network Interface Card Configuration Guide 9

14 DHCP Configuration DHCP Configuration The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides a way to deliver IP configuration parameters to devices (hosts) on an IP network. The parameters include including the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. A DHCP server manages the pool of available IP addresses and grants device requests for an IP address. At powerup, the NIC broadcasts a DHCP request for an IP address. If a DHCP server is present, the request is processed and an IP address is returned. Upon receiving the IP address, the NIC resets itself and prints a network status page. This page lists the new IP address (and also the subnet mask and default gateway). Note: Once an IP address has been assigned to it, the NIC will no longer broadcast DHCP requests. Therefore, assigning IP addresses with DHCP works only when the NIC does not have an existing IP address. The DHCP server may grant a temporary IP address (called a temporary lease or temporary reservation) which expires after a period, or may grant a permanent or unlimited lease or reservation which does not expire. Devices granted a temporary lease will be notified before the lease expires and asked if they would like to extend the lease. To maintain a consistent IP address, the NIC will continue extending its lease indefinitely (unless prohibited by your DHCP server configuration). Note: If the NIC is not turned on or is not connected to the network at the time when the DHCP server is sending requests to extend the lease, the lease will not be extended. In such cases, the DHCP server will cancel the lease and may assign the IP address to another device. Therefore, you should explicitly specify the NIC lease as permanent or unlimited in your DHCP server configuration. If you do not want to use DHCP for assigning the IP address, you can disable DHCP by using MAP or a Web browser to access the HTML pages for the NIC.The enable/disable DHCP setting is in the Setup TCP/IP section under the Protocols heading. 10 Print Server Card Quick Configuration Guide

15 TCP/IP Configuration TCP/IP Configuration In addition to NetWare print services and Windows peer-to-printing, you can use lpr print services via TCP/IP. Installing TCP/IP 1. Choose Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 2. Double-click Network. 3. Choose Protocol tab and check the list of network components to see if TCP/IP Protocol is already installed. If it is not on the list, click Add. 4. Choose the Services tab and check the list of network service for either Microsoft TCP/IP Printing or Simple TCP/IP Services. If neither of these is on the list, click Add. 5. When all protocols and services have been added, click Close. 6. After you finish installing the TCP/IP protocol and services, you must restart your system. Using BootPL32 After you add the TCP/IP protocol and services, you will also be prompted for the IP address and other TCP/IP parameters. You can use the BootPL32 utility to configure the IP parameters on a NIC that does not already have an IP address or other IP parameters assigned. BootPL32 will not work on a system configured as a DHCP server. 1. Choose Start -> Run. 2. In the Run dialgo box, type bootpl32.exe and click OK. 3. Choose Admin -> Configure. The BootP Parameters window appears. 4. Enter the following information: IP Address you want to assign to the NIC Subnet Mask make sure this matches what you are using on your subnet Network Interface Card Configuration Guide 11

16 TCP/IP Configuration If you are unsure of the correct subnet mask and if the first number in the NIC IP address is in the range , use as the subnet mask. Default Gateway (IP address of your router) or leave blank Hardware Address of the NIC listed on the status page as the Ethernet address (for example, 00:40:af:13:c9:f0) Note: Use a colon as a delimiter, as shown on the status page, rather than the dash that Windows uses. 5. Click Go and wait about 5 minutes. The NIC should reset itself and print a status page showing the IP parameters you have just entered. If this page does not print, check the Hardware Address entry in BootPL Choose Admin -> Verify. A message should appear stating that the Unit is Active. If you do not get this message, check the status page to see if TCP/IP is enabled. Setting Up lpr Printing (Windows NT 4.x and Windows 2000) 1. Choose Start -> Settings -> Printers. 2. Click Add Printer. The Add Printer wizard appears. Click Next to proceed. 3. On Windows NT 4.x: Choose My Computer and click Next. Click Add Port. A list of printer ports is displayed. Select LPR Port in the list of ports and click New Port. The Add LPR Compatible Printer window opens. On Windows 2000: Choose the Local Printer option and click Next. Choose Create a New Port and select LPR Port from the list. Click Next. 4. Specify the IP address of the NIC. For the name of the printer or queue, you can specify any useful name. Click OK. 12 Print Server Card Quick Configuration Guide

17 UNIX Configuration 5. On Windows NT: In the list of available ports, put a checkmark next to the LPR port you created and click Next. 6. Select the printer manufacturer and printer. Click Next. 7. Optionally, specify the printer name and click Next. 8. You can choose the Shared option and select one or more operating systems that will print to this printer. Click Next. 9. Print a test page and click Finish. UNIX Configuration UNIX-based systems use a line printer daemon (lpd) to direct jobs to the printer. The NIC supports two modes of lpd printing host-based and printer-based. With host-based lpd, the daemon runs on one or more workstations (hosts) where print jobs are accepted and sent to the NIC. With printer-based lpd, the NIC acts as the host and accepts print jobs directly. Many UNIX-based systems allow either printing mode to be used, although configuration may be easier for one mode or the other, depending on the particular operating system. There are advantages and disadvantages to each mode. For example: Banner pages: The host-based lpd can include the user name and file name on the banner page, whereas the printer-based lpd can include only the host name. Configuration comparison: The host-based lpd requires configuration on each host that will send jobs to the printer, whereas the printer-based lpd requires only the NIC to be configured. UNIX-based printing requires TCP/IP configuration of the NIC. Configuring the lpd depends on the mode selected and the particular operating system. The procedures given here may differ from what you need to do on your system. For detailed information, see the Network Interface Card Operator s Manual. Network Interface Card Configuration Guide 13

18 UNIX Configuration Assigning the IP Address You can use the following utilities to assign the IP address for the NIC: arp rarp MAP utility (when a NetWare server is present) UNIX bootp daemon The following instructions use arp. Some UNIX-based systems may require a different procedure. For information on other methods of setting the IP address and details about procedures on particular operating systems, see the Network Interface Card Operator s Manual or check with your system administrator. 1. Edit the hosts file (usually etc/hosts) and specify the IP address and the printer name. For example, a printer named printfast with an IP address of has the following entry: printfast 2. At the system command prompt, enter the following command: arp -s ip-address mac-address where ip-address is the IP address of the NIC and mac-address is its Ethernet (MAC) address (listed on the printer status page as the Network Address). For example: arp -s AF-13-A At the system command prompt, enter the following command: ping ip-address where ip-address is the IP address of the NIC. The NIC will not respond the ping command will time out. 4. Wait about 5 minutes. The NIC should reset itself and print a status page showing the IP address you have just entered. 5. To verify that the NIC is accessible, reissue the ping command you used in Step Print Server Card Quick Configuration Guide

19 Setting Other IP Parameters UNIX Configuration Once the IP address is set, you can configure the NIC by using Telnet, MAP, a Web browser. The following steps describe configuration with a browser to access the HTML pages for the NIC. For instructions on configuring with Telnet or MAP, see the Network Interface Card Operator s Manual. 1. Start your Web browser (such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator). 2. Choose File -> Open. 3. Enter the IP address of the NIC and click OK. For example: The HTTP Server screen opens. 4. On the home page for the NIC, click NIC Configuration. 5. Optionally, set the password. Many configuration options are password-protected. The default password is sysadm. To change the password, choose Change Password in the System column. Note that passwords are case sensitive. 6. Choose Set up TCP/IP in the Protocols column and change the settings as appropriate. If you are unsure of the correct subnet mask and the first number in the NIC IP address is in the range , use as the subnet mask. The Base Port Number displayed is one less than the actual port number. Thus for the default of 9100, the Base Port Number is set to Host-based lpd requires a port number of Therefore, if you are using host-based lpd, change the Base Port Number to Type the sysadm password in the appropriate box and click Accept Settings. After a few seconds, the screen should report that the update was successful. Click the Back button to return to the Configuration page. 8. Optionally, click Configure Status Page in the Printer column to define status page settings (for example, to disable the powerup status page). 9. Click Reset in the System column and then click Reset Unit. The changes made to IP-related settings do not take effect until the NIC is reset. The reset may take a few seconds. Network Interface Card Configuration Guide 15

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