User manual KONICA MINOLTA MINOLTA FAX 1900

[. . . ] Your license confers no title or ownership in the Software and should not be construed as a sale of any right in the Software. Minolta's third party suppliers may protect their rights in the event of any violation of these terms. Use this software in the conduct of business without limit when the software is used with the intended Minolta Product. SOFTWARE: You may install and use the SOFTWARE on a computer to which the Minolta Printer is attached. [. . . ] Example: The following example prints a PCL file called chart. pcl to the Minolta Network device using FTP. $ftp Minolta_device_name<Enter> Connected to Minolta_device_name. 4549 bytes sent in 0 seconds (4. 4 Kbytes/s) ftp> bye<Enter> 221 Goodbye. <Enter> $ Chapter 4 Timeout Checking If timeout checking is enabled on the Minolta Network device, the Minolta Network device will close any connection that stays idle for more than five minutes. For example, if you open an FTP connection to the Minolta Network device and walk away from your computer for more than five minutes, the FTP connection will be closed. You can re-establish a connection to the Minolta Network device with the OPEN command. 4-17 TCP/IP TCP/IP Configuration and Printing Raw Port Printing Host computer software can use a "raw" TCP/IP port connection to send data to the Minolta Network device. Consult your system documentation for information on how to submit print jobs to a raw port. TCP/IP Chapter 4 4-18 Minolta Network Utility for TCP/IP Overview This section contains information about Minolta Network Utility for TCP/IP. Minolta Network Utility for TCP/IP provides SNMP-based support for the Minolta Network device. Minolta Network Utility for TCP/IP allows you to: · · · · · · · Easily assign an IP address Configure a Minolta Network device Change the configuration of a Minolta Network device Print a configuration sheet Restore a Minolta Network device to factory default settings Display diagnostic information Define multiple views of the Minolta Network device list System Requirements Chapter 4 TCP/IP Minolta Network Utility for TCP/IP is a Windows-based program which is compatible with Windows 3. x, Windows NT and Windows 95. Minolta Network Utility for TCP/IP requires that the TCP/IP protocol is running using a Winsock (Windows Sockets) TCP/IP stack, version 1. 1 or greater. A Winsock TCP/IP protocol stack is available from many vendors including the following: · · · · · Microsoft FTP Software Trumpet NetManage Distinct 4-19 Minolta Network Utility for TCP/IP Before You Start Before running Minolta Network Utility for TCP/IP, you must do the following: · Install the Minolta Network device hardware and connect the cabling. The gateway address must follow the format XXX. XXX. XXX. XXX, where each XXX is a number from 0 to 255. CAUTION: If you select an invalid default gateway or the default gateway becomes unavailable, the Minolta Network device may not be able to communicate with non-local networks. TCP/IP Chapter 4 4-22 Minolta Network Utility for TCP/IP Connection Timeout Checking This option allows you to enable connection timeout checking. This timeout is used to sever network TCP/IP connections that are idle for more than five minutes. Under most conditions, this option should remain enabled. NetWare and NetWare Port Configuration Options For specific information on NetWare or NetWare Port options, see Chapter 3, Novell NetWare, or select the HELP button on the bottom right of the screen. EtherTalk Configuration Options For specific information on EtherTalk options, see Chapter 6, Apple EtherTalk, or select the HELP button on the bottom right of the screen. Output Configuration Options To configure the Minolta Network device output, select the Output file tab. The following screen will display: Name Field Enter a descriptive name to identify the port. Configuration Page Language Select the appropriate printer language for printing configuration pages on your printer. 4-23 TCP/IP Chapter 4 Minolta Network Utility for TCP/IP SNMP Configuration Options SNMP options specify which information is necessary for an SNMP manager to access the Minolta Network device. The following screen will display: Chapter 4 NOTE: SNMP options need to be configured only if you are managing Minolta Network devices or getting system information using SNMP. Fill in the following information: System Name Enter the name of your choice. This name will identify the Minolta Network device in your SNMP-based management program. System Contact Enter any information useful to a user if problems with the Minolta Network device arise. [. . . ] Verify the Minolta Network printer is powered on and appears in the Chooser. Verify the Macintosh you are using is running Phase 2 EtherTalk. Chapter 5 Apple EtherTalk · · Compare the zone in which the Minolta Network printer appears in the Chooser to the zones searched. Search the same zone where the Minolta Network printer appears in the Chooser. 5-11 Troubleshooting Minolta Network Utility Errors Message AppleTalk network is inaccessible. To reconnect with the device, return to the zone selection window and search again. Chapter 5 Recommended Action Examine network connections and verify. [. . . ]