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TC9850ENOI Rev. AD 3/03 ©2001 Paxar Americas, I nc. All rights reserved. Paxar Monarch Printers 9825 9850 9855 9860 ...
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Each product a nd program ca rries a re spective wri tten warran ty , the only warranty on wh ich the custo mer can rel y . P axar res erves the rig ht to make changes in the p roduct and the programs a nd their av ailabi lity at a ny time an d without noti ce. Alth ough P axar ha s made eve ry effort to provi de compl ete and accurate inform ation ...
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Regulatory Compliance Paxar RF products are designed to be compliant wi th the rules and regulations in the locations into which they are sold and will be labeled as r equired. The majority of Paxar RF devices are type approved and do not require the user to obt ain license or authorization before using the equipment. Any changes or modifications t ...
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Radio Frequency Interference Requirements - Canada This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry & Science Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, in cluding interference that may cause undesired operation. This Cl ...
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i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Installi ng the Print Server Hardware ................................................... 1-1 System Requirement s ........................................................................ 1-1 Network Protocols Support ed ............................................................. 1-2 Checking the Print Se rver Hardware ...... ...
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ii HP/UX Configur ation ......................................................................... 3-8 IBM AIX Config uration ....................................................................... 3-9 Configuration on Ot her S ystems ......................................................... 3-9 Troubles hooting ..................................... ...
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Installing the Print Server Hardware 1-1 INST ALLING THE PRINT SERVER HARDWARE The Paxar Monarch 7410 Print Server lets you communicate with Paxar Monarch printers on an 802.11b wireless network. You can use the print server in ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) or infrastructure (access point) wireless mode. The print server operates at spe ...
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1-2 Installing the Print Server Hardware To configure and print, you need the following: 1. The MAC address from the label of the print server (for example: 004017023F96). 2. The following information from your wireless network administrator: ♦ Wireless Mode (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) ♦ The SSID (service set identifier) for your wireless networ ...
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Installing the Print Server Hardware 1-3 Checking the Print Server Hardware The print server comes preinstalled and tested in your printer. Do not plug any cables into the parallel port when using the print server. A printer with this print server cannot use the parallel port. However, the serial port is still active. 985x Plastic Cover Printer Tes ...
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1-4 Installing the Print Server Hardware Verifying Successful Installation When the print server is turned on, it goes through the following startup sequence: ♦ It runs through a set of power-up diagnostics for a few seconds. The green light comes on when the unit is turned on, then the green light turns off. The yellow light comes on solid when ...
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Installing the Print Server Hardware 1-5 Test/Reset Button Press this button down for less than 5 seconds to print a test page on the printer. The test page shows the current wireless and network settings of the print server. See “Sample Test Page” for more information. If the test page does not print, see Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting.” Pres ...
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1-6 Installing the Print Server Hardware Sample Test Page The test page is best displayed using 4” wide by 6” long labels. If the label is too small, some information may print outside the label edges. PAXAR ------------------ PaxarNet Print Server Status ------------- PaxarNet Network Adapter-PLUS FW Ver. CLM -3.99 (2003.02.19) Netware Retries ...
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Configuring the 802.11b and IP Settings 2-1 CONFIGURING THE 802.11B AND IP SETTINGS Configuring the Print Server There are three basic steps required to configure print server: 1. Configuring the 802.11b settings for wireless usage. To operate on an 802.11b network, you must set the wireless (ad-hoc or infrastructure), SSID, channel, data rate and ...
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2-2 Configuring the 802.11b and IP Settings If you are using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption on your wireless network, you will need to temporarily disable WEP on your PC in order to configure the print server. If you are using an access point with WEP enabled and it does not allow non-wep clients to communicate with other non-wep clients ...
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Configuring the 802.11b and IP Settings 2-3 4. Click START to begin searching for print servers. WP-Admin gets the information from the print server(s) and lists the Server Name and Ethernet Address (which should correspond with the label on the back of the print server). It might take a minute or two for the print server to show up, especially if ...
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2-4 Configuring the 802.11b and IP Settings ♦ If your network uses WEP encryption, you need to enable WEP and enter the appropriate WEP key(s). Contact your system manager to determine what information you need. ♦ If you are using TCP/IP and you do not have a DHCP server (see note below), you will need to manually assign a valid IP Address, Sub ...
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Management Methods 3-1 MANAGEMENT METHODS There are a variety of ways to configure and monitor the print server. These methods are: WP-Admin, XAdmin32, Web Browser, PaxarNet Console, HP JetAdmin, HP Web JetAdmin, or Telnet. For Telnet/console mode information, see Appendix A, “Telnet Console Commands.” WP-Admin Utility This utility runs on Wind ...
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3-2 Management Methods Simply type the IP address into your web browser address bar to connect. The default password is ACCESS . NOTE: Both the print server and the PC must be configured with an IP address and your browser must be configured to work across a LAN in order to use a Web Browser. PaxarNet Console This is a command-line oriented console ...
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Management Methods 3-3 HP Web JetAdmin Utility This HP utility for Windows NT Advanced Server and Windows 2000 can be downloaded from the HP web site (http://www.hp.com). Once it is installed, a web browser on any computer that has access to the Windows NT/2000 server may be used to access the print server. Microsoft Windows Network Configu ...
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3-4 Management Methods 7. If you are using Windows NT/2000/XP system, highlight Paxar Group ExtendNet Connect IP Monitor, and click New Port. If you are running Windows 95/98/ME, select Other, highlight Paxar Group ExtendNet Connect IP Monitor, and click OK. 8. The search will begin for available print servers, highlight the print server you would ...
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Management Methods 3-5 Berkeley UNIX Host Configuration Berkeley UNIX host computers include Linux, Digital Equipment Corporation Digital UNIX, OSF/1, and ULTRIX; Compaq Tru64 UNIX; SunOS (not Solaris), SCO UNIX; and many others. Sun Solaris, HP/UX, IBM AIX users should skip to the appropriate sections later in this manual. ♦ Do not use the Linux ...
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3-6 Management Methods 3. Create the spool directory: The lpd spool directory is usually located in the /usr/spool directory. To create a new spool directory, use the mkdir command; for example: mkdir /usr/spool/lpd/PaxarPrinter 4. Print using the standard lpr command: lpr –PPaxarPrinter filename 5. For AT&T based UNIX systems, such as SCO, u ...
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Management Methods 3-7 7. Then use the Printer Manager in the Admintool utility under Open Windows as follows: Select Edit Select Add Select Add Access to Remote Printer At the PrinterName prompt, type any desired name for the print queue At the Printer Server prompt, type: name!servicename (for example, PaxarPrinter!BINARY_P1), where: name match ...
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3-8 Management Methods HP/UX Configuration To configure a print server using HP/UX 10.x, use the same program and these steps: 1. When you get a list of options, select Printers and Plotters. 2. Select LP Spooler. 3. Select Printers and Plotters. 4. Select Actions and then Add Remote Printer/Plotter. 5. Enter any name as the Printer Name (this will ...
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Management Methods 3-9 IBM AIX Configuration To configure a print server on IBM AIX 4.x, use the SMIT program as follows: 1. Enter smit and select Devices. 2. Select Printer/plotter. 3. Select Manage remote printer subsystem. 4. Select Client services. 5. Select Remote printer queues. 6. Select Add a remote queue. Enter the following remote queue s ...
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Troubleshooting 4-1 TROUBLESHOOTING First, make sure the printer is operating properly: 1. Is the printer online and does it have supplies? 2. If the printer is working correctly, test the connection between the printer and the print server by pushing the test button on the back of the printer for less than 5 seconds. 3. If the test page does not p ...
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4-2 Troubleshooting Use 6-inch long supply. If you are using supply that is shorter than 6 inches long, temporarily change your supply type to “continuous” to print the entire test label. After printing the test label, change your supply type to your previous setting. If a label does not print, check the printer's display to see if it show ...
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Troubleshooting 4-3 Press Enter (on your host) to get the “#” prompt and enter “access” as the password. Press Enter to by-pass the user name. Once here, you have verified operation to the print server. At the “Local>” prompt, you can do a ping from the print server to any other device by typing set ip ping aa.bb.cc.dd This verifies ...
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4-4 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Wireless Configuration Problems 1. Make sure your computer’s wireless adapter and/or access point is configured properly and matches your print server. 2. Make sure you have a good wireless signal from your PC (if your PC is wireless) and from the print server, the printer is within range (90 meters or 300 feet ...
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Troubleshooting 4-5 Troubleshooting Network Configuration ♦ If you are using TCP/IP, make sure that your computer and the print server are on the same IP segment or can reach each other with a PING command from the host. The IP Address you assign to the print server must be on the same logical network as your host computers (e.g., if your compute ...
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4-6 Troubleshooting Password This is the wireless print server configuration password. For security, the password is never shown. (The field displays asterisks (*) if you type characters into it.) You must know the password before WP-Admin will show you the Configuration Screen. Users should only put text into this field if they want to change the ...
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Troubleshooting 4-7 Boot Method This is the method the wireless print server uses to obtain an IP address. This can be set to Auto, DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, or Static. Auto will try DHCP, BOOTP and RARP, and then set to Static if the IP Address isn't set automatically by the other methods. If your network uses Static configuration, it will be necess ...
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4-8 Troubleshooting Wireless Mode Ad-Hoc (sometimes referred to as Peer-to-Peer, Computer- to-Computer, 802.11 Ad-Hoc, or IBSS compliant Ad-Hoc) modes are used when your wireless enabled PC is printing straight to the printer. Infrastructure mode is used when you have an Access point or base station as the hub of your wireless network. Pseudo Ad-Ho ...
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Troubleshooting 4-9 Loading the Firmware Early versions of the software may have menus which differ slightly from those listed below. 1. Run the XAdmin32 utility from the Start menu, it should be found under START>Programs>Troy Group>Etherwind>XAdmin32. 2. Right-Click on the print server to be upgraded in the list, and select Load Firmw ...
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4-10 Troubleshooting Technical Support - Where to Get Help We offer several customer support options to assist you if you experience difficulties with your print server-equipped Paxar printer and/or 9876 Mobile Print Station; including telephone support, field systems consultants, repair services, warranty, and network support. Contact Paxar for an ...
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Telnet Console Commands A-1 TELNET CONSOLE COMMANDS Use this appendix to configure the print server using Telnet. You must have a basic understanding of Telnet commands. For initial setup, do not use Telnet. Use Auto-discover mode. Once you have the IP address, you can use Telnet or a Web browser. You can use Telnet if you do not have access to the ...
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A-2 Telnet Console Commands 5. To view the current wireless settings, type sh en (show wireless settings) and press Enter : WiFi Mode = INFRASTRUCTURE WiFi SSID: ABC1234 Speed = 11 AP density = LOW WEP is DISABLED AP MAC ADDRESS = 00 B1 F3 62 B1 88 Signal Quality = 68 Connected to SSID ABC1234 on channel 1 6. To show the current IP settings, type s ...
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Telnet Console Commands A-3 General Commands From the list of commands, the brackets - [] indicate to pick one of the options listed, the items inside curly braces - {} are optional and do not need to be specified. For help at any time, type “Help” and a list of available commands appears. The Help command builds on itself, because for each com ...
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A-4 Telnet Console Commands Syntax: Help set ip IP LPD/TCP Parameters ACcess [EN/DI/ALL] aa.bb.cc.dd {MAsk ee.ff.gg.hh} ADdress aa.bb.cc.dd IP node address ARP [EN/DI] IP set via ARP BAnner [EN/DI] LPD banner printing CHKSUM [EN/DI] IP receive checksum BOot n Number of DHCP/BOOTP/RARP tries ENable/DISable Enable or Disable IP Processing FTIme [EN/D ...
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Telnet Console Commands A-5 DElete Removes configuration item. EXIT Exits console mode. HELP Displays the list of available commands. INIT Saves settings and initializes unit. PUrge Removes configuration item. SAVE Saves configuration settings. SET DEFAULT Sets print server to factory defaults. SET LOAD [EN/DI] Enables or disables firmware reload a ...
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A-6 Telnet Console Commands SET PORT <parallelportname> NBUF [EN/DI] Enables or disables no bu ffer support on parallel port. SET PORT <serialportname> FLow [NO/XO/CT/DS] Sets serial flow control to NONE, XON /OFF, CTS, or DTR. SET PORT <serialportname> PArity <parity> Sets serial port parity to NO NE, EVEN/ODD, MARK, or SPA ...
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Telnet Console Commands A-7 SHOw SERVEr Shows server parameters. SHOw SERVEr COunters Shows server statistics. SHOw SERVEr QUeue Shows print server internal queue. SHOw TEstpage Prints test page. SHOw VErsion Shows server firmware version. UNPROTECT Allows temporary access to SET commands when console is in protected mode. Use SET DEFAULT to perman ...
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A-8 Telnet Console Commands SET ENet SPeed <1/2/5/11> Sets 802.11b wireless speed in Mpbs. SET ENet SSID “<ssid>” Sets 802.11b wireless SSID. Use quotes if there is a space in SSID. This is case sensitive. SET ENet WEP [DI/64/128] Sets wired equivalent privacy encryption level to disabled, 64-bit, or 128-bit. TCP/IP Commands SET IP ...
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Telnet Console Commands A-9 SET IP RArp nn 1 no subnet 2 no router 3 neither Default - IP address is set with subnet ma sk and router that is same as address of host. SET IP REtry [EN/DI] Enables or disables LPD retry continuation SET IP ROuter aa.bb.cc.dd Sets default Router/Gateway address (or access point). SET IP SUBnet aa.bb.cc.dd Sets default ...
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A-10 Telnet Console Commands SNMP Commands CLear SNMP CONtact <string> Removes SNMP SysContact. CLear SNMP LOCation <string> Removes SNMP SysLocation. SET SNMP GETCOMM <string> Gets SNMP community. SET SNMP SETCOMM1 <string> Set SNMP community 1 name. SET SNMP SETCOMM2 <string> Set SNMP community 2 name. SET SNMP CONta ...
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Each product a nd program ca rries a respective wri tten warranty , the only warranty on wh ich the customer can rel y . P axar reserve s the right to make changes in the p roduct and the progra ms and their a vailabili ty at any time and without noti ce. Although P axar has made eve ry effort to provide com plete an d accurate inform ation in this ...
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TC9850ENOI Rev. AD 3/03 ©2001 Paxar Americas, I nc. All rights reserved. Paxar Monarch Printers 9825 9850 9855 9860 ...
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