Panasonic KXP8420 Operating instructions

Brand: Panasonic

Model: KXP8420

Type: Operating instructions

Installing and Configuring the KX-P8420 on a

Novell NetWare 3.x Network.

Overview

The features of the KX-P8420 printer make it an ideal printer in a network environment.

These steps should be used as a guideline for setting up the printer in a NetWare 3.x

network.

Installation will consist of four sections. Please proceed with the installation in the order

shown below.

Section 1

Enabling and configuring TCP\IP and IPX protocols on the KX-P8420.

Section 2

Creating and configuring the KX-P8420 print server and queue on the NetWare

server using Pconsole.

Section 3

Configuring the NetWare settings in the KX-P8420 using WebTools.

Section 4

Installing and configuring the print driver.

Considerations

1) A network administrator with rights to the NetWare server is required to make the

necessary print server & queue additions.

2) The KX-P8420 can support more than one Bindery server at a time. If your network

uses both NDS and Bindery, setup NDS first. Setting up NDS after Bindery will

overwrite the Bindery setup. The KX-P8420 cannot support NDS and bindery

emulation servers in the same NDS tree.

3) It is not recommended to connect the KX-P8420 to the server via LPT port.

4) Configuration of the KX-P8420 on a Novell network requires some setup to be

completed using WebTools. WebTools require a JAVA enabled web browser and

TCP\IP protocol. TCP\IP protocol is only necessary for setup and administration

purposes, and is not required on every workstation printing to the KX-P8420. To

display WebTools properly a monitor resolution of 800 X 600 or higher is required.

Section 1

Enabling and configuring TCP\IP and IPX protocols from the KX-P8420 front

panel.

1) Press Menu 1 time.

2) Press 5 until “Network Protocol Setup” is displayed.

3) Press Enter and “TCP\IP Setup” is displayed.

4) Press Enter and “Enable TCP\IP?” is displayed.

5) Press Enter and “Enable TCP\IP? NO” is displayed.

6) Press 5 to change NO to YES and press Enter. “Ethernet IP Address” is

displayed.

7) Press Enter. The current IP address assigned to the KX-P8420 is displayed.

8) Use the 5 and 3 to change the IP address to the desired address. Start from the

rightmost digit and work your way left. 5 will increase the digit over the cursor, 3

will shift the cursor one digit to the left.

9) Press Enter and “Ethernet Subnet Mask” is displayed.

10) Press Enter and the current Subnet mask assigned to the KX-P8420 is displayed.

11) Use the 5 and 3 to change the Subnet mask to the desired Subnet mask. Start

from the rightmost digit and work your way left. 5 will increase the digit over the

cursor, 3 will shift the cursor one digit to the left.

12) Press Enter and “Gateway Address” is displayed.

13) Press Enter and the current Gateway address is displayed.

14) Use the 5 and 3 to change the Gateway to the desired Gateway. Start from the

rightmost digit and work your way left. 5 will increase the digit over the cursor,

3will shift the cursor one digit to the left.

15) Press Enter and “AppleTalk Setup” is displayed.

16) Press 5 one time and “IPX/SPX Setup” is displayed.

17) Press Enter and “Enable IPX/SPX?” is displayed.

18) Press Enter and “No” is displayed.

19) Press 5 one time to change “No” to “Yes”.

20) Press Enter and “Initializing Network” is displayed for a short time. Afterwards the

KX-P8420 will reinitialize and return to a Ready state. The KX-P8420 is now setup

with TCP\IP and IPX\SPX enabled, supporting 802.2, 802.3, Ethernet II and Ethernet

SNAP frame types. Both Bindery and NDS are also enabled.

Section 2

Creating and configuring the KX-P8420 print server and queue on the NetWare

server using Pconsole.

1) Execute Pconsole.exe located in the public directory of the SYS volume on the

NetWare server.

2) Highlight “Print Servers” and press Enter. A window containing a list of available

Print servers will be displayed.

3) Press the Insert key to enter a new Print Server name for the KX-P8420. The KX-

P8420 has no preference towards a Print Server name, provided the name structure

is supported by NetWare.

4) Press Enter and the created print server will be listed in the Print Server window.

Press Esc to return to the Available Options window.

5) Highlight Print Queues and press Enter. A window displaying a list of available print

queues is displayed.

6) Press the Insert key to enter a queue for the KX-P8420. Unlike the Print Server

name, the KX-P8420 has specific queue naming needs. The name of the queue can

be anything, but must end in _direct, _hold and _print. (Example KXP8420_direct)

KX-P8420DX models must use the _direct suffix. KX-P8420LX & EX models can use

any and all of the three queue suffixes. It is recommended to use the _print suffix on

LX & EX models.

6) Press Enter and the created queue will be displayed in the Print Queue window.

Highlight the newly created queue and press Enter. The Print Queue Information

window is displayed.

7) Highlight Queue Servers and press Enter. A window containing the print servers

servicing this queue is displayed. This is a newly created queue and there are no

Print Servers servicing it yet. Press the Insert key and the Print server Candidate

window containing a list of available Print Servers is displayed.

8) Highlight the Print Server created for the KX-P8420 and press Enter. The Print

Server is now displayed in the window of Queue Servers servicing the KX-P8420

queue.

9) Press the Esc key until the Exit Pconsole window is displayed..

10) Press Enter to confirm the exit. This concludes the NetWare server setup using

Pconsole. Repeat steps 5 through 9 to create the _hold & _direct queues for the LX

and EX models.

Section 3

Configuring the NetWare settings in the KX-P8420 using WebTools.

1) Start Netscape or Internet Explorer.

2) Enter the TCP\IP address of the KX-P8420 into the web browser and press Enter.

The WebTools opening window is displayed.

If the browser does not display WebTools check to make sure the TCP\IP configurations

are correct. The best way to check is to ping the printer from the workstation.

Enter an MS-DOS window.

Type ping and the TCP\IP address of the printer then press Enter.

XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX = the TCP\IP address

of the KX-P8420. If there is no response and “timed out” is reported, there is no

communication between the workstation and printer. Re-check the TCP\IP

information and cabling. If a response is received from the printer, the

connection and TCP\IP are working and the problem is likely a browser setting.

The browser is probably attempting to connect to the printer through its normal

web connection. Edit the browser preferences and select manual proxy in

Netscape or edit the connection settings in Internet Explorer.

3) Click WebSetup on the WebTools opening window and the WebSetup window is

displayed.

4) Click Network Setup and the Network Setup information is displayed. Click on the

Pserver Setup tab and the Netware setup information is displayed. Place a 4 in

the box (left click the box) to Enable Pserver Mode.

5) Click Bindery Setup… WebSetup will retrieve and display a list of available

NetWare servers. In the Novell Setup window highlight the Netware 3.x server

containing the pint server and queue created for the KX-P8420.

6) Click the Add button. An Add Server window will be displayed. Enter a user name

with supervisor rights and password. Click Next.

7) The Add Server window will display the print servers on the NetWare server.

Highlight the server created in section 2, enter a Print Server Password if required.

Click Finish.

8) Confirm the Selected Server and Print Server information displayed in the Novell

Setup window. Click OK, and the Novell Setup window will disappear leaving the

WebSetup window displaying the Pserver tab.

9) Click Save in the WebSetup window and the Pserver information will be saved.

10) Exit WebSetup by clicking the X in the right corner of the WebSetup title bar.

11) A window will appear stating the “Server Requires a Reboot” Yes, No or Cancel.

12) Click Yes to reboot the server (printer).

This concludes the Netware setup through WebTools.

Section 4

Installing and configuring the print driver.

1) Insert the CDROM into the CDROM drive. If auto-run is enabled for the CDROM

drive, setup will start automatically. If not the setup.exe file is located in the \installr

directory.

2) Click Next at the Welcome window. Click Yes to agree to the terms on the next

window and the Setup Type window is displayed.

3) Select the installation type desired. “Custom” is recommended.

The default installation of the KX-P8420 is “Compact”. Click Next.

Windows 95/98

• “Compact” will only load the Postscript printer driver.

• “Typical” will install the Postscript driver, Adobe Type Manager and fonts.

• “Custom” will install the Postscript driver, Adobe Type Manager with fonts and

color support files.

Windows NT

• “Compact” will only load the Postscript driver.

• “Typical” will also only load the Postscript driver.

• “Custom” will install the Postscript driver and color support files.

The color support files are Pantone and CMYK color reference files that can be

printed on the KX-P8420. The print outs of these files can be referred to for color

matching within supported applications.

4) Select Next at the "Choose Destination Location" window and the Select

Components window is displayed.

5) Select Next at the Select Components window. By default the Custom Setup Type

selects all of the KX-P8420 components.

6) Select Lpt1 or another valid port and select Next. If the KX-P8420 is on a network,

it is simpler to select Lpt1 now during the driver setup. The network port can be

added after setup in the Details tab of the driver.

7) Select Next at the Start Copying Files window.

8) Select Finish at the Panasonic KX-P8420 Setup window. Setup from the CD-ROM

is complete.

Pointing the driver to the KX-P8420 printer.

9) Click Start, and follow the pop-up menu to Settings and Printers. Left click the

Printers folder.

10) Right click on the KX-P8420 printer icon and select Properties from the pop-up

menu.

11) Click on the Details tab.

12) Click Add Port.. then Browse..

13) The computer will browse the network and display all resources on the network.

Find the server containing the KX-P8420 server and queue. Click on the plus sign

and browse to the queues created in Pconsole. Highlight the queue to be used and

click OK.

14) Click OK again, and Apply on the next screen. A warning regarding downloaded

fonts will be displayed.

15) Click OK. Select the Device Options tab.

16) Select the Options tab and select each option installed in the KX-P8420. Click

Apply. Send a Test Print from the General tab.

Panasonic KXP8420 Operating instructions

Panasonic KXP8420 Operating instructions

Panasonic KXP8420 Operating instructions

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