Fiery® EXP8000/50 Color Server Configuration and Setup © 2007 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered under Legal Notices for this product. 45059238 09 February 2007 CONTENTS 3 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Terminology and conventions About this document 7 7 8 CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK Fiery EXP8000/50 on the network Stages of installation on the network Summary of Fiery EXP8000/50 network installation Network server setup requirements Windows networks AppleTalk networks UNIX networks 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 PREPARING FOR FIERY EXP8000/50 SETUP Levels of access and control Users and Groups Fiery EXP8000/50 print connections WebTools Additional security features Controlling E-mail access to the Fiery EXP8000/50 Restricting IP addresses and ports LDAP authentication Connecting network cable to the Fiery EXP8000/50 Back view of the Fiery EXP8000/50 Ethernet connection About Setup 14 14 14 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 20 CONTENTS 4 SETTING UP THE FIERY EXP8000/50 FROM A NETWORK COMPUTER Accessing Configure from a network computer Using Configure 21 21 21 SETUP OPTION REFERENCE Setup options 22 22 CONFIGURING WEBTOOLS Configuring the Fiery EXP8000/50 and clients for WebTools 25 25 ADMINISTERING THE FIERY EXP8000/50 Administrator functions Setting passwords Passwords from a network computer Changing the Windows XP system password Updating system software Clearing the Fiery EXP8000/50 Restoring Fiery EXP8000/50 settings Saving and restoring Fiery EXP8000/50 configuration USB printing Managing e-mail address books Printing the Configuration page Maintaining optimal Fiery EXP8000/50 performance Shutting down, rebooting, and restarting the Fiery EXP8000/50 Shutting down the Fiery EXP8000/50 Rebooting or restarting the Fiery EXP8000/50 26 26 28 28 28 29 30 31 31 32 33 36 36 37 37 37 CONTENTS 5 TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting the Fiery EXP8000/50 Safe Print Runtime error messages Cannot connect to the Fiery EXP8000/50 with utilities Cannot connect to the Fiery EXP8000/50 with Command WorkStation 39 39 39 39 40 41 INDEX 43 INTRODUCTION 7 INTRODUCTION This document describes how to set up network servers and user computers to use the Fiery EXP8000/50 Color Server so that users can print to it as a high-performance networked printer. For general information about using the digital press, your computer, your software, or your network, see the documentation that accompanies those products. Setting up the network environment correctly requires the presence and active cooperation of the network administrator. Detailed instructions for configuring networks is beyond the scope of this document. For information, see your network documentation. For information about supported operating systems and system requirements, see Welcome. Terminology and conventions This document uses the following terminology and conventions. Term or convention Aero Digital press Fiery EXP8000/50 Mac OS Windows Titles in italics Refers to Fiery EXP8000/50 (in illustrations and examples) DocuColor 8000/7000/5000 digital press Fiery EXP8000/50 Color Server Apple Mac OS X Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 Other documents in this set Topics for which additional information is available by starting Help in the software Tips and information Important information Important information about issues that can result in physical harm to you or others INTRODUCTION 8 About this document This document covers the following topics: · Network connectors on the Fiery EXP8000/50 · Information specific to the Fiery EXP8000/50 about setting up network servers N OTE : For information about network servers, see your network documentation. · System security through access levels and passwords · Setup of the Fiery EXP8000/50 from a network computer · Setup the Fiery EXP8000/50 to allow users to use WebTools · Administration of the Fiery EXP8000/50 · Troubleshooting Administrator functions described in other documentation are summarized on page 26. CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 9 CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK This chapter summarizes the stages in setting up the Fiery EXP8000/50. Fiery EXP8000/50 on the network When the Fiery EXP8000/50 is connected to a network, it behaves as a networked printer. The Fiery EXP8000/50 supports the following network protocols (rules that enable computers on a network to communicate with each other): · AppleTalk · TCP/IP, which also includes the BOOTP, DHCP, FTP, HTTP, IMAP, IPP, IPv4, IPv6, LDAP, LPD, NBT, POP3, Port 9100, SMB, SMTP, SNMP, SNTP, and SSL/TLS protocols These protocols can run concurrently on the same cable. Computers that use other protocols can print through a server that uses one of the supported protocols. The Fiery EXP8000/50 is auto-sensing, and handles all connections simultaneously. CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 10 Stages of installation on the network Installation can be performed by a network or printing administrator. The stages of a successful installation are: 1 Configuring the network environment Configure network servers to provide users with access to the Fiery EXP8000/50 as a networked printer. For information about configuring network servers in Windows and UNIX network environments as they relate specifically to the Fiery EXP8000/50, see page 12. For information about using your network, see your network documentation. 2 Physically connecting the Fiery EXP8000/50 to a functioning network Prepare a network node for the Fiery EXP8000/50. Obtain cable, route it to the location where the Fiery EXP8000/50 is to be installed (near the digital press), and attach the cable to the network connector of the Fiery EXP8000/50. For details, see page 19. 3 Setting up the Fiery EXP8000/50 Configure the Fiery EXP8000/50 for your printing and network environment (see Setting up the Fiery EXP8000/50 from a network computer). 4 Preparing user computers for printing Install the files needed for printing, install user software, and connect the user computers to the network. The software installation is described in Printing from Windows and Printing from Mac OS. 5 Administering the Fiery EXP8000/50 Monitor and maintain system performance and troubleshoot problems that may arise (see Administering the Fiery EXP8000/50). CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 11 Summary of Fiery EXP8000/50 network installation Network server configuration Configure network servers to specify Fiery EXP8000/50 print queues and Fiery EXP8000/50 users. Network server Connection Prepare a network node. Connect the Fiery EXP8000/50 to the network. If you use the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface, connect it to the network. Fiery EXP8000/50 Fiery EXP8000/50 Setup Configure at a minimum, Server Setup, Network Setup, and Printer Setup. Later, configure the remaining Setup menus. Client computer Setup At computers where users print to the Fiery EXP8000/50: · Install the appropriate printer files and connect to one or more print connections. · Install utilities and an Internet browser on computers where users will use them. · Verify the Fiery EXP8000/50 in the list of printers. Fiery EXP8000/50 available on the network CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 12 Network server setup requirements This section provides basic information about configuring the Fiery EXP8000/50 and using it on the network. It does not explain network functions for printing in general. Only information specific to the Fiery EXP8000/50 is presented. Setting up the network environment correctly requires the presence and active cooperation of the network administrator. Detailed instructions for configuring networks is beyond the scope of this manual. For information, see your network documentation. Configure the network and servers, and ensure that there is a live network connection before you configure Fiery EXP8000/50 network settings in Setup. This allows the Fiery EXP8000/ 50 to query the network for zones, servers, and server-based queues. Whenever you change the configuration of the Fiery EXP8000/50, digital press, or network at your site, alter the settings to correspond to the changed environment. Changing network or port settings may require that you make changes to other Setup options, as well. Windows networks · The Fiery EXP8000/50 requires a valid IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address. Enter these addresses manually or use DHCP or BOOTP protocols to assign them dynamically. Make sure the Fiery EXP8000/50 name and address are listed in a domain name server (DNS) or hosts name database used by your system. If more than one Fiery EXP8000/50 print connection is published (for example, if both the Print queue and the Hold queue are published), consider creating a printer for each print connection, so that users can print to each connection directly. · Configure the Fiery EXP8000/50 with the correct Windows domain name. This is especially important for Windows printing, also known as SMB printing. To use Microsoft Active Directory, you must assign the Fiery EXP8000/50 to a domain. If you assign the Fiery EXP8000/50 to a workgroup, you cannot use Active Directory. AppleTalk networks AppleShare servers require no special configuration. UNIX networks · When you configure a UNIX workstation with the lpr protocol and connect to the Fiery EXP8000/50 over a TCP/IP network, you can print directly to the Fiery EXP8000/50. · Setting up UNIX workstations requires an administrator with root privileges. After the initial configuration, UNIX users submit print jobs to a named printer. · The Fiery EXP8000/50 is a printer controller that understands lpr protocols. CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 13 · The Fiery EXP8000/50 has a remote printer name you must use in order to communicate with it successfully. Regardless of the UNIX system you use, the name you use for the remote printer (or rp in the /etc/printcap file) in configuring the network for the Fiery EXP8000/50 must be one of the following: print hold direct Computers on a TCP/IP network can print directly to the Fiery EXP8000/50 as a remote printer, or can print to a Windows 2000/Server 2003 server or UNIX workstation acting as a print server. PREPARING FOR FIERY EXP8000/50 SETUP 14 PREPARING FOR FIERY EXP8000/50 SETUP To prepare for printing at your site, you must do some initial Fiery EXP8000/50 configuration (or "Setup") to specify the network environment and the types of printing you do. Before you perform Setup, decide the levels of access to implement, such as passwords and other security features that the Fiery EXP8000/50 offers. Because many of these security features are interconnected, review the information in this chapter to plan for an effective security system, and then perform Setup accordingly. Levels of access and control When you configure the Fiery EXP8000/50 during Setup, you (as system administrator) implement a particular level of control by configuring these elements: · Users and Groups · Print connections · Access to WebTools Users and Groups With the Configure application, you create users, assign passwords to users, create groups with particular privileges, and assign users to the groups. Several groups are provided by default, and you can create new groups. All users in a group have the same privileges. In addition to assigning the users that you have created to a group, you can add users from your organization's global address list if you have LDAP services enabled on the Fiery EXP8000/50. For more information, see Configure Help. Passwords When you create new users, you assign passwords to them. In addition, you can also set passwords for these areas: · Default admin user in Administrators group · Default operator user in Operators group · Windows system password NOTE: The Administrator and Operator passwords are separate from the Windows system password. PREPARING FOR FIERY EXP8000/50 SETUP 15 By default, the default Administrator password is set on the Fiery EXP8000/50. Change the Administrator password periodically to protect the Fiery EXP8000/50 from random or accidental changes to Setup. For more information, see "Setting passwords" on page 28. Users in the Administrators and Operators groups have privileges in addition to the explicit ones that you set when you create groups. Examples of these privileges are provided below. Administrator privileges Users in the Administrators group have the highest level of control. Administrator privileges include: · Configuring the Fiery EXP8000/50 from the Configure WebTool · Adding and deleting groups · Adding and deleting users · Setting and changing passwords for users · Deleting, printing, exporting, and viewing the Job Log · Deleting, viewing, and modifying users' print jobs · Clearing the Fiery EXP8000/50 of all job data · Printing in black-and-white or color · Publishing print connections · Deleting fonts · Controlling print jobs from the job management tools · Overriding job settin ...