Fiery EXP8000 Color Server ® SERVER & CONTROLLER SOLUTIONS Configuration and Setup © 2005 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered under Legal Notices for this product. 45049601 13 July 2005 CONTENTS 3 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Terminology and conventions About this document 7 7 8 CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK Fiery EXP8000 on the network Stages of installation on the network Summary of Fiery EXP8000 network installation Network server setup requirements Windows networks NetWare networks AppleTalk networks UNIX networks 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 PREPARING FOR FIERY EXP8000 SETUP Levels of access and control Fiery EXP8000 print connections Passwords WebTools Control level examples E-mail viruses and E-mail printing IP address filtering and port filtering Secure Printing Group Printing (Member Printing) 15 15 15 16 17 18 18 19 19 19 CONTENTS 4 Connecting network cable to the Fiery EXP8000 Back view of the Fiery EXP8000 Ethernet connection About Setup Setup from a network computer 20 20 20 21 21 SETTING UP THE FIERY EXP8000 FROM A NETWORK COMPUTER Accessing Setup Local Setup from the Fiery EXP8000 Remote Setup General/Server options Network Setup Adapters/Ports Protocols Security Services Printer Setup options Printer connections Job Batching Delay VDP Search Path PS Setup and Color Setup options Exiting Setup 22 22 22 23 25 27 27 28 29 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 SETUP OPTION REFERENCE PS/Color Setup options 41 41 CONFIGURING WEBTOOLS Configuring the Fiery EXP8000 and clients for WebTools 45 45 CONTENTS 5 ADMINISTERING THE FIERY EXP8000 Administrator functions Setting passwords Passwords from a network computer Changing the Windows XP system password Updating system software Clearing the Fiery EXP8000 Saving and restoring Fiery EXP8000 configuration Managing e-mail address books FTP Printing Setting up printing groups Printing the Configuration page Maintaining optimal Fiery EXP8000 performance Shutting down, rebooting, and restarting the Fiery EXP8000 Shutting down the Fiery EXP8000 Rebooting or restarting the Fiery EXP8000 Burning a CD-RW 46 46 47 48 48 49 51 52 53 56 56 57 58 59 59 60 61 TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting the Fiery EXP8000 Safe Print Runtime error messages Cannot connect to Fiery EXP8000 with Fiery EXP8000 utilities Cannot connect to the Fiery EXP8000 with Command WorkStation 62 62 62 62 63 64 INDEX 65 INTRODUCTION 7 INTRODUCTION This document describes how to set up network servers and user computers to use the Fiery EXP8000 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 the documentation that accompanies your network system. Terminology and conventions This document uses the following terminology and conventions. Term or convention Aero Digital press Fiery EXP8000 Mac OS Titles in italics Windows Refers to Fiery EXP8000 (in illustrations and examples) DocuColor 8000/7000 digital press Fiery EXP8000 Color Server Apple Mac OS X Other documents in this set Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 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 · Information specific to the Fiery EXP8000 about setting up network servers N OTE : For information about network servers, see the documentation that accompanies your network system. · System security through access levels and passwords · Setup of the Fiery EXP8000 with Configure or Command WorkStation, Windows Edition · Setup of the Fiery EXP8000 to allow users to use WebTools · Administration of the Fiery EXP8000 · Troubleshooting Administrator functions described in other documentation are summarized on page 46. CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 9 CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK This chapter summarizes the stages in setting up the Fiery EXP8000. Fiery EXP8000 on the network When the Fiery EXP8000 is connected to a network, it behaves as a networked PostScript printer. The Fiery EXP8000 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, LPD, POP3, Port 9100, SMTP, and SNMP protocols · IPX/SPX (Novell) 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 mentioned. The Fiery EXP8000 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 as a networked printer. For information about configuring network servers in Windows and UNIX network environments as they relate specifically to the Fiery EXP8000, see page 12. For information about using your network, see the documentation that accompanies your network system. 2 Physically connecting the Fiery EXP8000 to a functioning network Prepare a network node for the Fiery EXP8000. Obtain cable and attach the cable to the network connector of the Fiery EXP8000. For details, see page 20. 3 Setting up the Fiery EXP8000 Configure the Fiery EXP8000 for your printing and network environment (see Setting Up the Fiery EXP8000 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 Monitor and maintain system performance and troubleshoot problems that may arise (see Administering the Fiery EXP8000). CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 11 Summary of Fiery EXP8000 network installation Network server configuration Configure network servers to specify Fiery EXP8000 print queues and Fiery EXP8000 users. Network Server Connection Prepare a network node. Connect the Fiery EXP8000 to the network. If you use the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface (FACI), connect it to the network. Fiery EXP8000 Fiery EXP8000 Setup Use the Configure WebTool or Command WorkStation, Windows Edition to configure the Fiery EXP8000. Client computer setup At each computer from which users print: · 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 in the list of printers and run a test print. Fiery EXP8000 available on the network CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 12 Network server setup requirements This section provides basic information about configuring the Fiery EXP8000 and using it on the network. It does not explain network functions for printing in general. Only information specific to the Fiery EXP8000 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 the documentation that accompanies your network system. Configure the network and servers, and ensure that there is a live network connection before you configure Fiery EXP8000 network settings in Setup. This allows the Fiery EXP8000 to query the network for zones, servers, and server-based queues. Whenever you change the configuration of the Fiery EXP8000, 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 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 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 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 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 to a domain. If you assign the Fiery EXP8000 to a workgroup, you cannot use Active Directory. CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 13 NetWare networks · You must have administrator privileges on the network to create new NDS or bindery objects. For more information, see the documentation that accompanies your network server. · You can configure a single directory tree and up to eight bindery servers simultaneously. · The Fiery EXP8000 looks for print jobs on one NetWare print server per bindery server. NetWare servers support the creation of print queues, which are storage areas for print jobs. When a client on a remote computer decides to print, the job is directed to a Print queue on the NetWare file server and spooled to the NetWare server disk, freeing up the client workstation. Append one of the following suffixes that corresponds to the Fiery EXP8000 print connection to the end of the NetWare queue names as follows: _print _hold _direct NOTE: These suffix names must be in English and in all lowercase letters. You do not need to perform Setup when you add or remove a NetWare queue. However, always restart the Fiery EXP8000 after you create or remove a queue that will be connected to the print server used by the Fiery EXP8000. When the Fiery EXP8000 is configured to connect to a NetWare server, it polls the NetWare server for jobs in each of its queues. If jobs are found, they are automatically transferred over the network to the matching connection on the Fiery EXP8000. For example, jobs from the NetWare queue with the _print suffix are sent to the Fiery EXP8000 Print queue. · You can connect up to eight bindery servers to the Fiery EXP8000. NOTE: The NetWare bindery server you select must not be in the same tree as the one you selected in NDS Setup, if both NDS and bindery are used by the Fiery EXP8000. AppleTalk networks AppleShare servers require no special configuration. CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 14 UNIX networks · When you configure a UNIX workstation with the lpr protocol and connect to the Fiery EXP8000 over a TCP/IP network, you can print directly to the Fiery EXP8000. · 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 is a printer controller that understands lpr protocols. · The Fiery EXP8000 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 must be one of the following: print hold direct Workstations on a TCP/IP network can print directly to the Fiery EXP8000 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 SETUP 15 PREPARING FOR FIERY EXP8000 SETUP To prepare for printing at your site, you must do some initial Fiery EXP8000 configuration (or "Setup") to specify the network environment and the types of printing you do. Before you perform Setup, you must decide the levels of access to implement, such as passwords and other security features that the Fiery EXP8000 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 during Setup, you (as system administrator) implement a particular level of control by enabling these elements: · Print connections · Passwords · Access to WebTools Fiery EXP8000 print connections The Fiery EXP8000 supports three print connections: Print queue, Hold queue, and Direct connect ...