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About These Manuals These manuals are provided for your reference to ensure safe, reliable operation of the W8200 printers. Read them as required to achieve maximum performance with the W8200 printer. Mount the User Manuals CD-ROM in your computer’s CDROM drive, then open the CD-ROM window in “My Computer”. Open the [English] folder, then double-click the PDF file to open. When you open the package ...
Notations About Text Conventions To ensure the safe and most efficient use of this printer, important information is provided under the headings listed below. Before you use this guide, make sure that you understand what these headings mean and remember the important information described under these headings. Warning Caution z Failure to follow these instructions could result in fatal or serious injury.
Screen Examples The screenshots provided as examples in operational procedures may be slightly different, depending on the operating system in use. A button or item to press or select in a procedure appears enclosed with a circular mark in the screen sample. If a procedure requires more than one button press or selection, all the items are marked, so be sure to select them as described in the procedure. 3 Enter the MAC address into the MAC Address box then click the Next button.
Abbreviations Throughout this document the following abbreviations are used in text.
Contents About These Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Notations About Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii Screen Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 4 NetWare® Settings (Windows) Procedures Required for a NetWare® Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Setting the Printer Frame Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Setting the frame type with GARO Device Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 Setting Up a NetWare® Print Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Types of Print Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Before You Begin This chapter describes the network, network environment, and other important information that you should confirm before you begin.
Required System Environment This section describes the system environments that are supported by the network interface of the printer. System Environment Required for Printing The lists below describe the system environments required to support the network in use. Using a TCP/IP Network for Printing z Compatible Operating Systems: • Windows Me/Windows 98/Windows 95 • Windows NT 4.
Using a NetWare® Network for Printing z Compatible Servers • Novell NetWare® Version 4.2/5.1 z Compatible Clients • Windows Me/Windows 98/Windows 95 • Windows XP Professional • Windows 2000 Server • Windows 2000 Professional • Windows NT Server 4.0 • Windows NT Workstation 4.
The Network Environment Use the diagrams below as reference to determine the type of network where the printer is connected, and then follow the required procedure. Windows Network Examples If you are using Windows network, you can use TCP/IP as the protocol.
Macintosh Network Examples For a Macintosh computer, the AppleTalk (EtherTalk) protocol is used. (Æ Chapter 3, “AppleTalk Network Settings (Macintosh)” ) Macintosh Macintosh AppleTalk W8200 NetWare® Network Examples If the network is like the network environment shown in the illustration below, you can print using NetWare® protocol. NetWare® client software must be installed on every server computer and client computer.
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2 TCP/IP Network Settings (Windows) This chapter describes the setting methods and procedures for connecting the printer to a TCP/IP network.
Procedures Required for a TCP/IP Network Here is a summary of the procedures required to set the printer for use on a TCP/IP network. 1 Connect the network cable. ÆSetup Guide Follow the instructions in the Setup Guide to connect the network cable. 2 Setting the Printer IP Address ÆP.2-3 Setting the IP address allows setting the printer protocol to enable communication between the printer and the computer .
Setting the Printer IP Address Before setting the printer protocol, you must set the IP address to enable communication between the printer and the computer. You can use one of the methods below to set the IP address. Use whichever method is easiest: • GARO Device Setup Utility (Æ P.2-4) • ARP/PING command (Æ P.
Setting the IP Address with GARO Device Setup Utility If you are using Windows, use the GARO Device Setup Utility, the software utility provided with the printer, to perform the printer network settings. Note z If you are using a Macintosh computer, use the printer operation panel to perform the settings. (Æ Setup Guide, Chapter 2, “Doing the settings on the Printer Operation Panel”) 1 2 2-4 On the desktop, click the Start button, point to Programs, then click GARO Device Setup Utility.
3 Enter the MAC address into the MAC Address box then click the Next button. The utility searches for the printer on the network and when the printer is found, the protocol settings dialog box opens. Important z If the printer cannot be found, make sure that the computer and the printer are in the same subnet. If you use the GARO Device Setup Utility to perform the settings, you must make the settings from a computer in the same subnet as the printer.
5 Confirm the settings then click the Finish button. The network interface settings are changed. Note z The subnet mask and gateway address settings have been set to 0.0.0.0. After completing the above settings, use the Remote UI or the printer operation panel to perform the subnet mask and gateway address settings for your network. (Æ P.2-8) This completes preparation for selecting the printer protocol. Now you are ready to select the printer protocol. (Æ P.
Note z The -l entry is the alphabetic lower case “L” (not the number “1”). z The subnet mask and gateway address settings have been set to 0.0.0.0. After completing the above settings, use the Remote UI or the printer operation panel to perform the subnet mask and gateway address settings for your network. (Æ P.2-8) This completes preparation for the protocol setting.
Setting TCP/IP Protocol for the Printer You can use your Web browser on your computer with the Remote UI, the software built into the network interface, to perform the printer protocol settings. Setting up with a Web Browser (Remote UI) 1 Start the Web Browser, enter the following URL for the Address, then press the Enter key. http:/// Example: http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/ Important z For the Web Browser, use Netscape Navigator/Communicator 4.
2 Click and select Administrator Mode then click the OK button. The Remote UI starts. Note z If a password has been set for the printer, enter the password and click the OK button. If no password has been set, then a password entry is not required.
3 From the Device Manager menu on the left, select Network. The Network page opens. 4 Click the Edit button to the right of TCP/IP. The Edit TCP/IP Protocol Settings page opens.
5 Select the method for setting the printer IP address. To set the IP address, first click all the buttons off. If the IP address is to be acquired automatically, click on the button for the method to be used: DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP. Note z If you select DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP to select the IP address, make sure that the IP address can be set by DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP at power on or after a reset. After confirming which setting can be used, the IP address is assigned.
7 8 Press the OK button. When you return to Network of Device Manager, click the Reset button. The new settings are enabled when the network interface is restarted. This completes the printer protocol settings.
Setting the Computer After completing the protocol settings, perform the computer settings. z TCP/IP network settings The TCP/IP client software must be installed on all computers on the network that are to be used for printing. For details, refer to your operating system instructions. z Installing the Printer Driver and Setting the Port In order to print, the appropriate printer driver must be installed and the connection point for the printer must be set.
Windows NT 4.0 Settings For Windows NT 4.0, use the “Microsoft TCP/IP Printing” feature of the operating system to perform the settings for the LPD connection. First, confirm that “Microsoft TCP/IP Printing” is installed, add the printer port, then select the port as the output destination for the printer driver.
Setting the Printer for Sharing Follow the procedure below to improve the efficiency of printer management by setting up a print server on a network with Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT. With a print server set on the network, all print jobs are managed by the print server. All the printer software can be installed once onto the representative print server so each computer connected to the network can install the printer drivers through the network.
Click the OK button. If alternate printer drivers are being installed, then a screen opens that allows you to select the location of the files. Mount the provided User Software CDROM and open the folder on the CD-ROM that holds the printer driver. Important z If you are using Windows NT 4.0, Service Pack 6 or later must be installed for Windows NT in order to use alternate drivers. This completes setting the printer for sharing.
Managing the Printer from a Computer You can use your Web browser on your computer with the Remote UI, the software built into the network interface, to manage the printer. For more details about how to set up and use the Remote UI feature, see Step 1 of “Setting up with a Web Browser (Remote UI)” (Æ P.
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3 AppleTalk Network Settings (Macintosh) This chapter describes the setting methods and procedures for connecting the printer to an AppleTalk network.
Procedures Required for an AppleTalk Network Here is a summary of the procedures required to set the printer for use on an AppleTalk network. 1 Connect the Network Cable ÆSetup Guide Follow the instructions in the Setup Guide to connect the network cable. 2 Setting a Macintosh Æ P.3-3 Confirm the network settings for the Macintosh. 3 Setting the Printer Protocols Æ P.3-5 Normally, the printer can be used with AppleTalk protocol without any changes.
Setting a Macintosh Setting the Network Functions Mac OS 8.6/9.x Use the Chooser and the AppleTalk item of the Control Panel to confirm the Macintosh network settings. 1 Confirm that AppleTalk can be used. From the Apple menu select Chooser. Confirm that Active is selected for AppleTalk. If the setting is Inactive, select Active. 2 Confirm that Ethernet is selected for the AppleTalk connection. Start AppleTalk on the Control Panel. Select Built-in Ethernet.
Mac OS X Confirm the AppleTalk settings with the Network setting of the System Preferences. 1 On the System Preferences panel, open Network. 2 For Display select Built-in Ethernet. 3 Select the AppleTalk sheet and confirm that Make AppleTalk Active is selected. Select Active if it is not marked with a check mark. 4 Close Network to save the settings. This completes the network settings for a Macintosh.
Setting the Printer Protocols Use the Web browser (Remote UI) from your computer to perform the protocol settings. To perform the settings, first enter the IP address with the printer operation panel, then use the Web browser to set the protocol. (Æ Setup Guide Chapter 2, “Doing the settings on the Printer Operation Panel”) Setting up with a Web Browser (Remote UI) 1 Start the Web Browser, enter the following URL for the Address, then press the Enter key.
2 Click and select Administrator Mode then click the OK button. The Remote UI starts. Note z If a password has been set for the printer, enter the password and click the OK button. If no password has been set, then a password entry is not required. 3 From the Device Manager menu on the left, select Network. The Network page opens.
4 Click the Edit button to the right of AppleTalk. The Edit AppleTalk Protocol Settings page is displayed. 5 Note For the Phase Type item, select Phase 2. z If Disabled is selected, the printer will not be recognized on the AppleTalk network. 6 Enter the name of the printer in Name box. Enter the printer name displayed in Chooser for Mac OS 8/9 or the name displayed in Print Center for Mac OS X.
Important z If more than one printer is in the same zone, be sure to assign a unique name for each printer. Note z The initial name for the Name setting is “Canon NB-12FB”, the name of the network interface. z When you change the name, you can enter a name up to 15 characters long. However, @ * ; and = cannot be used in the name. 7 When a zone is set on the network, enter the name of the printer's zone. If no zone is set, then leave the asterisk (*) entry as it is.
Installing the Printer Driver After completing the printer protocol settings, install the printer driver on every Macintosh that will be used for printing and perform the print destination settings. The printer driver for the printer must be installed for printing. Install the printer driver. (Æ Setup Guide) Follow the instructions in the Setup Guide to install the printer driver. Selecting the printer in the Chooser completes the printer driver installation for Mac OS 8/9.
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4 NetWare® Settings (Windows) The chapter describes the setting methods and procedures for connecting the printer to a NetWare® network.
Procedures Required for a NetWare® Network Here is a summary of the procedures required to set the printer for use on a NetWare® network. 1 Connect the network cable ÆSetup Guide Follow the instructions in the Setup Guide to connect the network cable. 2 Setting the Printer Frame Type ÆP.4-3 Set the frame type to select the printer protocol. Then perform the communication setup between your printer and computer using the following software.
Setting the Printer Frame Type Before setting the printer protocol, you must follow the procedure below to set the printer frame type to enable communication between the computer in use and the printer. Use the software application below. • GARO Device Setup Utility (Æ P.4-4) Important z The GARO Device Setup Utility must be installed on your computer in order to use this utility to make the settings. Ask your system administrator to install the GARO Device Setup Utility on your computer.
Setting the frame type with GARO Device Setup Utility If you are using Windows, use the GARO Device Setup Utility, the software utility provided with the printer, to perform the printer network settings. 1 2 4-4 On the desktop, click the Start button, point to Programs, then click GARO Device Setup Utility. Click the Settings button.
3 Enter the MAC address into the MAC Address box then click the Next button. The utility searches for the printer on the network and when the printer is found, the protocol settings dialog box opens. 4 Note For the NetWare Frame Type, select the frame type in use from the list, for TCP/IP Frame Type select ETHERNET II, for IP Address enter the IP address assigned to the printer, then click the Next button.
Setting Up a NetWare® Print Service In order to print on a NetWare® network, you must set the printer server, queue, and other settings. You can use the software applications below to perform the print service settings from the computer that you are using. • NWADMIN or PCONSOLE (Novell software applications provided with NetWare®) Important z If you perform the print service settings with NWADMIN, Novell Client (the Novell NetWare® client) must be installed as the client software application.
• Remote printer mode When the remote printer mode is used, the printer is controlled by the NetWare® print server, so a NetWare® print server is required. An NDS print server is used to print in the NDS remote printer mode (NPrinter), and a bindery print server is used to print in the bindery remote printer mode (RPrinter).
Setting Up a NetWare® Server with NWADMIN and PCONSOLE Using NDS Queue Server Mode/Remote Printer Mode 1 2 Log into NetWare® as the System Administrator, or as a user with equivalent access rights, then start NWADMIN. Execute a quick setup. From the Tools menu select Print Services Quick Setup. For Print Server name enter the desired name. To use an existing name, click the button on the right, then select the name from the list. For Name of the printer, enter the desired name.
4 To use the remote printer mode, use the following procedure to start the print server. To use the NetWare® file server as the print server, on the file server enter LOAD PSERVER.NLM then press the Enter key. Note z This procedure is not required for the queue server mode. This completes the settings for NetWare® Print Service. Now, you are ready to set the printer protocol settings. (Æ P.
4 Set the password. From Available Options select Print Servers, then press the Enter key. Select the print server created in Step 2, then press the Enter key. Select Password, then press the Enter key. When the password entry screen opens, enter the desired password, then press the Enter key. 5 Press ESC several times to display the confirmation to close PCONSOLE, then click Yes to close PCONSOLE. This completes the settings for NetWare® Print Service.
Setting NetWare® Printer Protocol To perform the printer protocol settings, use your Web browser on your computer with the Remote UI, the software built into the network interface. Perform the protocol settings on Web browser, after you finish setting the IP address for the printer on the operation panel.
2 Click and select Administrator Mode then click the OK button. The Remote UI starts. Note 4-12 z If a password has been set for the printer, enter the password and click the OK button. If no password has been set, then a password entry is not required.
3 From the Device Manager menu on the left, select Network. The Network page opens. 4 Click the Edit button to the right of NetWare. The Edit NetWare Protocol settings page opens.
5 6 Note 4-14 If you intend to use the burst mode, select On for NCP Burst Mode. z The burst mode is used in the queue server mode to transfer data rapidly at very high speed during printing. z Normally, leave this setting on. 7 Note Check the Frame Type box and make sure the setting is correct for your NetWare® network. For Print Application select the service to use. z Only one service can be selected here and enabled. More than one service cannot be enabled at the same time here.
8 9 When using the Packet Signature settings, for Packet Signature be sure to select If Requested by Server. Perform the following settings as required for the selected service. z BINDERY PSERVER Selected: Queue Server Mode (Using a Bindery Print Server) Enter the file server name into File Server Name. For Print Server Name, enter the name of the print server created in “Setting Up a NetWare® Print Service” (Æ P.4-6).
z RPRINTER Selected: Remote Printer Mode (Using a Bindery Print Server) For Print Server Name, enter the advertising name for the print server created in “Setting Up a NetWare® Print Service” (Æ P.4-6). The advertising name is normally set the same name as Print Server Name. For Printer Number, enter the same printer number that you entered in “Setting Up a NetWare® Print Service” (Æ P.4-6).
11 When you return to Network of Device Manager, click the Reset button. The new settings are enabled when the network interface is restarted. This completes the NetWare® protocol settings.
Setting the Computer for NetWare® Perform these settings for each computer after you have selected the NetWare® print service and protocol. Connecting to a NetWare® Network Install the NetWare® Client software on every computer to be used for printing then log onto the NetWare® server or tree. For details about the how to connect, refer to your NetWare® or operating system instructions. Installing the Printer Driver The printer driver is required for printing.
5 Troubleshooting This chapter describes how to solve problems that may occur during operation of the printer.
When You Cannot Use GARO Device Setup Utility This section describes how to solve problems with the GARO Device Setup Utility. GARO Device Setup Utility does not recognize printer Problem 1: The printer is not switched on. Solution: Check the printer power cord connection and the connection to the power source, then press the Power button on the printer. Problem 2: The printer LAN port and cable are not connected correctly.
When You Cannot Print This section describes how to solve printing problems. Cannot print for a TCP/IP network. Problem 1: The LAN port and network cable are not connected correctly. Solution: Make sure that the correct type of cable is used to connect the printer to the network. Cycle the printer off and on then try again. (Æ Setup Guide) Problem 2: The printer cannot recognize automatically the LAN communication method.
Cannot print from an AppleTalk network. Problem 1: The LAN port and network cable are not connected correctly. Solution: Make sure that the correct type of cable is used to connect the printer to the network. Cycle the printer off and on then try again. (Æ Setup Guide) Problem 2: The printer cannot recognize automatically the LAN communication method. Solution: Set the DIP SW on the back of the printer to the correct position for the LAN in use.
Solution: Set the DIP SW on the back of the printer to the correct position for the LAN in use. (Æ Setup Guide) Problem 3: The NetWare® network is not set correctly. Solution: Check the following points: • Make sure that the NetWare® file server is running. • Make sure that sufficient disk space is available on the NetWare® file server. If sufficient space is not available, then large print jobs cannot be executed.
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6 Other Important Information This chapter contains additional information for your reference.
Initializing Network Settings Follow the procedure below to use the Web browser (Remote UI) to restore all the network settings to the default values set before shipping the printer from the factory. Note z In addition to using the Web browser to restore the initial settings, you can also use the printer operation panel to restore the network default settings. 1 Start the Web Browser, enter the following URL for the Address, then press the Enter key.
List of Network Settings If you are using a Web browser (Remote UI), you can change the settings of the network interface board. The settings that can be changed are listed in the tables below. General Settings Item Description Initial Value Device Name Device name (Range: 0 to 32 chars.) Blank Location Device location (Range: 0 to 32 chars.) Blank Administrator Name of Administrator for the device (Range: 0 to 32 chars.
AppleTalk Settings Item Description Initial Value Phase Type The name of the phase type in use (determines whether AppleTalk is used) Phase 2 Name The name of the printer displayed in the Chooser or the Print Center. Name length: 1 to 31 characters. Canon NB-12FB Zone The name of the printer zone. Name length: 1 to 31 characters. * Description Initial Value NetWare® Settings Item Frame Type The frame type used by NetWare®. NCP Burst Mode Determines whether the NCP burst mode is used.
Item Description Initial Value Print Server Name The name of the NetWare® print server in use. (Range: 0 to 64 chars.) Blank Tree Name The name of the NDS tree of the NetWare® print server. (Range: 0 to 32 chars.) Blank Context Name The name of the context of the NetWare® Print server. (Range: 0 to 255 chars.) Blank Print Server Password The password required by the print server setting. (0 to 20 chars.) Blank Polling Interval The time interval between job confirmations.
Software Applications that Use Network Settings Network settings can be performed with the software applications listed in the table below. Setting Setting IP Addresses (Æ P.2-3) TCP/IP Protocol Settings (Æ P.2-8) AppleTalk Protocol Settings (Æ P.3-3) NetWare® Print Service Settings (Æ P.4-6) NetWare® Protocol Settings (Æ P.4-11) Web GARO Device ARP/PING Browser Setup Utility (Remote UI) Command Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*1 Yes No No Yes*1 Yes No No No No No No Yes*1 Yes No No *1.
Index A Administrator Mode ................................................................................2-9, 3-6, 4-12 AppleTalk .................................................................................. 1-2, 1-5, 3-2, 3-3, 5-4 ARP/PING command ...............................................................................2-3, 2-6, 6-6 B Bindery .....................................................................................................................4-6 C Cookie .....................
Network Environment ..............................................................................................1-4 Network settings ......................................................................................................6-3 AppleTalk settings .............................................................................................6-4 General settings .................................................................................................6-3 TCP/IP settings .....................
