Quick Connect Guide English Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by Creo for the Xerox 700 Digital Color Press Version 1.
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1 How to Use This Guide This guide assists you with setting up the network and system configuration settings for your Xerox® CX print server, Powered by Creo®, for the Xerox 700 digital color press. In addition, this guide provides steps for setting up a network printer on the Apple® Macintosh® and Microsoft® Windows® client workstations. The CX print server was designed to connect to most networks with minimal changes. Step 1 describes the sequence for turning on the CX print server.
2 CX Print Server Quick Connect Guide Depending on the which package you have, the CX print server provides four possible configurations. The following table identifies and distinguishes among the different configurations: Configuration Description CX print server (“Basic configuration”) CX print server consists of Creo hardware, including off-the-shelf hardware. It includes an application and documentation CD.
3 1 12 2 3 4 11 5 700 digital color press 6 7 8 9 10 1 AC Adaptor 7 Network (Ethernet 10/100/1000) cable 2 Mouse (USB with PS2 adaptor) 8 Scan cable 3 Keyboard 9 Spectrophotometer (included in Advanced Color Tools package) 4 Advanced Color Tools package (optional kit) 10 Interface cable 5 Advanced Productivity package (optional kit) 11 Monitor connected to AC power 6 Monitor 12 Surge protector Figure 1: CX print server connections
4 CX Print Server Quick Connect Guide External Indicator Lights and Controls Figure 2 identifies the external indicator lights and controls of your CX print server.
5 Units Millimeters Date & Time US and Canada IP address Enable DHCP: Yes AppleTalk zone Enabled: Automatically detected Protocol and Service Settings The following table describes the default protocols and services installed on the system: Parameter Default Setting Client for Microsoft Networks Enabled File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Enabled NetBEUI Protocol Enabled NWLink NetBIOS Enabled NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol Enabled Network Monitor Driver
6 CX Print Server Quick Connect Guide Step 1: Turning on the CX Print Server 1. Connect the monitor’s AC power cable to an AC power source, and turn on the monitor. 2. Connect the server’s AC power cable to an AC power source. 3. Push the power control button on the CX print server. See Figure 2 on page 4. The power indicator on the front panel lights up, and the Windows operating system starts. The CX print server splash screen appears followed by the workspace.
7 3. Set the printing options as desired and click OK. The Print dialog box appears. 4. From the Printer list, select the ProcessPrint printer and click OK. The CX print server system configuration is printed. 5. Click Close. Step 3: Configuring the CX Print Server After the software is installed and the CX print server is turned on, you can change the default configuration settings. Configuring the CX Print Server Settings 1. From the File menu, select Preferences. The Preferences window appears. 2.
8 CX Print Server Quick Connect Guide 4. Select Use the following IP Address. 5. Type the new IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway (according to the Network Administrator). 6. If required, enter the DNS server addresses (according to the Network Administrator). 7. Click OK. 8. Click OK in the Local Area Connections Properties window. 9. When prompted to restart your computer, click Yes. 10. In the Preferences window, click Save.
9 To install the Novell client and configure IPX printing on the CX Print Server: 1. Close the CX print server software. 2. Close all other open applications. 3. On the Windows desktop, click Start and select CX700 > CX700 Tools > Novell Client Installation. 4. Click Install; then click Reboot. The system reboots and the Novell Setup window appears. 5. Type the Tree Name. If you do not know the name, click Browse and then double-click the appropriate Tree Name. 6. Type the Context Name.
10 CX Print Server Quick Connect Guide Step 4: Setting Up Your Client Workstation Note: For more detailed information, see the User Guide (731-01341A-EN). Before you can print from a client workstation, you need to add a CX print server virtual printer. Consult with your network administrator when choosing the set of procedures that apply to your site. Windows Client Workstation Note: Some of the steps in these procedures may be different for the various Windows versions.
11 Setting Up a TCP/IP Printer The following items must be installed and configured on the Windows-based computer before you begin: • TCP/IP Protocol • Latest Adobe® PostScript® printer driver (AdobePSDriver.exe located in the shared D:\Utilities\PC Utilities folder on the CX print server or download from the Adobe website at www.adobe.com) • CX700_VI.PPD (the PPD is located in the shared D:\Utilities\PPD folder on the CX print server) To define the TCP/IP printer port: 1. Go to the Printers window.
12 CX Print Server Quick Connect Guide Setting Up Line Printer Remote (LPR) Printing Before you begin, make sure that you have the Windows installation CD for installing LPR on your on the Windows computer. To install an LPR printer in Windows XP: 1. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel. 2. Select Add or Remove Programs. 3. Select Add/Remove Windows Components. 4. Locate the Other Network File and Print Services check box.
13 5. From the Type of port list, select LPR Port, and click Next. 6. In the Name or address of server providing lpd box, type the IP address or name of the CX print server. 7. In the Name of printer or print queue on that server box, type the name of the printer or print queue on that server. 8. Click OK. Install the Printer Driver window appears. 9. Do one of the following: • Click Window Update. • If you have an installation disk, click Have a Disk. 10.
14 CX Print Server Quick Connect Guide Setting Up the Print Driver Software (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) To install the Print Driver software : 1. From the Go menu, select Connect to Server. 2. In the Server Address box, type your server address, and click Connect. 3. In the Connect as area, select Guest. 4. Click Connect. 5. Select Utilities and click OK. 6. Select the Mac Utilities folder. 7. Double-click CX700_V1_ColorServerPrintDriverInstaller.dmg. 8.
15 4. In the Add Printer window, enter the following information. • In the Protocol box, type the Line Print Daemon (LPD) protocol. • In the Address box, type the address of your server. • In the Queue box, type the full name of the virtual printer that you want to use with the Print Driver software. • In the Name box, type the full server name. • In the Print Using list, select Other. A validation message appears in the Address and the Name. 5. Go to Library > Printers > PPDS > Contents > Resources > en.
16 CX Print Server Quick Connect Guide 9. Do one of the following: • Double-click the MACOSX folder, for Mac OS X. • Double-click the MACOS9 folder, for Mac OS 9. 10. Select one of the following folders: • Europe_A4 • US_Letter 11. Locate the CX700_V1.PPD file. Note: For best results, copy the PPD file by dragging it to the specified folder in your local disk. To do this, open another Finder window. 12. From the Go menu, select Computer. 13.
17 5. Below the AppleTalk network box, select the CX700 network printer (for example, CX700_ProcessPrint). Note: Locate the the network printer in Different Zones. 6. In the Printer Model list, select Other. 7. Go to the location to which you have copied CX700_V1.PPD, and select CX700_V1.PPD. See Copying the CX700 PPD File to the Macintosh Client Workstation (Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X) on page 15. Note: For example, Library > Printers > PPDS > Contents > Resources > en.
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