User`s guide

FastPort User’s Guide v
Printing to FastPort.........................................................................................................................5-15
Customizing BSD Installation.......................................................................................................5-15
Banner Pages and Accounting Information........................................................................5-15
Installing and Printing from Data General's DG/UX................................................................................5-16
Assigning Host Name and IP Address................................................................................................5-16
Installing and Printing with DG/UX...................................................................................................5-17
Additional UNIX Utilities: Using pstext and NeWSprint........................................................................5-18
Deleting Printers .............................................................................................................................................5-18
Chapter 6: Installing and Printing on an Apple Network
Introduction to the Apple Workstation.......................................................................................................6-1
EtherTalk Features..................................................................................................................................6-1
Newly Supported Apple Printer Utility Functionality .............................................................6-1
Apple Applications: How FastPort Operates.....................................................................................6-2
Printer Communications Handling......................................................................................................6-2
Plug & Play Operation: Printing to FastPort...............................................................................................6-2
Advanced Utilities..........................................................................................................................................6-3
Tips on Using the Configuration File...................................................................................................6-3
Using the Apple Printer Utility for Configuration.....................................................................................6-3
Using the Apple Printer Utility to Download a Config. Files..........................................................6-3
Using Setup Printer Information File...........................................................................................6-4
Using Setup Defaults File ..............................................................................................................6-4
Using Setup Font List.....................................................................................................................6-5
Using Namer to Rename the FastPort Printer............................................................................................6-6
Renaming FastPort Using Namer.........................................................................................................6-6
Printing PostScript Binary Files....................................................................................................................6-6
Selecting Binary PostScript Encoding..................................................................................................6-6
Bi-directional Printing from Macintosh Systems .......................................................................................6-8
Issues Regarding Bi-Directional Macintosh Printing ........................................................................6-9
Chapter 7: Print Management Features of FastPort
Managing Print Server...................................................................................................................................7-1
Serial Port Console Monitoring.....................................................................................................................7-1
Enabling or Disabling the Console Monitor .......................................................................................7-1
Managing FastPort from Networked Workstations..................................................................................7-2
Multi-Protocol and SNMP Stations......................................................................................................7-2
TCP/IP Stations.......................................................................................................................................7-2
Using FastManage...........................................................................................................................7-2
Using Telnet Diagnostic Monitoring............................................................................................7-2
SYSLOG on FastPort.......................................................................................................................7-3
Digi’s fpstatus for TCP/IP UNIX .................................................................................................7-4
AppleTalk Stations..................................................................................................................................7-5
NetWare Client Stations.........................................................................................................................7-5
NetBIOS / NetBEUI Stations.................................................................................................................7-6
Appendix A: Resetting FastPort to Factory Defaults
Resetting by Toggling the DIP Switches......................................................................................................A-1
Resetting by Console Option.........................................................................................................................A-1
Appendix B: Troubleshooting MS Windows
MS Windows-Level Browsing and Sharing Abilities................................................................................B-1
Troubleshooting DOS Tools..........................................................................................................................B-2
DOS Tools ................................................................................................................................................B-2
After Upgrade..................................................................................................................................................B-2