System information

Red Book for AIX Rel. 7.0 and 8.0

7. At the system prompt (#), enter the following command:

ping XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the printer IP address)

• If you get a response, the printer is on the network. Press Ctrl-Break to stop the ping

command and skip to step 8.

• If you do not get a response, press Ctrl-Break and return to the system prompt (#).

Check the physical connection between the ESI device, the network hub, and the

printer, then repeat step 7.

• If the ESI device is still not responding, check to see if there is a green light on

the back of the ESI device.

If the light is green, most likely the ESI device needs to be reset. If this is the

case, repeat this process beginning at step 5. If this fails a second time, complete

the steps for "Restoring the ESI Pocket Print Server to Factory Defaults" and then

repeat these steps again beginning at step 5 to configure your ESI device.

If the light is red, the ESI device is not sensing a proper network connection.

Check the physical connections between the ESI device, printer and network hub

(replacing cables or connections as necessary), then repeat step 7.

• If the ESI device is still not responding, call Intuit Eclipse Support.

8. Telnet into the ESI device, following the instructions below, or follow the instructions for

using the ExtendView for TCP/IP instructions from the device manufacturer.

9. At the system prompt (#), enter the following command:

telnet lp# (where # is the number of your laser printer)

• When prompted, enter your password.

• Enter your password again to confirm it.

• Select Specify Printer Server IP Address from the Main menu and set the

permanent IP address.

• Select Specify Subnet Mask for Your Network and set the permanent subnet mask.

• Select Enable/Disable Connection Timeout Checking and set to Disable.

• Select Configure Port and select PCL for a LaserJet printer (the default is for a Dot

Matrix printer).

• Select Show Network/Printer Information and confirm all information is correct.

• Press Enter at the Main menu and press Y to confirm that you want to save your

changes.

The device is ready.