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Phaser 780


PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card

The PhaserShare Series B Token Ring port conforms to the IEEE 802.5 standard. With the PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card, you can connect the printer directly to a Token Ring network using shielded twisted pair (STP; IBM Type 1) or unshielded twisted pair (UTP; IBM Type 3) cables. Contact your dealer to obtain adapters and cables.

NOTE
To fully comply with EMI specifications, the use of shielded or screened cables may be required. "Shielded" describes IBM-defined cables used with the DB-9 connector. "Screened" describes cables that are electrically similar to Category 4 UTP, but with an added shield or screen.

When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased initially with the printer, it is installed at the factory. When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased later as an upgrade kit, follow the installation instructions that are shipped with the card.

When a PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card is installed in the printer, the printer's built-in Ethernet connector is disabled.

CAUTION
To avoid damaging the network interface, turn off the printer before making any Token Ring connections.

Token Ring connections and indicators

The PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card has the following connections and indicators on the rear panel:

  1. Shielded Twisted Pair (STP; IBM Type 1) connector (DB-9).
    2. NOTE
    The STP port on the PhaserShare Token Ring card supports cable lengths up to 150 meters (492 feet) from the interface to the MAU (Medium Access Unit), including lobe and patch cables.
  2. Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP; IBM Type 3) connector (RJ-45).
  3. Ring speed indicator (yellow); on indicates 16 Mbps, off indicates 4 Mbps.
  4. TX indicator (yellow); blinks while the interface is transmitting.
  5. Connection indicator (green); on indicates that the card is asserting its ring insertion control signal.
  6. RX indicator (green); blinks while the interface is receiving.

    7.  

Ring speed jumper

The Token Ring card is equipped with a single three-pin jumper to set the ring speed. There are two settings: 4 Mbps and 16 Mbps.

NOTE
If you received your printer with the Token Ring card already installed, you must turn off the printer and remove the card before you change the jumper setting.

The following illustration shows a top view of the card and the location of the jumper.

  1. Rear panel
  2. Jumper

    3.  

Token Ring configuration

You can set the Token Ring Frame Routing from the printer's front panel. When you have the Frame Routing set, you may want to set other Token Ring parameters. See How to configure Token Ring parameters:. See the table Token Ring parameters for a list of all settable Token Ring parameters.

Setting the Frame Routing from the Phaser 740 and 360 front panels

When the Token Ring card is installed in the printer, you can set the Frame Routing from the printer's front panel. The choices are Transparent (no source routing) or Source Route (use source routing).

NOTE
If you are attempting to perform any front panel procedure and you don't see the expected menu choices, the front panel may be locked. For information on how to unlock it, see If the front panel is locked.
  1. Press Menu; the front panel displays Help Pages.
  2. Press ----> or <---- until the front panel displays Network Settings.
  3. Access the Frame Routing menu:
    1. Press Menu until the front panel displays Token Ring.
    2. Press Menu; the front panel displays the first of two Frame Routing choices.
  4. Select the desired Frame Routing: Transparent or Source Route:
    1. Press ----> until the Frame Routing choice you want is displayed.
    2. Press OK to enter your choice into the printer; the front panel briefly displays Selected, then returns to the Token Ring display.
  5. Return the printer to normal operation:
    1. Press Exit (the far left button) until the front panel displays Network Settings.
    2. Press Exit again.
      • If you have changed any parameters that require a printer reset to take effect, you will be prompted to reset the printer. If you press Reset, the printer resets. If you press Resume, the front panel displays Network Settings. Press Exit (the far left button); the printer returns to normal operation, but the changes you have made will not take effect until the next time the printer is reset.
      • If you have not changed any parameters that require a printer reset to take effect, the front panel displays Ready.

Setting Frame Routing from the Phaser 780 front panel

When the Token Ring card is installed in the printer, you can set the Frame Routing from the printer's front panel. The choices are Transparent (no source routing) or Source Route (use source routing).

  1. While Ready is displayed, press Select; the Printer menu is displayed:
    2. Printer Menu
    Help Pages Menu
  2. Press the left arrow or right arrow button until the front panel displays Network Settings.
    3. Printer Menu
    Network Settings Menu
  3. Press Menu to enter the Network Settings menu; the front panel displays:
    4. Network Settings
    Token Ring Menu
  4. Press Menu again; the front panel displays the first of two Frame Routing choices.
  5. Select the desired Frame Routing: Transparent or Source Route:
    1. Press the right arrow button until the Frame Routing choice you want is displayed.
    2. Press Select to enter your choice into the printer; the front panel briefly displays Selected, then displays the selected Frame Routing choice again.
  6. Return the printer to normal operation:
    1. Press Exit (the far right button) until the front panel displays:
      2. Network Settings
      Token Ring Menu
    2. Press Exit again.
      • If you have changed any parameters that require a printer reset to take effect, you will be prompted to reset the printer. If you press Confirm, the printer resets. To return to normal operation without resetting the printer, press Exit (the far right button); Printer Menu appears on the top line of the display. Press Exit again; the printer returns to normal operation, but the changes you have made will not take effect until the next time the printer is reset.
      • If you have not changed any parameters that require a printer reset, press Exit (the far right button) again; the front panel displays Ready.

Token Ring parameters
Parameter
Description
Choices

Network Address

Token Ring Address (by default, this is a bit-swapped version of the printer's Printer ID, and it is a unique address on the network). You can supply a Locally Administered Address.

Any valid Token Ring address between 40.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx and 7F.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.

Speed

This read-only parameter reports the ring speed set by the jumper on the card.

4 Mbps or 16 Mbps.

Early Token Release

The printer releases the token at the end of the last byte transmitted (not applicable at 4 Mbps).

Enabled (default) or Disabled

Adapter Status

This read-only parameter reports the Token Ring card status.

The report is in two parts, separated by a comma:

Adapter status, Details

Adapter status reports the condition of the Token Ring card. Details reports additional information.

Adapter status:

Adapter Initializing. Card is starting up.

Adaptor Open. Card is connected to the network.

Adapter Closed. Card is not connected to the network.

Adapter Fault. Card is defective.

Details:

Ring OK. Ready for network communication.

Fault. Internal error; the card is defective.

Cable Disconnected. Cable is not connected to the card.

Ring Error. Network problem.

Removed by network management. The network administrator has disabled the connection.

Route Cache Size

The number of entries in the source route table.

10 to 300.

Route Cache Timeout

The time in seconds that an entry remains in the source route table before being updated.

5 to 65535.

Broadcast

For broadcasting to all network nodes. Changes the default frame type for source route broadcasts. Broadcast is ignored if Frame Routing is set to Transparent.

NOTE: Some protocols (for example, IP and ARP) always use all routes, so they are not affected by this parameter.

Single Route. The printer uses single-route broadcasts for most source-route broadcasts.

All Routes. The printer uses all-routes broadcasts for all broadcasts.

Unknown Route

Used when the printer is searching for a route to a specific network node. Changes the default frame type for source route broadcasts. Unknown Route is ignored if Frame Routing is set to Transparent.

NOTE: Some protocols (for example, IP and ARP) always use all routes, so they are not affected by this parameter.

Single Route. The printer uses single-route broadcasts for most source-route broadcasts.

All Routes. The printer uses all-routes broadcasts for all broadcasts.

 

How to configure Token Ring parameters:

  • On UNIX systems, you can use the script config-TokenRing, provided with the printer's network utilities software. See Using the config-TokenRing script.
  • On PCs, you can edit the PostScript utility file TOKNCFG.PS and send it to the printer. See the README file in the UTILS directory on the printer's CD-ROM for details.
  • On a Macintosh, you can edit the PostScript utility file Configure Token Ring and send it to the printer. See the ReadMe file in the Network Utilities folder on the printer's CD-ROM for details.
  • Windows users on NetWare networks can use the PhaserShare Administrator. See Using the PhaserShare Administrator to configure Token Ring.
  • With a TCP/IP connection and a World Wide Web browser, you can use PhaserLink. See Using PhaserLink software to configure Token Ring.

Whichever method you use, you must reset the printer to make the changes take effect. For more information, see Resetting the Printer.

Using the config-TokenRing script

The UNIX shell script config-TokenRing is provided with the printer's network utilities software. The script creates a PostScript file containing the Token Ring parameters. Set the Token Ring parameters by sending the PostScript file to the printer.

Before performing this procedure, you must install the script on your host computer. If you have not already installed the file, see Extracting files from unix.tar. Your host spooling system must also be configured (see TCP/IP Host Configuration (UNIX) ).

  1. Connect the printer to the network. ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) requires that the printer be connected on the same physical network segment as the host. You will be using the arp command later in this procedure.
  2. Log in.
  3. Run the script config-TokenRing:
    1. Change ( cd ) to the bin subdirectory in the directory where you placed your printer's network utilities.
    2. Type the name of the script, redirecting the output to a file. Type:
      3. config-TokenRing > filename
  4. When prompted by the script, enter the Token Ring parameters.
  5. When the script is finished, log in as root.
  6. Make an entry into the host's ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) table defining the printer's Printer Name/Token Ring address pair. In general, this requires a command corresponding to one of the following syntax examples:
    7. arp -s printer-name Token-Ring-address (for BSD systems)
    or
    arp -s ether printer-nam e Token-Ring-address (for System V)

    See the documentation for your host system for specifics of this command.
  7. Turn on the printer.
  8. Use the host spooling system (for example, lpr or lp ) to send the file you created in Step 3b to the printer; this stores the Token Ring information in the printer's internal memory, where it is retained over a reset or power cycle.
  9. You must reset the printer before the changes take effect. For more information, see Resetting the Printer.

Using the PhaserShare Administrator to configure Token Ring

  1. In the PhaserShare Administrator Main window, select the desired printer from the Printer List.
  2. Click Configure Printer; this displays the Configure Printer dialog box.
  3. In the Configure Printer dialog box, click the Token Ring tab.
  4. In the Token Ring tab, set the Token Ring parameters as desired.
  5. Click OK.
  6. You are prompted to reset the printer. You must reset the printer before the changes take effect. For more information, see Resetting the Printer.

For more information on the PhaserShare Administrator, see PhaserShare Administrator Software for NetWare Networks.

Using PhaserLink software to configure Token Ring

For information on connecting to your printer via PhaserLink, see Accessing printer information from a browser. For general information on PhaserLink software, see PhaserLink Software: the Printer's Information Link.

  1. From the printer's home page, click Configuration; this displays the View and Configure Settings page.
  2. From the View and Configure Settings page, click View and Configure Interface Settings; this displays the View and Configure Interface Settings page.
  3. From the View and Configure Interface Settings page, click View and Configure PhaserShare Settings (Token Ring card); this displays the View and Configure PhaserShare Settings page for Token Ring.
  4. Enter your settings into the fields for Token Ring Address, Speed, and Bridging. If you make an error, click Restore Initial Form Values and start again.
  5. When you are finished entering the settings, enter the Validation Password and click Do/Apply. If you are not sure of the password, contact your system administrator.
  6. You must reset the printer before the changes take effect. For more information, see Resetting the Printer.

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