More information on the Advanced Configuration Tool

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More information on the Advanced Configuration Tool

Advanced configuration

To perform advanced configuration:

Log on with supervisor privileges. In NetWare 4.x, log on using the /B option to invoke bindery emulation as shown here:
LOGIN /B file-server-name/ADMIN
Start the Advanced Configuration Tool:
1. Change (cd) to the directory that contains the tool. For example, if the tool is in F:PUBLIC, type:
  F:
  CD PUBLIC
2. Type:
ACT

Select Advanced configuration from the Configure menu.

The following tables summarize the choices available under the Advanced configuration menu and its submenus.

Configure print server (printer) menu

With this menu, you can configure printer-specific parameters.

Advanced Configuration: Configure print server (printer) menu

Submenu Description Choices

Print server name

Name for print server portion of printer's NetWare interface.

Any valid NetWare print server name.

Frame type

Frame type for packet transmission.

Adaptive*
DIX Ethernet II
IEEE Ethernet 802.3
IEEE Ethernet 802.2
IEEE Ethernet SNAP
Token Ring
Token Ring-SNAP

Queue scan interval (sec)

Interval (in seconds) to scan queues.

1 - 3600 seconds

Error notification**

Enable/disable notify list.

Enable
Disable

Configuration server

File server to search for configuration file.

Any valid NetWare file server.

Token Ring

Displays Token Ring submenu

See Advanced Configuration: Token Ring menu

Login password

Password used when logging in to a file server.

Any valid NetWare password (limited to 47 characters).

Configure queues

Allows configuration of queues for selected printer to service.

Can select, add, or delete queues from the list.

Reset print server

Resets print server portion of printer's NetWare interface.

* If the frame type is set to Adaptive, the printer uses the frame type of the first file server that responds to a broadcast from the printer. Over Ethernet, the printer broadcasts packets in the following order: IEEE Ethernet 802.3, IEEE Ethernet 802.2, DIX Ethernet II, IEEE Ethernet 802.3-SNAP. Over Token Ring, the order is IEEE Token Ring 802.5, then IEEE Token Ring 802.5-SNAP. The new frame type is not used until the print server or printer is reset.
**If you enable error notification, you must create a notify list using the Notify list command in the Configure print server (File Server) menu. If a group name is selected, notification messages are sent to every user in that group.

Configure print server (file server) menu

Use this menu to configure file-server-specific parameters for the printer.

Advanced Configuration: Configure print server (file server) menu

Submenu Description Choices

Print server name

Name for print server portion of printer's NetWare interface.

Any valid NetWare print server name.

Full name

User-supplied name for the print server.

Any valid NetWare print server full name.

Print server operators

List of authorized print server operators.

Select users from the list to be print server operators.

Notify list

List of users or groups to notify if there is a printer error.*

Select users from the list to be notified of printer errors.

Login password

Password used when logging in to a file server.

Any valid NetWare password (limited to 47 characters).

* The printer sends messages such as: out of paper, paper jam, cover open. If you create a notify list, be sure to enable notification using the Notify command in the Configure print server (printer) menu.

Configure queue menu

With this menu, you can add or delete queues on a selected file server. You can also modify queue parameters.

Advanced Configuration: Configure queue menu

Submenu Description Choices

Queue name

Name of the print queue

Any valid NetWare print queue name.

Queue operators

List of queue operators

Any valid NetWare queue operator name.

Queue servers

List of queue servers

Any valid NetWare queue server name.

May be automatically set during configuration. If you have already configured the printer to service a queue, the Tektronix print server is automatically enabled.

Queue users

List of queue users

Any valid NetWare queue user name.

Under NetWare 4.0, ADMIN is automatically assigned, but you must add all other users.

Token Ring menu

With this menu, you can set Token Ring parameters on the PhaserShare Token Ring card.

Advanced Configuration: Token Ring menu

Submenu Description Choices

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 04.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx and 07.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.*

Early Token Release

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

On (default)
Off

Routing

Token Ring source routing.

Transparent (no source routing)
Source (use source routing)
Adaptive (default; printer determines whether or not to use source routing based on the data)

* To return this address to its default value, enter an empty (null) string. If you change the address, the change does not take effect until the printer is reset.

Obtaining print server and queue status

The Status menu allows you to view the status of print servers and queues.

Print server status menu

The Print server status menu displays the following print server status information:

Current job
Configured queues
Printer status

Queue status menu

The Queue status menu displays queue information and allows you to control certain operator flags:

Allow new print jobs (allows new print jobs)
New servers allowed (allows new servers to be assigned)
Service current jobs (enables servicing of current jobs)
Current print jobs (displays a list of current print jobs in the selected queue)
Currently attached servers (displays a list of currently attached queue servers)

The three operator flags correspond to the operator flags listed in PCONSOLE under the Current Queue Status submenu of the Print Queue Information menu (Queue Server in NetWare 4.0).

Monitoring print server activity

The Monitor menu enables you to view a print server's current and logged activity. You can view one print server at a time.

The Monitor menu has the following selections:

Begin monitor displays a list of Tektronix printers. Select the printer you wish to monitor from the list and press Enter.
Monitor log controls logging of print server activity to a file using three submenus:

If you configured NetWare using PCONSOLE

If you used PCONSOLE for your initial configuration, there will be no configuration file. Use the Advanced Configuration Tool to change the print server name or password.

Select the Configure print server (file server) from the Advanced configuration menu.
Select the Tektronix printer to be changed.
Select a file server that will be serviced by the printer.
Use the Print server name or Login password commands to make the change.
If the printer will service additional file servers, repeat Steps 3 and 4 for each file server.
When you have made the change on the last file server, answer yes to this prompt:

Have you made this change on all of the file
servers serviced by this printer?

The change is stored in the printer's memory.

Note: If you leave out a file server during this procedure, you must use PCONSOLE to make the change on that server.

Exiting the Advanced Configuration Tool

The Exit menu quits the Advanced Configuration Tool and returns you to DOS.

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