Help Index

File:

Save Settings

Now

On Exit

Print

To Printer

To File

Exit

View:

Adapters

Printers

Log

Connect to Server

Find Adapter

Sort the List by

Address

Nickname

Change the List to Show

Space Between Adapters

Revision Level

Filter the List

Refresh the List

Setup:

Associate

Adapter

Port

Reset Address

Printer Status:

General

Show

Set Polling Interval

Detailed

Options:

Show Adapter Information

Flash Network Card

Advanced Features

Delete Current Job

Reset Adapter/Printer

Force Port Free

Printer Op Panel

Dialog Boxes:

Associate

Configure Adapter

Configure Parallel Port

Configure Serial Port

Filters

Find Adapter

Network Card Flash

Printer Op-Panel

Polling Interval

Printing Status

Print To File

Print to Printer

Servers


Extended Help

The Network Printer Utility is a program used by the:

-	Lexmark MarkNet XLe adapter

-	IBM LaserPrinter Integrated Network Option (using a MarkNet or MarkNet XL adapter)

-	IBM LAN Connection for Printers and Plotters (4033)

These three products are network printer adapters. They attach serial and parallel printers directly to your Windows NT local area network. The adapters capture print data from the network.

You can use this utility from any LAN-attached, PC-compatible workstation that is running Windows NT. This utility allows you to set up "associations" (virtual connections) between Windows NT servers and the network printer adapter.

When you start (or refresh) the utility, it queries the adapters on the network. As the adapters respond to the query, the utility gathers information about each adapter, such as its address, specific port, status, and nickname. The utility then displays this information on its adapter list.

To exit the utility, go to the menu bar. Select File, then Exit.

Tip: Each item in the utility's pull-down menus has help with it. To see that help, simply highlight the function, then press F1.

Terminology

The help screens in this utility use the following terms:

Adapter	is short for network printer adapter. This refers to either:

-	the adapter card inside the Lexmark MarkNet XLe product

-	the adapter card you received with the IBM LaserPrinter Integrated Network Option and installed into the printer (a MarkNet or MarkNet XL card)

-	the adapter card inside the IBM LAN Connection for Printers and Plotters (4033)

Utility	is short for Network Printer Utility.  This program runs under Windows NT and enables you to manage the adapters from either a server or workstation.

Adapter list	refers to the utility's main menu. It may also be referred to as the status list because it shows the status of adapters on the network.

ID	is an address or nickname used to identify the adapter. Each adapter ID consists of both an address and a nickname.

Windows paths	indicate the location of various menu choices in Windows. For example, if you want to change the main menu so that it appears in order by nickname, you select View from the Menu bar, then select Sort the List by, then select Nickname. To make it easy for you to follow this sequence, these help screens show the path as View/Sort the List by/Nickname.

Pull-Down Menus

The Network Printer Utility includes the following pull-down menus. Some of the functions are available for one adapter but not another, depending upon the design of the adapter.

FILE 	allows you to:

-	save the settings you are using for the utility

-	print the adapter list to a printer or to a file

-	exit the utility

VIEW	allows you to view or change what is displayed on the utility's main menu. For example, it allows you to do such things as:

-	view the adapters, printers that adapters are attached to, or activity log

-	view the adapters on a remote server

-	find a particular adapter on the network

-	specify the type of adapter list that is displayed (sorted by address or nickname)

-	add a space between each adapter displayed on the adapter list

-	add or remove a column on the adapter list, to show the adapter's revision level

-	filter the list to see only the adapters you want to see (subset of the total list)

-	refresh (update) the adapter list so that it is current. If more adapters are available than will fit in the window, you may use the vertical scroll bar on the right side of the window to scroll down through the list.

SETUP	allows you to work with the adapter highlighted on the main menu. For example, you can do such things as:

-	associate logical ports with the adapter

-	change adapter parameters

-	set locally administered addresses (LAAs) for the adapter

-	set a password

-	work with other protocols the adapter is using

-	configure the parallel and serial ports on the adapter

-	reset the adapter's address

PRINTER STATUS allows you to view the printer status. This is the printer that the adapter you've highlighted on the main menu is using. For example, you can:

-	see a one-line status of the printer connected to the adapter that you highlighted on the adapter list

-	see a detailed status of one printer connected to the adapter that you highlighted on the adapter list. Also, the status of the active print job is shown

-	set a polling interval, to determine how often you want to check the printer's status

OPTIONS	allows you to do the following things to the adapter highlighted on the main menu:

-	display a list of important information about the adapter

-	update the adapter's flash memory on the adapter

-	delete the active print job

-	reset the adapter and printer

-	work with the printer operator panel, remotely

-	release a port

HELP	gives you various kinds of help information.

Tutorial

A tutorial is included with this utility. The tutorial gives you step-by-step instructions about how to use this utility to accomplish your everyday tasks. To see the tutorial, simply select Tutorial from the Help menu.


Help for Keys

The utility provides you with accelerator keys. These are keyboard function keys that you can use instead of the pull-down menus. Some of the functions are unique to particular adapters.

Use the following accelerator keys to directly select menu choices:

Key	Purpose

F2	(View/Sort the List by/Address) Displays a list of all adapters available for use by address in ascending order.

F3 	(View/Sort the List by/Nickname)  Displays a list of all adapters by user-assigned nickname in ascending order.

F4 	(View/Filter the List)  Allows you to view only the adapters that you wish to work with.

F5 	(View/Refresh the List)  Polls the network and updates the list of adapters to show the current status for each adapter active on the LAN.

F6	(Printer Status/Detailed)  Displays the current printer status and the current owner address of the selected printer (MarkNet adapters only).

F7	(View/Adapters)  Displays a list of all adapters that were found on the network by the utility.

F8	(View/Printers)  Displays each logical port available on the server.

F9	(Setup/Associate)  Creates a "virtual connection" between an adapter and a logical port on the server.

F10	(Setup/Adapter)  Allows you to assign or change the nickname or address of the adapter you selected on the main screen.

F11	(Setup/Port)  Allows you to configure serial or parallel port parameters of the adapter you selected on the main screen.

Alt+F4	(File/Exit)  Exits the utility.


Help For File Pull-Down Menu
File

The File menu includes familiar functions that you may be accustomed to seeing under File in other Windows utilities. It allows you to do the following three tasks:

-	save the settings you are using for the utility.

-	print the adapter list to a printer or to a file.

-	exit the utility.

For additional help, select from the following topics:

Save Settings

Now

On Exit

Print

To Printer

To File

Exit


Help for FILE/Save Settings
Save Settings

The Save Settings command saves the settings that you are using in the utility. It saves many of the things that you can customize, and anything that affects the appearance or organization of the adapter list.

For example, if you have sorted the adapter list so that it appears in order by address, the utility saves that arrangement. If you have set up the utility to show the adapters' revision level, it saves that setting.

The utility saves all of the following:

-	the appearance and organization of the adapter list, including the order in which the adapters are sorted and the number of columns shown.

-	the view that you select (adapters, printers, or log).

You can save the settings now, if you want to be sure they're saved in a particular way. If you prefer, you can save the settings when you exit the utility.


Help for FILE/Save Settings/Now
Save Settings Now

This command saves the utility settings right now.


Help for FILE/Save Settings/On Exit
Save Settings On Exit

This command saves the utility settings when you choose File/Exit. It also saves the settings when you exit the utility by selecting the system menu in the upper left corner of the window.

A check mark appears beside this option when you select it. To turn it off, simply select this function again and the check mark disappears.


Help for FILE/Print
Print

This command allows you to print the list that appears on your main menu.

When you select Print, another menu appears. You should then choose either:

-	To Printer, which prints the list to a printer.

-	To File, which sends the list to the file you designate.

You can print any of the lists that you can display (Adapters, Printers, or Log). Select the list that you want to print from the View menu, and then use Print to get a printout.

You may find this function useful for your own record-keeping purposes.


Help for FILE/Print/To Printer
Print To Printer

This item sends the list on your main menu to the printer you designate.

You can print any of the lists that you can display (Adapters, Printers, or Log). Select the list that you want to print from the View menu, and then use Print to get a printout.


Help for FILE/Print/To File
Print To File

This item prints the list on your main menu to the file you designate.

You can print any of the lists that you can display (Adapters, Printers, or Log). Select the list that you want to print from the View menu, and then use Print to get a printout.


Help for FILE/Exit
Exit

This command closes the Network Printer Utility.


Help for View Pull-Down Menu
View

This menu allows you to change the way information is displayed to you on the utility's adapter list.

From this menu you can:

-	display a list of all the adapters on the network, or:

-	show only those adapters that you have associated with a printer (given a logical port name)

-	display a log of the most recent utility transactions and errors occurring on all adapters

-	select other servers whose adapter associations you wish to work with

-	find a particular adapter, displaying it at the top of the adapter list

-	specify the type of list that is displayed (sorted by address or nickname)

-	add a blank separator line between each adapter displayed in the adapter list

-	change the physical appearance of the adapter list by adding a column to show the adapters'  revision level

-	filter the list, showing a particular subset of the entire list

-	refresh (update) the adapter list so that it shows all the current adapters on the network

A check mark appears on the View menu beside the selection that you are using.

For additional help, select from the following topics:

Adapters

Printers

Log

Connect to Server

Find Adapter

Sort the List by

Change the List to Show

Filter the List

Refresh the List


Help for VIEW/Adapters
Adapters

When you select this item, the adapter list shows, by default, all the adapters on your network, whether or not you have associated them with a Windows NT logical port.

If you have a large network with many adapters on it, you can reduce the list shown by selecting:

-	View/Printers, which shows only the adapters that you have associated with a Windows NT logical port

-	View/Filter the List, which brings up a dialog box that allows you to select how you want to filter the list

The adapter list shows:

-	a pair of entries for each 4033 adapter on the network (one entry for the parallel port, and one entry for the serial port)

-	one entry for each Integrated Network Option adapter (MarkNet or MarkNet XL adapter) on the network

-	a set of entries for each MarkNet XLe adapter on the network (one entry for each parallel port, and one entry for the serial port, where supported)

Each entry has up to 5 fields:   Port Status      Address     Port Type     Revision     Nickname

Port Status	Shows three possible states:

1.	"   " - blank.  The port is available for use by any server on the network. (The adapter is disassociated.)

2.	"Port Name" - The server has associated its own logical port name to the adapter port listed.

3.	"In Use" (for 4033s only) - Another server has associated to the port, making it unavailable. In Use does not mean that the attached printer is currently printing (although it may be).

Address	A unique address that refers to the network adapter itself.  It does not refer to a specific adapter port because, for MarkNet XLe and 4033 adapters, there is more than one port at each address. Each address appears as 12 hexadecimal digits. This is either:

the Universally Administered Address (UAA), or

the Locally Administered Address (LAA), if you have assigned one.

Port Type	The adapter output ports which send data to printers, not the port connecting the adapter to the network . There are several types of output ports:

-	Serial (for a MarkNet XLe Model 301 or a 4033 adapter)

-	Parallel (for a 4033 adapter)

-	Parallel1 (for a MarkNet XLe parallel port)

-	Parallel2 (for a MarkNet XLe parallel port)

-	MarkNet

-	MarkNet XL

Revision	The revision number of the firmware (software) used by the adapter.

Nickname	A name you assign to an adapter. The Nickname field lists the nicknames you assigned to the adapters. The default nickname given to every adapter is the Universally Administered Address (the original address given at the factory). Therefore, when you view the nicknames, you may see some UAAs listed first, followed by nicknames you have assigned.

When you select Adapters, a check mark appears beside it.


Help for VIEW/Printers
Printers

When you select this item, a subset of the complete list appears. The adapter list shows only the adapters that you have associated with a Windows NT logical port.

When you select Printers, a check mark appears beside it.

Each entry has up to five fields:	Port Status     Address     Port Type     Revision     Nickname

Port Status	This field lists each logical port supported by the server.

Address	This field lists a unique address that refers to the network adapter itself. It does not refer to a specific adapter port because, for MarkNet XLe and 4033 adapters, there is more than one port at each address. The ID is shown as a 12-digit hexadecimal address. This is either:

the Universally Administered Address (UAA), or

the Locally Administered Address (LAA), if you have assigned one.

Port Type	This field lists the adapter output ports which send data to printers, not the port connecting the adapter to the network . Several types of output ports may appear in the list:

-	Serial (for a MarkNet XLe Model 301 or a 4033 adapter)

-	Parallel (for a 4033 adapter)

-	Parallel1 (for a MarkNet XLe parallel port)

-	Parallel2 (for a MarkNet XLe parallel port)

-	MarkNet

-	MarkNet XL

Revision	This field displays the revision number of the firmware (software) used by the adapter.

Nickname	A name you assign to an adapter. The Nickname field lists the nicknames you assigned to the adapters, in ascending order. The default nickname given to every adapter is the Universally Administered Address (the original address given at the factory). Therefore, when you view the nicknames, you may see some UAAs listed first, followed by nicknames you have assigned.


Help for VIEW/Log
Log

When you select Log, a check mark appears beside it. The list displays a history of the most recent utility transactions and errors. Each entry has fields which display:

-	the date of the log entry

-	the time of the log entry

-	the transaction or error that occurred

-	the user login name and computer name where the transaction or error occurred

The log includes many transactions that occur, including such things as:

-	Adapter setup utility started

-	Adapter address changed

-	Adapter nickname changed

-	Adapter communication parameters updated

-	Adapter address reset

-	Port forced available

The utility creates the log file, names it INTERACT.LOG, and stores it in the directory where the utility is run.

The utility stores up to approximately 300 messages. When it fills up its message space, it truncates the oldest ones, 20 at a time.

We recommend that you set up a single, shared drive on the network from which to run the utility, so that only one log gets created.

If you don't set up a single shared drive, you may encounter the following situation. If someone runs the utility from a local workstation (for example, from C:\NT_PRINT), the utility creates that log file only on that local C: drive. The utility puts that log file on that person's local directory. Those transactions will not show up on the log located on a shared drive.


Help for VIEW/Adapters On Server
Connect to Server

This command allows you to use the Network Printer Utility from any Windows NT workstation to access servers within any Windows NT domain, provided that the Print Monitor Utility is running on the remote server.

This means that you can run the Network Printer Utility from any workstation or desktop computer on the network; you don't have to be seated at the server.


Help for VIEW/Find Adapter
Find Adapter

This command locates an adapter that did not show up on the utility's adapter list. The adapter may be located a long distance from the server and, in heavy traffic, did not respond to the utility's first query. Therefore, this command helps you find an adapter that you know is located on the network but did not appear in the utility's list.

Find Adapter also allows you to scroll the adapter list to a specific adapter. This function is useful if you are using a large network with many adapters installed on it. It allows you to quickly and easily display the adapter that you want to work with.


Help for VIEW/Sort the List by
Sort the List by

You can sort the list to rearrange it in a way that's helpful to you. Sorting the list rearranges the total contents of the list. It does not filter out any of the adapters. If you want to produce a subset of the list by filtering out some of the adapters, choose Filter the List.

When you select Sort the List by, another menu appears. The new menu allows you to choose the way you want to sort the list. You should then select either:

-	Address to display the list in order by address

-	Nickname to display the list in order by nickname


Help for VIEW/Sort the List by/Address
Address

When you select Address, the Network Printer Utility sorts the adapter list according to the adapters' 12-digit hexadecimal addresses. For a MarkNet XLe or 4033 adapter, each address refers to the adapter itself, not to a specific port.

You will still see up to five fields on the list -- Port Status, Address, Port Type, Revision, and Nickname -- but the adapters will now be sorted for you by address, in ascending order.

A check mark appears beside this option when you sort the list by address.


Help for VIEW/Sort the List by/Nickname
Nickname

When you select Nickname, the Network Printer Utility sorts the adapter list according to the adapters' nicknames. For a MarkNet XLe or 4033 adapter, the nickname refers to the adapter itself, not to a specific port .

You will still see up to five fields on the list -- Port Status, Address, Port Type, Revision, and Nickname -- but the adapters will now be sorted for you by nickname.

The default nickname given to every adapter is the Universally Administered Address (the original address given at the factory).

Nicknames are displayed in ascending order, with UAAs first, then alphabetical names. You can avoid any confusion among "nicknames" (UAAs and others) by giving a unique nickname to every adapter on the network.

A check mark appears beside this option when you sort the list by nickname.


Help for VIEW/Change the List to Show
Change the List to Show

When you select Change the List to Show, another menu appears. The new menu allows you to choose the physical appearance of the adapter list. You may then select either:

-	Space Between Adapters to add or remove a blank separator line between adapters in the list.

-	Revision Level to add a column to, or delete a column from, the main menu. This column shows the revision level of the adapters' code.

A check mark appears beside each option that is active.


Help for VIEW/Change the List to Show/Space Between Adapters
Space Between Adapters

This command adds or removes a blank separator line between adapters in the adapter list. Adding a blank line may make the screen easier to read if you have several adapters on the network.

In the case of MarkNet XLe or 4033 adapters, all adapter ports remain grouped together.

A check mark appears beside this option when a space is present.


Help for VIEW/Change the List to Show/Revision Level
Revision Level

This command adds or deletes a column called Revision to the adapter list. The new column shows you the level (version) of the firmware (software) running in each adapter.

This information may be useful to a service person if you ever call for help.

A check mark appears beside this option when the revision level is shown.


Help for VIEW/Filter the List
Filter the List

This command filters out the adapters you don't want to see and produces a subset of the adapter list. A dialog box allows you to decide how you want the utility to filter the list.

This function is useful if you have a large network and want to see particular groups of adapters at a time. For example, if you have 200 adapters on your network and want to see all serial adapters beginning with the address 1005, this command will help you.

A check mark appears when some type of filter is being used.


Help for VIEW/Refresh the List
Refresh the List

This command discards the current adapter list and searches the network again for all adapters active on the LAN. The information displayed on the screen then shows each adapter's current status.

The utility updates the adapter list with each action that you do (for example, when you change nicknames, reset addresses, associate an adapter). If you physically remove an adapter or add one to the network, however, the adapter list will not change until it is refreshed from here.

In addition, the adapter list will not reflect changes made by other servers (remote servers) until it is refreshed. Therefore, we recommend that you periodically refresh the screen.


Help for Setup Pull-Down Menu
Setup

The Setup menu allows you to change the adapter's configuration, associate adapters, and reset addresses.

The adapter that is highlighted on the adapter list of the Network Printer Utility is the adapter whose configuration you will be setting up.

The adapter must be associated before you can set its parameters. The adapter must be idle (not printing) before the configuration changes can be made. For MarkNet XLe and 4033 adapters, the specific port must be idle before the adapter will change the port's configuration.

Using this menu you can:

-	Associate or disassociate logical ports with adapters. For more information, see Associate.

-	Assign or change an adapter's nickname or address.

-	Set serial, parallel, and integrated port parameters. You can set the adapter's data communication settings (such as serial baud rate) to match those of the printer(s) attached to it.

-	Reset the adapter's locally administered address back to its original default value (the Universally Administered Address set at the factory).

The correct way to change a configuration is to:

1.	From the Windows NT Print Manager, pause the printing to any logical printer printing to the logical port associated with the adapter being renamed.  Failure to do so could result in loss of print data.

2.	Go to the Network Printer Utility's adapter list.

3.	Select the adapter (and port, for a MarkNet XLe or 4033) to which you want to make changes.

4.	Select Setup/Adapter. Fill in the information in the dialog boxes. If you need help, select Help.

5.	Select OK.

6.	Resume printing to any logical printer paused in step 1.


Help for SETUP/Associate
Associate

This pull-down menu allows you to create a logical port and associate it with the adapter highlighted on the main menu.

Associate forms a virtual connection between a server's logical port and the adapter. This association, or virtual connection, tells the server where to send print jobs.

You can also break virtual associations (disassociate) from this menu.


Help for SETUP/Adapter
Adapter

Setup/Adapter allows you to:

-	change adapter nickname

-	change adapter address

If you are using a MarkNet XLe adapter, it also allows you to:

-	set the TCP/IP address, netmask, and gateway

-	turn other adapter protocols (such as NetWare or TCP/IP) on or off

-	set adapter passwords

-	set an end-of-job time-out

-	store the name and location of the person responsible for this adapter

Adapters are shipped from the factory with the Universally Administered Address as the default nickname (for example 10005A23ABC0). You may want to change the nickname to make it more readable or easier to remember (for example, Mike's Printer).

You may also want to change the adapter's address. For example, you may wish to use a naming convention for printers located at specific places on your network.

To change an adapter address or nickname:

1.	From the Windows NT Print Manager, pause the printing to any logical printer printing to the logical port associated with the adapter being renamed. Failure to do so could result in loss of print data.

2.	From the Network Printer Utility's adapter list, highlight the adapter (and port if you are using a MarkNet XLe or 4033) whose nickname or address you wish to change.

3.	Select Setup/Adapter.

4.	Complete the information on the screen. If you need help, select Help.

5.	Select OK.

6.	Resume printing to any logical printer paused in step 1.

From this menu you can also set a password for MarkNet XLe adapters, so that other people cannot change their setup.

To set a password:

1.	From the Network Printer Utility's adapter list, highlight the adapter whose password you wish to change.

2.	Select Setup/Adapter.

3.	Select Set Password. Complete the information in the dialog box. If you need help, select Help. There is detailed information in the Help screen about how passwords work.

4.	Select OK.

You can also set other information related to a MarkNet XLe adapter. For example, you can set the TCP/IP address, turn protocols on and off, set contact name/location, and set end-of-job time-out:

1.	From the Network Printer Utility's adapter list, highlight the adapter whose information you wish to change.

2.	Select Setup/Adapter.

3.	Select Advanced Settings. Complete the information in the dialog box. If you need help, select Help.

4.	Select OK.


Help for SETUP/Port
Port

This command allows you to set port parameters for MarkNet XLe and 4033 adapters.

To configure a port:

1.	From the Windows NT Print Manager, pause the printing to any logical printer using the logical port associated with the adapter being configured. Failure to do so could result in loss of print data.

2.	From the Network Printer Utility's adapter list, highlight the adapter and port whose parameters you wish to change. Be sure to choose an adapter that is already associated with a logical port.

3.	If an adapter is not associated, you must associate it. For information about associating an adapter, please see Associate.

4.	Select Setup/Port.

5.	Complete the information on the screen. Make sure all communication parameters (except time-out) match those set on the printer.

6.	Select OK.

7.	Resume printing to any logical printer paused in step 1.


Help for SETUP/Reset Address
Reset Address

This command allows you to reset an adapter's locally administered address back to its original default value. This default is the Universally Administered Address set at the factory.


Help for Printer Status Pull-Down Menu
Printer Status

This menu allows you to see the status of printers that MarkNet, MarkNet XL, or MarkNet XLe adapters on the LAN are using. You can get a General status for several printers or a  Detailedstatus for a single printer from this pull-down menu.


Help for PRINTER STATUS/General
General

This menu shows you the status of the printers that any associated MarkNet, MarkNet XL, or MarkNet XLe adapter is working with. It also allows you to set the polling interval, determining how often the utility polls the printers to get their status.

A check mark appears next to this option when you are using it.

To return to the adapter list, select View/Adapter.

For information about associating an adapter, please see Associate.


Help for PRINTER STATUS/General/Show
Show

This function is available for MarkNet, MarkNet XL, and MarkNet XLe adapters only. It shows you the status of the printer for each MarkNet adapter port that is associated with a Windows NT logical port.

This function displays the status of the printer that the adapter port is connected to (or installed inside of). It tells you such things as whether the printer is out of paper, the toner is low, or the paper is jammed.

To view the printers' status:

1.	Go to the Network Printer Utility's adapter list.

2.	Select Printer Status/General/Show from the menu bar.

The utility polls the printers and updates their status every 30 seconds. While this menu is displayed, use Set Polling Interval to if you want to change how often the status is updated.

To get back to the main adapter list from here, select View/Adapters or View/Printers.


Help for PRINTER STATUS/General/Set Polling Interval
Set Polling Interval

The polling interval determines how often the utility checks the status of printers on your network.  When the utility checks the printers' status, it updates its Printer Status menu with the latest information.


Help for PRINTER STATUS/Detailed
Detailed

This function is available for MarkNet adapters only. If you highlight a 4033 adapter, the utility ignores it.

This command allows you to monitor print jobs on the network and to find out the status of the adapter and the printer.

Because the adapter queries the printer to obtain some of this information, the adapter must be associated with a printer (using Windows NT's Print Manager) before this function will work.

Printing Status displays three kinds of information:

-	Basic information about the adapter and the printer. For example, it shows:

-	the adapter's address and nickname

-	the type of printer being used, such as IBM LaserPrinter 4039

-	Basic information about the status of the adapter. For example, it tells you such things as:

-	whether the adapter is printing or idle

-	the name of the print job

-	the network operating system

-	Basic information about the status of the printer, for example:

-	Load Paper

-	Toner Low

-	Change Paper

To view the printers' status:

1.	Go to the Network Printer Utility's adapter list.

2.	Highlight the adapter and port whose printer status you want to see. This function is available for MarkNet adapters only. Be sure to choose an adapter that is already associated with a logical port.

3.	If an adapter is not associated, you must associate it. For information about associating an adapter, please see Associate.

4.	Select Printer Status/Detailed from the menu bar.

This utility automatically updates information every 10 seconds. If you wish to monitor the print status more or less often, you can change the Refresh Interval from this dialog.


Help for OPTIONS Menu
Options

The Options pull-down menus allow you to do these things:

-	Display a list of important information about the adapter you select on the adapter list

-	Flash the adapter to update its firmware

-	Use Advanced Features to:

-	delete the active print job

-	reset the adapter or printer

-	force a 4033 port free

-	view, lock, or change the printer operator panel

For more information, select:

Show Adapter Information

Flash Network Card

Advanced Features


Help for OPTIONS/Show Adapter Information
Show Adapter Information

This command displays information about the adapter highlighted on the adapter list. You cannot change any items from this screen. If something goes wrong with your adapter, your support people may find some of this information useful.

The information that appears for MarkNet adapters is slightly different from the information that appears for a 4033 adapter.

MarkNet XLe adapters:

-	Printer type (such as IBM LaserPrinter 4039)

-	Adapter type (Token-Ring or Ethernet)

-	Nickname

-	Universally Administered Address (UAA)

-	Locally Administered Address (LAA)

-	Firmware revision number (such as 00.02.01. The firmware is the software located on the adapter itself, not the utility.)

-	Adapter part number and EC (engineering change) number

-	Support for updating the adapter's flash ROM (yes or no)

-	Support for changing the adapter's LAA (yes or no)

 MarkNet and MarkNet XL adapters:

-	Printer type (such as IBM LaserPrinter 4039)

-	Adapter type (Token-Ring or Ethernet)

-	Nickname

-	Universally Administered Address (UAA)

-	Locally Administered Address (LAA)

-	Firmware revision number (such as 07.39.01. The firmware is the software located on the adapter itself, not the utility.)

-	Adapter part number and EC (engineering change) number

-	Support for updating the adapter's flash ROM (yes or no)

-	Support for changing the adapter's LAA (yes or no)

4033 adapters:

-	Adapter type (Token-Ring or Ethernet)

-	Nickname

-	LAA and/or UAA

-	Model number (such as 4033-001)

-	Firmware revision number (such as 001. The firmware is the software located on the adapter itself, not the utility.)

-	Support for updating the adapter's flash ROM (yes or no)

-	Support for extended LAA (yes or no)


Help for OPTIONS/Flash Network Card
Flash Network Card

This function is available for MarkNet, MarkNet XL, and MarkNet XLe adapters only.

There is flash memory on the MarkNet adapters. Flash memory is a type of ROM (read-only memory) that can be erased electronically and reprogrammed without your having to remove the adapter from the printer.

The flash memory contains the firmware that operates the adapter. This firmware communicates with the network, the printer, and the Network Printer Utility and is, therefore, the backbone of the entire product.

UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU SHOULD NOT REPROGRAM THE ADAPTER'S FLASH MEMORY.

You may need to reprogram the flash memory on the adapter. For example, you may want to upgrade your firmware if we announce new functions in the future. If there is a problem with the adapter and we send you new firmware, this command installs the new code.

When you reprogram flash memory, the adapter takes the new code image, erases the old firmware, and loads the new firmware.


Help for OPTIONS/Advanced Features
Advanced Features

This command allows you to do these things:

-	delete the active print job

-	reset the adapter and printer

-	force a port free (4033 adapters only)

-	view the printer operator panel from your remote location


Help for OPTIONS/Advanced Features/Delete Active Job
Delete Active Job

This command provides a quick and easy way to delete the active job from the print queue.

This function should only be used when you suspect that there is a printing problem - print data will probably be lost.


Help for OPTIONS/Advanced Features/Reset Printer
Reset Adapter/Printer

This function allows you to reset the adapter without walking to it and hitting the Reset button. This function resets the adapter and, in most cases, the printer that the adapter is working with. If you are using the MarkNet or MarkNet XL adapter, the printer will definitely be reset.

This function should only be used when you suspect that there is a printing problem - print data may be lost.


Help for OPTIONS/Advanced Features/Force Port Free
Force Port Free

This command works for the 4033 adapter only.

This command resets the status of an adapter port from "In Use" to Available. (The Port Status field is cleared on the utility's adapter list.)

You will want to reset a port, for example, when you move an adapter from one location to another and want to associate it with another server.


Help for OPTIONS/Advanced Features/Printer Op-Panel
Printer Operator Panel

This works for all MarkNet, MarkNet XL, and MarkNet XLe adapters.

Using this command, you can display the printer operator panel to which an adapter is logically associated. The printers must be bi-directional printers. Bi-directional printers are printers that can communicate back to a computer.

The utility gives you a full view of the printer operator panel, including the buttons and the display. You can use the buttons just as you would if you were standing at the printer and physically touching the buttons. The printer display changes just as the display on the actual printer does.

Note: When using the printer operator panel, printer setting changes are effective immediately and could affect jobs currently being printed. To avoid printer problems, change printer settings only when the printer is idle.


Help for Printer Op-Panel File Pull-Down Menu
File

The Options/Advanced Features/Printer Op Panel/File pull-down menu has three choices:

-	Open - to open a printer setup file and send it to the selected bi-directional printer

-	Save - to save the selected bi-directional printer settings to a file

-	Lock Operator Panel - to lock the physical printer operator panel and to end the operator panel session


Help for Printer Op-Panel FILE/Open
Open

This command allows you to change the printer's settings without walking to the printer. Before you can use this command, you must have saved some printer settings in a file (using Options/Advanced Features/Printer Op Panel/File/Save).

You simply open the file where you have stored the settings, then select OK. The settings saved in the file will be sent to, and changed on, the printer.

Please remember that all the settings in the printer will be updated to match all the settings in this file.

This function is useful when you want to configure several printers alike. Just configure one printer and save the settings to a file. Then restore that file to the other printers on the network.

Note: The changes you make to the printer setup are effective immediately and could affect jobs currently being printed. To avoid printer problems, change printer settings only when the printer is idle.


Help for Printer Op-Panel FILE/Save
Save

This command allows you to save the current printer operator panel settings in a file, so that you can use them later. Choose the settings that you want from the printer operator panel, then use this dialog box to designate the file where you want them saved.

This function is useful when you want to configure several printers alike. Just configure one printer and save the settings to a file. Then restore that file to the other printers on the network.

The new settings will be saved in this file. You can use them later by selecting Options/Advanced Features/Printer Op Panel/File/Open, then selecting this file.

Note: The changes you make to the printer setup are effective immediately and could affect jobs currently being printed. To avoid printer problems, change printer settings only when the printer is idle.


Help for Printer Op-Panel FILE/Lock
Lock Operator Panel

This command locks the operator panel on the printer. This locks both the panel on the physical printer and the panel as it appears in this utility. No one can change any printer settings until the panel is unlocked again from this utility. When you choose this command, this utility asks you to confirm that you want to lock the operator panel.

Choose the OK button to lock the panel and exit the Printer Operator Panel dialog box. The operator panel will be locked.

If the operator panel is locked, you must unlock it to change the settings.

To unlock the panel, choose Options/Advanced Features/Printer Op Panel/File/Lock Operator Panel. You will be asked if you want to unlock it. Choose OK to unlock the operator panel so that you can change or view settings.

Note: To lock or unlock the operator panel of a printer connected to a network, you must be logged on to the network as an administrator.


Help for Dialog Boxes (DIALOG)
Dialog Boxes

Dialog boxes allow you to select from multiple choices, and also to enter values or character strings. For help on how to use a dialog box, press the Help key (F1).


Help for Print to Printer Dialog Box
Print to Printer

This dialog box allows you to print the information displayed on your main menu. The utility produces the same information that you see on the main menu, then sends the list to the printer you designate.

This function is useful if you want to keep an inventory of your adapters or to save the information periodically for other record-keeping purposes. It also gives you a quick, easy way to make sure that a particular adapter is working.

To print the information displayed on the main menu:

1.	Fill out the information in the dialog box.

2.	Select OK. The utility sends the list to the printer.


Help for Print To File Dialog Box
Print List to File

This dialog box allows you to send the information on the main menu to the file you specify. The utility produces the same information that you see on its main menu, then sends the list to the file that you designate.

This function is useful if you want to keep an inventory of your adapters or to save the information periodically for other record-keeping reasons.

To send the information on the main menu to a file:

1.	Select the name of the file to which you want to send the list. To choose a different file, simply select the drive and directory you want, then type the file name.

You may choose to send the file to another location on the network. Select the Network button on this dialog box. Another dialog box appears. Make your choices, then select OK.

2.	Select OK. The utility sends the list to the file you specified.


Help for Servers Dialog Box
Select Server

This command allows you to use the utility from any Windows NT workstation to access servers within any Windows NT domain, provided that the Print Monitor Utility is running on the remote server. This means that you can run the Network Printer Utility from any workstation or desktop computer on the network; you don't have to be seated at the server.

When you first use the Connect to Server menu, it displays all the domains on the network and lists the available servers in the current domain.

To select a server on this domain:

1.	Select View/Connect to Server.

2.	Make sure that Local Access is not selected. (If you select Local Access, you will be accessing adapters on the local server only.)

3.	Move the cursor to the Server Name list box.

4.	Select the server you wish to use.

5.	Click OK.

 To access a server on another Windows NT domain:

1.	Select View/Connect to Server.

2.	Make sure that Local Access is not selected. (If you select Local Access, you will be accessing adapters on the local server only.)

3.	Move the cursor to the Domain Name list box.

4.	Select the domain you wish to use.

5.	Move the cursor to the Server Name list box.

6.	Select the server you wish to use.

7.	Click OK.

After you click OK, the utility searches for adapters on the server that you specified.  Then it updates the adapter list.

You can also connect to any server by either:

1.	Typing this command on the DOS command line:

C:\NT_PRINT\INTERACT -SSERVERNAME

Where

-	C:\NT_PRINT is the default drive and directory

-	INTERACT is the Network Printer Utility

-	-S is a parameter that INTERACT recognizes

-	SERVERNAME is the name of the server whose printers you wish to connect to.

2.	Changing the Network Printer Utility icon parameters so that the utility automatically connects to other servers. Consult your Windows NT documentation about how to add optional parameters to the icon. Then add the parameter -SSERVERNAME, where SERVERNAME is the name of the server that you want the utility to connect to.


Help for Find Adapters Dialog Box
Find Adapter

This command helps you locate an adapter, based on the adapter's 12-digit address. This command will either scroll the utility's adapter list to a specific adapter, or it will search the network for an adapter that is missing from the utility's adapter list.

This command helps you locate an adapter that did not show up on the utility's adapter list. The adapter may be located a long distance from the server and, in heavy traffic, did not respond to the utility's first query. Therefore, this command helps you find an adapter that you know is located on the network but did not appear in the utility's list.

To find an adapter on the network:

1.	In this dialog box, type the network address of the adapter that you wish to find.

2.	Make sure that you type a valid 12-digit Token-Ring or Ethernet address.

3.	Select OK.

If found, the adapter will be inserted in the adapter list in its proper place, based on the sort order.


Help for Filters Dialog Box
Filters

This dialog box allows you to set criteria which, when applied to the adapter list, displays only those adapters meeting the filter criteria. You can set the following criteria:

Filter Nicknames - check this option to display a particular group of nicknames.  You can use the wild cards * or ? when specifying the nickname filter.

Filter Addresses - check this option to display a particular group of addresses.  You can use the wild cards * or ? when specifying the address filter.

Port Type

Integrated - check options to display Integrated Network Option ports (MarkNet or MarkNet XL adapters)

4033 and MarkNet XLe:

Parallel - check this option to display MarkNet XLe and 4033 parallel ports

Serial - check this option to display MarkNet XLe and 4033 serial ports

Show In Use 4033 Ports - check this option to show all 4033 ports.  Leave this option un-checked to show only available (unused) 4033 ports.

Note: The * wild card represents zero or more characters in the nickname or address. The ? wild card represents just one character in the nickname or address.


Help for CONFIGURE/Adapter Dialog Box
Configure Adapter

Setup/Adapter allows you to do the following:

-	change adapter nickname

-	change adapter address

For MarkNet XLe adapters you can also:

-	set passwords

-	set the TCP/IP address, netmask, and gateway

-	turn other adapter protocols (such as NetWare or TCP/IP) on or off

-	set an end-of-job time-out

-	store the name and location of the person (contact) responsible for this adapter

Adapters are shipped from the factory with the Universally Administered Address as the default nickname (for example 10007123ABC0). You may want to change the nickname to make it more readable or easier to remember (for example, Mike's Printer).

You may also want to change the adapter's address. For example, you may wish to use a naming convention for printers located at specific places on your network.

To change an adapter address or nickname:

1.	From the Windows NT Print Manager, pause the printing to any logical printer printing to the logical port associated with the adapter being renamed. Failure to do so could result in loss of print data.

2.	From the Network Printer Utility's adapter list, highlight the adapter (and port if you are using a MarkNet XLe or 4033) whose nickname or address you wish to change.

3.	Select Setup/Adapter.

4.	Complete the information on the screen. If you need help, select Help.

5.	Select OK.

6.	Resume printing to any logical printer paused in step 1.

From this menu you can also set a MarkNet XLe password, so that other people cannot change its setup.

To set a password:

1.	From the Network Printer Utility's adapter list, highlight the MarkNet XLe adapter and port whose password you wish to change.

2.	Select Setup/Adapter.

3.	Select Set Password. Complete the information in the dialog box. If you need help, select Help. There is detailed information in the Help screen about how passwords work. When you finish, select OK.

4.	Select OK.

To use advanced settings (such as setting the TCP/IP address, turning protocols on and off, setting contact name/location, and setting end-of-job time-out):

1.	From the Windows NT Print Manager, pause the printing to any logical printer printing to the logical port associated with the adapter being renamed. Failure to do so could result in loss of print data.

2.	From the Network Printer Utility's adapter list, highlight the MarkNet XLe adapter and port whose information you wish to change.

3.	Select Setup/Adapter.

4.	Select Advanced Settings. Complete the information in the dialog box. If you need help, select Help. When you finish, select OK.

5.	Select OK.

6.	Resume printing to any logical printer paused in step 1.


Help for Associate Dialog Box
Associate

From this dialog box you can form a virtual connection between a server's logical port and the adapter. This association, or virtual connection, tells the server where to send print jobs. Associating the adapter with a logical port is the main task you do when you configure the adapter.

To create an association:

1.	From the Network Printer Utility's main menu, highlight the address (and port if you are using a MarkNet XLe or 4033 adapter) of the adapter that you wish to associate with a logical port. Be sure to choose an adapter whose Status field is blank. A blank Status field means the adapter is available to be associated.

If an adapter is already associated, the Status field shows the logical port name or the words In Use. You must disassociate those adapters before you can associate them with a different logical port.

2.	Select Setup.

3.	Select Associate.

4.	Type the name of the logical port that you wish to associate with this adapter.

5.	Select Associate. The logical port becomes associated. The logical port name appears on the utility's main menu the next time you view it.

Note: If you are working with a 4033 adapter and its status on the main menu is In Use, then you cannot associate it. Someone else has already associated this adapter with a logical port. You can sever their association and "free" the 4033 so that you can use it. To force the 4033 port free, use Options/Advanced Features/Force Port Free. Please note that you will sever connections to another server and possibly affect someone else's network setup by forcing the port free.


Help for Set Password Dialog Box
Set Password

This dialog box allows you to set a password for the MarkNet XLe adapter that is highlighted in the adapter list. Earlier adapters (the 4033, MarkNet, and MarkNet XL) do not support passwords.

You may set an eight-character (or less) alphanumeric password.

If you have several adapters on your network, we recommend that you set the same password for all adapters.

To set a password:

1.	Type the password twice: once in the New Password field and once in the Verify Password field.

2.	Select OK.

Don't forget your password! You'll have to reset the adapter completely, wiping out all your associations, if you forget it.

To reset the adapter so that no password is linked to it, simply leave blank both the New Password and Verify Password fields.

Passwords on the MarkNet XLe adapter work as follows:

-	The password protects all the adapter's settings from being changed (for example, nicknames, parallel and serial port parameters).

-	The password protects the adapter from someone inadvertently or mistakenly changing a setting. The password encryption algorithm is not designed to protect against serious computer hackers.

-	In general, one adapter is assigned one password. That password works across all protocols. Therefore, if you set a password in the LexLink protocol, that same password works for TCP/IP and NetWare.

-	If you have several adapters on your network, we recommend that you set the same password for all adapters. Using the same password means that it will be easier for you to work with the adapters later. If you use the same password, the utility will not prompt you for the password repeatedly while you're working with the different adapters. (The utility keeps a list of the passwords entered during a particular session. It does not ask you to repeat a password that's already in the list.)

-	The MarkNet XLe adapter in LexLink mode runs, by default, in compatibility mode with the previous MarkNet and MarkNet XL adapters. This means that if you have a computer running a previous level of the Network Printer Utility, that old utility recognizes the new MarkNet XLe adapter. The old utility treats the new MarkNet XLe adapter the same way it treats a previous MarkNet adapter.

Suppose, for example, that you have a new MarkNet XLe adapter. You have named the new adapter Boris XLe. Previous levels of the Network Printer Utility recognize Boris XLe because Boris XLe is running in compatibility mode. Then you set a password for Boris XLe. The old utilities will not be able to find Boris XLe because they do not support passwords. Boris XLe will not appear in the adapter list.


Help for Verify Password Dialog Box
Password

The adapter you selected has a password assigned to it.

Please type the adapter's password, then press Enter. (The password you assigned was eight, or fewer, alphanumeric characters.)


Help for Advanced Settings Dialog Box
Advanced Settings

From this dialog box you can:

-	set TCP/IP information

-	enable and disable other protocols

-	set an end-of-job time-out

-	save the name and location of the person (contact) responsible for this adapter.

Each field is explained below. The Restore button returns all settings on this menu to their previous state. If you begin typing and decide that you don't want the new settings, simply select Restore.

Set TCP/IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway

The TCP/IP information must be set in the standard TCP/IP format (for example, XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX, where XXX is a number from 0 to 255). The host and gateway must be located on the same subnet, as is normally done.

Set Active Protocol

From this field you can turn other adapter protocols (such as NetWare or TCP/IP) on or off.

Adapters are shipped from the factory with all protocols active. The TCP/IP utilities use the IP protocol. OS/2, AIX, and Windows NT utilities use the LexLink protocol. The Novell NetWare utility uses the NetWare protocol.

A protocol must be turned on so that an adapter can receive data and send it to the printer's buffer. If the protocol is turned off, the adapter will not receive data from the network using that protocol. The printer will not show up in the adapter list.

If you are operating a multi-protocol LAN, leave all protocols active.

Each protocol consumes some resource on the adapter. If you turn a protocol off, that resource is released until you turn the protocol on again. Therefore, to increase throughput on the adapter, you may want to turn unused protocols off. For example, if you are not using the NetWare protocol, you may want to turn it off.

End-of-Job Time-out

This is the amount of time (in seconds) that the adapter waits for data from the file or print server before it considers the job complete. The default value is 90 seconds. You may set any value from 1 to 255 seconds. To disable the end-of-job time-out, set this value to 0.

When the end-of-job time-out has elapsed, the adapter releases the printer so that other print jobs can be started. These other print jobs can be from another protocol, another printer interface, or another network server (for example, from the NetWare protocol, the parallel interface, or another print server).

This function provides a safety net. If a server fails to send a complete print job, the adapter waits for the specified time and then moves on to the next job.

Contact Name and Location

You can type any name and location in these fields, up to 63 characters long.


Help for Configure Serial Port Dialog Box
Configure Serial Port

Use this screen to configure a MarkNet XLe or 4033 serial port. The communications parameters of the adapter must be configured to match those of the printer(s) attached to it.

You must associate the port before you can configure its parameters. For information about associating an adapter, please see Associate.

Communication Parameters:

The serial communication parameters include the following. Be sure that the parameters you set here match those set on the printer.

-	Baud - The transfer rate of data (110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400). The utility's default is 9600.

-	Data Bits - The number of Data Bits per frame transmitted (5, 6, 7, 8).  The utility's default is 8.

-	Stop Bits - The number of Stop Bits per frame transmitted (1, 1.5, 2).  The utility's default is 1.

-	Parity - The type of Parity for each frame transmitted (Even, Odd, Mark, None, Space). The utility's default is None.

-	Protocol - The type of Pacing Control used when transmitting (DTR-Data Terminal Ready, XON/XOFF-Transmitter On/Transmitter Off). The utility's default is DTR.

Time-out

If the printer stops accepting data from the adapter, the adapter waits the time-out period, then sends a message to the server.  The MarkNet XLe and 4033 defaults to 90 and 60 seconds, respectively.

NPAP Mode

This field is available for all MarkNet XLe adapters.

From here, you can turn off the data coming from a bi-directional printer, or allow the adapter  to determine whether the printer it's using is a bi-directional printer.

(A bi-directional printer is a printer that establishes communication with the computer. These printers conform to the Network Printing Alliance Protocols (NPAP) for bi-directional printers.)

We recommend that you set this field to Auto. The adapter will determine whether a bi-directional printer is connected to it, and it will receive and process information from that printer.

If you set this field to Off, the adapter turns off bi-directional mode. It will not try to determine whether the printer is bi-directional. It will not receive or process information from that printer.


Help for Configure Parallel Port Dialog Box
Configure Parallel Port

Use this screen to configure a MarkNet XLe or 4033 parallel port. The communication parameters of the adapter must be configured to match those of the printer(s) attached to it.

You must associate the port before you can configure its parameters. For information about associating an adapter, please see Associate.

Print Mode

The mode you set here must match that of the printer.  Mode refers to the type of parallel interface communication used. This determines how fast the adapter sends information to the printer. The adapter supports several modes:

-	Standard

-	Enhanced

-	Fastbytes (4033s only)

When in doubt, select Enhanced. If you need help determining which mode your printer supports, check your printer documentation.

Time-out

If the printer stops accepting data from the adapter, the adapter waits the time-out period, then sends a message to the server.  The MarkNet XLe and 4033 defaults to 90 and 60 seconds, respectively.

NPAP Mode

This field is available for all MarkNet XLe adapters.

From here, you can turn off the data coming from a bi-directional printer, or allow the adapter  to determine whether the printer it's using is a bi-directional printer.

(A bi-directional printer is a printer that establishes communication with the computer. These printers conform to the Network Printing Alliance Protocols (NPAP) for bi-directional printers.)

We recommend that you set this field to Auto. The adapter will determine whether a bi-directional printer is connected to it, and it will receive and process information from that printer.

If you set this field to Off, the adapter turns off bi-directional mode. It will not try to determine whether the printer is bi-directional. It will not receive or process information from the printer.


Help for Polling Interval Dialog Box
Polling Interval

The utility updates the printer status screen at regular intervals according to the polling interval set in this dialog box.

The polling interval determines how often the utility checks the status of printers on your network.  When the utility checks the printers' status, it updates its Printer Status/General/Show menu with the latest information.

The default interval is 30 seconds.  This means that the utility polls printers and updates the Printer Status/General/Show screen every 30 seconds.  You may set the polling interval for any number of seconds between 30 and 300, in 30-second increments.

If you set the polling interval to a lower number (for example, 30 seconds), the Printer Status/General/Show screen gets updated frequently. When you poll printers frequently, however, you generate traffic on your network. To decrease traffic on the network, set the polling interval to a higher number (for example, 300 seconds).


Help for Printing Status Dialog Box
Printing Status

This function is available for MarkNet, MarkNet XL, and MarkNet XLe adapters only.

This command allows you to monitor print jobs on the network and to find out the status of the adapter and the printer.

The adapter must be associated with a printer before this function will work. (For information about associating an adapter, please see Associate.)

This command displays three kinds of information:

-	Basic information about the adapter and the printer. For example, it shows your adapter's address and nickname.  It also shows the type of printer being used, such as IBM LaserPrinter 4039.

-	Basic information about the status of the adapter. For example, it tells you such things as: whether the adapter is printing or idle; the name of the print job; and the name of the server that sent the print job.

-	Basic information about the status of the printer. For example, if the printer runs out of paper, this screen will display Load Paper.

To view the printers' status:

1.	Go to the Network Printer Utility's adapter list.

2.	Highlight the adapter and port whose printer status you want to see. This function is available for MarkNet adapters only. If you highlight a 4033, the utility ignores it. Be sure to choose an adapter that is already associated with a logical port.

3.	If an adapter is not associated, you must associate it. For information about associating an adapter, please see Associate.

4.	Select Printer Status/Detailed from the menu bar.

This utility automatically updates this screen's information every 10 seconds. If you wish to monitor the print status more or less often, you can change the Refresh Interval from this menu. You can set any update frequency from 5 to 60 seconds, in 5-second increments.


Help for Select Flash ROM file Dialog Box
Flash Network Card

This function is available for MarkNet, MarkNet XL, and MarkNet XLe adapters only.

There is flash memory on the MarkNet adapters. Flash memory is a type of ROM (read-only memory) that can be erased electronically and reprogrammed without your having to remove the adapter from the printer.

This flash memory contains the firmware that operates the adapter. This firmware communicates with the network, the printer, and the Network Printer Utility and is, therefore, the backbone of the product.

UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU SHOULD NOT REPROGRAM THE ADAPTER'S FLASH MEMORY.

You may need to reprogram the flash memory if we announce new functions in the future and you want to upgrade, or if there is a problem with the adapter and we send you a solution.

When you reprogram flash memory, the adapter takes the new code image, erases the old firmware, and loads the new firmware.

If you receive a new diskette and want to reprogram flash memory:

 1.	Print a network setup page.

The network setup page verifies that the LexLink protocol is installed on the adapter. It also lists all other protocols on the adapter. It is important to obtain this information both before and after you flash the code on the adapter so that you can see exactly what changes were made.

To print a network setup page for a MarkNet XLe adapter, press the Test button. Wait for the light to come on, then release the button.

To print a network setup page for a MarkNet or MarkNet XL adapter:

A.	Select MENUS on the printer front panel.

B.	Either:

1.	If you are using an Optra or 4039 plus printer, select MORE.

2.	If you are using any other 4039 printer, select:

a.	SETUP MENU.

b. 	MORE until NETWORK SETUP appears.

C.	Select NETWORK SETUP or NETWORK MENU 1 or NETWORK MENU 2.

D.	Select PRINT SETUP PAGE.

E.	Select YES.

 2.	Make sure that the printer stays on throughout this entire process.

If you are updating a MarkNet or MarkNet XL adapter that is installed inside a printer, this message appears on the printer operator panel:

79 DO NOT

POWER OFF!

Updating Code On

Network Card

It is crucial that the printer remain ON while the memory on the adapter is being flashed. Otherwise, the adapter will be rendered useless and will have to be replaced.

 3.	Stop all jobs going to the printer.

 4.	Insert the Flash ROM Diskette into the computer's disk drive.

 5.	From this utility's adapter list, select the adapter whose flash memory you want to update.

 6.	From the utility's menu bar, select Options.

 7.	Select Flash Network Card.

 8.	Follow the instructions. The utility automatically decides which type of file to use when flashing the adapter. (A .PFC file works with the MarkNet card; a .PXL file works with the MarkNet XL card, and a .PRP file works with the MarkNet XLe card.)

If you are using a MarkNet card and will be flashing a .PFC file, you may need to decide which kind of .PFC file to load. To do so:

a.	Look at the network setup page that you printed in step 1 above. Find the firmware revision number. It will have three parts, separated by periods. For example, it might say 07.41.02 or 09.42.01. Make a note of the first two digits of the number (07 or 09).

b.	Decide which file to load.

The 07 file includes AppleTalk, LexLink, and NetWare protocols. These protocols support AppleTalk, OS/2, AIX, Windows NT, and NetWare environments. If you are flashing an 07 card and want to keep all these protocols, be sure you pick a file with 07 in the filename. If you pick a file with 09 in the filename, you will lose your AppleTalk and NetWare protocols and gain TCP/IP.

The 09 file includes LexLink and TCP/IP protocols only. If you are flashing an 09 card and want to keep these protocols, be sure you pick a file with 09 in the filename. If you pick a file with 07 in the filename, you will lose your TCP/IP protocol and gain AppleTalk and NetWare.

  9.	Print a network setup page just as you did in step 1, above. Check the firmware revision level. It should be different from the firmware revision level on the first setup page you printed. This tells you that the LexLink protocol was changed.

10.	When you finish, resume all print jobs going to the printer.


Help for Printer Op-Panel Dialog Box
Printer Operator Panel

This dialog box allows you to view, change, save, or restore settings for the selected printer. You will see a full view of the printer operator panel, including the buttons and the display.

You can use the buttons just as you would the buttons on the actual printer. When you do, the printer display changes just as it would if you were physically at the printer.

Note: The changes you make to the printer setup are effective immediately and could affect jobs currently being printed. To avoid printer problems, do not send a printer setup file unless the printer is idle.

You can save the printer operator settings to a file, then use them later. Simply choose the settings that you want, then choose File/Save. You can then send the settings to another printer by selecting File/Open.

Note: The printer operator panel function works only for bi-directional printers. These are printers that can communicate back to a computer.


Help for Save Printer Configuration Dialog Box
Save Printer Setup

This command allows you to save the current printer operator panel settings in a file, so that you can use them again later. Choose the settings that you want from the printer operator panel, then use this dialog box to designate the file where you want them saved.

From this dialog box, you can designate the name of the file and the location (drive and directory) where you want to save these printer settings.

This function is useful when you want to configure several printers alike. Just configure one printer and save the settings to a file. Then restore that file to the other printers on the network by selecting File/Open.

Suppose, for example, that five of the ten printers on your LAN have duplexers installed on them. Those printers are used by an Accounting department that prints pages duplexed, landscape, using small fonts. First you can set up one printer the way you want to use it. Then you can save those settings in a file and apply that file to the other four printers.

Note: The changes you make to the printer setup are effective immediately and could affect jobs currently being printed. To avoid printer problems, do not send a printer setup file unless the printer is idle.


Help for Restore Printer Configuration Dailog Box
Restore Printer Setup

This dialog box allows you to select the printer settings that you saved in a file and want to use now. If you have not saved the printer settings to a file, you may do so by choosing File/Save.

This dialog box allows you to change the printer's settings without walking to the printer. You simply select the adapter connected to the printer, open the file where you stored the settings, then select OK.

The settings saved in the file will be sent to, and changed on, the printer. Please remember that all the settings in the printer will be updated to match all the settings in this file.

This function is useful when you want to configure several printers alike. Just configure one printer and save the settings to a file. Then restore that file to the other printers on the network.

Suppose, for example, that five of the ten printers on your LAN have duplexers installed on them. Those printers are used by an Accounting department that prints pages duplexed, landscape, using small fonts. First you can set up one printer the way you want to use it. Then you can save those settings in a file and apply that file to the other four printers.

Note: The changes you make to the printer setup are effective immediately and could affect jobs currently being printed. To avoid printer problems, do not send a printer setup page unless the printer is idle.


Help for Message (005)
AFFECTED PRINTER CURRENTLY PRINTING

This action cannot be performed unless the specified printer is idle.  Wait for current print jobs to finish, then try again.


Help for Message (008)
NO ADAPTERS FOUND

The server cannot locate any adapters on the network.  Try again.

If the error persists, increase the time-out value for the Print Monitor Utility. The Print Monitor Utility normally waits 4 seconds after the last response before assuming that all adapters have responded. If an adapter is located a long distance from the server (logically or physically), you may want to extend the Broadcast Time-out period so the server has plenty of time to find the adapter.

Run the install program to change the Print Monitor Utility time-out values:

1.	Pause the printing to any logical printer using a logical port created by the Print Monitor Utility or the Network Printer Utility.  Failure to do so could result in a loss of print data.

2.	Insert the installation diskette into the a: drive.

3.	Type a:install and press Enter.

4.	Select Advanced Options, and then select Continue.

5.	Select Set Time-outs, and then select Continue.

6.	Increase the Broadcast Time-out to an appropriate value, then select Continue.

7.	From the main menu, select Exit.

8.	Remove the installation diskette from the A: drive.

9.	Resume printing to any printer paused in step 1.

If the error persists, reboot the computer.  If it still persists, check adapter power and network connections.


Help for Message (010)
INVALID ADDRESS

An invalid adapter address has been entered. Re-enter a 12 digit hexadecimal address.

For more information about address, select address.


Help for Message (018)
INVALID TIME-OUT VALUE ENTERED

Re-enter a printer time-out value within the allowable range of 1 to 16383 seconds (typical values are from 5 to 120 seconds).


Help for Message (025)
DUPLICATE ADDRESS

The address entered is already assigned to another adapter.  Enter a different, unique address.

For more information about address, select address.


Help for Message (030)
DUPLICATE NICKNAME

The nickname entered is already assigned to another adapter.  Enter a different, unique nickname.  For nickname parameters click on:  nickname.


Help for Message (035)
INTERNAL ERROR: UNEXPECTED RESPONSE

An undefined, unexpected error has occurred. Restart the utility. If the error persists, reboot the computer. If it still persists, contact your point of purchase.


Help for Message (040)
ADAPTER NOT COMMUNICATING

The server is unable to talk to the specified adapter.

If you are using a MarkNet XLe or 4033 adapter, one of the following has occurred:

1.	The adapter power is off or the adapter is unplugged. Power up the adapter, wait for both indicator lights to stay on, and retry the operation.

2.	The adapter is not connected to the LAN. Connect the adapter to the LAN, press the adapter reset button, wait for both indicator lights to stay on, and retry the operation.

3.	The adapter is working on a print job. Wait for the job to finish, then retry the operation.

If you are using a Network Option (MarkNet or MarkNet XL adapter), one of the following has occurred:

1.	The printer is off or is unplugged. Check the printer.

2.	The cable between the adapter and the LAN is not connected properly.

3.	The LexLink protocol may be disabled. Go to the printer's front panel.

A.	Select MENUS on the printer front panel.

B.	Either:

1.	If you are using an Optra or 4039plus printer, select MORE.

2.	If you are using any other 4039 printer, select:

a.	SETUP MENU.

b. 	MORE until NETWORK SETUP appears.

C.	Select NETWORK SETUP or NETWORK MENU 1 OR NETWORK MENU 2.

D.	Select LEXLINK PROTOCOL.

E.	Select ACTIVATE PROTOCOL.

F.	Select YES.

4.	The adapter may not be enabled. Turn the printer off, then on again. Check the printer's front panel for a message. If you see either:

The NO NETWORK CONNECTION message, check the network cable to be sure that it is properly connected.

The TOKEN-RING SPEED SET INCORRECTLY message, set the correct speed.

5.	The adapter may be working on a print job. Wait for the job to complete, then retry the operation.


Help for Message (045)
SERVER CONFLICT

One of two things has probably happened. Look at the utility's adapter list. Check to see if the port you are using is associated.

If the port is associated (a port name appears beside it), go to step 1.

If the port is not associated (the Port Status field is blank), go to step 2.

1.	Using the Windows NT's Print Manager, someone at another server has broken the association. At this server the port appears to be associated, but it is not. THE ADAPTER LIST'S STATUS COLUMN WILL NOT REFLECT THIS CHANGE, EVEN IF YOU REFRESH THE MENU.

Solution: Delete this logical port from all servers. Then associate this port (using the Windows NT Print Manager) to the server you wish to use and, if necessary, reconfigure the port.

2.	Another server has probably associated with this port. Although this port appears to be available, it is not.

Solution: Refresh the adapter list. It will correctly show the port as "In Use." If a different server must have the port, then the associated server must disassociate from the port to make it available again.


Help for Message (050)
CANNOT EXECUTE UTILITY

This utility cannot execute, due to one of the following:

1.	The utility is already running on this computer. If so, close this session and use the active session.

2.	The "Print Monitor Utility" is not currently running on the selected server. If necessary, reinstall the software.

3.	The workstation is not connected to the network. Check the network cables, then reboot the computer.


Help for Message (060)
CANNOT CONNECT TO SPECIFIED REMOTE SERVER

Check the following:

Make sure the server is running.

-	Make sure the server still exists on your network.

Make sure the cable between the LAN and the server is connected.


Help for Message (065)
CANNOT OPEN LOG FILE

Make sure you have plenty of disk space on the drive where the log file is located. If necessary, delete another file to free some disk space. You need approximately 10K to save the log file.  Also, make sure that you have read/write access to both the log file and the directory in which it is stored.


Help for Message (090)
INVALID FLASH ROM FILE

This is not a valid flash ROM file.  It will not be downloaded to flash memory. Please obtain another copy of the file and try again.


Help for Message (105)
SECOND COPY OF THE UTILITY IS RUNNING

A second copy of the utility is running elsewhere. Close this session and use the other, active session.


Help for Message (110)
BREAK USER'S CONNECTION TO PRINT MONITOR UTILITY

You are trying to connect to a server that another workstation is connected to. Do you want to break the other workstation's connection to this server?

WARNING:  under normal circumstances, do not break a connection between another server and workstation.  You could cause unexpected things to happen to the workstation previously connected to the server.

Select Yes ONLY if you are sure no activity is occurring on the other connection.

Select Yes to break the connection between this server and another workstation.  Select No to leave the connection as it is.


Help for Message (130)
BROKEN CONNECTION

Your connection to the Print Monitor Utility has been broken by the user specified in the error message.


Help for Message (135)
UTILITY NOT RUNNING

The Print Monitor Utility is not running.  It is required to run the Network Printer Utility.  To restart the Print Monitor Utility, shutdown and restart the server.


Help for Message (115)
INVALID ASSOCIATION

The association between the logical port and the network printer adapter is invalid, probably because:

1.  The address of the network printer adapter has been changed from the Print Monitor Utility or the Network Printer Utility running elsewhere.

2.  The logical port has been deleted from the Print Monitor Utility.

Choose Refresh the List from the View menu to update the adapter list and then try again.


Help for Message (165)
SEARCH FAILED

An adapter with the specified address could not be found in the adapter list or on your network.


Help for Message (225)
AN ERROR OCCURRED WHILE PROCESSING THE PRINTER OPERATOR PANEL

The utility cannot display the printer operator panel. The communication with the printer has failed.

You will see a number in parentheses at the end of the message. The following description lists the number, the reason for the error, and the action you should take.

-	010: The utility cannot connect to a pipe on the network.

Please exit the application and try again.

-	020: The printer dropped the bi-directional communication.

One of the reasons for this error is that only 10 people are allowed to view the operator panel at a time. If you were viewing the operator panel, then 10 more people decided to view it, you were dropped when the eleventh person viewed it. Try again.

-	030: The utility is unable to read from the printer.

Please make sure that the printer is turned on, then try again.

-	040: Access to the printer operator panel has been denied.

Please make sure that the printer operator panel is unlocked.

Note: To lock or unlock the operator panel of a printer connected to a network, you must be logged on to the network as an administrator.

-	050: The utility cannot read the printer operator panel.

One of the reasons for this error is that only 10 people are allowed to view the operator panel at a time. If you were viewing the operator panel, then 10 more people decided to view it, you were dropped when the eleventh person viewed it. Try again.

-	060: The utility encountered an error while creating a thread to the operator panel.

Please exit the application and try again.

-	070: The utility encountered an error while reading or writing a printer parameter.

Please turn off the printer, then turn it back on and try again.

-	080: The utility encountered an error while allocating memory.

Please exit the application and try again.


Help for Message (275)
AN ERROR OCCURRED WHILE ACCESSING A FILE

The file that you designated cannot be used.

You will see a number in parentheses at the end of the message. The following description lists the number, the reason for the error, and the action you should take.

-	090: The utility encountered an error while reading a file.

Make sure that the filename you used (when you opened or saved the file) is valid.

-	100: The utility is unable to open the file.

Please make sure that you typed the filename correctly. Make sure that you did not specify a read-only file.

-	110: The utility encountered an error while writing to a file.

Please make sure that you typed a valid filename. Make sure that you did not specify a read-only file. Also, make sure that you have at least 1K of disk space to store the file.


Help for Message (255)
THE PRINTER SETUP FILE IS IN THE WRONG FORMAT

The file that you have designated cannot be used. There are several reasons you may see this message. You may have specified the wrong file, or the file may have become corrupted. Please make sure that you typed the filename correctly.


Help for MEssage (280)
UNLOCK PRINTER OPERATOR PANEL?

Someone has locked the printer operator panel. Select Yes if you want to unlock it and use it. Select No if you want to leave it locked.

Note: To lock or unlock the operator panel of a printer connected to a network, you must be logged on to the network as an administrator.


Help for Message (285)
PASSWORD VERIFICATION ERROR

The new password that you typed has not been properly verified.

Please re-type the new password. Make sure you verify it by typing it a second time.


Help for Message (290)
PASSWORD NOT CHANGED

The password that you typed was already the password. The network adapter's password has not been changed.


Help for Message (265)
CANNOT ALLOCATE MEMORY

The Network Printer Utility was unable to allocate memory.  Proceed at your own risk.  Unpredictable results can occur.

Please exit the utility and close any unneeded applications.  Restart the utility.  If the problem persists then your system may not have enough resources to run this application.


Help for Message (295)
INVALID TCP/IP ADDRESS FORMAT

The TCP/IP Address, Netmask, or Gateway does not conform to the XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX format, where XXX is a number from 0 to 255.


Help for Message (300)
TCP/IP ADDRESS, NETMASK, AND GATEWAY ARE INCONSISTENT

The TCP/IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway values are "inconsistent". In order for the values to be considered "consistent", the following must be true:

(Address & Netmask) = (Gateway & Netmask) where & is the "logical and" operator


Help for Message (305)
INVALID PASSWORD

The password that has been entered is not the network adapter's password.  Please enter the password again. Make sure you spell it correctly.

If you forgot the password, please contact the Lexmark Technical Support Center at (606) 232 -3000. They can provide you with a "back-door" password that will allow you to access the network adapter and change its password to a known value.


Help for Message (310)
ADDRESS FILTERED OUT

The network adapter with this address will not appear in the list because it has been filtered out.  You must use View/Filter the List to change the filter settings and view this network adapter.


Help for Message (315)
INVALID ADDRESS FILTER

The address filter is invalid.  To see the proper format of an address filter, click on address filter.


Help for Message (320)
REMOTE OPERATOR PANEL NOT SUPPORTED

The utility can not display the printer operator panel because it currently does not support this printer or the printer has no operator panel.


Help for Message (320)
INVALID END-OF-JOB TIME-OUT

The time-out that you specified is not valid. Type any number from 0 to 255. The default is 90 seconds. 0 disables the end-of-job time-out.


Help for Message (325)
PORT LOCKED

The port that you are trying to disassociate cannot be disassociated from here. You must delete the port from the Windows NT Print Manager that resides on the server.

To delete a logical port from Print Manager:

1.	From Print Manager, select any printers that are connected to the logical port you wish to delete.

2.	From the Printer menu, select Properties.

3.	Select a different port in the Print to: list box (not the port you want to delete).

4.	Select OK.

5.	From the Printer menu, select Properties.

6.	From the Properties box, select Details.

7.	In the Print To Additional Ports box, select the port that you wish to delete, then select Delete Port.

8.	The program will ask you if you are sure you wish to delete this port. Select Yes. The logical port will be deleted.

9.	Select OK.

10.	From the Printer Properties window, select OK.


Help for Message (345)
 VERSION CONFLICT

This version of the Network Printer Utility is not compatible with the Server Utility that it is currently connected to.


Help for Verify (DELNONCOM)
DELETE ASSOCIATION?

The server is unable to talk to the specified associated adapter.  Select "YES" only if the adapter has been physically removed from the network.  Otherwise, you will want to select "No" because one of the following has occurred.

If you are using a MarkNet XLe or 4033 adapter:

1.	The adapter power is off or unplugged. Power up the adapter, wait for both indicator lights to stay on, and retry the operation.

2.	The adapter is not connected to the LAN. Connect the adapter to the LAN, press the adapter reset button, wait for both indicator lights to stay on, and retry the operation.

3.	The adapter is working on a print job. Wait for the job to complete, and retry the operation.

If you are using an IBM LaserPrinter Integrated Network Option, one of the following has occurred:

1.	The printer is off or is unplugged. Check the printer.

2.	Make sure the cable between the adapter and the LAN is connected.

3.	The LexLink protocol may be disabled. Go to the printer's front panel.

A.  Select MENUS on the printer front panel.

B.	Either:

1.	If you are using an Optra or 4039plus printer, select MORE.

2.	If you are using any other 4039 printer, select:

a.	SETUP MENU.

b. 	MORE until NETWORK SETUP appears.

C.	Select NETWORK SETUP or NETWORK MENU 1 or NETWORK MENU 2.

D.	Select LexLink Protocol.

E.	Select Activate Protocol.

F.	Select Yes.

4.	The adapter may not be enabled. Turn the printer off, then on again. Check the printer's front panel for a message. If you see either:

The NO NETWORK CONNECTION message, check the network cable to be sure that it is properly connected.

The TOKEN-RING SPEED SET INCORRECTLY message, set the correct speed.

5.	The adapter may be working on a print job. Wait for the job to complete, then retry the operation.


Help for Verify (NOUPDATE)
CANNOT UPDATE CONFIGURATION

You are trying to configure an adapter or port that has not been associated.

Before you can configure the parameters, at least one of the adapter's ports must be associated.

For information about associating, see Associate.


Help for Verify (SHARADAPT)
ADAPTER IS SHARED

Adapter addresses and nicknames cannot be changed if two different servers are sharing the same adapter (i.e. one server is associated to the parallel port, and the other to the serial port). If the address or nickname must be changed, you must first delete one of the logical ports from Windows NT's Print Manager on one of the servers.


Help for Verify (RESETADDR)
RESET ADAPTER ADDRESS

Select "OK" to reset the adapter ID address back to its original factory set address (UAA - universally administered address).

If you are using a 4033, be sure that none of the ports on the adapter belong to another server (when changing the address, the adapter cannot be shared).


Help for Verify (RESETPORT)
RESET ADAPTER PORT STATUS

Another server may be connected to the adapter. Check the utility's adapter list. If another server is connected, "In Use" appears in the Port Status column beside the adapter's address.

If you select OK , the port will be forced available.  RESET/PORT WILL SEVER THE ASSOCIATION WITH THE CURRENT SERVER AND KILL ANY JOBS CURRENTLY PRINTING, so use RESET with caution.


Help for MSGVFY_RESET_PASSWORD
RESET PASSWORD

Select YES to reset the network adapter's password to a blank password.

Warning:  Resetting the network adapter's password will allow any user to configure and/or FLASH the network adapter.

Select NO to leave the network adapter's password "as is".


Help for MSGVFY_PASSWORD_NOT_SET
PASSWORD NOT SET

Select YES to go back and set the network adapter's password.  Select NO to leave the network adapter's password blank.


Help for MSGVY_MUST_RESET
RESET ADAPTER?

Select YES to reset the adapter.  This will allow the changes to the protocol settings to take effect.

Select NO to leave the adapter "as is".


Adapter Definition
Adapter

Adapter refers to the Network Printer Adapter. This can be either:

-	the adapter card inside the IBM LAN Connection for Printers and Plotters (4033), or

-	the adapter card you received with the IBM LaserPrinter Integrated Network Option and installed into the printer (a MarkNet or MarkNet XL card), or

-	the adapter card inside a MarkNet XLe product


Utility Definition
Utility

Utility is short for Network Printer Utility.  This is a Windows NT program (now running) that enables you to manage the adapters from either a server or workstation.


Nickname Definition
Nickname

You can give each adapter a nickname to help identify it:  where it is located, type of printer attached, etc.  The nickname must follow the following rules:

-	The nickname's length cannot exceed 24 characters.

-	The nicknames must be unique on the network.

If you leave the nickname field blank, the utility will default to the Universally Administered Address.

If you are using a 4033, be sure that none of the ports on the adapter belong to another server (when changing the nickname, the adapter cannot be shared).


Associate Definition
Associate

There are two ways to associate an adapter with a server.

-	From Windows NT's Print Manager:

1.	Within Print Manager, select Printer/Create Printer.

2.	Select Network Printer.

3. 	Select the Lexmark Network Print Monitor. Select OK.

4. 	In the Associate Lexmark Network Printer dialog box:

a.	Select the adapter and port that you wish to associate.

b.	Type a unique logical port name.

c.	Select Associate to associate that adapter with that logical port.

5.	A setup dialog box appears for the port you're setting up (Serial, Parallel, or Integrated). Fill in the information in the dialog box. If you need help, select Help. When you finish, select OK.

6   The Create Printer dialog box reappears. Select OK.

7.	If you are setting up a parallel or serial port, you need to set parameters. Go to the Network Printer Utility.

a.	Select Setup/Port.

b.	Fill in the information in the dialog box. If you need help, select Help.

c.	When you finish, select OK.

-	From this Network Printer Utility:

1.	From the utility's main menu, select the adapter and port that you want to associate with a logical port.

2.	Select Setup/Associate.

3.	Fill in the information in the dialog box. If you need help, select Help. When you finish, select Associate.

4.	If you are setting up a parallel or serial port, you need to set port parameters.

a.	Select Setup/Port.

b.	Fill in the information in the dialog box. If you need help, select Help.

c.	When you finish, select OK.


Address Definition
Address

The address must consist of 12 hexadecimal digits. All addresses must be unique for all nodes on your network, or unpredictable results may occur.

The following addresses are generally valid:

-	 400000000000 to 7FFFFFFFFFFF for Token-Ring

-	 000000000001 to 7FFFFFFFFFFF for Ethernet

Note: If you are using a 4033, be sure that none of the ports on the adapter belong to another server (when changing the address, the adapter cannot be shared).

Token-Ring addresses have these restrictions:

-	The first digit (left-most) must be less than 8 and greater than or equal to 4.

-	The 2nd through 12th characters can be any number 0 through 9, or any letter A through F.

For example, a Token-Ring address may look similar to this:  40007123ABC0.

Note: There is one exception to this list of valid addresses. Early Token-Ring 4033s support a range of 400000000000 to 40007FFFFFFF. To check your 4033, use Options/Show Adapter Information. If Support for Extended LAA says no, use the smaller address range (400000000000 to 40007FFFFFFF).

Ethernet addresses have these restrictions:

-	The first digit (left-most) must be less than 8. To avoid confusion with typical Token-Ring addresses, do not use 4 as the first digit.

-	The 2nd through 12th characters can be any number 0 through 9, or any letter A through F.

For example, an Ethernet address may look similar to this: 7000AD943862


Standard Parallel Mode
Standard

When you select Standard, the adapter sends data to the printer more slowly than it does in Enhanced mode. We recommend that you select Standard if the adapter is connected to an older dot-matrix printer such as an old IBM Proprinter. The adapter will send data at a rate that the printer can accept.


Enhanced Parallel Mode
Enhanced

When you select Enhanced, the adapter sends data to the printer faster than it does if you select Standard. Throughput is faster.

We recommend that you try Enhanced mode, unless the adapter is connected to an older dot-matrix printer. If the adapter is connected to a new ink jet or laser printer, such as an IBM LaserPrinter 4029 or IBM LaserPrinter 4039, you should definitely select Enhanced mode. The adapter will send data to the printer more quickly than in Standard mode.

If you try Enhanced mode but your printout is missing data, or pieces of images are broken, set the mode at Standard. The adapter is probably sending data faster than the printer can process it, so you must set the slower (Standard) mode.


Fastbytes Parallel Mode
Fastbytes

Fastbytes is a high-speed parallel interface used by printers such as the IBM LaserPrinter 4029 and IBM Color Jetprinter PS 4079. This is the fastest way of sending print data to a 4033 adapter.


Port Timeout
Time-out

If the printer stops accepting data from the adapter, the adapter waits the time-out period, then sends a message to the server.

For example, if the printer is receiving data into its serial port, but someone turns off the printer in the middle of the print job, the adapter keeps trying to send the print job. After the time-out period has ended, the adapter sends an error message to the server.

The MarkNet XLe and 4033 defaults to 90 and 60 seconds, respectively.  You can set the time-out period from 0 to 16383 seconds.


Address Filter Format
Address Filter

When specifying an address filter the following wild cards can be used:

'?'	Match exactly one character

'*'	Match zero or more characters

An address filter can consist of a combination of address segments and/or wild cards.

Example:

An address filter of "1005*" will display all network adapters whose address begins with "1005".

Note:  the address filter must be 12 characters long if the '*' wild card is not contained within the filter.  If the '*' wild card is contained within the filter, then the address filter can be from 1 to 12 characters long.


Tutorial Help
WELCOME

Welcome to the Network Printer Utility.

This utility runs with the:

-	MarkNet XLe adapter

-	IBM LaserPrinter Integrated Network Option (using a MarkNet or MarkNet XL adapter)

-	IBM LAN Connection for Printers and Plotters (4033)

When you see the word "adapter" in this tutorial, it refers to the adapter card inside the MarkNet XLe or 4033 products. It also refers to the adapter card that you received with the Integrated Network Option and installed into your printer (a MarkNet or MarkNet XL card).

How this Tutorial is Organized

This tutorial is organized by task.

The tasks that you need to get your adapter up and running on your network are described first. The tasks that you will be using fairly often are described next. Finally, the tasks that you will be doing least are described last.

Tip: As you are working through the tasks, you can get more help. Each item in the utility's pull-down menus has help with it. To see that help, simply highlight the function, then press F1. Help is available on most dialog boxes, too.

Tasks

You can use this utility to do all of the following tasks.

Setting Up the Adapter and Changing Its Parameters

Setting Up the Adapter

Setting a Password for the Adapter

Saving the Utility Settings

Exiting the Utility

Viewing the Adapter List and Log

Viewing the Adapters on Your Network

Finding a Particular Adapter

Changing the Appearance of the Adapter List

Updating (Refreshing) the Adapter List

Connecting to a Remote Server

Viewing the Log

Printing the Adapter List and Log

Printing the Main Menu

Working with the Printer to which an Adapter is Attached

Seeing the Printer Status

Working with the Printer Operator Panel

Using the Utility Other Ways

Deleting the Active Print Job

Flashing the Adapter

Getting Information About the Adapter

Resetting the Adapter

Releasing a 4033 Port

Working with Other Protocols

Setting a TCP/IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway

Turning Other Protocols On and Off

Follow the steps described with each task. For most tasks, you will be selecting an item from the utility's menu bar and filling in a dialog box. If you need help with any dialog box, simply click on the Help button.


Tutorial Index

A

active print job

deleting

seeing detailed status of

adapter

associating

flashing

getting information about

resetting

revision level used by

setting password for

setting up

adapter list

adding/removing spaces to

changing the appearance of

filtering

finding a particular adapter

printing

refreshing

saving settings of

sorting

updating

viewing

address

sorting adapter list by

resetting LAA to UAA

associating an adapter

C

changing appearance of adapter list

connecting to remote server

D

deleting active print job

detailed printer status, seeing

E

exiting utility

F

filtering adapter list

finding particular adapter

flashing adapter

forcing 4033 port free

G

general printer status, seeing

getting information about adapter

N

nickname, sorting adapter list by

O

operator panel, printer

P

password, setting for adapter

polling interval, setting

port

releasing 4033

setting up

printer operator panel, working with

printer status, seeing

detailed

general

printing main menu

print job

deleting active

seeing detailed status of

protocols, working with other

R

refreshing adapter list

releasing 4033 port

remote server, connecting to

resetting

adapter

address

revision level, seeing

S

saving utility settings

seeing printer status

server, connecting to remote

setting

password for adapter

TCP/IP address, netmask, and gateway

settings, saving adapter

setting up

adapter

port

sorting adapter list

space between adapters, adding or removing

status, printer

seeing general

seeing detailed

T

TCP/IP address, netmask, gateway

turning other protocols on or off

U

updating adapter list

utility, exiting

V

viewing

adapters on your network

another server's adapters

log of adapter activity

printers

W

working with printer operator panel


Tutorial Help
Setting Up the Adapter

You must set up the adapter before you can print to it. Setting up the adapter involves associating an adapter with a logical port.

There are two ways to associate an adapter:

-	From Windows NT's Print Manager:

1.	Within Print Manager, select Printer/Create Printer.

2.	Select Network Printer.

3. 	Select Lexmark Network Print Monitor. Select OK.

4. 	In the Associate Lexmark Network Printer dialog box:

a.	Select the adapter and port that you wish to associate.

b.	Type a unique logical port name.

c.	Select Associate to associate that adapter with that logical port.

5.	A setup dialog box appears for the port you're setting up (Serial, Parallel, or Integrated). Fill in the information in the dialog box. If you need help, select Help. When you finish, select OK.

6 	The Create Printer dialog box reappears. Select OK.

-	From this Network Printer Utility:

1.	From the utility's main menu, select the adapter and port that you want to associate with a logical port.

2.	Select Select Setup/Associate.

3.	Fill in the information in the dialog box. If you need help, select Help. When you finish, select Associate.

4.	If you are setting up a parallel or serial port, you need to set port parameters.

a.	Select Setup/Port.

b.	Fill in the information in the dialog box. If you need help, select Help.

c.	When you finish, select OK.

5.	Select Setup/Adapter if you wish to assign the adapter a nickname or change its address. Fill in the information in the dialog box. When you finish, select OK.

After you have set up an adapter the first time, you can use the Setup pull-down to change the adapter's parameters. For example, you can change the nickname and/or address using Setup/Adapter, and you can change serial or parallel port parameters using Setup/Port.


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Setting a Password for the Adapter

This function works for MarkNet XLe adapters only.  You can set a password for this adapter, so that other people cannot change its setup.

To set a password:

1.	Select Setup/Adapter.

2.	Select Set Password. Complete the information in the dialog box. If you need help, select Help. The Help screen contains detailed information about how passwords work.

3.	Select OK.

4.	Select OK again.


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Saving the Utility Settings

You can save the utility settings immediately, or you can have them saved when you exit the utility.

To save utility settings:

1.	From the utility's menu bar, select File.

2.	Select Save Settings.

3.	Select Now or On Exit. If you select On Exit, a check mark appears beside that selection.

The utility saves all of the following:

-	the appearance and organization of the adapter list, including the order in which the adapters are sorted and the number of columns shown.

-	the view that you select (adapters, printers, or log).

-	filter settings, if you have filtered the list under View/Filter the List.


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Releasing a 4033 Port

This command works for the 4033 adapter only.

It resets the status of an adapter port from "In Use" to Available. (The Port Status field is cleared on the utility's adapter list.) You will want to reset a port, for example, when you move an adapter from one location to another and want to associate it with another server.

To release a 4033 port:

1.	From the Network Printer Utility's adapter list, highlight the adapter and port whose status you want to change.

2.	Select Options/Advanced Features/Force Port Free.

3.	Select OK.


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Viewing the Adapters on Your Network

The utility's main menu shows a list of adapters. You can change the list that is displayed. For example, you may want to rearrange the list so that it's sorted by nickname.

This section describes the different ways you can view adapters on your network. Everything works from the utility's View menu.

To view all the adapters on your network (whether or not you have associated them with a logical port):

Select View/Adapters.

To view only the adapters that you have associated with a logical port:

Select View/Printers.

To view the adapters working with a particular server:

1.	Select View/Connect to Server.

2.	Fill out the information in the dialog box. If you need help, select Help.

Sorting the List

You can sort the list that is displayed. Sorting the list simply reorganizes the entire list into another order that may be useful to you. Sorting does not change the contents of the list; it simply rearranges the list.

You can sort the list two ways. You can sort it so that adapters are displayed:

-	in order by address

-	in order by nickname

To sort the adapter list so that it appears in order by address:

Select View/Sort the List by/Address.

To sort the adapter list so that it appears in order by nickname:

Select View/Sort the List by/Nickname.

Filtering the List

You can filter the list of adapters so that you see only a subset of the total list. For example, if you want to see only the MarkNet XL adapters, you can filter the list that way.

You can filter the list several ways:

-	by address, to see adapters whose address falls within a certain range.

-	by port type, to see MarkNet, MarkNet XL, parallel, or serial port information

-	by nickname

To filter the list of adapters:

1.	From the utility's menu bar, select View.

2.	Select Filter the List.

3.	Use the dialog box to determine how the list will be filtered. If you need Help, click on the Help button. When you finish, select OK.


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Viewing Printers

You can view a only those adapters that you have associated with a logical port.

To do so, select View/Printers.

The adapter list on the main menu changes. A subset of the total list appears, showing you only those adapters that you have associated with a logical port.

To see the total adapter list again, select View/Adapters.


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Changing the Appearance of the List

You can change the spacing on the list and you can add or remove columns from the list.

To add or remove a space between each adapter on the list:

1.	From the utility's menu bar, select View.

2.	Select Change the List to Show.

3.	Select Space Between Adapters. When you check Space Between Adapters, an extra line is added between each adapter on the list. This may make the screen easier to read if you have a lot of adapters on your network.

In the case of MarkNet XLe and 4033 adapters, all adapter ports remain grouped together.

To show the revision level that the adapter is using:

1.	From the utility's menu bar, select View.

2.	Select Change the List to Show.

3.	Select Revision Level. When you check Revision Level, a column is added to the list. This column shows the level (version) of firmware (software) that the adapter is using. This level may be helpful to you if you ever need to call a support person for help.


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Finding a Particular Adapter

You can find a particular adapter on the LAN quickly. The adapter may be located a long way from the server and, in heavy traffic, did not respond to the utility's first query. Therefore, this command helps you find an adapter that you know is located on the network but did not appear in the utility's list.

To find an adapter on the network:

1.	Select View/Find Adapter.

2.	Fill in the information in the dialog box. When you finish, select OK.

The adapter, when found, will be:

-	highlighted on the main menu

-	inserted into the list in its proper place, based on the sort order


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Updating (Refreshing) the Adapter List

You can update the adapter list to show the current status for each adapter active on the LAN.

To refresh the list:

1.	From the utility's menu bar, select View.

2.	Select Refresh the List.


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Viewing the Log of Adapter Activity

You can view a log of activity that has occurred on the adapter.

To view the log:

1.	From the utility's menu bar, select View.

2.	Select Log.

A check mark appears on the Log pull-down menu.

To see the adapter list again, select View/Adapters.


Tutorial Help
Printing the Main Menu

You can print any of the lists that you can display (Adapters, Printers, or Log).

Select the kind of list that you want to print from the View menu, and then use Print to get a printout.

You can print the contents of the main menu to a printer or to a file.

To print the list to a printer:

1.	Select the kind of list that you want to print by choosing View/Adapters, View/Printers, or View/Log.

2.	Select File/Print/To Printer.

3.	Fill in the information in the dialog box. If you need help, click on the Help button. When you finish, select OK.

To print the list to a file:

1.	Select the kind of list that you want to print by choosing View/Adapters, View/Printers, or View/Log.

2.	Select File/Print/To File.

3.	Fill in the information in the dialog box. If you need help, click on the Help button. When you finish, select OK.


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Seeing the Printer Status

This function works for MarkNet, MarkNet XL, and MarkNet XLe cards only. You cannot view the printing status of 4033 adapters.

You can get the status of multiple printer on the network, or you can see a detailed status of one particular printer.

To get a general status of multiple printers:

1.	From the adapter list, select the adapter and port whose printing status you want to see.

2.	From the utility's menu bar, select Printer Status.

3.	Select General/Show. If you need Help, click on the Help button.

While this printer status is shown, you can change the printer polling interval. The polling interval determines how often the adapter polls the printer and updates the status that you're seeing. To change the polling interval, simply select Printer Status/General/Set Polling Interval.

To see the detailed status of a particular printer:

1.	From the adapter list, select the adapter and port whose detailed printing status you want to see.

2.	From the utility's menu bar, select Printer Status.

3.	Select Detailed. If you need Help, click on the Help button.


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Working with the Printer Operator Panel

If you are using a MarkNet, MarkNet XL, or MarkNet XLe adapter with a bi-directional printer (such as an IBM LaserPrinter 4039plus), you can access the printer operator panel from this utility.

To see the printer operator panel:

Select Options/Advanced Features/Printer Op Panel.

The utility gives you a full view of the printer operator panel, including the buttons and the display. You can use the buttons just as you would if you were standing at the printer and physically touching the buttons. The printer display changes just as the display on the actual printer does.


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Deleting the Active Print Job

This command provides a quick and easy way to delete the active job from the print queue. This is useful if you have a job that you can't delete from Windows NT.

This function should only be used when you suspect that there is a printing problem - print data will probably be lost.

To delete the active print job:

Select Options/Advanced Features/Delete Active Job.


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Exiting the Utility

You may exit the utility at any time.

To exit the utility:

1.	From the utility's menu bar, select File.

2.	Select Exit.


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Connecting to a Remote Server

You can connect to a remote server from where you're sitting now. This allows you to work with the adapters used by that server without having to walk there.

To connect to a remote server and view its adapters:

1.	Select View/Connect to Server

2.	Fill in the information in the dialog box. If you need help, select Help.


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Getting Information About the Adapter

You can get information about the adapter, such as the firmware (software) revision number, from this utility.

To get adapter information:

1.	From the utility's adapter list, select the adapter that you want to get information about.

2.	From the utility's menu bar, select Options.

3.	Select Show Adapter Information.


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Flashing the Adapter

This function works for MarkNet, MarkNet XL, and MarkNet XLe adapters only. You cannot flash the adapter inside a 4033.

Flash memory is a type of ROM (read-only memory) that can be erased electronically and reprogrammed without your having to remove the adapter from the printer. When you flash the card, you will be reprogramming the flash memory. The flash memory contains the firmware, or code, that operates the adapter.

If you receive a new diskette and want to reprogram flash memory:

  1.	Print a Network Setup Page.

The Network Setup Page verifies that the LexLink protocol is installed on the adapter. It also lists all other protocols on the adapter. It is important to obtain this information both before and after you flash the code on the adapter so that you can see exactly what changes were made.

To print a Network Setup Page for a MarkNet XLe adapter, press the Test button. Wait for the light to come on, then release the button.

To print a Network Setup Page for a MarkNet or MarkNet XL adapter:

A.	Select MENUS on the printer front panel.

B.	Either:

1.	If you are using an Optra or 4039plus printer, select MORE.

2.	If you are using any other 4039 printer, select:

a.	SETUP MENU.

b. 	MORE until NETWORK SETUP appears.

C.	Select NETWORK SETUP or NETWORK MENU 1 or NETWORK MENU 2.

D.	Select PRINT SETUP PAGE.

E.	Select YES.

 2.	Make sure that the printer stays on throughout this entire process.

If you are updating a MarkNet or MarkNet XL adapter that is installed inside a printer, this message appears on the printer operator panel:

79 DO NOT

POWER OFF!

Updating Code On

Network Card

It is crucial that the printer remain ON while the memory on the adapter is being flashed. Otherwise, the adapter will be rendered useless and will have to be replaced.

 3.	Stop all jobs going to the printer.

 4.	Insert the Flash ROM Diskette into the computer's disk drive.

 5.	From this utility's adapter list, select the adapter whose flash memory you want to update. If you highlight a 4033 adapter, the utility ignores it.

 6.	From the utility's menu bar, select Options.

 7.	Select Flash Network Card.

 8.	Follow the instructions. The utility automatically decides which file to use when flashing the adapter. (A .PFC file works with the MarkNet card; a .PXL. file works with the MarkNet XL card, and a .PRP file works with the MarkNet XLe card.)

If you are using a MarkNet card and will be flashing a .PFC file, you may need to decide which kind of .PFC file to load. To do so:

a.	Look at the network setup page that you printed in step 1 above. Find the firmware revision number. It will have three parts, separated by periods. For example, it might say 07.41.02 or 09.42.01. Make a note of the first two digits of the number (07 or 09).

b.	The 07 level of the MarkNet card includes AppleTalk, LexLink, and NetWare protocols. These protocols support AppleTalk, OS/2, AIX, Windows NT, and NetWare environments. If you are flashing an 07 card and want to keep all these protocols, be sure you pick a file with 07 in the filename. If you pick a file with 09 in the filename, you will lose your AppleTalk and NetWare protocols and gain TCP/IP.

The 09 level of the MarkNet card includes NetWare and TCP/IP protocols only. If you are flashing an 09 card and want to keep these protocols, be sure you pick a file with 09 in the filename. If you pick a file with 07 in the filename, you will lose your TCP/IP protocol and gain AppleTalk and NetWare protocols.

  9.	Print a Network Setup Page again, just as you did in step 1, above. Check the Firmware Revision Level. It should be different from the Firmware Revision Level on the first setup page you printed. This tells you that the LexLink protocol was changed.

10.	When you finish, resume all print jobs going to the printer.


Tutorial Help
Resetting the Adapter

You can reset the adapter from this utility. You should reset the adapter only when it is idle. Do not reset the adapter while print jobs are going through it.

Note: In most cases, the printer will be reset too. If you are using a MarkNet or MarkNet XL adapter, the printer will definitely be reset.

To reset the adapter:

1.	From the utility's adapter list, select the adapter that you want to reset.

2.	From the utility's menu bar, select Options/Advanced Features.

3.	Select Reset Adapter or Reset Printer. If you need help, click on the Help button.


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Resetting the Adapter's Address

You can reset an adapter's Locally Administered Address back to its original default. This default is the Universally Administered Address set at the factory.

To reset the address back to the UAA:

1.	From the utility's main menu, select the adapter whose address you want to reset.

2.	Select Setup/Reset Address.


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Setting the TCP/IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway

You can set the TCP/IP address, netmask, or gateway from this Windows NT Network Printer Utility.

To set the information:

1.	Select Setup/Adapter.

2.	Select Advanced Settings.

3.	In the dialog box, set the information. If you need help, click on the Help button. When you are finished, select OK.

4.	Select OK again.


Tutorial Help
Turning Other Protocols On or Off

Adapters are shipped from the factory with all protocols active. The TCP/IP utilities use the IP protocol. OS/2, AIX, and Windows NT utilities use the LexLink protocol. The Novell NetWare utility uses the NetWare protocol.

A protocol must be turned on so that an adapter can receive data and send it to the printer's buffer. If the protocol is turned off, the adapter will not receive data from the network over that protocol. The printer will not show up in the adapter list of a utility using that protocol.

To turn other protocols on or off:

1.	Select Setup/Adapter.

2.	Select Advanced Settings.

3.	In the dialog box, set the protocols on or off. If you need help, click on the Help button. When you are finished, select OK.

4.	Select OK again.