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The printer's networking software

Networking software: Phaser 360 printer

The printer is shipped with a software CD-ROM and printer diskettes. Both the CD-ROM and the diskettes contain the software that you need to install your printer on a network. The CD-ROM also contains on-line documentation, printer drivers, and other printer software; the diskettes contain printer drivers and some of the other printer software.

You obtain the networking software from the CD-ROM or diskettes by running the installer:

  1. Locate and run the installer on the printer's CD-ROM or on printer software diskette 1. On a PC, the file is SETUP.EXE; on a Macintosh, it is Phaser 360 Installer.

  2. When you are prompted to select Easy Install or Custom Install, select Custom Install.

  3. In the Custom Install dialog box, check the box for Network Utilities.

  4. If you are running the installer on a computer that has NetWare software installed, you can also check the boxes to install the PhaserShare Administrator and PhaserShare Status Monitor. For more information on the PhaserShare software, see PhaserShare Administrator Software for NetWare Networks.

  5. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

Networking software: Phaser 380, 350, 340, 560, 550, 540, and 600 printers

These printers are shipped with printer diskettes, network utilities diskettes and PhaserShare diskettes. A software CD-ROM is also shipped with these printers.

You obtain the networking software files from the diskettes by copying them from the diskettes, except for the PhaserShare software, which is installed by running an installer. For more information on installing the PhaserShare software, see Installation procedure (Phaser 380, 350, 340, 560, 550, 540, 600 printers). The Phaser 380 and Phaser 560 CD-ROMs also contain the networking software.

The printer's software CD-ROM

Your printer's software CD-ROM contains the following items:

With the Phaser 380 and Phaser 560 printers, you may obtain the network utilities software and PhaserShare software from the CD-ROM instead of the network utilities diskettes if this is easier for you. Refer to your printer's user documentation for more information on installing files from the CD-ROM.

PhaserShare software

Your printer is shipped with PhaserShare diskettes. These diskettes contain the PhaserShare Administrator and the PhaserShare Status Monitor, two Windows applications that assist you in using and managing your Tektronix Color printer over a NetWare network. For information on installing the PhaserShare Administrator and Status Monitor, see Installation; for information on using the PhaserShare Administrator, see NetWare: Phaser 360 printers and PhaserShare Administrator Software for NetWare Networks.

Network utilities diskettes

Your printer is shipped with the network utilities diskettes listed here:

Network administration software

The following table lists the network administration software according to environment (network protocol, platform, and printer).

Network administration software

Environment Software
NetWare; Windows 95 and Windows 3.1

Network queue configuration

PhaserShare Administrator with NetWare 3.12
(Novell PCONSOLE and NWAdmin can also be used.)

Printer configuration

PhaserShare Administrator
(Over TCP/IP, PhaserLink software can also be used; Novell's PCONSOLE and NWAdmin cannot configure the PhaserShare card.)

Printer status monitoring

Windows Print Monitor and PhaserShare Status Monitor
(over TCP/IP, PhaserLink software can also be used; PhaserLink software provides status on additional Tektronix printer features.)

NetWare; Windows NT (Intel-based platforms)

Network queue configuration

Novell PCONSOLE and NWAdmin

Printer configuration

PhaserShare Administrator
PhaserLink software (over TCP/IP)

Printer status monitoring

Windows' Print Monitor
(Over TCP/IP, PhaserLink software can also be used; PhaserLink software provides status on additional Tektronix printer features.)

NetWare; DOS

Network queue configuration

Novell PCONSOLE
Advanced Configuration Tool (Phaser 380, 350, 340, 560, 550, 540, and 600 printers)

Printer configuration

NWSET (Phaser 360 printer)
Advanced Configuration Tool (Phaser 380, 350, 340, 560, 550, 540, and 600 printers)
Network utility files (See the table
Network utility files: Phaser 360 printer.)

TCP/IP; Windows 95 and Windows 3.1

Printer configuration

PhaserLink software

Printer status monitoring

PhaserLink software

TCP/IP; Windows NT

Printer configuration

PhaserLink
(PhaserLink software does not set up queues on the print server.)

Printer status monitoring

PhaserLink

AppleTalk; Macintosh 7.x and 8.x

Printer configuration

PhaserLink software (MacTCP or Open Transport required)

Printer status monitoring

PhaserLink software (MacTCP or Open Transport required)

TCP/IP; UNIX

Printer configuration

PhaserLink
(If using PhaserPrint for UNIX for printing, use PhaserPrint to set up print queues.)

Printer status monitoring

PhaserLink

Network utility files

The following tables list the network utility files according to the tasks required for network configuration.

Network utility files: Phaser 360 printer

Task Macintosh file PC file UNIX file
Add/remove CTRL-D characters to/from PostScript files

None

ADDCTRLD.BAT
CTRLD.PS

addctrld
delctrld

Change printer's name

Apple Printer Utility

PRNTNAME.PS

None

Download PostScript Error handler to printer

Tek Error Handler

TEKEHAND.PS

Use PC file

Enable and disable filtering of control characters from files

None

FILTER.PS
NOFILTER.PS

None

Enable and disable protocol operation

Enable/disable
EtherTalk
Enable/disable
NetWare
Enable/disable
TCP-IP
Enable/disable
TokenTalk

ETALKON.PS
ETALKOFF.PS
NWAREON.PS
NWAREOFF.PS
TCPIPON.PS
TCPIPOFF.PS
TTALKON.PS
TTALKOFF.PS

Use PC files

Perform NetWare configuration


Set IPX frame type

Configure Netware


Set IPX Frame Type

NWSET.EXE
NWCONFIG.PS

FRAME.PS

None

Print Configuration Page

Configuration Page

PRNTCNFG.PS

Use PC file

Reset printer

Reset Printer

RESET.PS

Use PC file

Set EtherTalk zone

Set EtherTalk Zone

ETHRZONE.PS

None

Set serial port parameters

None

DEVPARAMS.PS

Use PC file

Set TokenTalk zone

Set TokenTalk Zone

TOKNZONE.PS

None

Set TCP/IP device parameters

Configure IP

IPCONFIG.PS

config-IP*
config-LPR*
config-SNMP*
config-sockets*
config-syslog*

Set Token Ring parameters

Configure Token Ring

TOKNCFG.PS

config-TokenRing*

* These files are UNIX shell scripts; they are supplied in a tar archive: unix.tar. These files require that the file job-error-handler be installed in the same directory. The file job-error-handler is supplied.

Network utility files: Phaser 380, 350, 340, 560, 550, 540, and 600 printers

Task Macintosh file PC file UNIX file
Add/remove CTRL-D characters to/from PostScript files

None

ADDCTRLD.BAT
CTRLD.PS

addctrld
delctrld

Change printer's name

LaserWriter Utility

PRNTNAME.PS

None

Download PostScript Error handler to printer

Tek Error Handler

TEKEHAND.PS

Use PC file

Enable and disable filtering of control characters from files

None

FILTER.PS
NOFILTER.PS

None

Enable and disable protocol operation

Enable/disable
EtherTalk
Enable/disable
NetWare
Enable/disable
TCP-IP
Enable/disable
TokenTalk

ETALKON.PS
ETALKOFF.PS
NWAREON.PS
NWAREOFF.PS
TCPIPON.PS
TCPIPOFF.PS
TTALKON.PS
TTALKOFF.PS

Use PC files

Perform NetWare configuration



NDS configuration


Set the IPX frame type





Disable NDS
Enable NDS

Set IPX Frame Type

Advanced Configuration Tool (ACT.EXE; ACT.PIF)

NDSOFF.PS
NDSON.PS

FRAME.PS

None

Print configuration page

Configuration Page

PRNTCNFG.PS

Use PC file

Reset printer

Reset Printer

RESET.PS

Use PC file

Set EtherTalk zone

Set EtherTalk Zone

ETHRZONE.PS

None

Set serial port parameters

None

DEVPARAMS.PS

Use PC file

Set TokenTalk zone

Set TokenTalk Zone

TOKNZONE.PS

None

Set TCP/IP device parameters

Configure IP

IPCONFIG.PS

config-IP*
config-LPR*
config-SNMP*
config-sockets*
config-syslog*

Set Token Ring parameters

Configure Token Ring

TOKNCFG.PS

config-TokenRing*

* These files require that the file job-error-handler be installed in the same directory. The file job-error-handler is supplied.

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